daydream
You know those howling, windy nights where it’s too dark to be boisterous yet the wilderness agitates your soul? The sort that need roaring fires and poetry read aloud and are pierced with bright, shining stars? I love them. I love the freedom they give. I love their unbridled daydreams and Bronte-esque emotions. And if … Continue reading
Festive Food & Drink
So I know December is so totally over. But life is busy. [What?! you say. BUSY?! you say. well, it is. I’m busy organising this kettle of fish if you must know] Without further ado, Homemade Christmas, the next installment. Almost all of our gifts included some element of edibles. Here is a selection: fruit … Continue reading
Homemade Christmas: Cookies
Today was the first morning of winter. I know this because it’s the first time this season I’ve felt the overwhelming need to lean out of bed, grab my clothes and shove them down under the duvet. It’s like warm socks from the drier, but a full-body experience. In a word, awesome. It also gave … Continue reading
Homemade Christmas Part I: Snowflakes
While Scotland is wild, blustery, wet and cold, there is almost never snow*. So, Homemade Christmas 2011 started with making our own. The recipe: paper, scissors and some simple geometry (don’t cringe).
Homemade Christmas is Coming
…and it is starting to look delicious. I’d tell you all about it, but it’d ruin the surprise. More anon festive revellers. Watch this space.
Heaven feels like Pumpkin Soup
Today, I am full of holiday cheer. Holiday cheer, in case you didn’t know, is extremely buoyant. Which is terribly useful just now, considering Scotland welcomed us home with sheets of freezing rain. It’s so dark out I’m not even sure the sun rose this morning. On days like this, it’s crucial to make little … Continue reading
Thanksgiving Treats
I love any holiday revolving around food. In celebration of this truly awesome day, I’m wallowing in past delicacies and the delights yet to come. Particularly the discoveries I made in Sharjah, and a little bit of traditional feasting too. A meditation on great foods. I know what you’re thinking. Who spends a morning thinking … Continue reading
Make Something [Festive &] Beautiful
Wait, it’s mid- November? When did that happen? Dearie me I am behind. With pretty much everything. Including all the stuff normal people do all the time. Like wash my hair. And buy vegetables. Oh well. Onward and upward dear readers! [just pretend it’s a time warp I guess. that’s what I do] ~~~~~~~ Thirty … Continue reading
Que Sera Sara? 