Patience is...

...enjoying the wee green bits poking through the earth in anticipation of a verdant spring;

detail from early 20th century tea box

And breathing in the beauty of March's last gasp of winter white.

snowy surprise this morning

Hearth and home...

"He who wants to warm himself in old age

must build a fireplace in his youth."

German proverb

Tin scraps awaiting their next incarnation

...We may have finally finished the fireplace. I say 'may' because we didn't really have a plan to begin with and, it would be fair to say, that we never really came up with one along the way. It has simply evolved.
It started with an eco-gel firebox, then T found an oak mantel circa 1900, following that was the bevelled mirror vs television debate (I conceded). The mantel rested in the corner of our living room with the firebox (still in its cardboard shipping box) sitting in it's gaping mouth for months.
We have since repurposed some tin ceiling tiles to fill the gaps around the box and, yesterday, added some more tin around the oak mantel to give it a sense of place and a bit more 'presence'.
It's now time to live with it for a bit... it may still need some tweaking. (photos soon)

Spring Cleanse...

Tidy stack of plates

While there is still snow on the ground (and tonight's temp will plummet to -12), Spring is definitely in the air. Snow drops are up and blooming in the bare patches, clocks have sprung ahead and the wee people are enjoying March break (the big people are, too).

Spring cleaning began last Wednesday with the removal of a couple of wisdom teeth...giving new meaning to 'start from within'. Closets and cupboards are next, then #2's room... Be warned, I could be lost in there for a week.

Wishing you a breath of fresh Spring air & the energy that it brings...

Looking forward to...



detail Untitled, Oli Goldsmith



...time to nurture friendships.

Wisdom for Wednesday...

Vintage film tin detail.
Although this could be a sign on my office door...
adolescents are sometimes combustible!

"Deliberate with caution, but act with decision;
and yield with graciousness, or oppose with firmness."
Charles Hole