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January 11, 2013

chris’s parents are taking the whole family on a trip.
it’s someplace warm and sunny and we leave tomorrow!

it’s funny pulling out our bathing suits and shorts in the middle of winter.
we’ll be gone for a week but you can follow along with us up on deck here.
i apologize ahead of time for the many margherita and blue sky shots that are soon to come.
i’ve got my nautical wear all packed. thank goodness i have lots of stripes and navy in my wardrobe.
i hope i’ll have my sea legs on!

any guesses?

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January 9, 2013

i had hoped to have this post up a week ago but it’s never too late to reflect on a year and all of it’s abundance.

cheers to 2012.
it was a good one.

JANUARY

FEBRUARY

MARCH

APRIL

MAY

JUNE

JULY

AUGUST

SEPTEMBER

OCTOBER

NOVEMBER

DECEMBER

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January 5, 2013

happy new year!!
my first post in 2013.
i always love the beginning of a year. a fresh start with so many possibilities and opportunities.
yes i think i like those words better than resolutions.

i am loving natalie’s enthusiasm for the new year and her idea of setting monthly goals.
taking it one month at a time seems so much more doable.
and i love how simple her list is for january.
it inspired me to do the same.

so here goes. a list of possibilities.

in january i will…

walk every day.
knit a hat for hannah.
read a book. (sorry i had to copy nat. i so want to read more too!!)
learn a new song on my uke.

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December 31, 2012

yesterday we had fun playing in the snow, sitting by the fire, making molasses candy, having a friend over for a tea party, making soup and eating dinner with good friends.

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December 28, 2012

so it’s that time of year again where i brag about my talented hubby and show off the handmade goodness he gifted to us this christmas. he kept it simple this year and stuck to two gifts. but what amazing gifts they are!

i was more than speechless and in awe when i opened my beautiful ukulele that he built from top to bottom.
i kept asking him “you really built this? the whole thing? even the neck, the frets, everything?!!”
i am truly amazed at his talent. he can build anything.
not only is is beautiful but one of a kind and somewhat romantic if you ask me.
the sound holes are also peep holes that look in to little dancers from an old coo coo clock he salvaged for parts. it’s like i have little people inside dancing to my music.
it is inspired by a cigar box guitar but he couldn’t find a box he liked so he built his own.
and it even can be plugged in to an amp to be electrified. seriously.
he showed it to our cousin who is a musician who immediately ordered two to be built for the new year.
timber and co. now builds musical instruments!
he is designing a cigar box amp to go with it too.
it plays just beautifully and the best part of all is it was built just for me.

the other beauty that he made was gifted to the girls. a gorgeous kick sled inspired by this story. if you have not seen this yet, i highly recommend this magical and beautiful movie.
the sled is impeccably made from poplar, with runners sanded and polished with bowling alley wax. the girls are looking forward to some snow tomorrow to try it out.

we are all still in holiday bliss here, sleeping in and snuggling by the fire, nibbling on sweets, playing with our new games. we are all loving these.
there is always a tray of chocolates and cookies out and ready for friends and family who stop by.

today we are heading into the city to see this. and then out for tea and cakes.

christmas has really just begun at our house.

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December 26, 2012

all is calm. all is bright.

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December 24, 2012

it’s been a nice few days of baking, wrapping, delivering gifts, and there was even a hike in the woods.
the girls left a while ago to deliver some presents to friends. they ended up staying for hot chocolate.
chris is out and about doing last minute things like picking up some cheer at the wine and spirits shop.
i just wrapped the last gift and am sitting by the fire with a bowl of split pea soup.
i can feel it. the slowing down. it begins now and will continue through the week as we all hunker down.
they say it may even snow which would be a lovely addition to one of the hand made goodies chris made the girls.

wishing you all a merry merry, peace and love in whatever way you celebrate.
xo

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December 22, 2012

on the longest night of the year we slept by the fire and kept the flames going until morning.
in fact they are still burning.
it’s a tradition we have been keeping for years and we all look forward to it as much, if not more than christmas.
there was a sparkling cider toast to the light that will slowly start creeping back.
we wrote our hopes and dreams for the new year and threw them into the fire.
and there was lots of giggling and snuggling under the covers by the christmas tree.
since mama was the first to fall asleep as usual, there may have been other festivities that took place.
all i know is that it was the best sleep i have had in a while.

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December 19, 2012

i am trying to tap into that magical, excited, elated feeling that i felt as a child the few days before christmas.
i love watching it in my girls.
and even in chris. he still has it.

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December 16, 2012

this year’s handmade gift list so far includes:

::chocolate covered apricots
::birch beer
::elderberry syrup (for the upcoming cold season)
::an array of cookies including ginger stars.
::those little wood burned ornaments will be present toppers.

there’s still a week left so who knows what still could be made.

i have been cleaning out my pantry and cabinets of glass jars, baskets and containers to fill with cookies, chocolate covered fruit or forced paperwhite bulbs. i love giving things a new life and especially a new home.

i am off to my moms to paint my old childhood dollhouse.
we are giving it to the girls for christmas with an updated look.
i am going to paint the outside of the house the color of our own house and the inside rooms revere pewter.
maybe i can find a little chicken coop with chickens so it really feels like home.
even better would be if i could find a new little dollhouse family. one with a bearded dad with glasses and a tool belt.
i’m such a sap.

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