#wisteria baxter

[southernbaphomet]

flower kids

[flower-seeks-the-moon]

picrew link

[bamb-procrastinates]

Doodley doo of Baxter getting smothered with love by a buncha MCs 😋 (Tags of the owners of each MC below)

From left to right

Aylin👓: @anikiri

Cho💍: @riding-the-sunset-bird

Kit👾: @karaonasi

Chelle👩🏽: @im-pure

Liliyan🎀: @bamb-procrastinates (mine)

Wisteria🍹: @flower-seeks-the-moon

August🛹: @meowzilla93

Margaret🔆: @akiacia

Melody(Mel) ☕: @inndelible

Yukino🩺: @meesherbeans

Baxter🦓(Ik he isn't an MC but anywho): @gb-patch

Scarlett🌹: @minthe-drawings

Ramona🦄: @differenteagletragedy

Ruri🖌️: @rui-drawsbox

Luna🌙: @destreza-draws

Sonja❤️: @rekkamaiden

Cat😺 & Akio🐍: @mojo-is-rising

[adoracora-elizabeth]

But Papa! Why? Chapter 39

"You look stunning, sweetheart." Cora pulled the lapels of Robert’s costume straight; she then fixed his emerald, green tie.

"Why are you not dressed yet?" Robert stroke over Cora's nightrobe.

"Rosamund asked me to keep it a surprise from you." She got on her tiptoes and kissed his waiting lips. "You will need to be a little bit more patient."

Robert's hand rested on Cora's lower back. "You and my sister are being mean, but I guess I will have to get used to that."

"It would make your life easier, if you did. Now skedaddle, Marmaduke is waiting for you. And I need to go to Rosamund. I will see you at the photo location."

"Can you remind me why they are going to take the photos before the ceremony?" Robert kept his hand on Cora's back, obviously reluctant to let go of her.

Soaking up the warmth of his hand, Cora leaned in on him. "Marmaduke will have much more energy at the beginning of the day. That way, the pictures will be perfect."

"But they will not be wearing a wedding ring yet."

"They will, and then after the pictures are taken, they take them off for the ceremony."

Robert bent down and kissed Cora's neck. "You have thought about everything my dear."

"This was not my idea, but Baxter’s. Rosamund loved it and also Marmaduke agreed it would be the best option. The credits do not belong to me. Can you please hurry and leave, I need to get ready."

"I could just stay and watch you getting ready."

"No, you cannot." Resolute Cora stepped back, forcing Robert's hand to leave her backside.

+++

"Are you nervous?" Cora pinned up the last curl on Rosamund's head. She had made a half up do, some strings were lost, and framing her face. Rosamund had applied a light shading of her make-up, just enough to lighten up her face, but not enough to see she was wearing makeup.

"Not really. Is that weird?" Rosamund turned around to look at Cora.

Cora rested her hands on Rosamund's shoulders. "I do not think that it is weird. Although I can guarantee you that I will be nervous on my wedding day."

"If I was marrying Robert, I would be nervous too."

Both woman burst out laughing until there was a knock on the door. "Enter." Cora managed to get out.

Baxter stepped in. "I am sorry to interrupt the fun, but we should go."

Cora stepped back to look at Rosamund. Baxter stood next to her, and they both nodded in agreement. "You look marvellous." Baxter said staring at her. Rosamund was standing in her strapless jumpsuit. Her red curls gave her an angelic look.

"Thank you sweet. You both look amazing too. Baxter, thank you for wearing a pantsuit too."

"I have to admit, I was relieved when you came with that request. It is a lot easier to move around wearing pants."

"Marmaduke can count himself lucky that he will be marrying you." Cora said, smiling at her.

"I can say the same thing about you." Rosamund looked at Cora's emerald, green jumpsuit. It had one shoulder and Cora was beaming in it. "Robert will faint when you walk into the venue."

"I will have a hard time keeping his hands of me, I am afraid." Cora quickly closed her mouth and with bright red cheeks she looked at Baxter. "I am sorry, that was too much information."

"I have seen how his Lordships looks at you and a I can only be jealous of that."

Cora cringed when she said his Lordship, but she tried to not show it.

