7/14/14

My soul is alive

 

“If the sight of the blue skies fills you with joy,

if a blade of grass springing up in the fields has power to move you,

if the simple things in nature have a message you understand,

Rejoice, for your soul is alive.”

~ Eleanora Duse
 








 
 

 
the rolling and swelling of landscape lay before me
 homes and farms nestled in amongst the field of green
tucked safely in by mother nature
 wheat softly swaying in the wind
 shushing all worries away
 calm
  soft clouds floating above
 blue of the sky the green of the grass
such peacefulness
 
Completely filling my heart to see the beauty of this country
it just takes hold of me
 
 my soul is alive.
 

7/11/14

Bon Appetito!

Lettuce is like conversation; it must be fresh and crisp,
 so sparkling that you scarcely notice the bitter in it.
~Charles Dudley Warner

 
Summer
 
Salad is the staple in our house
we have some kind of lettuce as a base
and add cold boiled potatoes (yes, I am from Norway) got have them
tomatoes, olives, carrots, onions, fresh herbs loads of garlic, cheese bread etc...you get the idea
what ever is handy
 

Romaine is the lettuce of day
 washed and cut in quarters

 
 croutons
made from any kind of bread
 add a few table spoon olive oil and butter to a the cut bread in a big bowl
salt + pepper
Italian herbs
 swish it around
spread on baking sheet in 375 F oven for 10 min - until golden

 
added artichokes, olives and other Italian goodies


Piled it all up on the lettuce quarter with a ranch dressing
 served with a glass of very chilled Sauvignon Blanc
 
 
 It 's sooo good
 

Yep it's that good
cleaned my plate!!!!
 
 
Fresh cold grapes for dessert
 
Bon Appetito!

7/9/14

Summer Knittering


Found this lovely Araucania yarn when in Moscow,Idaho
 a few weeks ago at The Yarn Underground.
 Knitting
 
Started reading Wildwood
by
Roger Deakin
The title inspired me
we shall see how it turns out.
 
Joining Ginny today
 
 
 

7/7/14

Moscow, Idaho

 
 
 We spent 5 nights in Moscow
waiting for Mr. Luther to recover from his surgery.
 
Moscow is one our favorite little rural towns.
We come here often when the boys play soccer.
 
 Nestled between wheat fields
a creative and vibrant rural college town.
 
Very eco friendly and green
With an amazing organic co- op, coffee shops, book stores, thrift stores, bike shops and restaurants.
 
 
 
We started the morning with coffee from our favorite cafe -
One world cafe
 and freshly made mini do nuts.
Yeah, I know not the healthiest but some times you need a little caffeine and sweet
to get your day rolling.
 
My compass led me right here-
awesome shop lots of a variety even hand spun yarn from locals- great selection.
 

 
 New project in the works
 

Yoga studios and tree lined side walks with out door seating
 
 
Delicious smoothies


 
Storm Cloud
The best second store evva!
 
Love the variety of clothes and shoes and the guys who own are super nice.





Oh dear...which one to choose???




Nothing better than a SALE at the book store...

***
Back for another quick coffee stop
+
 croissant for lunch.
Chef enjoyed him self
away from his own café.
 


 
Shopping therapy pour moi.
(Yes, I do support the metal smith community)

Then to the park 
Big soccer fans that we are the world cup was playing while we were there
 all 5 of us sat huddled in our big King-size bed cheering and yelling at the TV!
 
Auggie doing a Suraz on dad...
 


Lovely open green space the park in town  a favorite hang out.
Soccer, volleyball, slack lining, knitting, picnicking and a few moments of napping.
 


I wish I could say we had dinner here
 but we didn't.
 
(I just loved the colors)
Good palette for my house next year?
 

If you are in the neighborhood
I highly recommend Moscow
 People are friendly and it's rural, yet hip little town
 Great place to take a moment.