soul resuscitation

ahhhhhhh...

this place

it's people

and spring

in bloom

...

a few days away

for a 

deep-down 

revive

sometimes

life's simplest pleasures-

sun

food

family

are just enough

...

early spring by the shore

empty stretches

of low tide beach

rolling dunes

of greening beach grass

a pup

learning the way

of the sandy-dog life

bundled

with the view

of a hazy horizon

readying

for summer

...

a happy list, of a saturday sort

happy list

a collection

of the little things that have made my week

(started here)

...

guilty pleasure

because sometimes

there is just no resisting their magical deliciousness

fabric

and the purr of my sewing machine

inspired
and it feels so good...

while sitting on the back steps

late one afternoon

my hearty succulents

finally got re-potted

this moment

snapped by my husband-

long after i'd fallen asleep 

cuddled up to the sweet smell 

of my favorite girl

and

let's be honest- it was a looong, dark winter

with looong, dark roots

which really-

was no good for anyone.

so, with a quick trip to NYC

the blond is back

and
spring

has me feeling

a little more

like

me

again.

spring cleaning

evening hours 

spent in the yard...

air turns cool

raking, shoveling, planting

dreaming...

music and chatter

...

little family, starting fresh

spring.

springtime sweets

as if this holiday needed more sugar...

but i couldn't pass up the opportunity 

to bake for the littles of our life- 

much to their delight! 

 

baskets of bunnies

and fuzzy chicks 

...

happy easter!

happy list

a collection

of the little things that have made my week

(started here)

...

freshly baked cookies

a weekly necessity

for a hungry husband

(a kitchen sink version of granola-dark chocolate this week... YUM)

soft, sweet, silky knits

set for blocking

a fresh, peaceful corner

of our torn-apart home

ahhhhh...

snail mail

that says just the right thing

house guests

of the cutest kind

a time for cake

a quiet moment

on the first day of spring

calls for cake

...

and because

winter citrus

is my favorite thing 

about this much-too-long season

i bid adieu 

to the cold and grey

with the bright, juicy 

grapefruit

olive oil grapefruit cake

perfectly acceptable

as breakfast

right?

savored in the sunlight.

welcome, spring.

welcome...