Irís

Somewhere between monuments and moments🤍

Beauty, preserved #davinci

Imagination governs the world

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Raphael understood something about being alive

#renaissanceart

In the presence of history

We call these kuçundra.

Dialectal Albanian is so rich, full of words that never made their way into the standard language of 1972. Kuçundra is one of those words: a little handmade rag doll.

Every time I see one, I think of my grandmother. She used to make kuçundra for us to keep us entertained - using a cypress cone for the head, a few sticks for the body, and scraps of old cloth to dress them. They were such simple little things, made in a few moments from whatever happened to be around, but we loved them.

I love how a word like kuçundra can hold so much more than its meaning. It holds the memory of my grandmother making something so simple feel special. 💛

Also fun fact: when I was little, I wanted to be an astronaut🚀 I’ve always been fascinated by the planets and the stars

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American Icons

#ralphlauren

a little gazpacho for the lady

Always in my travel bag - especially since my dentist recommends it. For a bright, healthy smile, I always reach for Sensodyne ✨

@influenster @sensodyneus #complimentary #SensodyneClinicalRepair #Sensodyne

tea lover

Napoleon started out as a Corsican nationalist, only to become one of the most enduring symbols of France 🇫🇷 A reminder that reinvention has always been an art form

ave Maria