The Sleigh Has Landed

"It is in the imagination with which you perceive this world, 
and the gestures with which you honor it." - Mary Oliver.

Our annual Solstice party was delightful and in a blink it was Xmas. I made all mater of tasty eats during our winter break.  We had Marcella Hazan's cabbage soup on xmas eve, Chocolate bread, hot out of the oven Xmas morn and our usual Tomato Risotto for xmas Eve.  The jolly ole elf waited til near midnight to be sure the mancub was asleep before placing gifts beneath the tree. My son bounded into my room at 3:23 am squealing, “MOM wait til you see what Santa left in my stocking!” I mumbled that I was happy but go back to bed until daylight. He went back to bed then was up at 5 am. I finally crawled out of bed near 7, made myself a giant latte sprinkled with juniper sugar and watched him merrily unwrap his gifts.

 

Decking the halls...

Glass hinged ornaments to contain the tiny fallen nests I found. 

S is making me a spider ornament for xmas!

He said it was the best xmas ever.

Latte with juniper sugar sprinkle.

The best red lentil curry.

Galaxy smoothy bowl.

Tea from Myri

Grape Salsa!

To you and yours.

Soulful Beauty

Getting a jump on Mother’s Day because Sunday’s going to rain. Dinner by the lake, bourbon glazed donuts for breakfast, then hunt for soulful beauty.  The Locust trees are in bloom and the scent is otherworldly!

Summering Vignettes

One of many sunset picnics

Paper Armor

Mother & Son tandem sewing

Web collecting

The tide of Legos

Rainy days

View from the tree house tent

street art

Soaking up Summer : School starts next week

Spider's leaf puppet

Gifts from the mancub

late bloomers

Neighborhood Picnic

We love our hood...and their annual picnic.

Lama Cimpmanka Rinpoche

The soul is here for its own joy - Rumi

Fairy Garden

I know a bank where the wild thyme blows, 
Where oxlips and the nodding violet grows, 
Quite overcanopied with luscious woodbine, 
With sweet musk roses and with eglantine. 
There sleeps Titania sometime of the night, 
Lulled in these flowers with dances and delight. 

- Will Shakespeare 

The fairy queen has moved into our flower pot....

How to make a Fairy Garden

1.  Pick a spot in your garden, a large plant pot or container.

2.  Add plants.  Fairies love pansy, lobelia, allysum and fern.

3.  Give your fairies furniture to sit on.  We purchased ours here.  You could also make your own with found objects like rocks, shells and sticks.  Acorn caps make great fairy baskets!

4.  Add some rocks for stepping stones.

5.  Fill in bare spots with moss.  Fairies like napping on moss.

6.  Make a sign to welcome your fairy.

To see our fairy houses, click HERE!   For EVERYTHING FAIRY, click here!

A New Nest

" I come home
she lifted up her wings
I guess that this must be the place" - Talking Heads

Some scenes from the little nest near big woods...