a rose is a rose is a rose is a rose
by Dorothea
This famous quotation from Gertrude Stein’s poem “Sacred Emily”, was parodied by Ernest Hemingway: “a stone is a stein is a rock is a boulder is a pebble.”
Photograph by Rene Stoeltie
A spontaneous, not too perfect, small rose bouquet freshly picked from the garden, adds charm and elegance to a formal marble mantelpiece setting. The painted ceiling is reflected in the mirror, the Dutch tulip vase and shell complement the “Nature Morte” (still life) composition. I always leave the fallen petals around the foot of the vase, as they represent the ephemeral nature of life…
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