a quiet morning after

yesterday k and i spent the day at the farm and mostly indoors after chores and the occasional hay feeding. we cleaned the house and re-arranged furniture before cooking thanksgiving dinner. we watched movies, glimpsed at dog shows, knitted and exchanged thanksgiving wishes via email to friends. we sat by candlelight and ate our meal( we got full too fast). then out we went under the dark sky and fed and tucked away the animals. came in made an apple crisp and watched another movie, then probably my favourite part of the day we lay quietly, with lights off on the couch.

this morning  i was supposed to go to a tea house with people i hardly know, but the warm air, soft rain and clean air made me want to stay home and sip tea while knitting some more. I am thinking about how to decorate, where to place our christmas tree and how to wrap presents this year, do i do it like the year before last or last year , nope something completely new  think.

where in brooklyn

my dear mum has been so patient with me, you see she is coming to visit in june and she would like to go to ny for a few days but more specifically brooklyn. we would like to be close to cafes, restaurants, shops, museum and garden/parks. everyday she sends me twenty listings for places to stay and i get all freaked out! you see for the most part i have always stayed in manhattan but like her i would like to stay in brooklyn but what area should we look for? i have asked my dear friend deb from bonbon so many times now to check a few listings( many) and she graciously reviews them, then i am too late to book and miss out! i am way to embarrassed to ask her again but perhaps you might have some ideas of what area would be nice to spend time in.

p.s. just ignore the ugly feet

when songs make you happy

this song has been playing in the background of my days -it makes me happy.

*edward sharpe & the magnetic zeros

monday mornings and comfort

hope your weekend was a good one. i have always loved mondays, perhaps it is knowing what comes next in a daily routine. for me there is something very comforting in my morning of chores, which included feeding, mucking gathering of eggs. then showering, the process of making my mocha and toast then sitting, eating, editing and browsing. it is my beginning, somehow if i get to do these things the rest of my days flow better. what about you?

in her shoes

we added to my shoe collection, thank you mum. this morning elle surprised me with breakfast as i came back from the barn a full and wonderful surprise. dylan and i have the most incredible conversation all day long. changes are happening so fast and it involves us moving i will tell you sometime soon. for now i will leave you with images of elle in my red shoes and things, she is so lovely!

simplement mardi

today the weather was lovely and doing my farm chores is so peaceful in the sun. a snow storm is on it's way, yes please ! k and i have not even broken in our new snow shoes yet! I would like to see another winter wonderland on the farm, sit by the fire when my toes get cold while sipping pot of tea.

she is a girl with pretty things

i am not a girly girl, oh i used to say that a lot. five minute showers, no blow driers, no make up, no scissors come close to my hair. when it came to clothes it was a little different the best worn out boy blue jeans with the most delicate of white shirts, pretty earring or necklace and the shoes always pretty almost always red and sometimes scuffed! well now a days on the farm i look like i belong in the barn- no it is true! except for my hunter wellies everything else is well, a mess. i can always be found with hay in my hair. on a car ride home my mother said honey your letting yourself go as she pointed at my vintage bag with a whole in it, my black long sweater that she saw on me everyday that week! I wanted to tell her who cares i feel good but truth is i did not feel good,i had noticed it myself. as i walk past the walk in closets bursting with pretty things i have gathered i realize somehow myself esteem has slipped. so here is to bringing the pretty things out.

the color at my feet

today

chased clarabelle back into the pasture again!
nursing a bad knee( not sure how, but better already)
i fixed clarabelles escape rout
created two picture books for printing
answered blog sponsorship question
ate a black bean and goat cheese quesadilla for lunch
listening to npr classics
will find nature treasure with my camera
and i feel like watching remains of the day ( perhaps later)
wondering what i should make with the beautiful quinces i received
and drying black walnuts!

a portrait of me in things

i am in these things or perhaps it is better to say these things are in me. in a few weeks i will be leaving home for many, many weeks. everyday things around me will be different. when i travel i embrace all that i can through my lens, my eyes, and my ears- but when it is too loud, to busy, too overwhelming, these are the things i crave.

Take your fears out of the drawer!

I watched a movie recently " milk" starring my future husband in heaven sean penn. in it his character harvey gets a life thretening drawing. He takes it and puts it on his fridge, his partner asked him "why" and his reply " if we put what we fear in a drawer it will grow bigger bigger..." that phrase stuck with me. So the other day i decided to put a few things i feared on my fridge and i invite you to do the same, you can send me photo and i will post it, of course anonymously if you wish. then i will put it on a postcard and hang it outside till the writing fades and then i will notify you when it has so you can fear it no longer...silly maybe but why not. The other day i got to play in a flower shop i adore, i will post all about it soon, but the more surprisingly thing about it is, i asked the owner(who i had once feared) if i could and his reply was "sure i have nothing to loose" my sentiments exactly!