"Did you ever look at how Molesley looks at you?" Rosamund chipped in. "Can you please call him Mr. Crawley or just Robert. I do not like the use of our titles, especially not today."

"I am sorry, it is a habit I guess."

"Let us go, Marmaduke will think you are abandoning him if we stay here any longer." Cora hooked her arm in Rosamund's.

+++

They arrived at Hampstead Heath; the photos would be taken around The Pergola. A beautiful hidden area in Golders Hill Park. The wisteria was growing everywhere and would offer a perfect background for wedding pictures.

Cora let Rosamund walk in front of her. She could see Marmaduke and Robert waiting and her heart jumped by all the excitement. Marmaduke did look good today and it made her happy.

"My darling." Marmaduke uttered when he saw Rosamund. He got up from the chair he was sitting in and spread his arms, once Rosamund was close enough, he took her hands and twirled her around. "I was expecting a dress, but you made an excellent choice with this." He paused and said in a whisper. "What do you call this?" He took the fabric between his fingers.

"A jumpsuit my dear. Thank you, you look mesmerising too. How are you feeling?"

"You can ask me this question once today and then after we will go and enjoy today without the worries of tomorrow."

Cora could see Baxter taking shots from different angles, without being noticed by the pair. She knew she had made the right decision to ask Baxter, she had seen her work on several occasions and every time she amazed her how she did it. She moved like a shadow. She felt hands on her hips and a low voice said.

"You did an outstanding job with her hair, sweetheart."

Cora turned her face so she could see Robert, who was standing behind her. "Thank you. She does look amazing, does she not?"

"So do you." Robert twirled her around, like Marmaduke did with Rosamund. "No dress, even though it almost looks like a dress. I love how well I can see your figure." His hungry fingers moved over her hips and thighs.

Softly Cora put her hand on his hand. "Tonight, you can play with this jumpsuit, but for now our attention should lay with Marmaduke and Rosamund."

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"You may kiss the bride." Molesley said and all the guest cheered. Cora noticed that even Violet was clapping. The moment Rosamund stepped into the aisle, Violet had gasped, but a quick gesture from Patrick made her swallow her reaction. Cora even saw her say that Rosamund looked beautiful when she walked past. Cora found it strange that Rosamund did not want her mother with her while preparing for today. But that was how their relationship was and she had gladly stepped in to help Rosamund with getting dressed. She felt Robert putting his arm around her waist. She looked up at him and whispered. "You did good by arranging this."

Once everybody had congratulated the newlyweds, the buffet was opened. The band started playing and people went on the dance floor quickly after they finished the food.

Robert took Cora's hand and guided her towards a free spot. "Can you Walz?"

Cora smiled, it was one of the things her mother had insisted on she would learn from a young age, ballroom dancing. With confidence she took his hand and got in position. This erupted a big smile on Robert's face. "That means yes."

[haliespages]

🪶~ reading update

last: fallen thorns by harvey oliver baxter - 3.5✨️

cr: dragonfruit by makiia lucier

next: voyage of the basilisk by marie brennan

🕯~ july tbr

• untethered sky by fonda lee

• robbergirl by s.t. gibson

• phoenix keeper by s.a. maclean

• jonathan strange and mr. norell by susanna clarke

• when the tiger came down the mountain by nghi vo

• voyage of the basilisk

🗝~ bookmail

• poison in their hearts by laura sebastian

• on preorder: wisteria by adalyn grace

• on preorder: a sorceress comes to call by t. kingfisher

[arvonoon]

