It’s a season in which I make lists. Lists and lists and lists. Of goals. Of plans. Of gifts. Of traditions. Of books. Of good deeds.
Paradoxically, it is also a season of spontaneity. Of grabbing a sunny day and glorying in it. Of allowing inspiration to pull [...]
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Autumn Spontaneity
Posted in adventure, field trips, handmade, home, sewing on November 5, 2009 | 8 Comments »
Terrifying Tortes
Posted in adventure, handmade, home, travel on November 4, 2009 | 8 Comments »
Our hard work paid off. The “Terrifying Tortes” party was a big success. Altogether, we raised $1100 to help the grandmothers and orphans struggling with the AIDS crisis in Africa, more than twice our goal.
Now for a little time to glory in our workmanship.
The Doboschtorte. An incredible Hungarian cake made of 10 [...]
A Quote and a Question
Posted in A Quote and a Question, adventure, handmade, home, quotes on November 3, 2009 | 8 Comments »
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Use, do not abuse; neither abstinence nor excess ever renders man happy.
Voltaire
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What are some of your favourite pleasures?
WIP Wednesday
Posted in adventure, handmade, home on October 28, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Work In Progress Wednesday
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60 eggs
5 lbs butter
3 litres of whipping cream
5 boxes of chocolate, grated or melted
1.3 kg of nuts, finely chopped by hand
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Cakes, tortes, flans, squares…the baking is well underway for the Dare To Remember Fundraiser this Friday.
There were a worrying few hours when it became apparent that our oven was melting the electrical [...]
We Dare You
Posted in adventure, handmade, home, travel on October 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
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You are cordially invited to an evening of elegant desserts and interesting conversation. Except that you can’t come because you’re my far-flung friends. Instead we offer a trade. We dare you to be part of our Dare To Dine event.
We’re proud and excited to be hosting an evening that is part of 1,000 dinners across [...]
Earlier this week…
Posted in adventure, home, parenting on October 16, 2009 | 8 Comments »
Grrrr Arrrg!
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That boy. He’s my Taoist master. Since the moment of his arrival, he’s taught me so much about being in the moment. At first it was to keep up with his body as he nursed, crawled, and leaped. Then it was because that was where his mind lived. In. [...]
Good Morning, Snow!
Posted in adventure, home, homeschooling on October 15, 2009 | 9 Comments »
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Good morning, snow! We didn’t expect you yet, and neither did the trees – they’re still clad in garments of green leaves.
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We may have slept long, kept in grey dimness far longer than usual, but then we all rushed out to greet you.
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Some of us were so eager to see you that we didn’t [...]
being thankful
Posted in adventure, home on October 12, 2009 | 3 Comments »
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Thanksgiving weekend.
Thinking, laughing, eating, talking, family, friends, walking, running, knitting, cleaning.
Gratitude for all things this weekend and every day.
Thank you for joining me here. Celebrating our custom lives with you is one of the small joys of my everyday adventures.
Transitioning
Posted in Project Spectrum, adventure, home on October 9, 2009 | 10 Comments »
Most unusually, snow came before frost this year, allowing for some incredible juxtapositions.
wind :: delicacy
clouds :: colour
petals :: snow
grey :: growth
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I dallied in bringing in the flowers that were still blooming in the garden, so taken with the vibrant colours lasting so far into this season of fading. Last night I hurried out into [...]
Warmth of Friends
Posted in home on October 4, 2009 | 10 Comments »
May your brisk and windy days of autumn be also full of moments as snuggly as this.
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