Art @ The Hermitage: Staff Meeting

Sunday, December 7, 2008

Staff Meeting

I don't know anything about this picture, only that I absolutely love it! Someone once told me it was titled, "Staff Meeting", so that's what I like to call it. It would have been fun to have one or two of these ladies attend staff meetings at my previous job - might have livened things up a little. Sure wish I knew where I could get one of those hats...

3 comments:

Tita Mama said...: I like this picture too. Where did you find it?; December 20, 2008 at 10:48 AM
Francie said...: I found it on the home page for "The Sisters of the Burning Branch Goddess School" - scroll down about halfway through the page...

http://goddessschool.com/; December 20, 2008 at 1:20 PM
Anonymous said...: Hi Francie,
I love this picture too. If you find out where to get these hats let me know as I want one too.
Linda; December 27, 2008 at 5:19 PM

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Go placidly amid the noise and haste,

and remember what peace there may be in silence.
As far as possible without surrender
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Speak your truth quietly and clearly;
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Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.
Beyond a wholesome discipline,
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You are a child of the universe,
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