I like you, have this unorganised list of character names I’ve accumulated

Moxxi

Crash

Warden

Fawn

Samuel

Mack

Lacey

Georgia

Clarissa

Fredrick

Bonnie

Chime

Florence

Gregory

Kyler

Quincy

Paula

Emmet

Jack

Larry

Victor

Liam

Henry

Kich

Tambre

Eurypterid

Blithe

Jubilant/Jubilee

Barchan

Argent

Billow

Zephyr

Axel

Lyle

Leif

Ace

Grey

Alizarin

Arylide

Bleu

Sienna

Umber

Carmine

Carnelian

Celeste

Celadon

Cordovan

Crimson

Fuchsia

Cairo

Otto

Briggs

Colby

Rocco

Rory

Brielle

Emery

Oaklee

Vienna

Frankie

Aubriella

Clementine

Charli

Piper

Saffron

Cleo

Luz

Clover

Delphinium

Dogwood

Filbert

Hollyhock

Hyacinth

Magnolia

Mimosas

Mugwort

Mallow

Nosegay

Orchid

Cattleya

Osmunda

Ophir

Phlox

Rhododendron

Wisteria

Zinnia

Agate

Malachite

Topaz

Onyx

January

April

May

June

August

Jasper

Rosaline

Tourmaline

Lotte

Camibeth

Lillian

Parsley

Belliana

Moonbow

Bush

Zippy

Wyrd

Amaranth

Amberjack

Oribi

Joyce

Wilby

Leto

Jett

Dahlia

Harriet

Hilda

Loretta

Maude

Molly

Phoebe

Rook

Mallard

Auk

Kagu

Cashew

Yale

Yara

Sunny

Yvonne

Yoland

Yonder

Zora

Zaire

Zuri

Nifty

Breezy

Finicky

Gaud

Ampersand

Yogh

Wynn

Ethel

Hoosier

Jamie

Kaira

Fox

Hale

Orla

Rielle

Raine

Sabrina

Indigo

Axton

North

Augury

Alchemy

Sanguine

Florid

Chroma

Saffron

Ochre

Sepia

Tawny

Henna

Ecru

Lichen

Plumose

Beryl

Fir

Conifer

Creek

Rivulet

Bourn

Rill

Spate

Monsoon

Sleet

Sirocco

Graupel

Morass

Jovian

Presley

Clint

Helge

Reggie

Rosine

Cyrus

Bowie

Atlas

Phoebe

Hannah

Aster

Sirius

Leo

Jupiter

Neptune

Kara

Prima

Freyr

Freyja

Vili

Ymir

Ananke

Erebus

Gaea/Gaia

Theia

Arete

Bia

Corus

Zelos

Angelos

Charon

Hecate

Arke

Addax

Alk

Hemlock

Belladonna

Agave

Chervil

Laurelf

Verbena

Gazania

Amaranth

Holly

Snapdragon

Alyssum

Dicentra

Clarkia

Clematis

Bob

Rome

Chester

Arien

Granger

Yarrow

Eranthus

Aconite

Snowgum

Josephine

Aria

Adele

Agatha

Juno

Livvy

Marissa

Nerida

Noelle

Pandora

Simone

Wren

Verity

Georgina

Roxanne

Camille

Addison

Vince

Kei

Erin

Drew

Dakota

Morgan

Marley

Kingsley

Salem

Parker

Darrian

Vireo

Ocelot

Maxton

Raleigh

Zyrille

Pangea

Narah

Enzo

Aubade

Aureate

Kalon

Paralian

Serein

Mycelium

Reishi

Agarikon

Godfrey

Hughes

Rolfe

Keld

Howe

Mell

Liard

Lockram

Nacre

Nim

Nisus

Nivial

Nyala

Ingle

Inkhorn

Iridal

Iroko

Ixora

Rach

Rorulent

Russet

Genevieve

Urushiol

Cullet

Herman

Regent

Towser

Joyce

Gail

Dale

Goldie

Mildred

Irene

Leroy

Marian

Alvin

Milton

Leona

Roland

Leslie

Loretta

Hattie

Lottie

Vivian

Vera

Vance

Sloane

Elkhorn

Caligo

Achlys

Cecilia
Mila

Rufus

Cassia

Marius

Canigula

Lutrine

Astaroth

Arcturus

Cygnus

Cetus
Baxter

Correa

Marianna

Daphne

Ciar
Myra

Reuben

Rhoda

Manuel

Lori

Beverly

Colby

Elias

Brody

Colton
Mulberry
Myrrh

Myrtle

Holm

Valonia

Aleppo

Corsican

Leuke

Rhodon

Karya

Datura

Petra
Enoch

Ada

Adelaide

Edith
Argent
Iain

Maskrey

Alston

Bingley

[pithmemos]

cross-referencing

During a q&a with the editor following Duras' La navire Night, someone notes the disorienting of her other films, of the disembodied voices over contextual images, of images of France shown while a voice discusses Athens. Following Baxter, Vera Baxter, another audience member brings up visual displacement. I listen to the new Between the Covers podcast episode focusing on Prairie, Dresses, Art, Other this same day walking to lunch and on the subway, and Danielle Dutton speaks on writing where one action is happening and then a previous memory or dream is explained--so at once you witness the current moment and still experience a prior one.

