Glenda, Her Home Garden and the Magic Beauty Beyond Flowers

Note: Most pics will be at the bottom of the page

Glenda Yascone The Placement Artist
Designed Garden
Venus

Last weekend many of Louisville’s best neighborhoods had garden tours.  Our mother’s magic was featured with not one, but two homes on the Old Louisville Hidden Treasures Garden Tour.  One of the homes featured was our family home and the other home belonged to my mother’s Airbnb client.  Watching hundreds of people walk in and out of your back yard you start to hear things like, “Your garden is the best on the tour.”  After hearing the many praises mom received I decided I must give her props.  Gardens, are not just pretty flowers, herbs and vegetables, truly beautiful gardens are designed.  My mother works visually and whatever she sees in her head she can make happen.

 

Koi
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These Poor Koi were eaten in May by The Crane

You would not expect a home garden in the city to feature four fruit trees, two Koi ponds, lap pool, herbs and of course flowers.  Our home does exactly that.  The herbs planted by Faith are beautiful and they add a little kitchen witch feel.  My mother has a name for every tree and every section of our yard adding to that magic.  My mother’s true love happens to be the Koi ponds.  Imagine her horror when a magical crane ate her magical fish.  (I have pics of the offending crane.  Thank you TwoFish for saving my mother’s pond right before the Garden Tour.)  Our garden was created for serenity.  The flow of water from the ponds and pool make our garden sing a peaceful song.  Our Family's garden is unique because it is Asian, Victorian and Roman/Greek inspired. 

Magic Crane who ate our beautiful Koi

If my mother had a huge budget she would have been able to create this look in a matter of months. Because our financial reality what my mother did for our home took years due to a shoe string budget and the fact that trees take time to grow.  Mom is the idea woman, the artist, Glenda The Golden- Glenda The Good.   Yes she built up the garden with Faith Yascone and Bryan Scichilone’s help. (To tell the truth I planted three of the trees in the front yard that are also named Love, Joy and Faith.  Bryan decided to be on strike that day). That said even in the final weeks mom kicked it up a notch and got quite a bit of help.  She knew how she wanted the finished product to look.  We had no budget but my mom has this way of inspiring others to help her.  I must say it helps when you have a clear and beautiful idea in mind.  I guess mom paints a picture that everyone wants to see in reality.  So, in the end, even when we daughters tap out, she always is able to finish her vision.  My mother is The Placement Artist.  She works with what she has and she inspires others to help make her vision real.

 

Glenda Yascone The Placement Artist
Designed Garden

There is no renovation, decoration, garden or any other project for that matter that Love Joy & Faith work on that doesn’t involve Glenda The Golden-Glenda The Good.  She can fix any problem working with what you already have.  She can find materials that you can afford and make the world think you spent a fortune.  A home, a garden, an event and frankly any form of art that we do benefits from her input.

 

Glenda Yascone
Glenda The Golden-Glenda The Good
The Placement Artist

Glenda Yascone The Placement Artist designed the gardens in the pictures.  I know she would love to help anyone design their dream garden too (Yascone007@icloud.com).  My mother worked with a team of people to add the finishing touches before the garden tour and I would like to take this time to thank all of them.

Two Fish (502.777.4114) Glenda Yascone (The Placement Artist) highly recommends them for anyone who has or wants a pond.

Nance’s Florist (812.945.9950) provided beautiful flowers adding to the magic

Moor Electrical Contracting Ron Weaver (502.457.0975) outdoor entertainment center install

C & C Masonry (502.544.0597) Outdoor Fireplace

Richard’s Renovations 701.520.0271

I will be adding more pictures of both gardens periodically. 

