“When it’s over, I want to say: all my life I was a bride married to amazement. I was the bridegroom, taking the world into my arms. When it’s over, I don’t want to wonder if I have made of my life something particular, and real I don’t want to find myself sighing and frightened,…
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Six Senses Saturday
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~Seeing~ This movie… After watching the preview for the new Focus Feature film “Somewhere,” I have a yen to see another Sofia Coppola creation… This beautiful movie is one of my absolute favorites! watch the TRAILER HERE ~Smelling~ This fresh Carrot Cheddar bread I just made! (It’s a recipe for sandwich buns, but can just…
Scarborough Fair Shortbread & Paris Garden Montrachet
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photograph by Melissa Placzek “Are you going to Scarborough fair? Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme. Remember me to one who lives there. She once was a true love of mine.” ~Simon and Garfunkel Happy Friday friends! Today I woke from a strange, delightful dream still fresh in my memory. I was painting with oils on…
Repurposing Ideas
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little glass bottle or perfume bottle as ~Hanging Bud Vase~ wine corks and a secondhand frame as ~Rustic Cork Board~ stacked teacups and saucers as ~Whimsical Jewelry Display~ photographs by Melissa Placzek Have you turned a recycled find into a repurposed treasure lately? I’d love to hear your ideas! ~Melissa
The Mysteries of Tea ~ English Breakfast
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photograph by Melissa Placzek “Tea to the English is really a picnic indoors.” ~Alice Walker :: Tea of the Week :: English Breakfast English Breakfast tea is not just one kind of tea, but a tea “blend.” There are some tea blends that have been created over centuries according to the personal and collective preference…
Six Senses Saturday
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~Feeling~ Thankful ~Seeing~ This book! Can’t put it down! ~Tasting~ Cherry Polish Paczi (pronounced punch-key) From Hanisch Bakery Red Wing mmmmmmm….. photograph by Melissa Placzek ~Hearing~ Pomplamoose! ~Smelling~ Stuffed Acorn Squash cooking in the crockpot! Here’s the RECIPE ~Knowing~ That soon the snow will melt and Jeff will suggest we go HERE for dinner. We…
“Priceless” by Dana Stenholtz
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I just love this article that Dana wrote! So sweet! Enjoy. Priceless The two loves of my life are my nieces. Elyse and Aubrey are 7 and 5, and anything Auntie Dana gives them is special. That is one of the best things about kids. They don’t know if you spent five dollars or 5,000…
Thrift Store & Antique Treasures
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I went thrift store shopping with my daughter Andrea today and found sooooo many good things! pretty plates… a platter decorated with sweet peas… a cool china teacup, saucer and dessert plate… silver and silver plate hidden under layers of tarnish… after using a little elbow grease, it shined up beautifully! some gorgeous vintage runners…
The Road Not Taken ~ Robert Frost
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photograph by Melissa Placzek One of my favorite poems…My response when people ask about my life and career choice. Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the…
Repurposing Idea ~ Jars of Delight
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Valentine Treat 3 ~Jars of Delight~ “Every object, every being is a jar full of delight. Be a connoisseur.” ~Rumi photographs by Melissa Placzek A sweet idea for giving Valentines to your best friends! Just buy a bunch of small, quilted canning jars… Put a little circle of vintage fabric or a cupcake paper between…