In this same podcast episode the host asks Dutton on her referencing system, of writing about and in dialogue with previous reads, reads from childhood. I read and despise Ashley Poston's forthcoming A Novel Love Story, where the protagonist lands in the town of her favourite book series, and think of Wisteria and Elizabeth Chandler, and a town full of ghosts and lakes that I have been dreaming of since I was 11. Claire introduces Nathalie Granger, earlier this week, and I text her that night on the lack of knitting (after a promise of knitting) and mention that the clothing tags for boarding school remind me of Thomas A Clark's Personae project: a set of 4 name tapes, not your own, that I first saw on Tenderbooks' online site. (It takes me three hours to track these down again).

I learn the signs for various languages on Saturday morning and discover my classmate also studied Classics as he fingerspells ancient Greek. I imagine going back to school and fingerspelling the grammatical cases, how the cases were classified by different names in Australia. I learn how to sign how useless I am with ancient Greek now, and how to sign that I go see a movie almost every day.

[meowzilla93]

Crying over how beautiful the title screen omg omg omg omg

The wisteria! Baxters dreamy face! It's so incredible!!

All love to you Des for all your hard work towards thissss!!!

[Reverie]: a state of being pleasantly lost in one's thoughts; a daydream. I wonder what, or who, Baxter is dreaming about?

[lazybeeart]

I heard that Baxter has a huge crush on Niffty and thought they looked cute together~ Wisteria would be there for support 💜💙❤️

She's can be nice (most of the time) Wisteria and Baxter are good friends when they're not at each other's throats~

Wisteria likes to give Baxter a hard time~ 🤣

[bintaeran]

