Tuesday, December 21, 2010

the best way to spread Christmas cheer...

yup, our gingerbread house has a door.
Pictures are courtesy of my new friend Sarah.

cookie dough, icing, food coloring, sprinkles & good friends reminded me why I love this season

But why I really love this season is because it is socially acceptable/encouraged/just plain okay to do the following...
  • Listen to Christmas carols all day, everyday
  • Proceed to turn up the radio & sing along when "All I want for Christmas is you" by Mariah Carey comes on, every time. 
  • Stay in, with a warm beverage & wool socks and watch those movies you love
  • Re-watch the movies you love over and over again
  • Bake cookies just to smother them with icing & eat immediately
  • Tell someone you think they are lovely
  • Build your first gingerbread house at age 22
  • Smile at everyone you see
  • Quote Elf when you feel like it
  • Decorate your home with tacky lights, place a large inflatable snow globe on your lawn surrounded by North Pole characters 
  • Drink more red wine than usual because it makes you warm
  • Become rather giddy at the sight of Santa
  • Pray a lot & hope that we all experience the true meaning of Christmas  

Sunday, December 19, 2010

a missing camera..

I am unable to locate my camera, I am hesitant to say it is lost because that sounds rather permanent.  So as of now we will say it is just missing, even though it has been "missing" for two months.  As to why I have not posted!  While my followers are few, and I am sure you are not fretting for my lack of posts, this project was really something for my own self.  A small but rather lofty goal for me.  I do greatly appreciate you, friends & family who do peek now and again- your willingness to share in the glimpses of my life means more than words can say.  So thank you.


Despite being camera-less, I decided to write.  


I want to write because it is has been far too long and I am beginning to wonder if this is how an artist would feel, whose empty canvas has been sitting in view and remains blank, a canvas that is simply waiting to come to life.  Whether or not I have the photos to prove it, beauty has unfolded around me each and everyday.  Some days I am just reluctant to see it.  


Makes me think of this quote.."It is not what you look at that matters it's what you see." Thoreau 


We can have our eyes open, viewing the place and people around us and still not be seeing.  
Portland, Maine.  Really quite a lovely place.

Highlights of the past two months include the photo above and below.

Thank God for Sisters.  There ain't nothing better.

This Thanksgiving I visited a friend in Maine.  While I missed seeing my own family for the holiday I loved experiencing it through the lens of someone else.  It is funny how when you start passing around the food & wine,  and laughter bounces off the walls, someone else's family starts to look a lot like your own.