happy list

a collection

of the little things that have made my week

(started here)

...

oh my-

what a month...

it's been 

insanely busy

with work

and very hard-

mother's day 

blindsided me

but bits of brightness

have gotten me here-

to the unofficial start of 

summer 

2013

hallelujah.

...

a little gift
of a full bunch
of the sweetest smelling bells

made a house in desperate need of a deep clean
 delightful

stitching

new designs

for a dear friend's
gatsby-esque
wedding

and celebrating love

with raspberry meringue
on top

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.

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...

sweet surprise

i opened my door

and found a pint of local, little compton strawberries

waiting for me

my sweet mother-in-law (knowing my berry obsession)

made my day

with this juicy little gift!

... 

i popped a few like candy

added some to our morning smoothies

and baked the remaining

 with rhubarb 

for a delicious breakfast treat for my dad 

who was here over the weekend

...

good golly, i just can't get over the sweet flavor

of these bursting-with-goodness beauties! 

NOTHING like the plastic-packaged varieties from the supermarket-

try and scoop some up at your local farmer's market this week!

 ...

THANK YOU janet!!

xoxo

lunch, lately

quinoa caprese salad

organic vegetable juice

...

this just seems like the perfect lunch

to eat on the back steps

while taking a gardening break