bon voyage

so i have obviously not been writing here so much lately. to be honest, i would rather be doing other things... casey and i do blog over here with our new little venture; myself with flowers and casey with his print and design. check it out once and a while. we have some new product coming soon!

we are off to france for an adventure with gigi and i won't be back to this particular place;)
au revoir!
xox
m

two

my favorite person is growing up before my eyes. it hurts my heart so much, but at the same time we are having the time of our lives. she keeps us on our toes, makes us laugh more than ever and brings so much love into this home of ours. what a little dolly we have. we are very blessed.

xo

i'd like this

actually, gigi has been great at the whole sleep thing as of late, but this would have been great at one verrrrry long point in our lives.

p.s. i think i have said those words to her. does that make me a bad momsie??

la tour eiffel

gigi recreated the eiffel tower this morning. she told me so.

and here she is telling you.

take a wee look

casey and i have a new little project. take a look and give me some feedback! constructive criticism is good!!

will summer ever come?

my little dolly, i can't wait for summer and your bare legs and cute hats and laughing face.

veggie garden

pretty excited for this. let's hope my knew found knowledge takes root;)

tiptoes

happy spring from swing

fun

new additions

 mirror for 5 duckets

of course i painted it cloud white and voila.

i am unsure if i would like it at the bottom of the stairs or in my bedroom beside the bed.

design: yours truly;)

construction: mr. yours truly!

casey found this old barn-board at work and we made it into a little mudroom coat hook.

I am posting a recipe as I have been slacking big timer.  it is a soup of left over veggies, my version of minestrone (i don't recco broccoli, cauliflower or potatoes as they just turn to slop) 

heat olive oil(i eyeball this but lets say 2-3 TBS)

brown some garlic and leeks

add diced carrots, celery, fennel

add italian herbs(oregano, basil, thyme)

salt and pepper

toss in the other veggies you want to use and let them cook together for about 10mins

add 1 box of veggie stock

add same amount of water

and my secret ingredient is the rind of a left of parmesan wedge 

let is all simmer for about 30min 

somethings you can add are chickpeas, barely or  brown rice 

i add nutritional yeast to my bowl for my complete protein!

enjoy!!

copenhagen cycle life

EXPO bicycle city from martin de thurah on Vimeo.

what i long for

our picnics

vintage grain sacks on me stairs please.

we are in need of a runner on our stairs and have been looking for juuuust the right thing. we liked the idea of stripes or a bold colour but then i came across these vintage european grain sacks....

bookshelves

we need some.

it got me.

this bone crusher of a flu got me. i spent the beginning of the week fighting this sucker with oil of oregano, vitamin c, hot lemon water, and a neti pot. i even tried cold fx!! at times i thought i had beaten the beast,  but for the past 48 hours i have been on my ass and evv-err-yyy muscle in my body aches. like muscles i truly did not know existed.  need i say more? so, tonight i am indulging in whisky. ewwwwwwww. how does don draper do this and why does it look and sound so darn delicious.

on the upside i pvr'ed an episode of david rocco's dolce vita weeks ago and lo and behold i must have set it up so that it tapes all episodes. i have been known to "just press buttons till it works" and it turns out it worked to my advantage cause i have been watching it back to back to back.

i think i am drunk i better go.

xo

snipits

hope everyone had a great christmas! we sure did! it was so nice to witness christmas through georgia's eyes this year.  on another note here are a few things i see throughout the day that make me smile and make our new house our home so far. it was so nice to spend our first christmas here.

and a cute one of gigi watching the older kids at the library.

we strolled around the neighborhood this morning and checked out a new cookie shop that just popped up in the neighborhood. very cute and very yummy. i get so excited when i see a new business come into the hood. we chatted with the owners for a bit, tested out some treats and grabbed a coffee to go. if you get a chance, show some support to this new local business. i recommend their chocolate shortbread cookie or pumpkin pie whoopie!

xo

in the spirit of giving

so we have moved in and are starting to feel settled. there are still some things that need to be done, but those will come in time. we want to live in our house and feel it out for a bit. get to know it as it becomes our home. the one thing we did do, almost immediately, was buy our christmas tree.

georgia loves all the fun ornaments we have collected over the years. i have ornaments from the 70's, before my time;) ornaments i chose or made as a child, ornaments casey has added to the collection and so on. i love an eclectic tree! and in the spirit of christmas and giving we have made a conscience effort to cut back and pay it forward. i have organized for the teachers and students at my school to donate money to local families in need. we have raised $500 so far! as for gifts within the family we are keeping it simple. i really want to instill in g that great feeling of appreciation and respect for the things she does have.
i wonder if she will have a look of surpirse when she comes downstairs on christmas morning?? we have been practising it at bath time every night. so far she just stares at me. i have, however taught her how to say "mamma mia!" hand gestures and all.

excited for this

feist

home stretch

we are getting there folks. casey moved all of our furniture into the house this weekend and we spent saturday night, a little tipsy on sake, unpacking and cleaning the kitchen! painters are painting every wall, ceiling, piece of trim, and nook and cranny a warm shade of white and will be done on friday. our electrician surprised us this morning and showed up a whole 3 days early! so, keep your fingers crossed for us as we hope to wake up in our new house monday morning.

so now for the added touches. we have picked up a few items here and there at local flea markets and have some art we have acquired over the past few years, but we want to keep the house open and clutter free. we have also decided to only buy those "wow that would be perfect!" pieces, so the house will remain pretty bare in the furniture department for the time being.

here are some cute things that have caught my eye!


map for gigi's playroom!


entrance.






thanks to grandma sally we have the teepee!




i just found this pic and it totally looks like our kitchen so far. weird.