Current Crush-Wabi Sabi

“Japanese art, infused with the spirit of wabi sabi, seeks beauty in the truths of the natural world, looking toward nature for it’s inspiration. It refrains from all forms of intellectual entanglement, self regard, and affectation in order to discover the unadorned truth of nature. Since nature can be defined as asymmetry and random imperfections,…

Welcoming the New Year

Jeff and I are busy cooking from Julia Child’s Mastering the Art of French Cooking this evening. We’re sipping good wine and making roast goose with a prune and foie gras stuffing…and doing a lot of laughing and reminiscing. We’re looking forward to the new year. This will be the beginning of the 12th year…

What I’m Listening To~ Lia Ices

I usually wait until Friday to share what I’m listening to, but I am so excited about this new artist I had to share today. Her voice has a dreamy, whispery, fantasy-like quality that I think is perfect listening on winter days. Visit her website HERE…and read about her in this VOGUE article. Grown Unknown…

Relaxing Ritual~ Reading to Each Other

We all know the many benefits of reading to our children before they can read to themselves. Once they do start reading, it’s still fun to read bedtime stories together and sometimes enjoy a longer book like Harry Potter, Little House in the Big Woods, Anne of Green Gables or Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.…

Tangerine Dream Hand Cream

“I carry the sun in a golden cup, the moon in a silver bag.” ~William Butler Yeats This hand cream smells citrusy and feels wonderful on chapped, winter hands. Great for moisturizing elbows, knees and feet too! This recipe is from my book, Welcome Home, and is easy to make. Enjoy! ~Tangerine Dream Hand Cream~…