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A Quiet Weekend and Farmhouse Baking
by Krista | Mar 11, 2013 | Bits 'n' Bobs
It was a quiet weekend at home as winds blustered and occasional smatterings of rain pelted the rooftops. I loved when sunshine slipped through the clouds, making breakfast feel even warmer and cozier. It was a weekend for quiet things: hanging laundry on the line,...
A Time for Grieving, A Time for Celebrating
by Krista | Mar 8, 2013 | Bits 'n' Bobs
"Give sorrow words: the grief that does not speak knits up the o-er wrought heart and bids it break." Shakespeare I could not find words this week. They were lost in grieving the loss of my cousin Danielle who died of cancer on her 36th birthday. Lost in feeling the...
The Beauty of Shamelessness and Wintry Dutch Sand Dunes
by Krista | Mar 1, 2013 | Bits 'n' Bobs
It's pouring rain here in Australia. I've got a candle burning cheerily as I sip rum-flavored coffee and stay nice and dry inside after a wild morning of chasing escaped goats and scolding naughty dogs and moving marooned baby ducklings up onto dry ground. Phew! I am...
A Drive Through the Italian Alps
by Krista | Feb 28, 2013 | Bits 'n' Bobs
“All mountain landscapes hold stories: the ones we read, the ones we dream, and the ones we create." Michael Kennedy I have loved mountains since I was little girl growing up near the Rocky Mountains in Canada. I love their rugged, soaring beauty, their slightly...
Storms, Gardens, and Garlicky White Bean Soup
by Krista | Feb 26, 2013 | Bits 'n' Bobs
It seems there's never a dull moment in Australia. Only weeks after we dried out from the last Queensland floods, we're being hit again with bucketing rain, fierce winds, and more flooding. Roads that just reopened are back under water. Thankfully things aren't as...
Wandering the Back Streets of Capri, Italy
by Krista | Feb 25, 2013 | Bits 'n' Bobs
“I wandered everywhere, through cities and countries wide. And everywhere I went, the world was on my side.” Roman Payne One of my favorite things about traveling is time to wander. Time to actually live out those delicious words: amble, mosey, and stroll. The back...
Stringing Together All The Little Things
by Krista | Feb 21, 2013 | Bits 'n' Bobs
Today is a tucked up in bed day, for pain is giving me a bit of a beating. I'm learning to rest in it and muddle through it and find ways to thrive in it, but then there are other moments: “Sometimes, before you make any plans or resolutions, before you declare your...
Storms, Simplicity, and White Bean Roasted Red Pepper Dip
by Krista | Feb 18, 2013 | Bits 'n' Bobs
"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...
Depression, Joy, and Other Interesting Things
by Krista | Feb 15, 2013 | Bits 'n' Bobs
Chilly wind is darting through the gum trees this morning. I'm wrapped in flannels and warm socks, sipping coffee topped with thick foam, and letting my soul rest. I was recently diagnosed with severe PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder) and depression. It turns out...
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