spring things..

"It's a helluva start, being able to recognize what makes you happy."
Lucille Ball

This tree in our neighborhood..hundreds of huge blooms!

I saw an adorable photo today and thought of the movie, The Long, Long Trailer. It's a laugh out loud one that totally reminded me of our relationship, and how we never ever fight..only on road trips when we're arguing about directions! I don't know why it's so fun but it is. Because we're snapping at each other and as soon as we get to where we're going we start laughing about the fight and making fun of ourselves. That's the secret.

In the best scene he tells her she can't bring the rock specimens she's just collected onto the rv..she does it anyway. And she attempts to cook in the moving swinging trailer, it's the best.

We haven't been on vacation in a while, staying home and working on the house renovation instead. It's our five year wedding anniversary at the end of August and It's been just enough time since we last visited Chicago, we used to go a few times a year and even got engaged at the top of the Ferris wheel on Navy Pier.
I was 21, he was 23. Now it seems so young to me! But we fell in love over road trips and little adventures.

Pear blossoms are my very favorite, we had a giant pear tree in the front yard of the old farmhouse growing up..I still miss all of that open space.

If I have to be surrounded I prefer lovely old things, and bright fresh greenery.

It's been one of the prettiest spring seasons, so much beauty everywhere!

Sometimes you just have to look with different eyes. We've been enjoying the milder weather and taking walks around the neighborhood with Copper.

I've been trying to absorb it all, because just like that it's here and gone.

Mammoth acorn. The mature trees in our historic neighborhood are massive! You wouldn't believe how active and loud the birds are around here, they love them too.

Bringing a bit of nature inside, my spring mantle.

 Did some rearranging and spring cleaning,

Lu loves to lounge.

I can't believe what a hulking beast this guy has turned into..it's like holding a small fat dog. Lumen's getting his special surgery this weekend. He has no idea what's in store for him haha

We planted lots of flowers inside and out..

Blooming is the best part.

 Trying to eat a lot more vegetarian meals, avocado is always on hand.

But sometimes you just gotta make confetti cupcakes..

 

My vase and vessel collection has been getting a lot of use!

I've finally broken a lifelong habit of nail biting by taking the advice of my 1940's ad..

keep 'em pretty!

A few months ago I mentioned my health struggles and I've been trying out a new thyroid medicine..that made me gain all of the weight back that I worked so hard to take off last spring! That's 25 lbs!  I'm a petite person. And I didn't feel any positive effects, ugh.(and my hair started falling out) More depressing than depression. Nothing like when your body betrays you. I'm a bit of a control freak too, and feeling out of control of my body is getting to me. I'm working on finding a natural way to manage my Hashimoto's symptoms, I just want to feel like my normal happy self..it's tough.

Flowers and sunshine will always make me happy.

Have a lovely week!

summers end

  

It is the time of love,

the time of friends and adventure.

As the time comes and goes,

one thinks of nothing in spite of one's wounds.

Because the time of love

it's long and it's short,

it lasts forever, one remembers it.

At twenty, we tell ourselves that we rule the world,

and that all the blue sky will be in our eyes forever.

-le temps de l'amour

I seriously can't believe it's the very last day of summer, time has flown! The mild weather lately has been screaming spring so I dressed accordingly. Rainy,fresh breeze,slightly warm..everything is lush and green again. This in between season has been a bit sporadic, now it's starting to get cold again.   

I'm not complaining, I'm relishing.

new hair color-cinnamon stick

I thought of Moonrise Kingdom colors when I first saw this dress, can't wait until it comes out on video next month so I can watch it again! I'm a sucker for vintage woven purses, love the colorful raffia flowers on this one.

I thrifted this vintage(50/60's) fisherman's purse a few moths ago,it has the original owners name on a little paper tag inside..she lived a few streets away! And who doesn't want to put a tiny kitty in a basket/purse? I sure do. Little Lu is growing so fast everyday, I doubt he would even fit in it next week..2.6lbs. I swear he's doubled in size.

Lumen

A home cooked meal and Parks & Rec is on the agenda tonight.  

Have a great weekend, treat yo self!



I love Lu

Introducing...

Lumen
 

 

 This is the surprise we picked up last week, the best anniversary present ever! He was free to a good home, I couldn't resist. I got all saucer eyed as soon as I spotted him..I wanted his brother too haha! So sweet and cute.  And he has the prettiest cat eyes. He's a little thing about 2 months old, apparently his dad was a big 1/2 Siamese tomcat who liked to talk. He lets out the tiniest "mew," the sweetest sound.

 

While we were dreaming up names I was checking out one of Luke's astronomy magazines and came across luminous..Lumen! And it's a character on one of our favorite's, Dexter.

 

The Lumen is the SI unit of luminous flux, a measure of the power of light perceived by the human eye. ...

 

 

 

 He sounds like a baby with a bottle when he drinks water and looks like a Maneki-neko when he's trying to groom..so cute and funny!
 

 

 

Sandpaper kisses for my cheeks and hands. He cuddles up next to me in bed and spends equal time playing and napping.  I don't have a ton of experience with little baby kittehs, but I did have a gaggle of kittens born in my dresser drawer as a child haha We only kept one, a  glorious puff of all white fur. When he was a giant man cat I gave him a pale blue kool aide rinse, surprisingly he still adored me. I'm trying to be a good kitty mommy and resist "hand play." The back leg kick move cracks me up but apparently cats are vicious predators with murder in their eyes and a thirst for blood.  I've been watching a lot of "my cat from hell" lately..I don't want him to grow up and hate me! haha A couple of Lu look alike's were getting pretty crazy on there, please don't lunge at my neck when you're huge and beastly.

look at those freakish feet!

I mostly call him Lu, or Sir Catty Whompus. Love his crooked coloring, the black shape on his nose is my favorite. He probably thinks his name is "Hi Lu!"
I love Lu.


Have a lovely week!