Friday Q&A: Questions for Shelly Prosko about Yoga for Chronic Pain

Friday Q&A: Questions for Shelly Prosko about Yoga for Chronic Pain Nina Zolotow

Wisteria Buds by Melina Meza

“You don’t have to be afraid of pain. If it’s going to be there, you can let it be there—but don’t let the mind be in pain with it.” —Upasika Kee Nanayon, from Tricycle Magazine’s Daily Dharma At the recent MISTY yoga therapy conference in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, physiotherapist and YFHA contributor Shelly Prosko and I talked about yoga and chronic pain, which she has been teaching for some time with Neil Pearson, who is also a physiotherapist. I was so happy to get to pick Shelly’s brain on this topic, which I get so many questions about from our YFHA readers! So today it’s me asking the questions and Shelly answering them. —Baxter Baxter: Can you start by talking about the problem of chronic or persistent pain—how you define it? Shelly: To put it simply, chronic pain or persistent pain (we use the terms interchangeably) is different than acute pain in that it lasts longer than three to six months or longer than one would expect for normal tissue healing to last. Persistent pain can be a symptom of an underlying condition or it can be a diagnosis on its own. And many other symptoms can accompany persistent pain that may contribute to the overall pain experience, such as fatigue, sleeplessness, altered breathing pattern, protective postures, and guarded movement. There are also psychosocial and emotional issues that can be associated with persistent pain, such as anxiety, depression, feelings of social isolation, loneliness, hopelessness, as well as cognitive changes, such as reduced memory and learning ability, and altered thought patterns, such as pain “catastrophization” and rumination. Persistent pain is a serious and widespread health concern that affects approximately 1.5 billion people worldwide. According to the Institute of Medicine of The National Academies, at least 100 million Americans suffer from chronic pain, which is more than from heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and cancer combined. But because persistent pain is a very complex phenomenon involving all aspects of your existence, people who suffer from it need to be treated, managed, and guided in a way that supports a holistic approach. Unfortunately, this type of treatment is not often provided, and the result is staggering rates of disability, depression, prescription painkiller drug abuse and overdose, suicide, and inability to successfully control or manage pain. There are many possible reasons why this epidemic is poorly managed—which I won’t go into here—but whatever the reason(s), I believe there is hope! I’m convinced we can significantly improve the care and support of those with persistent pain with ongoing education about pain and pain management strategies that includes enthusiastic participation of the person who is suffering.  Baxter: Can you tell with our readers a bit about the new information you shared with me earlier regarding the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s recommendations for healthcare providers in US regarding the use of narcotic meds and the gap you see that is creating so many problems for those suffering with chronic pain?  Shelly: On March 15, 2016, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released guidelines for healthcare providers who prescribe painkillers (narcotics/opioids) for patients with persistent pain. These guidelines were a response to the rising rates of opioid abuse and overdose and a parallel increase in opioid prescriptions. They were also a response to solid evidence that showed opioids are not very effective in alleviating persistent pain or helping people improve function (and in some cases, long-term opioid use even appears to be correlated with hyperalgesia, or increased pain sensitivity). The CDC states that these guidelines are intended to: “ensure that clinicians and patients consider safer and more effective treatment, improve patient outcomes such as reduced pain and improved function, and reduce the number of persons who develop opioid use disorder, overdose, or experience other adverse events related to these drugs.” Although these guidelines were established with the best of intentions, there has been some backlash and gaps in treatment guidelines have surfaced. One year after the guidelines were released, a follow-up survey was conducted by the Pain News Network and the International Pain Foundation. The survey was divided into sections for healthcare providers and people in pain. The results were disheartening, to say the least. They showed that both healthcare providers and people in pain believed that the guidelines have resulted in more harm than good. And a whopping 90% agreed that the guidelines have not improved the management of pain. The Pain News Network reports that the guidelines have failed, saying there was: “a failure to stop abuse and overdoses, hoarding behaviors by well-intentioned patients, increased use of illegal drugs and, worst of all, suicides increase.” (In Canada, there are similar opioid prescription guidelines that organizations such as Pain BC have responded to by their outlining valid concerns in a formal document.) So there now appears to be a huge gap in education, guidance, and training for healthcare providers on what to do either in lieu of prescribing or in conjunction with changing opioid prescriptions. We can't just implement the new guidelines without providing other evidence-based, safe, and effective options that are accessible and feasible to deliver. In my opinion, this is a crisis! There is so much work to be done. The good news is that there are many people and organizations out there doing phenomenal work to help improve overall pain management that uses an evidence-based, holistic approach and empowers the person in pain to be involved in a successful way. Baxter: What you just said—that chronic pain is quite complex and that the use of narcotic/opiod medicines is not proving very effective in treatment—is so important because it opens the door to using yoga to address the whole person as well as the underlying causes of a person’s ongoing pain. You yourself are part of a training program that teaches people how to more effectively address pain using yoga tools. Can you give us a brief overview on how that looks and some of the key tenants of your approach?  Shelly: Yes, I have the privilege of learning from and training and teaching with Neil Pearson, the founder and creator of Life is Now Pain Care. The Pain Care Yoga (PCY) training program is for yoga teachers/therapists, healthcare professionals or any movement or bodywork practitioners who work with people suffering from persistent pain. It also includes courses and resources for people in pain. The Pain are Yoga program is an educational and practical program that enhances the ability of people to manage pain, move with more ease, and live well again by integrating pain science education, yoga philosophy and techniques, and the lived experience of pain. It allows people in pain to access a variety of self-care practices that provide a more self-empowered approach to pain care, in addition to their current medical care. The self-care practices include breath and body awareness practices, self-regulation practices, movement guidelines to follow when moving during pain, and unique daily planning strategies that have been shown to be successful with people in pain. A good description of how a program like this can help someone suffering from persistent pain is this testimonial from a patient of mine: “What helped me the most was learning how to breathe and paying attention to it more often. I realized I was almost always holding my breath when I moved because I thought that would actually protect me, but it didn't, it actually made my pain worse. The other thing that really helped me was to trust myself and my spine and know that my body wasn't going to break. Yoga helps me practice letting go and move more freely and I can feel that immediately helps my pain. It's amazing how much more in tune I am with my body. Now I am more aware and know when I'm tense, and I can change it and then my pain changes. Shelly (yoga) has taught me how I can help myself, and not just rely on others to fix my pain. The pain doesn't control me anymore. I feel like I'm more myself again. It feels really good, and hopeful."    Baxter: Can you tell us about one practical yoga tool or technique for addressing persistent or chronic pain?     Shelly: If we want to take advantage of the capacity of our nervous system to change pain, we first need to practice awareness! And research suggests that mindfulness methods that focus on awareness of subtle non-pain sensations show a reduction in persistent pain. A breath awareness practice means paying attention to a variety of characteristics of the breath, without trying to change anything, and without getting caught up in elaborative stories or thoughts. In other words, simply notice the breath. The technique includes paying attention to the rate, pace, depth, sound, length of inhale and exhale, temperature of the breath, how the breath moves in the body, or other qualities like if the breath feels rigid or smooth or if you feel like you are breathing more through one side of the nostril than the other. The next step is to then learn a breath regulation practice (pranayama). Neil Pearson has an example of a guided breath regulation and awareness practice here.    Baxter: You and Neil do workshops and trainings in many locations. Where can our readers find out about opportunities to study and learn with you?  Shelly: Readers can find Neil’s schedule and calendar of events at www.lifeisnow.ca and can follow Life is Now Pain Care on Facebook and Twitter. My schedule and calendar of events is at www.physioyoga.ca. You can also follow me at Prosko PhysioYoga Therapy on Facebook and Twitter or sign up for my newsletter to keep up to date with what I am offering. For people who cannot travel to study with us, we have a short introductory online webinar accessible through Yoga U Online: Yoga, Neuroplasticity and Pain: New Hope for Self Empowerment and Healing. And Neil has a phenomenal online Pain Care for Life curriculum with the first 5 steps for free, as well as many other resources on his site. We also have Overcome Pain with Gentle Yoga video practices as a complement to (not to replace) one’s pain care program. They are available for download on vimeo or order as DVD. The four-minute trailerhttps://vimeo.com/ondemand/overcomepaingentleyoga2 outlines the seven practices of different themes. And I have a series of Creating Pelvic Floor Health PhysioYoga videos that can be useful for people suffering from chronic pelvic pain (as a complement to their existing treatment). Thank you, Baxter, for this opportunity to share all this. There are others out there doing very valuable work to help people in pain improve pain management, movement, function and quality of life. Together I believe we can all make a difference!   

