little drives with maman

the last few days my mum and i have visited small towns, most of the time in search fro the best farmers market or farm stand. we went to brattelboro trying to find a good mocha, that failed but we walked around spotted an outdoor lounge chair in beautiful floral, my mum wanted to buy it for me, oh what was i thinking when i said no. then on our way home, off a dirt road we discovered a self serve farm stand, we bought dandelion marmalade, greens and farm eggs because the day before i managed to drop two dozen eggs on the floor, my poor chickens if they knew. Yesterday we headed to cambridge, greenwich and saratoga ny, it was a pleasant day that ended at a giant farmers market where i purchased, sprouts, sunflower greens, currants, bread and more. the funny thing is with all that we bought we forgot to eat anything all day except what we had had for breakfast.

Tomorrow i bring my mum back to montreal and pick up the kids, having the kids makes my summer, i usually spend one night in montreal going to the jazz fest, eating my favorite foods but i must come right back for we are having guest, corine and her family will be coming, we have never met in person!

i have had a great time with my mum, she is l o v e l y, i think she is discovering that her daughter is slowly lacking in social skills, dresses badly nowadays, has aged and makes stress nervous.

evening and morning walk.

the weekend was a great balance of things, hard work k. and i created another pasture and trimmed all along the houses, we had great afternoon snack of fresh strawberries, cheeses and hibiscus ice tea with a man who came to cut some of the fields, he told us a bit more of the history of this place which i soaked up. later on, early evening we went for a walk, looking at what had been cut, the wild flowers that are emerging and the birds. then we got dressed up, my mother came down the stairs looking so beautiful and graceful i could have worn a paper bag no one would have noticed me, then we headed into williams town for an incredible indian meal, walked along the town spotted some famous people who were in town for a play and spotted two great Pyrenees. the  night ended on the porch watching the fireflies flicker all around us as my mum said they were like mirrors to the stars.

this morning we went for a walk at the tropical conservatory and as we entered this is what we read

listen

It is easy to overlook the sounds that are all around you.  depending on the time of day, the season of the year, and the weather, there are many things you may hear.  birds like the red-winged blackbird and the black-capped chickadee are common singers in the marshlands.  on the summer and fall, insects like the cricket create an incessant buzz.  raindrops can patter on leaves.  sometimes in the winter, the only   sound is the creaking of the trees as they sway and rub against each other.

new england tropical conservatory

i am so greatful that k stayed home today, he has only been home a handful of days since we moved  and to see him enjoy it here as well as mum makes me very happy

more time and brooklyn

dear readers i did not even let you know i was going away. sometimes i can not even find the words to say one more thing does that ever happen to you? it happened to me last week. want you to know that we have been in new york my mother and i , we have had the loveliest time, seen beautiful things and tasted wonderful food. I have also met someone so dear to me for the very first time and have come away from it with hope and inspiration. so you see i have so much to share with you.

Yet my dear friends i am not ready to fully come back and although i will be at the farm for two days i will be heading to montreal for another small getaway then i will be back with elle and dylan which for k and i is the highlight of our year.

although i have done everything possible to relax it seems that the tiny men that work the wheels of my brain and thought do not wish to take a day off and i cannot find a quiet moment but if any of this seems sad please know with every moment such as this comes something wonderful.

here is a tiny glimpse of my time in new york more specifically brooklyn.

the weekend.

this weekend there was greeting mum and having our first coffee of our vacation sitting on bench at fanueil hall, there was buying so many fruits and vegetables from the haymarket in boston that we made two trips to the car while we exchanged all the possible recipes almond and apricot tart, stones fruit crumbles, the fruit salad from sunday suppers and the broiled strawberry vanilla and ginger recipe we saw on seven spoons avacados with sea salt and pepper and so on( and on) there was tattes bakery in brookline so perfect we just can not get enough of this place. there was the little bird speaking to mum and the best window display-hundreds of old singer and jones sewing machine- i want them all! There was a visit to my brother's incredibly cool loft I AM NOT JEALOUS( nodding by head up and down)pictures of it soon!

wow just thinking of it there was much more i can add to this list, groceries at a new middle eastern market and great conversation about my memories of living in jerusalem, the ducklings and a broken leg, feeling what motherhood might be like through caring for new born ducklings( i know but i felt it almost a realization this is what motherhood will be for me the caring for animals), homemade chevre and asparagus pizza, three feet high vulture standing in my duck pond, there was plantings seeds in the garden..there was mangoes and more mochas.... breakfast with mum....a movie.... there was sunshine!

a little time in portland maine

k and i decided to combine work with overnight in portland
maine. i loved my time with k. i will tell you more about that later.
I thought i take you window shopping first, ready!

the need for pretty things

today i am in need of pretty things, delicate sounds and sweet breezes. i hope your day is filled with things you want!...and what might those things be?

*ps. i somehow left myself out of the swap. if there is anyone out there that wanted to join but could not at this time find the means to do so, i would be more than happy to send you something.

when rain turns to sun

yesterday the clouds moved away, the rain stopped and we decided to stroll. walking around where i had walked many times before, my eyes wide open realizing that i had not been here in new england in the spring for many years now but in the desert of santa fe. Suddenly i was excited about discovering things i had missed in the past. mixed in with bright sun and a never ending loveliness was memories shared of our youth and far away lands.