Art of Serendipity

An article in NYT discussing the art of invention.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/03/opinion/how-to-cultivate-the-art-of-serendipity.html?login=email&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=opinion-c-col-right-region&region=opinion-c-col-right-region&WT.nav=opinion-c-col-right-region&_r=0

Discovery in a library or book sale exists because of one's curiosity. This is just as true online/digitally - discovery of a new blog, essay, or article will enlighten and trigger innovation. In fact that is where most of the innovation is taking place in the younger generation. This still happens for many with a walk in nature, or study of animals, or observations on the city streets. Serendipity is constant FOR SOME. Those that are open to it. Where does someones invention or creation land and become known? I believe, this is random luck, in many cases. My father invented the shrimp deveiner but did not have resources to take that invention beyond a prototype. I was one of the first to model a "locally grown" frozen veggies farm to table product.  I think resources and timing are integral to this discussion of discovery/invention. Those that are renowned as the inventors may not be, the first - but the space where serendipity exists.

A Sargenti

Goats and aRT

A photograph of Gene with our goat reminded me of this sculpture at the estate of the Rothschilds'.

A marble sculpture from the Rothschild estate at Waddesdon.org  "The god gazes over the head of the young Bacchus, by the Florentine sculptor Vittorio Barbieri, who frolics with a goat in the middle of the central flower bed."

This piece is at the museum in ST AUGUSTINE - from the collection of Otto C Lightner

Nurturing the Creative Spirit and Talent

... I celebrate every person born with a creative spirit ... a special talent... because those people enrich & elevate our lives with their work.  

We, as a society are stingy in nurturing these talents - we withhold encouragement and support because they often do not reap monetary rewards.  We are more likely to nurture the athlete, the model, the scholar.  Talent in the arts -   the arts of music, drawing, painting, writing - retain an everlasting mark on human history - a mark that goes beyond materialism.

Some families, like my own, demonstrate a supreme talent in the arts - which persists through the generations - luckily.  We have often overlooked these talents to provide for our families - and in rare cases achieved a symphony of the both industry and creativity.

I have tried to be a patron of the arts in my own limited capacity.  As we approach this "gift giving" season, I encourage consumers to seek out this talent in the arts - look to your own circle of family, friends, neighbors, and co workers - or online - and purchase that artwork - thereby showing support for the artist - and giving an everlasting gift of love to both the artist and the recipient.

Visit Our Farm

we were lucky to have been a part of this joint venture for a while and we are hoping to start our own more Zen like agritourism complimenting the beauty of our surroundings and animals with a simple Japanese inspired structure that will open itself up to yoga, art,  food, and culture.

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Saving Children from Addiction

It benefits children to look at some of the results of smoking tobacco. alcohol, heroin, meth, crack cocaine, mushrooms, pharmaceutical drugs, and food addictions.

We are all influenced by stresses in our life which do harm to our physical and mental status.

overdoses are often accidental...books and movies may be a deterrent to young people to adopt this behavior in the first place.  "Go Ask Alice", the Linda Lovelace film - to name a few - are examples of the impact of poor choices on a young life.  Accidents, etc.  And being less able to protect oneself from the abuse of others is more prevalent under the influence of drugs and too much booze.

certain items are addictive and cause self destruction!

especially heroin, psychedelic substances such as shrooms, too much alcohol, or pain killers.

Do not be overly influenced by your peers

choose Wisely

Art in Nature

Our farm holds this view interpreted by the painter, the photographer, the writer, the musician - we all share a space and preserve a moment in that which we create by living. Creative people share an affinity with nature that is powerfully moving. Wonderfully uplifting moments in my life have happened in the mist of this natural and spiritual beauty of the farm. Similarly, artists have inspired me as I admire their work and boldly create my own in words and photos! Thank you to all who have shared their creative work on Ambrosia Farms!