Friday, November 30, 2012

to town with the girls...

it was such a fine autumn day, almost winter, in fact....
the bohemian girls went to town... drama queen auntie & the fairy grandchild...
the beautiful mama (and the elfling brother... he got stuck going with the girls...)
they had so much fun window shopping. it's an art, you know, window shopping is...
and O MY GOSH!  there were balloons!!!
and a gelato shop... with a mermaid!
and the fairy grandchild got a magic look through the drama queen auntie's rose colored glasses!
and at the best-bookstore-in-the-world, the auntie read stories to the fairy grandchild in the very best drama queen voice!
the bohemian LOVED this monochrome pattern which God painted on the sidewalk tiles using...
His very own fall leaves, which were brilliant in their colors!!!
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and then the street lights came on and it was time to head for home, and the comfort of the cottage, warmed by the fire in the woodstove, and lit with the party lights that the bohemian leaves on all year round.  sending you party-light-wishes and hoping rosy-colored-glasses-kind-of-hopes for you, as november turns into december and the christmas magic begins.

Saturday, November 17, 2012

morning pages:

the new "morning pages" book:


a september page... the bohemian wiped out a large portion of two months with this headache that mounted and receded, like an ocean tide, and which made it hard to plan to do anything. but she's ALWAYS grateful that this is the only thing she is struggling with right now.  she  knows many others who are being challenged with much worse things!!!


and the rains finally came, late into the fall...

and there are always things to be grateful for! the bohemian likes to list these blessings and gifts, to remind her of how blessed she really is. and to remind her to pray for all those not as fortunate...

thanksgiving blessings are earnestly wished for you and yours this holiday season. may God bless you richly! don't forget to "count your blessings. name them one by one.. and it will surprise you what the Lord has done".
the bohemian would love to hear what's on your gratitude list! linger and leave a comment. she would love that....HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!












Friday, November 16, 2012

autumn wonders:

the bohemian loves looking out her kitchen window this autumnal time of the year. this lovely tree (which she guesses is a sumac?) does the most fantastic things throughout the seasons! but in fall... O in fall, it announces its flamboyancy! the colors in the picture are muted as the bohemian tried to snap pictures through the window without going out into the cold dampness.  cowardly, yes...

and as she watched through the window, a flock of sapsuckers came to feast on the special treats the tree was providing!

and what they were after were these blood-red berries clustered and hanging from each limb...
(yes, the sky was this awful bleached-out, bruised color... it can be depressing at times. but. then. there's this wonderful tree... !!)  the bohemian LOVES the starburst shape of these berry clusters!

the berries look black but they are this deep, rich, purply-red  color. they look spectacular on their pink stems, don't they?  the sapsuckers sure love them!  the bohemian got such a kick out of watching them teeter on these slender stems and hang upside down trying to get to the berries! such entertainment!  it made the bohemian laugh for days...  
then there's the bohemian's BEST entertainment!!!  this is her little pumpkin, AKA the fairy grandchild.
...and who just happens to LOVE the little orange pumpkins from the fairy grandmother's garden!!  * * *  here's wishing you bright orange pumpkin wishes and hopes for yummy pumpkin pie coming your way soon!!