
There is something so warming and lovely about candles and lanterns— especially in the Autumn and Winter!
I love this tutorial on making a lantern out of twigs and moss from Twig and Toadstool!


There is something so warming and lovely about candles and lanterns— especially in the Autumn and Winter!
I love this tutorial on making a lantern out of twigs and moss from Twig and Toadstool!
I lie here on my pink puffy bed in my pink silky pajamas, or pink flannel depending on my mood (the only thing you can bank on is that there will be chocolate smeared somewhere on my attire), with my pink feathered pen, writing my most delicious daydreams. Funny? Sometimes. Scandalous? Hopefully. Inspiring? Perhaps. Full of love? Always.
Welcome to my World.
You can take the girl out of bohemia but you can’t take the bohemia out of the girl! I’ve been dreaming lately of my old life–lesbians in suits with fedoras hiding long lustrous hair; men with Salvador Dali moustaches writing love poetry for me; tiny men with wild hair writing songs for me; gorgeous frenchmen creating breathtaking sculptures of me dancing; beautiful women creating stunning dances for me; world-renowned opera singers filling my room with flowers; walking the streets of…
They’re just little bearded guys, but they are the keepers of the flame. They remind me that no matter how dark and treacherous a storm may seem, no matter how thick the fog of grief around me, when I don’t know which way to turn, I just need to keep my eyes open, watching for the light that will guide me home.
’s been 22 days since my hip replacement surgery, and the hardest part is slowing down. I want to be healed. I want to dance, to stretch, to slide into bed without tweaking pain, to sleep on any side I choose. I want to jump into the ocean and then slide into a hot bubble bath.
This article from Aha Parenting is a lovely reminder to take things slow with our children. You don’t have to tell me twice! My favorite days are our slow days…a long slow luxurious hot breakfast by candlelight with a story; a walk in the woods with nowhere to be, just exploring and finding treasures and sitting on fallen trees and talking; riding our bikes with no destination, or if we have a destination, being de-railed from our plans by running…
Who knew that a speeding ticket would forever change my life for the better? Who knew that I was speeding right into magic that night?
My oh my what a day. It all started with the case of the missing blueberry. We were making blueberry muffins this morning and I laid out all the ingredients and after we measured and mixed everything, we couldn’t find the blueberries. We immediately thought Henry Houdini, the king of disappearing things, made off with them. His favorite place to put things is in the garbage–like throwing my cell phone in the kitchen trash where it sinks to the bottom…