Shelly Prosko, PT, PYT, CPI. As a Physical Therapist and Yoga Therapist, Shelly is dedicated to bridging the gap between yoga and modern healthcare philosophies, and believes this integration is highly effective in creating and sustaining optimal health. She received her Physical Therapy degree at the University of Saskatchewan, Canada, her Medical Therapeutic Yoga training at Professional Yoga Therapy Institute, Yoga Teacher Training at Blissology, and Pain Care Yoga (PCY) Certification at Life is Now. Shelly has been integrating yoga into her physical therapy treatments since 1998, addressing a wide variety of conditions including persistent pain. Currently, she travels globally offering specialty PhysioYoga and Life is Now PCY courses, lecturing at medical college programs, instructing at numerous therapeutic yoga programs, and presenting at international conferences. She is dedicated to actively promoting the integration of yoga into healthcare by inspiring, empowering, and educating health professionals, yoga practitioners, students, and people in pain about ways yoga can be used safely and effectively to address a variety of health issues and improve quality of life. Please visit www.physioyoga.ca for more information.  Subscribe to Yoga for Healthy Aging by Email ° Follow Yoga for Healthy Aging on Facebook ° Join this site with Google Friend Connect Friday Q&A: Questions for Shelly Prosko about Yoga for Chronic Pain http://ift.tt/2nmU3wS themostdangerous1 http://ift.tt/2nrIEwm via IFTTT

[lazybeeart]

Bonus comic*

Wisteria goes overprotective mama bear mode on Baxter. Wisteria sprouts flowers from her hair and they change color depending on how strong her emotions are. Kind of like a mood ring. They are also edible XD

Note: Wisteria is very protective over her friends especially with Niffty because she has a history of exes who have hurt her in the past