Hello my lovely friends!
It's been all a flutter around these parts, oh me oh my!
And here we are, in the depths of Christmas Magic.
Baking and gift collecting a plenty.
The weather shifted a bit to cool and clouds.
The sky was unreal this evening.
It was pink and golden and lavender with pink clouds.
Like a fairytale dream.
We've had rain and I've even worn my fluffy faux fur, too fun!
We had still been in summer up to about 2 weeks ago.
Crazy place.
But now...
The moody weather sent me off with my bits and bobs into my country house gardens...
In search of some kind of enchantment.
I did find a slice of it and came in to share and wish you the most loveliest of holiday seasons.
Perfect time for carols on tattered piano keys.
Tiny piano treasure, I'm so in love.
Found it buried in an antique store a month ago, it's just so special.
It has tales it wants to whisper to me.
I beckon it, come on, please tell.
Time for red ribbons and wreath making in the garden.
As many of you know (from IG) I've been missing because of an Italian villa that found its way into my life.
It happens to be just handful of minutes down the road from the country house.
I will enjoy both places and swirl with the flutter of life happenings that have ventured my way.
For now I am swimming in what feels like a full ball gown, in a sea of Christmas tidings.
How bout yourself?
Sooooo much going on.
But I am reminding myself to not get into a dizzying tornado of holiday madness, and to just enjoy the season.
My dear friend of many years came over and did my hair.
Then we made baklava, my yearly thing.
I made her a huge tray to take home.
We ate sushi and salads and talked about life.
There were laughs and tears and memories and hopes and dreams.
Friends are so good.
We should always keep looking forward to goodness.
Hoping for wonderful things.
Believing that something wonderful is just about to happen.
And, it will.
Just wait and see.
Maybe it's happening now?
So many beyond warm Christmas wishes to you and yours!!
Lots of love,
Vanessa
I'm reading Little Women again, a little every night.
Oh how I love those girls.
I will hold onto the March girl in me forever more.
No matter what.
How about you?
xoxo
ps: For some reason my photos are downgraded when I upload them into my Typepad account. If you click on them you can see the original clear image. Not sure what that's about <3
