It has been a most mild winter here in Portland this year, and signs of spring abound. From plum and magnolia trees in full bloom, to tiny buds appearing on maple and dogwood trees, it is my favorite season. As usual, I wander about like a toddler, enamored of every tiny sign of growth and every spot of color. Here is a glimpse in my garden, it is a joy to see it in spring for the first time.
I find this quote so applicable to my energy in winter and spring. Do you?
Here are a few glimpses of the Christmas season here at Sweet Eventide Photography.
Sending you a heartfelt thanks for spending another year on the internet with me!
Merry Christmas!
I've got food on my mind lately, as in farm fresh, seasonal food. Anyone who knows me well knows that I'm always into that kind of food, but there is a new season in town. I will get my first farm box of spring this week. I've been hearing rumors of asparagus on my farm's Facebook page.
In the meantime, I've resorted to entertaining myself by photographing my plain old grocery store red onion and my mother-in-law's brand new Meyer lemon tree.
This weekend, I rearranged furniture. I love rearranging our furniture. I cleared a big clutter hot spot from our front room that grew around a desk that wasn't being used for anything purposeful*. I repainted a table that has been green for 6 years and I've wanted to paint it white for at least one. Finally, I just grabbed the paint and went for it! Now there is a place to sit leisurely where once there was piles of clutter.
Good morning, I am so out of the habit of blogging but I thought I'd try to share a little glimpse of my morning with you today. It is so very windy here that I had to rescue my fern from my front porch. It looked too good next to my open Anthropologie catalog so I snapped a pic.
You know by now that I adore red and (turquoise, aqua, pale blue, etc.). It makes sense that I ditched the traditional red & green for my holiday decorating then, right?
Thank you all for the congratulations on my big blogging milestone! It is so fun celebrating with you this week. I wish you were here in person, I am working hard on a Sweet Eventide photography table for a craft fair tomorrow night at the Noodle's school! I would love to celebrate in person too.
I snapped this pic on Friday afternoon to capture this wonderful moment in time when I was playing Parcheesi with the Noodle. It reminded me of my series Scene Around Home. I thought it was the perfect shot to revive that series.
Here are a few things I saw around and about my mother-in-law's beautiful garden this weekend during the family reunion.
Happy Friday everyone!
Today we have the Noodle's Winter Celebration at school. He attends a public K-8 charter school and they do this amazing all-school performance each December. Each class chooses what to perform and last year when one class sang Country Roads, I do believe 95% of the parents and grandparents were weeping.
I got these for our family this year and I just love the colors. They fit in perfectly with my white/red/turquoise color scheme in the living room. I also drooled over this white, quilted tree skirt but I resisted. Oh do I want that tree skirt badly! I can't find it on their site or I would show you, trust me.
I also wanted to share this year's letter to Santa. He wrote it in two parts: first what he wanted and then after viewing Elf, he added a second part.
Translation, part one: I want a BB gun please. I want a remote control car please. please. I want a remote control plane. I want a Lego set of the Death Star.
Translation, part two: Message. Dear Santa. I have tried to be nice so please don't put me on the naughty list.
I swear, his writing notes and letters this year is a major highlight of my life. I know I'm in proud mama mode but it's so precious to my heart. And yes, we assured him that he was not on the naughty list! He can be a challenge at times, but I told him last night when times are tough, weeks like this when I'm sick in bed for days, he always comes through for me and it means everything to me.
Okay sappy post done! I'm taking my sinus-infected self to buy a neti pot finally. Wish me ick, I mean, luck...
This edition of Scene Around Home is brought to you via my MIL's lovely abode. This was a relaxing day for me, the most I did was peel some apples and potatoes in between noshing on cheese and crackers with fig spread. Mmmm. I did go for a little photowalk and take a lot of pictures. Would you like to see what I found around and about?
Recently I was so fortunate to be spontaneously gifted a darling red mini Eames rocker by another family from school. I can still hardly believe it is sitting in my living room.
Fairy loves it! She whispered in my ear, "Finally! A chair just for me and so stylish too!"
When I told Jamie this story, she reminded me that I had posted about them awhile ago and that the universe had listened. Isn't that cool? You put something out there and forget about it, and then it arrives in your life just like that on a Wednesday night at a school meeting. Thanks again A&B!
I've decided that as I tip the scales past unpacking and more toward design & nesting, I'd like to share little corners of my new home with you. So I'm introducing a new column, Scene Around Home. There won't be a set schedule like Friday Poems, but I will publish it as I make my way through the house, turning it into our home.
One thing that finally helped me create a first corner or two was buying myself a bouquet of flowers on Friday. I do this from time to time, probably not often enough. Then I split it into many little jars, vases and jugs and share the color anywhere that suits me.
Art for the big-hearted, radiant woman who is ready to immerse herself in beauty.
