HAPPY EASTER!
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Year: 2019 (page 3 of 4)
Well, March came and went and we were again caught up in a whirlwind. I can’t believe that April is here already and I never got to visit with you last month. I’m hoping that will change soon, because I miss coming here. 💛
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I’ve not been coming to this haven as often lately, because as life can sometimes be, ours has been a whirlwind at the moment.
So, here’s to hoping that as we move into this new season, our whirlwind dies down to just a little breeze.
{I shared the above image on Instagram this morning, they are the first blossoms of spring that I’ve gotten to see and they made me very happy!}
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Happy Chinese New Year!
I hope this year brings you good luck and many fortunes!
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These January days are mixing like watercolours on my palette, one bleeding into the next. Time is getting away from me and I haven’t been coming to this little space of mine as often as I would like too.
The new year has started off with a bang and we’re trying to keep up with it, while still enjoying the little moments.
We had a snow day last week and a promise of another this week, if the weather forecast stays as it currently is. I hope it comes to pass. I love snow days, they are a gift from nature, to just be and take in the world around you.
Most of this weekend was spent in a 50s groove, but this morning its been nothing but a 70s vibe around these parts. This is what’s spinning on this very frosty Monday morning:
I took down our Christmas decorations today. I don’t think I’m ever ready to do that. But, it was high time to do it! Now, the cottage feels sparse, but not in a bad way. I don’t mind the clean bleakness of it all. There is something refreshing about the inside of the cottage mimicking the winter environment beyond its walls.
A mini “spring cleaning” session took place this afternoon, with every surface being wiped and scrubbed down, dusted and mopped and vacuumed too. The candles are lit, there are still twinkle lights glowing from little spots here and there and dinner is simmering away on the stove. So, life is good!
Out of the one hundred or so houses on our street, there are only seven houses left with Christmas lights still up. Not everyone on our street decorates their house, but enough do, to make our little street feel festive. As I walked to meet Mr. Michie after work last night, the street felt so very dreary. Those seven houses were a welcoming glow in the dark.
Our little house still has twinkle lights up and the decorations are still hanging. They will come down soon, but I’m soaking every last drop out of them that I can. January is such a dark month, it feels that we need all the twinkle and glow that we can get.
Once the decorations do come down and the house is thoroughly cleaned, there will be more candles out and some tiny twinkle lights still tucked here and there. It in this sparseness of winter that I feel the most need to fill our home with light. It is something that I always notice when we are in Denmark. Candles lit in restaurants and coffee shops all day; peering in through windows as we wind our way back to our little nest for the evening and spying rooms a glow with candlelight. Even one little candle shines with a warmth and hue that makes even the darkest spaces feel cozy and inviting.
If my weather checker is correct it appears that snow is on the horizon for us near the end of the month and I’m keeping my fingers crossed for at least one good snow day. A day with no school and the streets are quiet and the sounds of sledding can be heard and inside there is candles, music, laughter, homemade tomato soup and grilled cheese sandwiches and movie watching underneath a pile of blankets.
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