not too much going on around here today. very quiet.
im thinking of grilling some veggies today, tossing them with pasta and crumbling a nice cheese over the top. and pineapple, i could place that on the grill as well, and serve it along side a warmed bowl of caramel, for dessert.
my "edible brooklyn magazine" arrived, and it's wonderful...
i miss n.y.
trip, my love, was it you that used the last of the coffee, yesterday?
my french coffee press sits empty, as well as my cup. hmm...
i still love you deeply, but you must fix this problem by morning...
and if you add a croissant to the mix, no one will get hurt : )
i am in need of a easy read, nothing that makes me think too hard...what will it be?
having allergies bites but oh, how i love spring.
i want to learn to make jam. i think i can... i think i can... ; )
no comb through the curls, i think my socks match, so that is a plus. : )
having fun with these straws and my camera, is as far as i have gotten today, and that suits me just fine.
it's so about the moment. yes indeed, it is. life is good.
one love~
50 ladlefuls of love:
swooning over your photos today, miss christina! a super duper swoon! #2 is my fave. so magical, bright, whimsical and a positively unique view ... just like you :)
♡♡♡♡♡♡♡ xoxo
These photos are fascinating to me. I love them!
Oh it sounds so lovely. I believe you'll make the most delicious jam ever. I really do. My mom makes a jam each summer, an early summer jam of rose petals. It is so delicate and delightful on the tongue. Goes perfect on croissants.
Red and white stripes...swoon. Any day that begins with them is going to be a good one. Thank you for the jump start! I do hope your cup runneth over soon, and with croissants too.
stellar photos...and yes, it is about one moment at a time, isn't it???
lovely day to you...xoxox
I'm stunned at how beautiful you can make a glass of straws look. I look forward to reading your blog regularly.
The kindness of your heart is made clear in the lovely way to you state that there is no coffee...in my house, using the last of the coffee and not replacing it by morning is grounds for some serious trouble (not to mention the extreme level of crankiness!)
Beautiful post, as always.
Peace.
Pasta and veggies are always good! You just can't miss with that combo!
You could have joined "Rednesday" today with those red striped straws!
Come over and take a look...
Beautiful. I love your musings on the page -- and the photos, as always, are so creative. Hope it's a great day for you, Christina!
I am at work and just watched some more lessons .... I cannot wait to get home and play with textures!
Loving your work here ...
great images!
I don't have an easy read to recommend--I'm racing my way through The Fountainhead right now and loving it!!! but it's a good distraction from the hard labor....
you can totally make jam. I'm sure you're a jam whiz. I can't wait to hear what you come up with.
when i find myself want simple and easy to read, i go back to the comfortable books that i've read before. usually i can find something new.
hope the coffee is replaced soon.
xo
These straws make me happy...seriously. xo
A simple read...hmmm...I just read an interesting book that was assigned for my class, Gift from the Sea by Anne Morrow Lindbergh. She wrote it in the early 50's, but it's so amazing how I could completely relate to her as a woman...both then and now. Also...Anne Lamott is always fabulous. Not compleltely light...but good and true and real.
Dinner sounds great...what time should I be there? :)
xoxo
#1: Love the photos...striped paper straws are on my list of things to buy for the summer.
#2: Empty French press, that is just not good. Hope you got that fixed. :)
#3: I love it here.
Love ya!
Love the photos, what time is dinner, I am on my way. lol. have a great quiet day....hope that coffee is replaced soon...lol
Mmmmm delicious. You got farther than me today. And I even had 2 cups of coffee!!! xo
if i had known you were out of coffee and croissant, i would have shared mine. dinner sounds delicious. thank you for my mid-day break...
Blessings and much love
Jeanne
Sounds like an awesome day to me!
You can make anything love wonderful....have a glorious day...
Oh how I've missed your blog, Christina. Oh do make jam. I love seeing the rows of bejeweled fruit preserves on a shelf. I'm so with you when it comes to the spring allergies. *sigh*
Have a lovely day.