Buddha
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Buddha
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Koi
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Koi
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These Poor Koi were eaten in May by The Crane

New Koi
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Koi Pond
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Buddha
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Peaches
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Koi Pond
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Koi Pond surrounded by
Faith's Herb Garden
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Faith's Herb Garden
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Faith's Herb Garden
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Faith's Rosemary
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Faith Hope Yascone's Peppers

Faith's Strawberries
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Faith Hope Yascone's Peppers
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Garden Tour Guest

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House 9

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Vertical Garden
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Fruit and Vegetable Garden
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My Comment To The Courier-Journal's "Airbnb Rules Rip Neighbors Apart"

I have included my comment that I posted below but I wanted to add something.  Airbnb doesn't rip neighbors apart.  Neighbors who harass other neighbors can destroy the neighborhood.  The article leaves out the fact that this woman has problems with UofL! That this woman has never added anything to improve the area.  It seems to me at least that she only targets people who invest money into the area.  Old Louisville is a part of the city and like cities it is finally fighting for her own rebirth.  We neighbors live in Old Louisville because we want to be part of the action.  The Universities (yes, plural, more than just UofL in the neighborhood), the architecture, the diversity (economic, racial and religious) and of course Churchill Downs makes Old Louisville a neighborhood where all the action is.  It is perfect for artist and writers and foodies but there is a problem.  People like the woman in the Courier-Journal's article Airbnb Rules Rip Neighbors Apart prefer to have neighbors with no economic power because those people are easy to control.  A half way house or a person renting from a slum lord will do anything she asks but a restaurant, a school or a homeowner who puts money into their property aren't that easy to control.  Empty house after empty house is fine with her but talking in the back yard that you pay for is going to be a problem! Apparently Airbnb is not the only problem she has because she has complained before Airbnb.  She wants her way and only her way.  She doesn't care about the neighborhood, if she did she would open her eyes to the real problems.  Old Louisville is economically mixed.  Very rich lives with the very very poor and it takes money to improve and enrich the neighborhood.  Courier-Journal should have vetted this woman first!

I am over tired y'all.  I went to Thunder Over Louisville last night and it really angers me to have to deal with this.  This blog is supposed to be about happy things but I need to send a message.  Attacking one of the 4 is attacking all of the 4 and I will fight back.  My mother and sisters are all I have.  I don't want or need anything else but of course Bryan, God rest his soul.  I am the sword and the shield.



Courier-Journal's article Airbnb Rules Rip Neighbors Apart
My comment:

Number 1 Question the Courier-Journal should ask itself is if they actually investigated the woman in the article?

Did they know she is personally responsible for shutting down many businesses in Old Louisville by filing false complaints.  She does not have an Airbnb problem she has a Old Louisville business problem.  People who put money into Old Louisville she complains about but she seems to have no problem with the vagrants and empty houses which has been the case for Old Louisville for over 40 years.  

Old Louisville is becoming a better neighborhood and that is partly due to Airbnb.  Houses that once sat empty are now being sold.  When guest stay in Old Louisville they want to buy in Old Louisville.  This woman has done nothing to make her neighborhood better and has made it her mission to keep Old Louisville economically challenged.  If you doubt me ask the owners of the now defunct Carly Rae's. She complained about their karaoke night.  Now Carly Rae's sits empty.  It was once a great place to walk to in the neighborhood and have brunch.  We would sit outside to dine when the weather was nice.  Much of Old Louisville did.  She complained about that.  She complains about people talking in their own back yard.  If her neighbor had his family over every weekend to bbq she would complain about that.  She didn't want to hear any signs of life; Not a woman waiting with her grandmother for an uber and not her neighbor sitting at home in his own back yard or the patrons at a restaurant.  Old Louisville is a growing part of a beautiful CITY! Money, ideas and art are flowing into Old Louisville and we neighbors are no longer content to sit silently next to empty houses.   Restaurants improve neighborhoods and wealthy people have been renting out their property for years and staying at rental properties instead of hotels for years.  Airbnb gives this option to the other 99%.  

