~Seeing~

Breakfast at Tiffany’s on the little DVD player in the kitchen

We watched while we cooked

we sipped pinot…

A relaxing Friday evening

and a sweet date night

 

photographs by Melissa Placzek

~Smelling~

This coffee brewing in the French press…

Thanks Jana!

~Tasting~

This…

~Chop Salad~

4 large handfuls fresh spinach, chopped

3 Tablespoons purple onion, chopped

2 plum tomatoes, chopped

8 martini olives, chopped

2 cloves fresh garlic, minced

4 slices thick-cut bacon, fried and chopped

1/4 cup sunflower seeds

a couple handfuls of your favorite croutons

3 Tablespoons honey

3 Tablespoons olive oil

3 Tablespoons balsamic vinegar

2 teaspoons sesame oil

2 teaspoons Dijon mustard

1 teaspoon sea salt

generous grinding fresh black pepper

1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper

handful fresh parsley, chopped

~Feeling~

Inspired

after an awesome day with the hubby…

writing…

and reading my favorite magazine

~Hearing~

Iron and Wine

Upward Over the Mountain

Tree By the River

Boy With a Coin

Naked as We Came

Flightless Bird

~Knowing~

What’s important is to:

“Focus on the journey, not the destination. Joy is not found in finishing an activity, but in doing it.” ~Greg Anderson

~Melissa