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“We need a home in the psychological sense as much as we need one in the physical: to compensate for a vulnerability.
We need a refuge to shore up our states of mind, because so much of the world is opposed to our allegiances.
We need our rooms to align us to desirable versions of ourselves and to keep alive the important, evanescent sides of us.”
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― Alain de Botton, The Architecture of Happiness
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Greenery
Caileyjordanhouse
January/February 2016 from Victoria
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“I had discovered that the plainest house can crown a fantasy or daydream. An open window can be tolerated. So can an open door. But I discovered the value of four walls and a roof. Something about containment that at the same time offers escape.”
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― Lloyd Jones, Mister Pip
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Ship Automaton – 1585, from Kunsthistorisches Museum, Austria
via:imgur
via:aperfectgray.com
Greenery
Swan House Atlanta
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“Home is a name, a word, it is a strong one; stronger than magician ever spoke, or spirit ever answered to, in the strongest conjuration.”
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― Charles Dickens
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Margaretha Roosenboom (Dutch, 1843 – 1896): Wild roses
via Christie’s
Salvador Dali
Photography:Steve Steinhardt
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“Olivia reminds me of a bird sometimes, how her feathers get all ruffled when she’s mad. and when she’s fragile like this, she’s a little lost bird looking for its nest.”
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― R.J. Palacio
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