sunset on another vinterferie

this was tonight's actual sunset.

sabin remarked today that she couldn't believe she already had to go back to school tomorrow. the week of winter holiday went by so quickly. we spent four days of it in copenhagen and a few days relaxing at home. but holidays have a way of going too fast. the weekend was sunny, but very cold, so tho' we keep being lured outside by the sunshine, we quickly found our way back inside to warm pots of tea and freshly-baked bread and rich dishes of veal parmesan.

a week of fun with friends, good food, new experiences and a bit of sleeping in and relaxing and sewing and wearing pajamas all day long - it was just what we needed. and although it would be nice if it went on and on, i think we're all recharged and ready to jump into a new week.

if i were (revisited)...

i did this exercise in "if i were..." about a year ago and i though it would be fun to see how many of my answers matched what i said then....

if i were a month i’d be september

if i were a day i’d be friday the thirteenth

if i were a time of day i’d be midnight

if i were a font i’d be garamond

if i were a sea animal i’d be a dolphin

if i were a direction i’d be left

if i were a piece of furniture i’d be arne jakobsen's egg

if i were a liquid i’d be a crisp south african chenin blanc

if i were a gemstone i’d be a garnet

if i were a tree i’d be a birch

if i were a tool i’d be a crowbar

if i were a flower i’d be a lilac

if i were an element of weather i’d be a thunderstorm

if i were a musical instrument i’d be a a saxophone

if i were a colour i’d be teal

if i were an emotion i’d be unsettled

if i were a fruit i’d be a papaya

if i were a sound i’d be loud

if i were an element i’d be fire

if i were a car i’d be a vintage mustang

if i were a food i’d be a very spicy curry

if i were a place i’d be a prairie

if i were material i’d be linen

if i were a taste i’d be chili

if i were a scent i’d be lilac

if i were a body part i’d be an eye

if i were a song i’d be sung by Sheryl Crow

if i were a bird i’d be a nightengale

if i were a gift i’d be something you'd never of dream of re-gifting

if i were a city i’d be seattle

if i were a door i wouldn't have a lock

if i were a pair of shoes i’d be converse all stars

if i were a poem i’d be ithaca by cavafy

i guess we grow and change, because not that many of my answers are the same...

what would happen if you were....come on, you know you want to play along!

quietly zen saturday

from yesterday's jacabunny photoshoot

it's saturday morning, the laundry is underway, the dishes done, the living room is rearranged. the bird feeder is full and the birds are swarming it. bunnies and kitties are fed. there's a fresh pot of tea steeping.

tho' the t.v. is tuned to discovery travel & living in the other room and i keep hearing that ad for the show about women who didn't know they were pregnant 'til they were giving birth (really?! really?!) and the constant click of the camera as sabin stages a photoshoot with our kit lane jacabunnies (apparently the 472 pictures she took yesterday weren't enough), it feels quiet and calm around here.

i have a strong suspicion that the cat, in her catch-and-release program, has released a mouse under the shelf just to the right of my desk. she's spending an inordinate amount of time swiping a paw under there and she doesn't usually do that.

but i'm feeling quite zen about the whole thing.  calm and settled.

it's good to be home after a few whirlwind days in copenhagen with bloggy goddess gwen (you may remember her from woman on the verge and not really) and her kids. we had so much fun and so much food and we all bought legwarmers.

i feel a bit of time out of the house always settles me down. i need experiences that are outside the norm in order to appreciate those that are the norm. like a steaming cup of tea and a calm saturday morning.

streets of copenhagen - how i love thee

tho' it was a grey, cold day, the streets of copenhagen still looked very fetching.

"my new home"

fabulous old specs on an optician

converse love

the window of the jackpot store.
i love the dark blue that's in for spring.
but can totally do without all the peach that i saw (but didn't photograph).

part two on købmagergade

the store i will have some day will be a bit like this.

my kinda shop - colorful!

books

love the simplicity of those houses

happy weekend, one and all...hope you can find a little beauty, even if it's grey and cold where you are!

be back soon

it's the winter holiday and we've had visitors...but i'll be back soon, with much to tell...

fiber love

i got the most wonderful collection of felting fibers on etsy and i just had to share this goodness with you. half of my collecting of beautiful soft, colorful crafting supplies is about photographing them and just enjoying gazing upon them. sabin and i, after stumbling onto kit lane's beautiful felt creations, have been felting quite a bit lately (i will have to photograph and show you the felt hammer and nail sabin made for her father for his birthday). so when i found the moxie mix fiber collection on etsy, i ordered it up. and i can tell you, it's one of my most delightful etsy finds in a long time. if you like to felt (or spin), make haste to art club on etsy. you will definitely be inspired.

high quality.

fabulous colors.

what more can you ask?

look at these luscious locks!

12 hearts - 12 years

12 hearts - one for every year

12 years ago today, husband became husband. not a day goes by when i don't think, "that boy is a keeper." it's also his birthday. clever that, then he can never forget our anniversary. right now, as my anniversary present, he's putting in a new gas stove arrangement for me. we'll be able to cook his birthday burgers (yes, that's what he wanted) on the new burners later today. i got him some real wellies - neither are very romantic presents, i guess, but it has been 12 years - we have less to prove and more knowledge of what would make the other one happy. so a stove and wellies it is. the sun is shining and it's shaping up to be a good day.