FYI the author of this article didn't do any real research.  Everyone knows our family and they know Glenda The Good/Glenda The Golden is our mother!  That is just one of many things this "article" gets wrong! Did you know Richard takes out Holly's trash for her, that is he did, until she started harassing his guest.  Did you know that Richard keeps his house looking in tip top shape.  In fact Airbnb houses usually look better and are cleaner than any other house on the block because they have to be.  Property values go up around Airbnb homes, unlike slum lords who dominated Old Louisville in the past, we care about our property.  We don't earn money with torn down run down property so we put thousands of dollars into our places sometimes monthly!  Complain about the half way houses or the empty house/business but don't destroy Old Louisville because you don't want to hear me talking!  Not yelling but talking!

PS
This is why Germantown, Nulu, Butcher town, highlands, Clifton, Crescent Hill and many other walkable communities have grown & Old Louisville has had stifled growth!

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Why I Love Sleepy Hollow And Ichabbie

July, 4th 2016: It has taken me a while to up date this but I couldn't bring myself to look at my hopes for a show that has been ruined by its writers.  They killed my princess.  They killed all hope of redemption for the awful seasons 2 and 3. They have left their fans united in anger!!!  That is all.


Let me make a few things clear first:

1. I, Love Yascone, am a fan of Sleepy Hollow.  The others in this My Royal Family 4 will watch with me but I dare not include them as a fan.  Technically they barely watch TV.  We as a group love animation, anime and Korean Dramas.  We binge watch Korean dramas and Japanese anime for days.

2. The only reason why I watch FOX & FX is for their animated series (Family Guy, Archer & American Dad (Oops American Dad is now on TBS)).  The only live action show I watch with FOX is Sleepy Hollow.  No I don't watch Empire although I think our friends in Korea would love Empire. I watch mostly the SyFy channel and AMC's The Walking Dead but like I said as a family we don't watch American TV that much. Yes, there are shows that we love but we don't wait for the next week's episode.  We usually watch 5 episodes at a time or totally forget about the show for a year or two.

3. If Sleepy Hollow is not renewed there is absolutely no show on FOX that I am looking forward to seeing next fall.  I never watched FOX shows before.  I have not been a loyal fan of a FOX show ever!  I personally watch a lot of TV.  Oddly I read a lot too but I don't wait for the next week to see what happens on a TV show, not even with Game of Thrones or Walking Dead.  I will watch both shows on key must watch days but I don't feel like missing an episode is a problem.  I can always catch up.

It was the year 2013 and my husband was still alive when Sleepy Hollow premiered.  I was looking forward to this show from the summer promos.  It was the perfect campfire/horror/fairytale story from my childhood.  I wanted to see how they were going to make it modern.  I did not know about Nicole Beharie.  I did not know or care about who the leads were.  I cared about the story.  Watching the show for the first time with the rest of the world I received something better than a good story.  I was watching the beginnings of a awesome duo.  Tom Mison and Nicole Beharie became a modern day Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire.  They were "dancing" the hell out of this story.  I was happy.  I was even happier that Sleepy Hollow had a female black lead.  For me, Abbie, was my perfect Fairy Princess, one that could kick ass!  Ichabod was the perfect prince "Sleeping Charming" "Sleeping Handsome"lol.  The chemistry between the two actos was not forced.  Watching Sleepy Hollow I saw two characters who knew that they must protect each other.  They were two equals.

Ichabbie, were great at teasing one another without causing pain or real embarrassment.  They built a relationship out of the most extra ordinary situation that can happen in a story.  Two strangers, from two different times (1770's & 2013) must save the world.  They accepted each other for who they were and there was a genuine love between the two.  There is nothing on TV that is like Sleepy Hollow and the relationship between Ichabod and Abbie.  Remember when you were little and you had that favorite bedtime story that you had to read before you fell asleep? Sleepy Hollow for me has become that story.

When I was little I wanted to be the princess who saved the prince.  Abbie does that.  When I was little I wondered would a prince choose me over the "standard" fairytale princess.  Ichabod chose Abbie over his wife and he owned that choice.  Sleepy Hollow is the story I needed as a kid.  It has a great cast and a great storyline.  Yes, some of the episodes have been weak but even so Tom Mison and Nicole Beharie are always on point! The show could benefit from someone who is 50% a Guillermo del Toro  and 50% William Goldman (S. Morgenstern) but the elements are there! I am sick of seeing the absolute worst of humanity on TV.  Ichabbie are great heroes with an even greater love and respect for each other.  They are the couple who can (if FOX allows the show to continue) live happily ever after kicking demon ass.  This show could be the perfect fantasy/romance/scifi and frankly it is the bedtime story for which we have all been waiting.

