I realize it's nearly time for another weekend... ah well. I wanted to revive this old "regular" that I used to do in years past, so I remembered to take pictures all weekend long! And then forgot to post them. Oops!
Coffee. Lots of it.
Still getting used to drinking decaf (currently eliminating caffeine & alcohol, doctor's orders, to help with my altitude-sickness).
Streaming KPCC from Los Angeles (because Denver's NPR station is BAD).
Ironing kitchen towels (ironing can be so therapeutic).
Delicious breakfasts by {lovah}.
Some lawn mowing.
And leaf-raking, and stick-picking-up, and bush-trimming, and lawn-clipping-bagging (oh ps. that yard that we wanted so much? hate it. miss our tiny yard and our gardeners like CRAZY).
Screen-installing. Home-airing.
Happiness is: discovering you have a lilac bush in your front yard!!!!!
Spring-bringing. Into the house, that is.
Nature-reveling.
There was also a lot of eating out, with several misses but at least one really tremendous hit. More about that meal at a later date!
Images by Lauryl Lane.
I love Mondays. I know that many people consider Monday their least favorite day of the week, because they have to go back to work after a few days of "personal" time. But for me, Mondays are the start of something fresh and new. They are a clean slate. I often work weekends since I'm in the event business, so perhaps my schedule is a bit skewed... But I love the fact that Monday restarts each new week, full of new ideas, new discoveries, new potential.
Larkspur, rosemary and monkeytail... promising that Spring is just around the corner!
Monday again. Back to the grind. But such a pleasant grind!
Yesterday I awoke to another eight inches of snow. On top of the 2+ feet that still remained from the last snowstorm, everything seems devastatingly snowy to me. I find it both funny and sad how quickly the novelty-aspect wears off. The sun is shining today, so hopefully it will melt, melt, melt the aforementioned snow. In the meantime, I've been going through pictures and remembering times when I was warm!
A view like this is a tremendous stress reliever!
And besides my own home, there isn't anything more cozy than a cabin.
Nothing says "relax" like a beer tasting.
Alpine sledding? Sure, why not!
Hiking? Yeah, I dig that!
Taking the ski lift to drink in the gorgeous scenery? Yes, please!
And it's pretty magical to look up at the night sky and see it filled with stars!
Winter seems endless. I've never seen so much snow in my life. But I'm trying to stay positive and people keep reminding me that spring is just around the corner. I can hardly wait to see the dead landscapes of Colorado transformed into radiant green!
Thanks to all who have sent messages and tried to alert me that my website was down. It was actually out since Tuesday night due to some major hard-drive failures at the server host. As a result, my email wasn't working properly either, so I've been biting my fingernails the past few days, feeling somewhat at a loss.... you've no idea how much I rely on this site and my email for the day-to-day operations of running this business. I told my grandmother about this over the phone yesterday, and about the blizzard we're currently experiencing here in Denver, and she encouraged me to use the time wisely and consider it a "gift." I did manage to clean my office after having turned it into a war zone while I was prepping and paying my business taxes... and now that we're back "online," I'm excited to jump back into corresponding with my clients, relaying new design ideas, and of course, blogging!
I arrived home yesterday after being with my family in Cleveland for a week. The "currently reading" post that went up last Tuesday had been scheduled in advance, but otherwise the lack of posting was due to the fact that I was traveling, and grieving. My younger cousin Peter, who had been tormented by mental illness for the past ten years, chose to leave this life in search of something better. I still can't think of him without crying, but I am comforted by the knowledge that he is finally free.
I refrained from posting yesterday in support of the 
Just a few images of holiday decor around our home... it's all coming down this weekend. I will be sad to see it go, but ideas are already percolating for a completely new theme for next year!
from our family to yours... merry, merry christmas!!!
I can hardly believe that Christmas is mere days away. Two of my dearest friends-slash-surrogate-family have been visiting, so my time has been spent with them and I've gotten a tad behind on holiday preparation. Not to worry, though, time with family and friends is far more important-- because isn't that what the holidays are all about???
Today marks the 65th wedding anniversary of my maternal grandparents. SIXTY-FIVE YEARS!!! They are now in their mid-80's, and as a couple they have been my role models for a happy, healthy marriage. My husband and I often say that if we can love each other even half as much as Grammy and Grandpa do, we'll be golden.