I just finished The Postmistress, The Floor of the Sky & The Swan Thieves. Love your straws photo & the Photoshop class!
looks like a good spot to me ...but no coffee now that just wouldn't do!
You are such an artist! Love these images!
Oh how I love these photos! There is just something about stripes (and polka dots) that make me swoon! How lovely..just like you!
Oh yes you can make the jam...it is easy and fun and very rewarding when you are finished and they all seal up in the jars! Only to be relished for months to come!! YUM! DO IT! with photos please!
oh, it suits me just fine too! what happiness lurks here.
:) Debi
Looks/reads like a good day to me!
I often desire an easy read. It's been too long. I'd love to know which book you decide to read. I just might want to read it too.
somedays, i don't get very far either....i like those days, best.
you gotta have those days.... to balance it all out. :)
loving your straw images christina...
love to you....kim
I am having a love affair with croissant and jam currently. They are so melt in your mouth.
I love the images of the straws can't think of a better way to spend time than relaxing and taking photos.
I just scratched my first mosquito bite today . . . and ate some watermelon, sitting by the pool. Spring in almost summer in Houston, but next week I will be back in England where the temperature is still in the 50s!
I love these cheerful straws. Your pictures are like no one else's.
Hope you get a fresh pot of coffee tomorrow morning!
Lovely pics Christina :-) I so understand the hardship of a morning without coffee ... lol ;-) Your description of a pineapple made me want to go and buy one today :-) hugs my friend
The straws are so fun...I think stripes in general are great.
Oh I was just going to make the exact same dinner tonight, I kid you not. But then after milling around for a few hours at the mall {it's raining here and I needed exercise} I got lazy and picked up take-out instead. You put me to shame. And those straws are just lovely! Hope your week is going as well as your beautiful photos!
xoxo Mary Jo
Beautiful photos, Christina! You know I love those paper straws, too. Paper straws and baker's twine make me happy every time.
As far as a good light read goes, Relyn gave me a copy of The Sugar Queen a while back--that was a lot of fun and no stress on the brain! Sometimes we need that! lol xoxo
Such fun photos today, Christina... You will love making jam--give it a try! :o) Happy Day ((HUGS))
Fun images!! Love your positive upbeat attitude. It really is - all in the moment!!!
Your coffee dilema sounds dreadful! But I'm envious of your quiet day...*sigh*...
I always love searching for the next good book...part of the reading experience. The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Society, Secret Life of Bees, Olive Kitteridge (sad, but beautifully so) or anything by Jen Lancaster :)))
these images are very fun, cheerful and make me happy. reading your words also brings a smile to my face.
i bet you will make delicious jam.
Books? Books, did you say? I'm reading the newest Maisie Dobbs novel, A Mapping of Love and Death. It is really great. Really, really great!
I want to learn to make jam too!
Have you read The Secret Scripture by Sebastian Barry yet? I loved it.
I am loving your images Christina...beautiful perspective and processing.
Late last summer, I looked for colorful straws to use for photos (well, and for drinking, but mostly for photos). Never did find any. Now, you have whet my appetite again (hopefully in time this year). Love, love, love these. And I am loving your use of textures!
ask kath for our mom's jam recipe. her jam is the best. whiel you are at it get the chili sauce recipe too!!
You bring up so many of the important things in life today...as usual dear Christina...delicious sounding food, a good book, spring and photos...love it all...
I'm sure you will be a wonderful jam maker...I'm thinking of trying to make rhubarb jam soon...
I'm back again, these straws have been on my mind. Wondering how you got that effect? Was it in the digital editing after or in the lense? You must let me know, I am dreaming about this sepia dreamy toned world!
xo Mary Jo
Love the beautiful whimsy in these photos, they are gorgeous! Yes it is all about the moment and moments add up to a beautiful life.
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