 

Check Out Sleepy Hollow: Pilot on Hulu. http://www.hulu.com/watch/533352 Sleepy Hollow  Oh and please tell Hulu that Love Yascone referred you.

Throwback Thursday

Glenda Yascone Christmas
Glenda The Golden/ Glenda The Good

Love Joy & Faith with Billboard's Michael Paoletta

Okay so it has been awhile since I've posted.  The four of us have been busy this 2016.  Love Joy & Faith are getting it together and when we work with mom we become the "4".  You know My Royal Family 4: our mom (Glenda) with her daughters Love Joy & Faith.  We love working with each other but lately the business side has taken over.  We of course need balance; we are artist first after all.  So I wanted to take a look back.  I wanted to remind all of us who we really are and where we came from.  We are not just

mother and her daughters.  We are Love Joy & Faith the sisters who act and sing together.  Mom is not just our mom.  Mom is Glenda The Good, Glenda The Golden.  What better day to remind us than Thursday.  You know Throwback Thursday.  Okay so some of these are pics don’t go way back but some of them do cause my mama was hot!!!!

PS I have included translations for Korean, Spanish, Chinese and Japanese.  Scroll down pass the translations to see even more pictures.  I apologize but I only know a little of each language and as I get better I will no longer need google.

Beauty Queen Joy Yascone with
Glenda Yascone and Faith

PS Mi incluido traducciones para coreano, español, chino y japonés. Desplazarse hacia abajo comunicar las traducciones ver aún más fotos. Me disculpo, pero yo sólo sé un poco de cada lengua y como me recupere ya no voy a tener Google.

PS 나는 한국어, 스페인어, 중국어, 일본어 번역을 포함했다. 아래로 스크롤하여 더 많은 사진을 볼 수있는 번역을 전달합니다. 나는 사과하지만 각 언어의 조금 알고 내가 먹을수록 더 나는 더 이상 구글하지 않아도됩니다.

PS我已經包括了韓語，西班牙語，中國和日本翻譯。向下滾動通過翻譯來看到更多的圖片。我很抱歉，但我只知道一點點每種語言，當我變得更好，我將不再需要谷歌。

PS私は韓国語、スペイン語、中国語、日本語の翻訳が含まれています。下にスクロールしてさらに多くの写真を見て翻訳を渡します。私は謝るが、私は、各言語のほとんどを知っていると私が得るとして、より良い私はもはやグーグルない必要がありま

Joy Yascone and Faith Yascone
Red Bank, New Jersey Days

Me disculpo por la traducción
Bueno por lo que ha sido un tiempo desde que he publicado. Los cuatro de nosotros hemos estado muy ocupados este 2016. El amor de la alegría y la fe son cada vez más juntos y cuando trabajamos con la madre que se convierten en el "4". Ya sabes Mi Familia Real 4: nuestra madre (Glenda) con sus hijas y la alegría del amor de la fe. Nos encanta trabajar con los demás pero últimamente la parte empresarial ha tomado el relevo. Nosotros, por supuesto, necesitamos equilibrio; somos artista primera después de todo. Así que quería echar un vistazo atrás. Quería recordar a todos los que realmente somos y de dónde venimos. No somos sólo

madre y sus hijas. Somos la alegría del amor de la fe y las hermanas que actúan y cantan juntos. Mamá no es sólo nuestra madre. Mamá es Glenda The Good, The Golden Glenda. ¿Qué mejor día para recordarnos que el jueves. Ya sabes retroceso del jueves. Bueno por lo que algunos de estos son las fotografías no van camino de regreso pero algunos de ellos causan mi mamá estaba caliente !!!!

