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Simple Pleasures and Simple Breakfast
by Krista | Apr 24, 2014 | Autumn
"I believe the nicest and sweetest days are not those on which anything very splendid or wonderful or exciting happens but just those that bring simple little pleasures, following one another softly, like pearls slipping off a string.” L.M. Montgomery, Anne of Avonlea...
A Late Afternoon Picnic at Santa Maria Castellabate, Italy
by Krista | Apr 19, 2014 | Spring
Today I am longing for the beach, the hot sun of Italy, for lazy afternoons with dear friends, so we're heading down memory lane to Santa Maria Castellabate for a late afternoon picnic. Of all the places I've been in Italy, this is one of my very favorites. My...
Books, Bones, and Breakfast: A Cozy Cloudy Day
by Krista | Apr 15, 2014 | Autumn
Bear and I are continuing our oh-so-relaxing holiday at home with popcorn and movie nights and coffee dates in town. We've been sleeping in too, and that's been heavenly. One of the things that makes me smile every day is Bear bringing me my morning cup of tea....
Wildflowers, Spiny Ant Eaters, and Dusk in the Woods
by Krista | Apr 11, 2014 | Autumn
"Into the woods--you have to grope, But that's the way you learn to cope. Into the woods to find there's hope Of getting through the journey." Stephen Sondheim I like these lines very much, especially as I face some great changes in my life. They're good and wonderful...
An Autumn Afternoon and Roasted Mustard Garlic Pork Loin
by Krista | Apr 7, 2014 | Autumn
"I cannot endure to waste anything so precious as autumnal sunshine by staying in the house." Nathaniel Hawthorne I find myself making any excuse to go outside these days: checking on the garden, hanging laundry on the line, or sitting on the back steps with a cup of...
A Place to Rest
by Krista | Apr 4, 2014 | Autumn
I'm enamored by Autumn sunshine. Is there anything more golden, rich, and warm? It doesn't have the piercing brightness of Summer or the clear breeziness of Spring, no, it's something different, something that sinks right down into your soul warming you from the...
A Good Break, Luscious Rain, and Catalan-style Silverbeet
by Krista | Apr 2, 2014 | Autumn
Good morning, luvs! It is so good to be back, especially since Bear's surgery went beautifully and he is healing up nicely. Such a relief. 🙂 I'm also happy because, after a couple years of tests and doctors and specialists, we've finally (fingers crossed!!) pinned...
A Quiet Week
by Krista | Mar 27, 2014 | Autumn
It is so good to sit in our little house, warm and cozy as the rains fall. We've gone from drought to flood warnings in less than a week! That's crazy Queensland for you. We're just so thankful for rain, even if it does turn our farm into a massive mud puddle for a...
Gorgeous Old Trees and a Cup of London Fog
by Krista | Mar 23, 2014 | Autumn
I love trees. Love them. When I was little I would climb the huge trees in our back yard on the Alberta prairies, never quite as brave as my three brothers who scampered as high as they could go, but brave enough to find a good thick branch for sitting on and dreaming...
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