Monthly Archives: August 2009

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rainy day comforts

the house filled up with a divine smell this morning.. a concoction so simple, creating so much warmth and comfort in the air.

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mmm… if that isn’t a dish full of comfort food, i don’t know what is.

i love a good chicken pot pie, but have never attempted to make one myself, until i watched nigella lawson make a simple one with puff pastry. laaaaa. thank you curvy goddess.

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it started with my own vegetable broth, which was later kissed with some chicken bouillon. and instead of what nigella does with the flour on the chicken, i just made the roux myself. not really that big of a deal.

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i am rather proud of myself.

it was d.e.l.i.c.i.o.u.s.

the puff pastry was so yummy and flaky and… mmmm… and the thick chickeny/vegetable gravy…

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the best part was…

it was so easy. i didn’t follow any recipe. i added what sounded good. no measurements… just a dash here.. taste. add a bit more.

perfect for a rainy, grey autumn/winter’s day.

{day three}

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pieces of the journey

i have been feeling so good lately.

-so much light and positivity and…just a feeling of understanding. like i have arrived and i am simply waiting. not searching, not lost… i am here. present. and waiting.

-our trip to belgium was beautiful… (i’m still editing pictures, and will share in the days to come) brussels is such a beautiful city, so laid back… the people are so friendly and wonderful. seeing how cass and hanno are with amélie was so beautiful and sweet. she is the center of their world, a bright, silly, imaginative, wonderful center of their world.

- inspired by a friend. her photography has just grown so much. it’s like she has just arrived. found her destination. she’s ontop of her game and…it is so inspiring to witness.

- i feel more confident in myself, in my art-with the camera at least. i think a lot of it is because of tiffany (above) and, maybe because i *think* i know what direction i would like to go in with my photography. not that i think i will get there any time soon, or be ready for it… just knowing. i feel an all over sense of confidence with that.

- i have two photo shoots coming up soon. one step closer to upgrading my camera. i am so excited about that!

- making lists of goals, things that make me happy, things that inspire me… heh-it always is a perfect way to lift me up.

- the air is changing. wait… it has been for a while now. we didn’t really have a summer here (maybe a week) but it’s already well into the feeling of autumn. conkers fallen to the ground, whistling winds down the chimney, cold toes…  i love this transition- even if it does mean a long, wet, dark winter.

- planning a trip to the coast with my love. just for a day. i want to go before it is too horrible… er. most likely it will be terribly rainy and windy and cold, but i want to go nonetheless. : )

- emails with so many inspiring, yummy, creative goddesses. girl crushes. i feel so in awe of each of them. la la la

so much love and peace to you.

grateful daily {week 8}

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what are you grateful for this week?

-xo.

{day two part two}

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{day two part one}

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{day one}

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home sweet home

our holiday was just long enough.

it was wonderful and beautiful… we had sunlight and sightseeing. yummy home-made food and a little girl who kept us endlessly entertained with her energy and pure sweetness.

i met cass online, through flickr a little over a year ago. (you might already know.. i might have already told you..)

she is one of the sweetest, most gentle, witty, hilarious, wonderful person. so kind and just… a treasure. we first met up in person at our cambridge meet-up.

i feel lucky to know her. to have been able to meet her family, to have a taste of what their life is like in belgium.

think that i will be posting photos over the next few days. i took so so many… hours upon hours that will be spent going through them and editing.

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steven and i took an early morning bus to dublin, arriving at around 4am, and then we were off on a quick flight over to brussels. we journeyed on the train to the central station…which was hilarious-because we aren’t used to public transportation other than buses. we sat in first class at the start, before we were told off. (it was impossible to tell the difference between the cars. and our tickets weren’t in english either.)

and then we made it to our destination. waited for hanno to come find us, and took a short walk through the grand place to get to their house. (they live riiiiight in the city, the above photo is not even a minute walk from their front door. how fabulous is that?!)

did i mention the sun? oh… oh the sun. there was SUN! and it was hot… it was so awkward packing from a colder, more autumn feeling wet, damp and dark weather-for a hot and humid vacation. i think we both got just a smiiiidge of colour on our pale skin. : )

so we had been up for quite some time, but still managed to get out and walk around a bit. peeking into all of the beautiful chocolate shops, noses to the sky to gather in all the details of the buildings…people watching.(which is by far the most fun thing to do. of course.. you never think that people are watching YOU either. ;-p)

…think that i have to leave you with that so far… i am ready to get into bed.

pictures to come in the following days.

-xo.

we can all learn something from each other

(i thought that perhaps i would post this before i leave.. as i will be gone for a few days and will not have access to my e-mail.)

i am learning to create with more honesty.

trying to find that space where my heart speaks freely and openly, and my fears and self conscious judgements take a back seat.

i’m discovering that i don’t censor myself because of judgement from others… but i’ve censored myself-out of fear of validation from myself. perhaps of not fully understanding where i am, why i feel certain ways… of being my own worst enemy, finding my faults and flaws, finding the cracks in the foundation.

it’s funny, because i am most inspired by these blogs written by amazing women. who are real, genuine, honest… who speak from their heart-who go out on a limb. Women who are creative and funny and..a form of therapy to read. their voices sewn into a comfort blanket for me, a paragraph that moves me, inspires me, makes me believe…more.

and yet… i’m terrified and also crave to be able to do the same, write the same…write with my voice from the heart. move and inspire-or at least just… get it out and be real.

acceptance… embracing… understanding.

so, dear readers/followers/or just stopping in… many of these women that inspire me-who i read every day, had been asking this same question recently…

why do you read? what do you take from this space, if anything?

currently, the top searched string of words to find my blog is ‘drawing ideas for girls’ and oh… pitter-patter! i cannot even begin to tell you how loud that makes my heart sing.. how high it makes me soar.

so i’m just curious… i know why i read their words-i know what it does for me.

and so i’m wondering why you read mine… what brings you here, do you take anything away from it?

if you could be so kind.

-xo

i’ll be back in a few days. la la la. with tons of pictures to share with you!

grateful daily

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