Love Yascone
I get it from my mama Glenda The Golden

나는 번역을 드려 죄송합니다내가 게시 한 이후 좋아요 그래서 그것은 잠시였다. 우리의 네 바빴다이 2016 년 사랑의 기쁨 & 믿음은 그것을 함께 점점 우리가 엄마와 함께 작업 할 때 우리는 "4"가된다. 알다시피 내 왕실 4 : 그녀의 딸 사랑 기쁨 & 믿음과 우리의 엄마 (글렌). 우리는 서로하지만 최근 비즈니스 측면이 점령 한 작업을 좋아합니다. 물론 우리는 균형이 필요합니다; 우리는 먼저 결국 작가이다. 그래서 나는 다시 살펴보고 싶었다. 나는 우리가 정말 우리 모두를 생각 나게하고 싶었 어디 우리는에서왔다. 우리는하지 않습니다

어머니와 그녀의 딸. 우리는 행동하고 함께 노래 자매 사랑의 기쁨 & 믿음입니다. 엄마는 우리 엄마가 아닙니다. 엄마는 글렌 좋은, 글렌 골든이다. 무엇보다 날은 목요일보다 우리를 생각 나게합니다. 당신은 후퇴 목요일 알고있다. 좋아, 그래서 이들 중 일부는 사진이 방식으로 되돌아 가게하지 않지만 그들 중 일부는 내 엄마가 뜨거웠다 야기 할 수 있습니다 !!!!

Love Joy & Faith Red Carpet
Left to Right (Joy Yascone, Love Yascone & Faith Hope Yascone)

我的翻譯道歉
好了，所以它已經一段時間，因為我已經張貼。我們四個人一直在忙這個2016年愛喜＆信念一起得到它，當我們與媽媽的工作，我們成為“4”。你知道我的皇室4：我們的媽媽（格倫達）與她的女兒愛喜＆信念。我們彼此相愛，但最近在商業方面已接管工作。當然，我們需要平衡;我們是藝術家首次畢竟。所以我想看看回去。我想提醒大家的我們究竟是誰和我們從哪裡來。我們不只是
母親和她的女兒。我們的愛與喜悅誰的信仰和行動一起唱歌的姐妹。媽媽不僅是我們的媽媽。媽媽格倫達的好，格倫達黃金。有什麼更好的日子提醒我們比週四。你知道返祖週四。好了，其中有些是圖片不走回來的路上，但他們中的一些引起我的媽媽是熱!!!!

私は翻訳のために謝罪します
私が投稿したのでわかりましたので、それはしばらくしています。私たちの4人は忙しかったこの2016年ラブジョイ＆信仰はそれを一緒に取得していると我々はママで作業するとき、私たちは「4」となります。あなたが知っている私の王室4：娘ラブジョイ＆信仰と私たちのお母さん（グレンダ）。私たちはお互いが、最近のビジネス側が引き継がれていると協力が大好きです。もちろん、我々はバランスを必要とします。我々は最初の後に、すべてのアーティストです。だから私は戻って見てみたかったです。私たちは本当にある人たちのすべてを思い出させるしたかったし、どこから来ました。私達はちょうどではありません
母と娘。私たちは行動し、一緒に歌う姉妹愛ジョイ＆フェイスです。お母さんはちょうど私たちの母親ではありません。ママはグレンダザ・グッド、グレンダゴールデンです。何より良い日は、木曜日よりも私たちを思い出させます。あなたは先祖返り木曜日知っています。わかりましたので、これらのいくつかは、写真が道戻っていませんが、それらのいくつかは私のママは暑かった原因んです!!!!

