A Few Solstice Pictures...

By Request

For all of you who have been asking to see a picture of Raine's new do...

Belated Father's Day

Raine decided a month prior to the day that she wanted to make something "very special" for her dad this year and that she wanted to make it out of the woods. On the day before the big event we took a hike up our river and gathered all the perfect pieces. When we got home she went straight to work and ordered me about like a general, "Mom, I need the top of that cardboard box, and glue and paper and all my markers." She had a vision and as my job was to put glue in exactly the spots dictated she applied her bits and bobs with an artistic fever and within minutes a masterpiece was born. Behold Raine's Father's Day Creation...

Obsession

I don't know what it is about this tablecloth, but I can't get it out of my head. I came across it last Saturday and just fell head over heels in love with it. I resisted the temptation but really really want to go back and get it. It is twenty dollars that I should not spend right now but I just cringe at the thought of it not being there next month. I feel like a nut obsessing over a tablecloth but I think everything about it just says autumn to me. With the deep burnt orange of the flowers and the gorgeous red trim I can just see it in my new farmhouse on the dining room table covered in real mums, pumpkins, leaves and homemade apple pie. I can't wait for the fall...

Solstice

Solstice is a time for celebrating the light. It is a time when each of us should remember the child that lies within and to allow ourselves to be enchanted, letting all that is heavy and dark fall away. It is a time to Dance barefoot upon the earth, to be among the faeries and to catch fireflies under the stars with the ones we love. It is a time to Listen to the whispers of our hearts and the echoes of our planet, to acknowledge their desires and give them a voice that can be heard by all. It is a time to Teach, both ourselves and those around us what it is to simply BE, that our body and soul are as one and that all things are possible if we remember to start first from within.


On this day share your heart with others even those you do not understand and bring a smile to someone just because you can, ease the way for someone more troubled than yourself and let go of the wounds of your past. Remember that no matter how much darkness exists around you the tiniest pin prick of light far out shines it. May you Laugh today, Love today, and Reawaken dreams gone dormant…



Love & Light,
Melanie & Raine

Home

What seems like long long ago my world existed in another place. It was the place that I grew up in and always go to in my dreams, and although this is a place that I love with my whole heart and soul and hope to one day go back to, Today I find that I am home. As I settle into a new house in a small town on the other side of the country I finally after almost seven years of being in this area have found that, as is always the case I am exactly where I am supposed to be. I found a piece of earth to call my own with forests and fields and moonlight and water. A house that fits the my family so well and yet has room for change. A town that is filled with people that call to my heart in ancient ways and show me that I am not alone. I very much miss the ones that I left behind and think of and try to connect with you often, but I am happy for what seems to be a new beginning, one that I feel will make me a better mother and person. I hope to return to you all someday a more enlightened being with so much more to share. I leave you today with my love and a glimpse into my new world...

The Home

My Side

The View Left

The View Right

The Barn

Kindred Spirits

The Ridge

Mudroom

Future Moon Garden

Our Bridge to Terabithia

Apple Orchard

Hidden

Tree of Thought

Trails

A Place to Dance

Our Own River

A Pirates Past

Evidence

Stream

Wishing Pool

Depth

Solitude

Gnome Home

Dirt

Light

Thrifting

I'm going thrifting this weekend. Here's hoping I find that sewing desk or a bread machine or fabric or a great pair of shoes or a purple bike or a chair and ottoman for my library or well just anything :) Wish me luck!!!!

5am this morning

Direct Quotes...

Me: "Goodmorning sweetpea, time to wake up"...
Raine: "Give me some cuddle honey" (said in the same tone a spunky 60 year old women would say it)

Ya gotta love this kid!!!!

This Means War

I had to leave work early yesterday. This weekend I was repeatedly bitten by mosquitoes and by mid morning Monday my arm and face had swelled up to twice their size. It looked as though I'd been in a brawl and had lost quite badly. I loaded up on benadryl and slept away most of the day. I look a little better today but man that was awful. I was trying to coexist with the wretched little blood suckers, but I do believe it's time to make up a batch of bug soap and breakout the citronella. I have to tell you my face still looks like I'm half Klingon. I understand that I'm food to them and I really don't mind sharing the wealth but these bugs are just rude...