yum yum rainbow fun

“JELLO” is a pretty anytime crowd pleaser. Great for when kiddos are sick.

A fabulous rainbow lined up in the fridge! I use collected recycled glass containers and jars - gelatin looks appealing and electrolyte powders often have delightful colors. If the flavor has less tint, fun shot glasses acquired on our latest vacation do the just the trick.

Find what you like about shopping, cooking, preparing FOOD and work that angle …

Just add PINK

Christmas BITS & BOBS AWAY !! But maybe not all of it ??

The intersection of Christmas and Valentine’s Day (DECOR):

- RED

- green

- greenery 

- little trees

- BOWS

- pompoms

- bells

- BIRDS

- deer

- squirrels etc.

- snowmen

- snowflakes, icicles 

- LIGHTS - red, pink, white mode

- tinsel & shine

- CRYSTALS

- candles

- LOVE - hearts, peace

- chocolate 

… Just ADD lots of HEARTS & gobs of PINK !!

 

TCHUSSIE 2023

Dankeschön für alles 2023

UND HALLO 2024

frankie says RELAX

When the DEMANDS aren't drowning me - I revel in the fact that I AM more RELAXED in the big picture the more (children) I have to tend to.

But I have been collecting skin abrasions on the hands (holiday production, paperwork) and face (grabby baby, sleepless nights). According to Louise Hay cuts represent over-emphasis on self-imposed rules without ample reward; the fingers are all about the details and near the nose confirms irritation from others’ actions or obsessing over the calendar. Touché.

Peekaboo

Headed through the mountains for a ski weekend and WOOSH hit the eye of a storm. Standstill for hours in a heated car, encircled by blizzard, with four sleeping children plus one large pooch in the back. Are finally able to pull off, U turn and creep treacherously home. No longer on a jubilant trip, BUT, no one knows we are in town. Multitudes of RSVPs have been previously kindly declined. SO play sweet HOOKIE for the entire weekend !!!!!! Two days of sleep, snow play, veg-ing out and cooking-in during the fanciest most frenetic time of the year !!!!!! Ah sweet indulgent naughty bliss. 

Dream Life Love Menu

 

Dégustation de vie des rèves . Enjoy in any order everyday.

Leap of faith

- Café con leche. Café con whipped cream, café con hot chocolate…‘light’ azúcar, but always dulce.

- Gingerbread. This year it’s all about the gingerbread decorating party. 

- Sparkle suits and sets. Twinkle, twinkle, shimmer, flicker and shine.

It’s just incredible all of the elements that must come together - and do - to make air travel possible. Nothing short of a miracle. So when someone sits bedside you, sniffling and shoving, embrace the suck* and remain in awe that you are traversing this snow globe.

*Navy SEALs say pray for ‘suck’, it makes you better.

 

Helpful Elfin

Helpful Elfin -

Stands with feet planted firmly on the earth
Dons clogs
Knits wool 

Knows green is the color of love
Eats snow

Encourages others to eat snow 

Meets children at eye level

Bakes 

Slurps soup and stew 

Sleeps a little extra

Collects fun socks

Smells of mint 

Drinks coffee in her hot cocoa

Makes light work engaging head, heart and hands 

More French than Festive

What would a French woman do ??

 

A course correction can be mapped. Such is life when lived in the now. We plan and plan and plan, but just plan to stay on your toes. 

A much awaited trip has landed on a dastardly inconvenient moon phase, rolling out the holidays with red glitter and candy cane carpets may no longer feel right, and nestling in to disentangle one’s home, rather than run amok in a merry frenzy, could be an imperative. 

Lay it down

THEME Themis - goddess of law and justice “that which is laid down or established”

Numerous trips, imminent holidayS and a berserk number of school proceedings, ceremonies, volunteer opportunities… 

Waldorf education has a classic and constant natural, beautiful inherent theme and feel. I adore coloring within those traditional lines. The more confining the constraints, the more the creativity pours. 

Outside of establishments, though, the choices are maddeningly infinite.

So fix yourself upon a THEME

EG these weeks for me : 
“Sweater Weather - Eastcoaster style” for Cleveland with family
“Romantic, Intimate - Lingerie” for 40th Birthday
“Helpful Elfin” for everyday style & overall mood
“What would a French woman do?” for a couples jaunt to isle St Maarten
“Hershey’s Kiss” in the advent calendar 
“Vintage Niwot” for Christmas
“Fuck it” for family photo, it might just not happen this year ;)

The tighter the theme the better. Don’t you just love a party where the hostess takes you on a very specific journey? And expects you you to show-up primed for said experience! 

Shortie from Scottie

 

It’s that wonderful time of the year !! Shortbread from Scotland. 

Kids love to use it as their cut-out and embellish cookie dough; so easy to mix up we do it nearly every weekend of the season. 

It’s really not very boring

 Forty - fancy party !

“It’s really not very boring,” my Parisian Aunt says she dreams to travel Stateside as to witness our daily (family life) happenings for herself.

A decidedly undaily occurrence - a meaningful affair with Very Important People !!!