Love Joy & Faith Red Carpet
Left to Right (Joy Yascone, Love Yascone & Faith Hope Yascone)

Love Joy & Faith
with Mother- Glenda The Good/ The Golden
and Agent Judy Savage 

Love Yascone
Tambourines To Glory
St. Louis Black Rep

Love Yascone

Glenda Yascone
Glenda The Golden Glenda The Good

Glenda The Golden
Glenda Yascone

Love Yascone

Glenda Yascone's Graduation Day
Glenda The Golden
Glenda The Good

Love Yascone

Love Yascone

Glenda Yascone (wearing white) with her Chicago Family
Glenda The Golden
Glenda The Good

Faith Hope Yascone and Love Yascone
LA Project
Love plays Biddy Mason and her little sisters mother lol
Joy was also in this Los Angeles play as the Older version of Biddy Mason
FYI Joy and Love are born in the same year 8.5 months apart

Faith Hope Yascone
Time Square

Faith Hope Yascone
Brazil

Faith Hope Yascone

Joy Yascone

Joy Yascone

Joy Yascone
Yes Joy Plays Beautifully 

Crystal McGuffey and Glenda Yascone
Sisters

Raymond Brown with Wanda Akin
Love Joy & Faith's Aunt and Uncle
Glenda The Golden's sister and brother-in-law
Yes one day we will catch you Aunt Wanda

Harlan Kentucky Inspires Writers (A Writers Vacation)

Vela's Villa

Some great TV shows, movies and reality TV Shows are based in Harlan, Kentucky.  From Harlan County Wars to Justified to Walking Dead Harlan Kentucky has inspired many great stories.  This leads me to believe that any writer looking for inspiration should visit Harlan, Kentucky.  Harlan, Kentucky is a holler in the Appalachian Mountains.  That’s right coal country.  Go 20 min down one road and you are in Virginia.  You could also end up in West Virginia and of course Tennessee. I personally have spent quality time crossing all those state boarders in one day and going back home to Harlan.  Yes, I said home.  My mama owns Vela's Villa which is right in the heart of town in Harlan.  I can tell you one thing, in Harlan you will always come up with a great story.

Harlan Kentucky is a secret blessing to writers.  The town, its people, the surroundings, the past, present and future are all characters.  Harlan is the birthplace of stories and that well will never run dry.  Harlan is known for its grit, moonshine, ginseng, coal and law enforcement but there is so much more.  Harlan has a fairytale magic and old-fashioned horror story with in her.  Harlan is Mayberry one day and Carnivale that night.  In Harlan, especially at my mom’s place, Vela’s Villa, you can keep to yourself.  It is nice and quite there and you can make your own food.  Great for a writer who is really banging their story out and just needs to get away from all distractions.  But let’s say you need the energy and the mystic of the Appalachian Mountains and her people, you don’t need to go far.  Just walk right outside your door and you are in the heart of Harlan’s “downtown” while staring up at a peak of a mountain.  In other words you can mingle with the locals without driving your car and let me tell you they have stories.  Of course, you will have to sit a spell to get through one of those stories but all good stories take time.  Like I said before, Kentucky, Tennessee, West Virginia and Virginia are all touching each other.  If you do need to venture out and explore this is the place to start.  The mountains are beautiful but if you need to get to a city like Knoxville you are only an hour and a half away. 

Vela's Villa

Harlan is a culture unto itself.  There is folklore and curses and God.  There is genius and ignorance and sometimes all in the same person, lol.  It seems to me that Harlan is the place of ideas and creativity.  In fact that is all Harlan is mining these days.  The original owner of Vela’s Villa was a writer, owner of the bank and coal man.  Vela was his wife and my mother’s best friend/2^nd mom.  My husband was also a writer and when he passed he was in the middle of collaborating on a film script based in Harlan.  Vela's Villa loves writers for writers mine the mind.  If you need solitude come on over to our holler.  My mama will take care of you.  If need surroundings that inspire, come on over, my mama will take care of you.  There is nothing like the Appalachian Mountains in the world, for the Appalachian Mountains connects us all to the old world, in this country we call the New World.  If you are a writer you should come and stay with us at Vela's Villa.  We promise you will see the world with new eyes. Vela's Villa

Below is my husbands last poetry reading.  Like I said Vela's Villa is for writers.

