i've been a little cooped up here lately, with the snow and the kid-wrangling. just looking through my pictures from the last couple of weeks, pondering the little things. here are some peeks into some of the things i've learned::
...i like to make dinners in big pots. mainly because it's easy. and most likely because you can throw anything in there and it usually comes out tasting delicious...
...this is a very steamy, crappy photo, but one thing about me is that i make veggie chili, entirely too much. if you've eaten at my house, you know this...
...eight year olds are wicked moody...
...i spend lots of hours a day at my kitchen window. which is a good, good thing...
...lulu likes to dress herself. which often means that you will find her wearing stripes, tie-dye, and a tutu, all at the same time...
...when i know that someone is taking my photo, i act very very awkward...
...my family produces a lot of dirty dishes, which have to be cleaned...
...seaweed is my new favorite condiment, especially on avocados!...
...bright colored couscous brightens up even the gloomiest of days...
...watching little people doing their work is a very beautiful thing...
..tea equals therapy...
...some lemons have nipples...
...and when my children tell me that they are "so sick!" and i keep them home from school and go as far as taking them to the doctor and i find out that they are in fact not really that sick at all, they are actually pretty healthy, i take them on random homeschool field trips (like here where we went to the stonyfield organic yogurt factory) and make them watch movies about good bacteria and learn stuff. yeah.
so that's it! hope you're staying toasty warm, doing something you love. xx
:: movement!...
:: sisterly love caught on camera....
:: beautiful, bountiful salads...
:: lunch dates in vintage diner cars...
:: plentiful vegetables...
:: creating beautiful food with my family...
:: simple breakfasts...
:: the bustle and beauty of the farmer's market...
:: the gifts from the earth that sustain me every day. xx
"It's spring fever. That is what the name of it is. And when you've got it, you want - oh, you don't quite know what it is you do want, but it just fairly makes your heart ache, you want it so!" ~Mark Twain
...wearing a scarf made from an old t-shirt, and standing in the light of the kitchen...
...it's giving love to something smaller than us...
...it's being with your family, celebrating...
...it's sitting in your grandmother's favorite chair...
...it's cauliflower with lots of curry waiting to be roasted...
...it's a big bowl of toasty kale chips...
...it's a big bowl of fresh produce...
...it's sitting by the fire in my favorite coffee shop...
...it's little people with big smiles...
...it's colorful pieces of paper arranged in a way that creates happiness...
...it's spices and herbs and nourishment...
...it's taking pictures kissing produce (and ginormous earlobes waiting for kisses from joey)...
...it's taking silly pictures in the winter's light...
...it's fresh spring rolls...waiting for spring...
2. the sink will always fill up with dirty dishes (especially right after you finish cleaning the kitchen) so stop worrying about it. find your peace with the dishes. do them. now, or later.
3. find something that really makes you happy. one thing that you look forward to. lately this "thing" has been trader joe's spicy hummus. oh yeah.
4. write letters to people you love. tell them how important they are to you. because they won't be here forever, and neither will you. and people can't read minds. so tell them. now.
5. lemons make it better. they just do.
6. hug the little people you love (and the big ones, too). i'm hard pressed to find a little one in my life who will turn down extra snuggles.
7. find beauty everywhere. and color. and love.
8. feed yourself what makes you feel good. and score bonus points if it's in a pretty bowl.
9. if it's green, it's good.
...this is a very steamy, crappy photo, but one thing about me is that i make veggie chili, entirely too much. if you've eaten at my house, you know this...
...eight year olds are wicked moody...
...i spend lots of hours a day at my kitchen window. which is a good, good thing...
...lulu likes to dress herself. which often means that you will find her wearing stripes, tie-dye, and a tutu, all at the same time...
...when i know that someone is taking my photo, i act very very awkward...
...my family produces a lot of dirty dishes, which have to be cleaned...
...seaweed is my new favorite condiment, especially on avocados!...
...bright colored couscous brightens up even the gloomiest of days...
...watching little people doing their work is a very beautiful thing...
..tea equals therapy...
...some lemons have nipples...
so that's it! hope you're staying toasty warm, doing something you love. xx
