dust and fuschia

..."How could it be pink? Pink. A pink sky.
  from book A Girl Made of Dust by Nathalie Abi-Ezzi

I'm wearing my favorite thrifted dress.

Maybe it changed colour everyday so it was always a surprise when you woke up.
from book A Girl Made of Dust by Nathalie Abi-Ezzi

My mom made 2 out of the three bracelets I'm wearing.
My purse and my shoes were thrifted.

Everything else would be different too, trees would grow sideways and shed feathers instead of leaves,
from book A Girl Made of Dust by Nathalie Abi-Ezzi

the wind would tell you secrets as it blew,
roses would grow as big as houses, and there would be no war...
from book A Girl Made of Dust by Nathalie Abi-Ezzi

Left and Middle: Alexandre Herchovitch Spring RTW 2013
Right: Betsey Johnson Spring RTW 2013

...The nut shop was line with containers full of different sorts of sweets, biscuits, and lollipops,
from book A Girl Made of Dust by Nathalie Abi-Ezzi

My twin nieces and my nephew

while shelves along the book wall displayed large boxes of chocolates, most with pictures of green hills, lakes, and cows...
from book A Girl Made of Dust by Nathalie Abi-Ezzi

My brother and my nephew Speed Racer

separated by type: watermelon and pumpkin seeds, pistachios, almonds, hazelnuts, cashews, peanuts, in their shells and out, roasted maize, and chickpeas coated with sugar...
from book A Girl Made of Dust by Nathalie Abi-Ezzi

My art pages were inspired by Lifebook 2013 class.

....Gazing at the shimmer of her silk shirt, I imagined Mami made of pearls: smooth polished face, smaller pearls for eyes, and a row for her toes...
 from book A Girl Made of Dust by Nathalie Abi-Ezzi

Oh my gosh, Freddie Mercury's outfit in this video cracks me up! Another One Bites The Dust by Queen reminds me of my childhood. When they would play this song at the roller skating rink in Cal-Skate, California.