Arceo & Co

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"Vale la pena esperar, lo que vale la pena tener."❤️‍🩹

01/07/2024

"We think that it is the big moments that define our lives, the wedding, the baby, the new house, the dream job.
But really, these big moments of happiness are just the punctuation marks.
The narrative is written every day in the small and simple."
Sarah Ban Breathnach

Pekka Halonen - Woman In A Boat, 1924.

12/09/2023

Bien merry 🪅

12/09/2023

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 "𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱" 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻?

In contemporary usage, the phrase "riding for the brand" is often applied to a situation where someone is loyal to a team, company or organization.

But the phrase, unsurprisingly, has roots in the cowboy culture of the American West. It refers to the unwavering loyalty and commitment cowboys had to their ranches or outfits. Cowboys were expected to work hard, protect the ranch's assets and uphold the ranch's reputation.

In ranching circles, "riding for the brand" is a calling of high order. It means more than just doing your job; it means taking pride in your work, being willing to go the extra mile and never giving up, even when faced with adversity.

In the words of Red Steagall, from his poem "Ride for the Brand:"
𝗦𝗼𝗻, 𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝗻’𝘀 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗲, 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝗻, 𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗶𝘁 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝘄𝗻.

𝘗𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰: "𝘚𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘪𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘙𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘩," 1947. 𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘩 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘳-𝘛𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘛𝘦𝘹𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘵 𝘈𝘳𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘵𝘰𝘯 𝘓𝘪𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴

12/06/2023

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11/10/2023

I love looking through old photographs.

I love seeing my parents at a party. My mum in her dress and my dad in his suit.

I love seeing my grandparents on their wedding day. Smiling and laughing as they dance together.

I love seeing my great-grandparents sitting in deckchairs on the beach. Blankets on their knees and a flask of tea at their feet.

I love seeing my family's old neighbours and friends playing football or throwing a ball for the dog; clinking glasses and having dinner and opening presents.

And when I look at these photos, I never find myself wondering what size dress my mum was wearing at that party.

I never notice whether my grandad's laughter had left lines on his forehead.

I never pay attention to the size of the neighbour's nose or the brand of the friend's outfit or whether my great-grandma's hair was frizzy as she sat at the beach pouring tea for my great-grandpa.

Because I don't actually look through old photographs to see things. I do it to feel things. Nostalgia and joy and gratitude.

Love.

Because we are not here to be something to look at. Like all those people before us, in all the old photographs, we are here to be someONE. Someone who brings life to moments and memories.

So I've stopped worrying about how I look in photographs. Stopped worrying that the wind makes my hair stick up or my laughter makes my teeth stick out.

Because one day, the people that matter most to me will be left with lots of old photographs, and when they look at them, I know they won't care how I looked.

As long as that picture is still full of life.

And as long as I look like I was living in each moment.
Every single one of them.

******

Becky Hemsley 2023

'Old Photographs' is a newer poem so is not in any of my current collections ❤✨

10/31/2023

Just a reminder to be kind to everyone this Halloween. 👻🎃

Be kind to the child who can’t say “trick or treat”.

Be kind to the adult in a Superman costume.

Be kind to the little girl who doesn’t say “thank you”.

Be kind to the child who doesn’t understand he’s not supposed to go inside your house.

Be kind to the child who’s not wearing a costume.

Be kind to the little boy who speaks very loudly.

While you may think these behaviors are due to rudeness, often they’re caused by an invisible disability or simply shyness.

To put it into perspective, Halloween is one day a year. You get to make many kids and adults happy just by giving a few pieces of candy. I say that’s a pretty good deal 😊👻🎃

10/24/2023

Huge birthday shout to Elizabeth!
We had a blast doing her senior portraits years ago, we developed a beautiful friendship over the years and I am so proud of the person she is, it has been an amazing experience seeing her thrive in life and especially blossom into the beautiful mother that she is💖.
We love you Elizabeth and hope you had a wonderful birthday like yourself✨