Indeed, life is what happens while we are busy with other things…
If someone had told me i’d develop an obsession for cupcakes, i wouldn’t really believe them; i hardly ever eat sweets, cupcakes are not really common where i am, most of the ingredients used to make them are unavailable in our parts… Lo and behold, i stumbled upon Judy’s blog and formally converted into cupcakeism!
And as it usually happens, one thing lead to another and i became a Kenley’s blog devotee as well!
I don’t even remember how i got to HarsH ReaLity, but as soon as i read Opinionated Man’s Intro, i became a follower!
I am hooked on Paul Mark’s inspiring and motivating posts!
The conspiracy of pleasure got me at first post’s skimming!
You might be surprised, but yet another blog i follow religiously is Small Business of America News; not that i do business in US, but out of principal – owners of the small, independent businesses everywhere in the world are the very class on which the rule of democracy depends, hence my (symbolical, but still -) support.
thebettermanprojects is an old favorite.
These guys post amazing photography:
http://hellboy2503.wordpress.com
I love, love, love mymostlyunfabulouslife!
Maxim‘s is a versatile and pensive blog…
And i guess by now it’s pretty clear who is to blame for these scrambled thoughts and VERSATILE NOMINATIONS… the Tarot Alchemist herself!
Given that i ramble a lot about myself, here are (yet another) 7 interesting things about my collection:
(as promised to tuttacronaca )
Like every Tarot collector, i am a sucker for HTF (hard to find) decks, here is one of my darlings, Carnivale Tarot (Taiwan):
And another HTF deck from my collection, Turkish Kurmay Tarot:
I love dark decks – in thee foreground from right to left: Robert Place’s Vampire deck, New Orleans Voodoo (trimmed), Magical Forest:
and French decks (in the foreground: ‘The True Tarot of Marseilles’)
It goes without saying that i adore decks which depict cats (left to right: I Gati Buffi, I Gati Serie Originali, Baroq Bohemian Cats in their very own BBC bag)
I ‘ve mentioned sub-collections before as the fastest way to spend significant sums in the least possible time; these two babies i got (ehem) because they were created by members of the same family, father and daughter Trevisan – Tarot of the Renaissance and Crystal Tarot:
And now, ladies and gentleman, tada! Here is the latest arrival to the collection, The Grail Tarot:
Don’t ask! 😉
I recognise some of these decks, but not all of them – I must extend my repertoire! I’ve got the Grail Tarot too – do you enjoy working with it? I’ve got a couple of masks from the Venice Carnival – so I MUST keep a look-out for that deck!! Ali x
Oy, Ali – i typed in the decks separately, i did – while uploading the pics, thought it would show up when cursor is held above the it!
The e-carder is Turkish Kurmay. It might be OOP too, very little is known about this deck; there is a thread on Aeclectic, some peeps ordered it from Turkey (AND the publisher gifted it to them if i am not mistaken ;)) A friend who traveled to Istanbul brought me mine, i LOVE it! 😀
Thanks for the mention! Hopefully my blog continues to impress you!
Thank you 😉 It certainly will!
Reblogged this on HarsH ReaLiTy and commented:
I will always try to take the time to thank fellow Bloggers that mention me or my posts. Thanks moderndayruth for the Nomination and the kind words.
The Renaissance style is very well done and that they bookend, well that’s just cool!
Congrats on the award y’all and on the yummy new find.
Thank you, dear Amy! xxxx
Thanks so much for the shout-out! 🙂 (I’m hooked on your blog too!!) And I think Judy over at Petit4Chocolatier has the ability to make everyone in the world a cupcake convert!! 🙂
Kenley
Thank you, dear Kenley! I adore your blog! As per Judy, indeed she has started a new Religion of Cupcakes here on WordPress! 😉
Haha! Yes indeed she has! 🙂
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Those decks are so gorgeous, especially the first.
Thank you Maryanne! I must say you have great taste in decks! 😉 Seriously, Carnivale is not really readable as Tarot, but it’s stunningly beautiful indeed! Thank you 😉
What a wonderful post And you just KNOW I have to ask…How many decks do you own?????
Thank you, dear friend! Ohh, lol, not too many – around 100 not more, that’s very modest for a Tarot collection! 😉 But i am flawed, i can’t keep a deck i don’t absolutely love, i’ve given away as many decks as i kept, if not more! 😀
omg me too…but I think I only own about 18 decks..maybe 19 I must do a count. Do you use them all???
Not really, i just spent two months in Moscow with only three decks – RWS, Magical Forest and Thoth 😉 Add to that one Marseille deck and 2 Lenormands and i am ready to go 😉 I had stopped buying oracles, but then with Lenormands it all started again… 😀 It’s good that we didn’t get hooked on diamonds or old cars lolol!
Bwaahahhahha thats sooo true, I have a bit of a crystal fetish going on as well
OMG! That’s perfect!!! I LOVE crystals too!!! I am resisting for now, but i do have a mini-crystal collection too! 😀
NICE!!!!! 🙂
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Congratulations, Lena. I LOVE these decks – absolutely amazing!
Thank you, dear Dianne! I am so glad you like them! xxxx
That was a random post! Thanks for all the neat info and especially the deck photos. I love seeing photos of people decks!
Thank you so much, Kristin! Me too, i also love photos of other’s collections!
Thank you!!! 🙂 They are all gorgeous: I LOVE THEM ALL!!! Have a great week-end!
Thank you so much! Glad you liked my collection! Have a great weekend!
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Lena, you are incredible!! How wonderful to honor all these people and their blogs. And you included me! Thank you so much. You made my day. You and Kenley 🙂
Love her blog too. She is the queen of tips, ideas, decorating, and making everyone feel comfortable in her home. I love SBA and read their articles everyday, Seth Snap is absolutely wonderful with photography, Hell Boy wonderful photography too, and Tutta love it! And that Modern Day Ruth is pretty fantastic too!! I love your tarot card collection. I actually studied them years ago and had a small collection. I will have to search my closest and see if I still have them somewhere. I loved the crystals too. Lena, the grail tarot looks intriguing. Have a great day 🙂
Thank you so much, Judy! As they say, great minds think alike… 😉 Can’t wait to taste your magical cupcakes in real life, i am sure there will be an opportunity sooner or later! xxxx
Hi Moderndayruth 🙂
I am new in the Tarot Material and from Germany. Love your blog postings, they are written informative and so interesting. In my search on the Internet I found your blog, because I was on the search for the Carnevale Tarot (Taiwan). Can you perhaps tell me where I can find it? I search so long for it. I woud be very happy about a short feedback.
Thank you.
Hi Melanie! Thank you for the compliments 😉 For what i know the deck is out of print and here is what you can do:
1. Contact Dan Pelletier and Jeanette of http://www.tarotgarden.com/ , they could agree to search it for you- i got many decks through them and have only words of praise of their professionalism ;
2. you could try buying or trading one at the purple forum http://www.tarotforum.net/ (that’s how i got mine), i think you need to be a member (ie. pay subscription) to post in the trade section, but it’s worth it. If you choose the second option – just make sure that you arrange everything on boards, not via pm’s, so to be on the safe side and bypass scammers (all the trades i did there worked perfectly, it just takes a bit of time to get it how it’s done when you are new on boards.)
Best of luck, hope you get your own Carnevale!
Thank you so much for your quick feedback and also for the assistance. I try both options, just for safety 😉 If you ever need a Deck from Germany looking for, just let me know 😀
Bye
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