EATING IN PARIS

Doesn't this look like a place you'd like to hang out? I'd usually rather eat in an authentic Paris cafe, but this photo draws me in. It's At Hand (39, rue de Richelieu) featured in the NY Times Food section today. And, can't ignore the link to Global Table/Non-stop Eating in Paris. We've eaten at Spring and at Rose Bakery, and I know CA will add several more of these destinations to our next itinery to Paris.

CHRISTMAS DECORATING: Day 1

I'm not one to decorate before Thanksgiving. In fact, I've always thought that around December 10th is a good date to put up our tree. With the little girls here, we've just begun decorating and I think we will do a little something every day for a week, and then put up the tree as the grand finale.

MAKING LEMONADE...

Life has been chaotic here the past few days. Little KF is sick with a low fever and is generally inconsolable. No one slept much last night, or the night before, including her. We have a full house--6 adults and the two little girls. Everyone is surviving, but many of us share sucidal thoughts around 3:00am...

FLURRYING

Invisible snowflakes...

 

Later...

Such beauty! The first snow fall of the winter. Well, just flurries but it is precious. The red berries are clinging to the tree near our front door; the snowflakes flitter through the branches, and the very air gentles asthe day slows to a majestic silence.

It is a gift to be at home and vulnerable to the very, very small nuances of life and season. I'm blessed to have this time. CA is working until Christmas break and I have the house to myself most days. I love being at home, as I loved going and working daily for so many years. This is a new chapter in my life and I am celebrating every seasonal change. Who knew there were so many, many causes for celebration in the daily surrounds of home and neighborhood.

DOING THE DAILY...

Monday-Tuesday...

Started the week with a pajama day. All day. Reading and resting and long phone calls with my two sisters who don't live near the family seat. Don't even cook CA dinner. He has the leftover etouffe that LFW fixed for us Thanksgiving Eve. It's yummy. Groceries are low, but I manage with a pumpkin bagel and lite cream cheese and a pear/walnut/goat cheese/balsamic salad.