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Is This The Greatest Love Story That Never Was?

Using the magic of modern photo manipulation, Anashé Hart has brought together two big screen legends, Marilyn Monroe & James Dean, to create an iconic kiss–that never actually happened.

In a world of ‘what if’s’ and ‘wishful thinking’ as far as movie romances go, this definitely deserves a spot at the top of the pile. It has drawn so much attention that it was featured at the Sundance Film Festival. This may be a stand-alone scene, yet it is anything but static. Instead, it’s so striking it seems to tell us a story of its own. Beyond that really looks real, doesn’t it?

Want a copy of Wrong Turn On Lover’s Lane for yourself? It’s available on canvas from Brailliant. Part of the proceeds go toward tools that enable the visually impaired and the blind to experience art and art appreciation.

Tell me something I can hold on to and never let go.

The Age Of Adaline with Blake Lively and Harrison Ford. What do you think, will you go see it?

The days of scented love letters may be long gone, replaced with text messages and emails.  Mine usually go, xoxo, miss you! Not exactly creative, I know. Which is what got me thinking about this post. 

Hey, sometimes we just want to get the message across. As in:

But for other, more romantic moments, I’ve dug up 3 modern love quotes. 

~1~

 The Evolution of Mara Dyer, Michelle Hodkin

If I were to live a thousand years, I would belong to you for all of them.

If we were to live a thousand lives, I would want to make you mine in each one.”

~2~

The Fault In Our Stars, John Green

I fell in love the way you fall asleep: slowly, then all at once.”

~3~

Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher

“If my love were an ocean, there would be no more land.

If my love were a desert, you would see only sand.

If my love were a star late at night, only light.

And if my love could grow wings, I’d be soaring in flight.”

Did you know that a tulip is not just a tulip? Red roses mean passionate love, yet tulips carry a message all their own. 

According to Victorian flower dictionaries–

A tulip is a declaration of love. Peer into the flower’s dark center to see a heart that is burnt to cinders with passion.

Tulips = A Declaration of Passionate Love. Who knew tulips held such a racy secret?

According to Vanessa Diffenbaugh’s character Victoria Jones, the flower’s message has the magic ability to transform our lives. Spring is here tulips are appearing in gardens and grocery stores. Why not bring an armful of passion into your apartment, house, loft or dorm room, tie them with a ribbon, and stand them in a glass vase? Or present a single bloom to that special someone as a coded declaration of love. Who knows what might happen?

Interested in more flower speak? Venture into Vanessa Diffenbaugh’s edgy romantic novel, The Language Of Flowers. It’s a poignant tale about an orphaned young woman who’s only comfortable communicating with the world via the coded messages of flowers.

As a child, tulip cups seemed like the dwellings of fairies. Perhaps this wasn’t too far off; in ancient Turkey tulips were a symbol of paradise on earth. What better place for a pair of garden sprites to snuggle on a hot, lazy afternoon?

It’s Thursday afternoon and I’m making it official. No more plucking daisy petals to see if I should or shouldn’t. I’m going to blog on the one subject that life is really all about.

Love.

Stormy, delicious, risk-taking, scary, happy, wonderful love. Love on the cusp. New love. Young love. Head-over-heels love. Love in transition. Making it fresh. Keeping it fresh. Perhaps good love is always on the cusp. In the best relationships, there’s always room to explore.

I’m going to start a discussion. Uncover good quotes. Find books that make our pulses race.

Friends, virtual or otherwise, make it so much more fun. I’m glad you’re here.