Sitting with Grete

A bouquet of teak oil looms large in this old warehouse full of restored Danish furniture classics. All the on-line browsing can't quite compare to a sit in a Jalk chair or a hand swipe across its teak arms.

New Love

Completely rich and tender. Soulfully satisfying within three squares of consumption. Delicate and smooth Belgian milk chocolate with heavy lavender undertones.

photo courtesy of www.newtree.com

Lovingly Puzzled

Genius valentine art by KT.

Brownies Lavendula

Responsible Hair

Ever think about the buckets of water you use every day? How about the amount needed to wash your hair? Try this. Wash your hair in the bath tub, but stop the drain and save the water. OR, simply use the shower, stop the drain and wash only your hair. How much water did you use? Would you give up washing your hair daily to save some water? What if we all tried this? How would saving water impact the planet? 

I wash my hair almost daily because I think I need to look "nice". Water is not unlimited. Water is not a renewable resource. What if corporate America supported the idea of bedheads at work? What if we imported clean water to those who didn't have any? What if your friend pointed at your hair and called you a grease ball? I am seriously considering washing my hair less. In fact, if I grew it out a bit longer, it could be easier to avoid the wash. 

Loving Collage

Creating this card inspired the start to a short story. 

Playing Outside Today!

Ice Instruments

You'd think in our cold winter climate someone would have done this before. This is the first time I've heard of it -- ice instruments, that is music made with ice. Hockey, broomball, ice skating, snowmen, snow angels, igloos, the St.Paul Winter Carnival complete with ice castles and ice sculptures, but ice instruments?! The Norwegian musician, Terje Isunget, who carves his own instruments out of glacial ice got us thinking. We're off to a good start here. Thanks for your inspiration, Terje.

I Rule.

Photo is from Daniel Pink's website.

Dream House 2009

This gingerbread house would have been fun to have around for Christmas, but we sure enjoy having it here now. Perhaps I am enjoying it the most, since E has been sick in bed with the stomach flu all day. This kit, provided, by Grandma (thank you) was so fun to put together and is the first gingerbread house I've made, ever. Why did I wait so long? Not sure. But, it's on the list now and I won't miss it again. Even making it from a kit was satisfying and fun, usually I am a purest. Everything needs to be from scratch with the finest ingredients. By lowering my standards, I increased my fun. I had fun instead of perfection ... a lesson learned? Next year I do hope we can make one and have some gingerbread left over to eat with frosting that tastes really good though. A girl can dream and a girl should be able to eat her house.

My love for the story Hansel and Grethel by the Brothers Grimm has been stirred up too. I remember listening to my mother read the story and so badly wanting to taste the piece of house that Hansel broke off. In fact, I'm now wanting to read all those Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Andersen fairy tales that I loved so much. 

What do you want to taste? And what do you need to try? I won't wait another 40 years to build my next gingerbread house or to read a favorite story again.