As Clairee says, “Now, it’s almost time for the Easta’ Bunny! Run on down!”.
So, hurry up and get those eggs dyed and those baskets ready for his arrival. š„
{Doris Day | Circa 1965 | Studio Portrait: “Doris Day wears a high-neck, yellow jacket with a brooch on her right shoulder, as she prepares to paint a basket of stacked eggs” | Getty Images | Pinned HERE}
Hello, April. Youāre picking up where March left off with a cool, blustery, rainy start. Weāre ready for you to bring some sunshine our way, although I wonāt complain about a snow day off from school, if you usher that in before you leave us.
Weāre ready to watch the bulbs continue to sprout from the earth and burst forth in a sea of pinks, blues, yellows and whites. Weāre ready for the Easter Bunny to pay us a visit and hopefully leave a few surprises in our Easter basket.
Weāre ready for the Easter break from school and a chance to catch our breaths. Weāre ready for the opportunity to breakfast on the beach and go for long strolls with no plan, just going with where our feet take us. Weāre ready for our days to continue to lengthen as we move more fully into the season of spring.
We shall continue to find space in the quiet moments, to dance, to enjoy each otherās company and to find joy in the little things.
Welcome, April! Weāre ready for all that you bring this month.Ā
{Vespa Bunny, by Paige Spearin | Pinned HERE}
š Happy St. Patrickās Day! š
May your day be fair and full of green. And may all the golden luck, rainbows and good wishes be with you today! š
{Joan Parker, “St. Patrick’s Day Layout”, 1966. | Photo by ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images}
š Happy Valentineās Day! š
To me, Valentineās Day is a celebration of L-O-V-E in all its many shapes and forms, and although itās highlighted on this day, there are 364 other days in the year when it should be celebrated too.
May your day be filled with love in all its many shapes and forms.
{American actress, singer and dancer Debbie Reynolds, circa 1955. Photo by Archive Photos/Getty Images | Pinned HERE}
Hello, February. Weāre ready for the birthdays you bring this month and a day solely dedicated to the celebration of L-O-V-E in all its many shapes and forms.
Weāre ready to keep moving into this new year at a slow and steady rhythm; cherishing the peaceful calm of winter. No, we’re not done with Lady Winter yet and we hope that the she will blow us a snowy kiss from her frosted lips before spring dawns to pull us out of our cozy winter-hibernation.
Weāre ready to feast on breakfast for dinner on wintry nights, with maple syrup running over tall stacks of pancakes, accompanied by crispy bacon and coffee. Weāre ready to nestle, in the comfort of hot chocolate and popcorn, while watching much-loved old movies. And, we’re happy to continue warming ourselves with homemade soups and hearty stews.
Weāre ready to spend the evening wrapped up in a good book. We’re ready to drink wine and indulge in deep conversations that somehow manifest on winter evenings and last until the wee small hours of the morning when you suddenly realise the time, and have to scurry to bed before the alarm goes off. We’re ready to listen to music by candlelight and dance in the kitchen while we’re cooking dinner together.
And we will be ready for the changes in light, both morning and night, as the days lengthen and spring signals its inevitable arrival. Albeit, far too soon for our liking.
{1950s Ski Girl Pin-Up by E.B. Segner | Found HERE | Pinned HERE}
{Ellen Barbara Segner (1901 – 2001) was an American Postwar and Contemporary artist and illustrator who is most well known for creating the artwork for the Little Miss Sunbeam ad campaign, as well as the Dick & Jane childrenās book series. She was one of the few female pin-up and glamour artists working for numerous publications.}
All the little nisse have been tucked away until next Christmas. Every space has been dusted, swept up and mopped and there is now a bareness to our home. But that has been softened by greenery and twinkle lights still peeking out here and there.
To me, we have now moved into the darkest time of winter and we need all the warmth and magic that we can bring to a space.
But there is a beauty to sparseness, a beauty to stripping something back to the bone and enjoying it in its simplicity. There is a certain magic to this time of year not to let go unappreciated. Each season holds its own enchantment.
š§§ Happy Lunar New Year! š§§
May the Year of the Rabbit, bring luck and good fortune your way.
{Year of the Rabbit by Kathi Ember | Found HERE}
As with every New Year we stand on the edge, balanced, reflecting on what has been and what could have been. While, also dreaming about what is to come.
Let the countdown begin…
{Joan Collins | Image Found | Pinned HERE}
