Monthly Archives: January 2009

Watercolors at the Minnesota Arboretum

A Quiet Awakening photo courtesy of Jeanne Long One of my resolutions in the new year is to slow down and be aware. That applies to day to day activities, as well as the quiet moments: being aware of my surroundings. There’s so much to enjoy, but you have to notice it first. If you […]

Inchmark escort cards

photo from marthastewartweddings.com Hooray! The link to these adorable escort cards, created by Brooke Reynolds at Inchmark and featured in the new/Winter issue of Martha Stewart Weddings, finally works! This wedding was my favorite ….. definitely a “clip and save”. Can’t wait to see more stationery from Brooke as I just love her blog. SaveSave

File this under “next year”

photo from blog-vdj.blogspot.com I would really like to try this somewhere in my house next year. So simple + festive. via le vestiaire de jeanne SaveSave

Fashion break : Victoria Beckham

photo from style.com photo from style.com I spent part of my break catching up on favorite blogs. It was nice to have the time to read them more carefully. For example, while reading Snippet & Ink’s “favorites” posts, I discovered a lovely dress by Victoria Beckham (top photo), which led me to her spring collection […]

Fresh starts

I received Mark Bittman’s new book for Christmas and read it over break. It inspired me to make small changes to our family’s diet. My goal is to reduce our consumption of processed foods as well as add more fresh fruits and vegetables whenever possible. Oh, and become mindful of our meat consumption. (It’s a great book, […]