we believe!

sunday we took a drive to Mackworth Island.  

home of a 1.25 mile hiking trail and Baxter School for the Deaf.

The trail is easy an easy loop full of scenic views,  but the draw here to this trial is it is where fairies live, woodland fairies.  how do we know this?   their homes are there for you to find.  and if you like, you too can build your own for a new fairy to live in.  we built 2.  complete with pine cone tables, leaf placemats, and tiny seashell bowls.  this was our first trip to this magical place.  we had told kellen and casey we were going to see the fairy houses,  but i don't think they understood until we came to the spot.  their faces said it all.  magic is real,  you just have to believe. 

i believe! 

“Do you believe in fairies? Say quick that you believe. If you believe, clap your hands!”
- James Matthew Barrie

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the sign at the village reads,

  "The village provides fairies with cottages during their visits to the island. We invite you to visit the village and admire the creativity of the builders. If you are so inclined, you may use your own imagination to expand the village or provide needed maintenance to the existing cottages.

Thank you for treating the island with care and respect.

This helps to keep the fairies coming back!"

 

 go back we surely will!

sunrise

walk with me...

woke today at 5:30am,

it was still dark.

i grabbed my camera, drove taylor to work by 6am, and then headed for the beach... alone.  little ones were sleeping at my mom's, and hubby was fast asleep at home, so i took my coffee and went.  the sky was so red. everything was so still.  the only sounds were the birds and the ocean.

i walked onto the beach and just waited. 

and soon the sun woke in the most beautiful fashion,

and i was so glad to be there and present.

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celebration

tonight at 5:22pm marked one year of moments for this special group i have been blessed to be a part of.  for 52 weeks cory and rachel guided this group, gaining new members from around the globe each week. keeping it all beautifully organized over here .

  

52 moments~52 weeks~1 fabulous ride  

thank you to all who contributed for a wonderful inspiring year.  

cheers momenters!

right now

right now i am loving~

tiny pine cones

my boy and his constant stick (as soon as we arrive home from school he finds one and he traipses around our yard and woods til it is near dark and his cheeks are so rosy) 

mugs and mugs of warm mulled cider

this mild november weather

casey's little fake ugg boots

Dug ("SQUIRREL!")

dressing in layers

noticing sand on my shoes from our walk the other night

frosty mornings with bright sunshine 

scarves

all the walks going on over here

good hugs from my boys

quiet moments

kellen's handprint turkeys

pomplamoose , especially this song 

anticipating next week's feast (my most favorite meal of the year hand's down)

glow of candles on these early dark nights

the warmth of home and who i share it all with.

all little things that equal good stuff.

then there is  THIS ,  this had me laughing so hard.

gotta love the 80's!

happy friday.  :)

love thursday

happy love thursday to my everyday love  :)

a morning frost

this morning was beautiful.

sun + frost = glittering goodness.

take a walk with me in my yard...

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home

sheri, from today is pretty and this joy + ride, is featuring our home show & tell today at Cafe Mom. 

you can read it *** HERE.

i was initially unsure about the interview and feature.  Right now we live in a rental and i wasn't sure how "us" it was.   in the past we have owned our homes and quickly made them "ours" with paint and redecorating.  i LOVE to dive right into a home.  I go go go like a whirlwind til it feels like us, like home.  I have been known to paint an entire room and 1 week later repaint it.  2 years ago we decided to sell our home and rent awhile til we figured out exactly where we wanted to be.  we found a nice rental in the area we live, but our new landlords kindly asked us not to paint. (gasp!)  they had just had a bout with a difficult renter and they themselves were trying to cover up a lot of the "decorating" that person had done.  sigh, no painting for me.  this left me with the task of finding ways to make our new space feel like us, even if it was a toned down version of us.  

so through LOTS of kid art (lucky for me i have a resident artist who happily supplies me with new works almost daily for free!!!),  framed photographs and prints, many thrifted items (goodwill is my second home), mason jar upon mason jar of gathered nature treasures from our walks in our woods and beaches here, i was able to achieve our kid friendly & accessible home with touches of color throughout.  thank you sheri for this opportunity to share this piece of our home life.

come on in,  the door is open...

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give good.

I just saw this sweet print.

{studio mela print}

"you get what you give, so give good." amen.

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*this other one made me giggle.