My Birthday And The Way Of The Capricorn

Love Yascone Capricorn Born Jan.4 

As some of you know my Birthday is January, 4th.  I am a Capricorn.  Last year I posted about anime characters who were also Capricorns (In The Anime World Capricorns Rule).  Earlier last year I decided to look at famous women who were Capricorns.  Partly because I needed validation for myself (if they are hot, sexy, talented and smart I can be, too, lol) and partly to learn something about myself.  I know that we humans can serve as each others mirrors.  Yes, I am awkward but I am not the only awkward Capricorn.  Capricorns are proper ladies and extreme broads all in the same minute.  I think most Capricorns think that they are the only odd ball Capricorn, but even Ava Gardner had her moments.  Actually Ava had many moments.  Read about Ava if you are a Cappy and you will see, you are not alone.  So, I had this post planned out months ago and yet I am letting go of the original plan.  I do have a Pinterest page devoted to Capricorn women called The Way Of The Capricorn but I don't feel the need to devote my time to talking about them anymore.  Don't get me wrong these women are great.  They made me ask myself really tough questions but I realized I was repeating a really bad habit again.  It is my birthday.  Why do I have to become good enough? Why aren't I good enough?  You see, I was refusing to include myself on this Pinterest page.  I wasn't important enough yet.  I realized it is my birthday and I am dissing myself!  Only one thing to do, pin 6 pics of myself today.  So, I did just that, I pinned 6 pics because I am a major Capricorn with six planets in Capricorn (I talked about that in my anime post last year, In The Anime World Capricorns Rule).

It is my birthday and I am done dissing myself.  In fact I don't want to talk about what is wrong with me at all.  I want to celebrate me! Tomorrow is Nicole Beharie's birthday, Happy Birthday girl.  Tomorrow is the 3rd but at Midnight it will be officially the 4th.  I am going to start celebrating at midnight.  Yes, I know, I was actually born at like 3:47 Pm so I will be celebrating early but who cares!  Most people in entertainment would never it pancakes at 12:00am, especially if they needed to lose weight.  I will eat at Midnight tomorrow and it won't be low carb! I have wanted to go out to a diner for years and eat at midnight but I told myself I have to be super skinny.  I will become my best this year, but it won't be by denying myself fun.  I am crossing this off my to do list.

Usually the best bakeries in Louisville are closed on the 4th.  This is because they worked hard during the holidays and they are now on vacation.  I may make myself a champagne cake or I may be lazy and then I don't know.  I want to go to happy hour on my birthday.  Maybe sushi will be my late night dinner.  I am not having a party but the goal is for me to be social.  I am the most antisocial of the 4.  If you want to see how the rest of the 4 party check out the following post (Birthday Birthday And Again Birthday Part Deux Or Our September, Birthday Birthday And Again Birthday).  My birthday is usually low key but still can be expensive.  The most important thing is plotting how to take over the world with my sisters and mom, lol.  The best gift I could receive on my birthday this year is a phone call saying the project we've been working on is a go.  My birthday is the first work day of the New Year this year.  It would be nice to get a yes on my actual birthday.

My family says I focus to much on them.  I just think they are amazing and beautiful.  I think they show the best of me.  This bothers Faith.  She thinks I hide myself to much, so I am going to try something new.  I am going to post my best pictures of myself.  I am going to be proud of myself.  The only gift I want from the universe is that,"go phone" call.  The only gift I need from humnity is good positive energy directed toward me and the rest of the four.  What I will give to myself?  This year I will be my best fan.  Fans never show their stars in a bad light.  Fans may criticize but it is only to see improvement never to stop their stars light from shining.  I will have fun.  I will achieve the "impossible".  When I am tired I will rest.  When I can sing my praise I will sing my praise.  This year I will build myself up.  I must not apologize.  Fans don't apologize for celebrating their stars.

Love Yascone Capricorn Born Jan.4 

Love Yascone Capricorn Born Jan.4 

Love Yascone Capricorn Born Jan.4 

Love Yascone Capricorn Born Jan.4 

Love Yascone Capricorn Born Jan.4 

Love Yascone Capricorn Born Jan.4