🌷HAPPY SPRING!🌷
*I know within the UK, the vernal equinox does not happen until tomorrow, so we stand on the cusp of it, but it will occur not long before midnight EST in the US. So “Welcome, Spring!” for all of our family and friends in that part of the globe.
A Happy St. Patrick’s Day to ya!
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May your day be fair and full of green and may rainbows, leprechauns and all good things come your way!
{Vintage Postcard Pinned HERE}
Happy Friday the 13th! Thirteen is a strong number for some, unlucky for others. As for me, I happen to like the number 13 and I like days that have a theme that we can build something fun around. So tonight, we’re feasting on homemade pizza, raiding the candy bowl and watching The Goonies.
Here’s to Friday! And here’s to the weekend, long may it last!
Hello, March! You bring us a slow awakening of the earth this month as we prepare for spring. There are already signs that the world around is starting to stir with daffodils and snowdrops blossoming and the few nests we have stumbled upon in the beginnings of being built with twigs and thread and bits of hair.
We’re ready for the days to slowly get a little longer, one by one, inching along. We’re ready for walks through the woods where treasures await to be discovered and our forest friends come out of their homes after a winter’s nap. We’re ready for more hiking adventures and the possibility of a picnic in the glen.
We’re ready to wear the green and celebrate St. Patrick’s day, to slowly move through this season of Lent with time for reflection and to celebrate life in the moment and all that it has to offer. So, here’s to seeing the sunrise on our morning walk, dinners by candlelight, music, dancing around the house and the joy of taking in and being aware of the world around us and the beauty that it has to offer if we only look.
{Image Phoebe Wahl // Pinned HERE}
Happy Leap Year Day!
{Shirley MacLaine photographed by Philippe Halsman, Jump Portrait Series, 1957}
Vic looked at me questioningly, but I only nodded to her and slapped the side of the door in dismissal. I turned and walked back to the river and the rifle as she backed around the corner of my truck and rushed away to Durant. She took a left and continued down Powder River Road without my even telling her. I watched as the dust receded into the distance, and then the only sound was the water and a wandering band of Canada geese staging a late season getaway south. I watched them for a moment as they made their way along the water, keeping a steady pace between the darker hills on both sides of the storied river. The hills were contusion purple, and there were lengthy wounds of burnt-red scoria. It seemed like the whole valley was bleeding.
-Craig Johnson, The Cold Dish, The Walt Longmire Series
Hello, February! This month you usher in a birthday for one of my most cherished loved ones. You bring us Valentine’s Day and all the red, pink and white love and fun that goes with giving sweet surprises to family and friends. I’m ready for heart shaped desserts and more dinners by candlelight and steaming cups of hot chocolate with a stack of pancakes.
I’m ready for more music and dancing around the kitchen while we make dinner. I’m ready for a week off from school for winter break. I’m ready to still relish in winter, itself! I’m not wishing it away yet. I like these quieter moments. It’s a time to reflect, to be still, to recover from the hectic start to the year and to prepare for more of the year ahead.
So, February, we are ready for you and all that you hold and it would be even better if you could kiss us with snow! At least once! 💙
{Image Phoebe Wahl // Pinned HERE}
It’s windy, there’s a fine misty rain swirling around in the air, which will end up soaking you just as much as a downpour would and it’s chilly outside. But more importantly it’s Friday!
I’m in a 70s funk kind of mood this morning and I have been listening to tidbits from different albums while working.
This Donald Byrd song has all the 1970s feels and one of the greatest album covers to boot. Here’s to Friday! Here’s to grooving and shaking into the day and here’s to the weekend! Long may it last!
January is passing us by all too quickly for my liking. My opportunities to visit here have been few. I’m hoping that changes with the onset of February.
We hit the ground running into this New Year. I’ve been busy organizing, cleaning and decluttering small areas here and there. I don’t mind the bareness of space. We’re savouring all the quiet moments that we can. I’m not wishing winter away yet. I like each season to have it’s time and place. I’m enjoying winter on the coast. I love watching the sea rolling in calmness, crashing in anger and changing colour with its mood. There is a power and an awe to her beauty.
Today has been misty, rainy and damp. Patsy Cline is crooning in the background, a cup of tea is steeping next to me, a loaf of bread is rising on the counter and my candles are lit. I’m attempting to ease into the week.
After working through the morning, I’m now patiently waiting for a glass delivery to arrive. I’m taking an evening stained glass class this winter. I had my idea narrowed down to three designs, then two and the design that made the final cut, simply came down to being able to find the glass colours that I wanted to use. It will be more of a contemporary design with the focus being on colour and a play on movement. I’m excited to see the glass in person as I was having to do my best in choosing my colours from online websites. So fingers crossed they will all work as I have envisioned them.
Here’s to the week! Let it be a good one!
