š„š·š„ HAPPY EASTER!!! š„š·š„
I hope you find all the eggs that the Easter Bunny has hidden and your baskets are filled to the brim with chocolate shaped bunnies and marshmallow chicks, jelly beans and all kinds of assorted goodies.Ā
{Showgirl | Barnum & Bailey Circus | 1946 | Taken by: Sverre āBexā Braathen on Kodachrome film using a Eastman Kodak Ektra F 1.9 camera | Taschen āThe Circus: 1870s – 1950sā | Pinned HERE }
Happy Easter Eve! š£
Hurry up and get those eggs dyed to be hidden and baskets out to await sweet surprises š„ because as Clairee Belcher says, āItās almost time for the Eastaā Bunny. Run on down!ā.
{German actress Romy Schneider with some eggs for Easter, Germany 1950s. | Photographer: Arthur Grimm | Taken April 1, 1958 | United Archives GmbH / Alamy Stock Photo | Pinned HERE}
Hello, April. You bring with you a long awaited Spring school break and the Easter Bunny too. The light and shadows are already changing. They have been as March was drawing to a close and that will continue to progress since we āsprung forwardā this past weekend.
Weāre ready for for the fuller days of light you will bring as we truly come out from under the cozy blanket of winter. I watch the light dance around the room in new spots where it wasn’t glowing at that time the previous week. Weāre ready for the Japanese magnolias to begin to fully blossom and unfurl their pink blooms. A favourite street of mine is lined with them and they are a glorious sea of pink. Weāre ready to dye our Easter Eggs and for the Easter Bunny to fill our basket with chocolate goodies and maybe a surprise or two.Ā
Weāre ready to do more āSpring Cleaningā and tick a few jobs off our organisation list. Slowly and surely weāve been making our way around the house, deep cleaning and organising and it brings me such utter satisfaction and joy to see a space made anew and refreshed.
Weāre ready for longer strolls where itās spring in the sun but still winter under the shade. We’re ready to watch the tadpoles grow at one of our favourite ponds. Last week, a number of them had already hatched. Weāre ready to drink in all that you have to offer. Weāre ready for you, April with arms open wide.Ā
{Close-up of a “Scotties Facial Lilac Purple Tissue” Print AD | 1961 | 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
{Promotional studio portrait of British actress Joan Collins wearing a printed scarf | 1955 | Photo by Getty Images | Pinned HERE}
Hello, March. Weāve already started moving into āspring cleaningā mode and dusting away the cobwebs of winter and that shall continue as this month progresses. I find it extremely satisfying to deep clean and reorganise a space, itās a freeing experience for the mind and soul. You are mentally and physically decluttering.Ā
Weāre ready for Lady Spring to begin to fully come into her own this month. Nature’s signs are all around us that spring’s pending arrival is upon us. Weāve already spotted snowdrops and purple and egg yolk hued crocuses dotted around on our strolls.Ā Frogspawn has filled a favourite pond almost to the brim and we look forward to the hundred of tadpoles that will soon be swarming in amongst the lily pads.Ā
Weāre ready for more sunshine filled days with a frosty crispness in the air. Weāre ready for the start of Lent and the season of reflection that walks in tandem with it.
Weāre still chilly here and will be for awhile yet, so we look forward to eveningtide where we sit over a hot cup of tea with lemon and honey and share a few cookies between us while jibber jabbering away.Ā
Weāre ready to keep the records spinning and dance in the kitchen while we make dinner. Weāre ready for St. Patrickās day and the āWearinā ‘O the greenā and my Nanaās Irish soda bread flecked with juicy golden raisins and caraway seeds that will grace our table.Ā
Weāre ready to continue to embrace the seasons, enjoying the riches that each gives us. Welcome, March, we stand ready with open arms for all that you bring.Ā
{Vera Mouse forming an “M” | Marjolein Bastin | HERE}
š Happy Valentineās Day! š
May your day be filled celebrating L-O-V-E in all its many shapes and forms.Ā
{American film actress Debra Paget wearing a green showgirl costume of ostrich feathered hat and embroidered bodice | Circa 1950’s | Photo by Paul Popper/Popperfoto via Getty Images/Getty Images | Pinned HERE}
Hello February, weāre very excited for your coming. For you bring along with you St. Valentineās Day and a winter break from school which feels luxurious this time of year. It gives way to the opportunity to move more fully to our own beat even if only for a short time.
Weāre ready for our long winter evenings to continue marching on for a while yet. Weāre savouring nightfall with our eventide rituals of drinking tea enriched with lemon and honey or hot chocolates studded with marshmallows and watching cozy movies while snuggled under blankets.
Weāre ready for more ābreakfast for dinnerā nights in which we feast on scrambled eggs, bacon and biscuits or pancakes dotted with blueberries or waffles with lashings of butter and syrup.
Weāre ready to continue to enjoy winter. Slowly and surely the earth is awakening. I see bulbs shooting up with their green heads from the soil and the smell of damp earth permeates the air. But, Iām not quite ready for Spring yet, Iāll enjoy her when she arrives, but I like each season to have its due.
Weāre still keeping our fingers crossed for one snow day in there, where school is closed and we get to stay home reading books and chatting while lingering over a second cup coffee and stopping mid sentence to watch the snow fall and breathe it all in.
Weāre ready for quiet weekends mixed in with long London strolls seeing where our feet take us, stopping for coffee and pastries when we need a break to warm up again. Weāre ready for all that you bring in this last month of Winter. Welcome, February! We greet you with arms open wide.
{Walt Disney “Once Upon a December” poster, 1954 | Found HERE | Pinned HERE}
š§§š Happy Lunar New Year šš§§
May the Year of the Snake, bring luck and good fortune your way!
{Floral Snake | Serena Archetti}
May this New Year lay an abundance of love, light and blessings upon your door. x
{October 1950: American model Joan Vohs poses for a new year greetings card. | Photo by Keystone/Getty Images | Pinned HERE}
Here we stand on the cusp of a New Year. So much has happened in these past 365 days and also so little. But it’s bittersweet to say goodbye to one year. However, we stand ready and waiting for what this next year has in store.Ā
May this coming year hold beauty for us all. Wishing you love and light as we kiss this past year goodbye and open our arms in greeting to the new one about to dawn.
{Hollywood New Year’s Party | “That’s the Tarzan of that day, Lex Barker, with his wife, actress Arlene Dahl” | 1952 | Pinned HERE}