365 CHALLENGE: DAY FORTY FOUR

13TH DAY THEME: PERFECT

TAKING AN EVENING STROLL WITH THE NEPHEW IS PURE PERFECTION...

365 CHALLENGE: DAY FORTY ONE

10TH DAY THEME: I AM...

I AM... HAPPY WHEN I'M READING. 

365 CHALLENGE: DAY THIRTY EIGHT

7TH DAY THEME : UTENSILS

I DON'T KNOW IF IT ALSO HAPPENS TO YOU, MAYBE YOU'RE MORE PRAGMATIC THAN I AM, BUT I MOST DEFINITIVELY WORK BETTER WHEN THE STUFF I USE IS CUTE. IT IMPROVES MY MOOD, AND WHEN I'M HAPPY WORK SEEMS EASIER. 

PRAGMATISM IS GOOD, BUT PRETTY THINGS ARE BETTER.

OH, I'M FEELING SO, SO SHALLOW RIGHT NOW...

THIS IS THE SCHEDULE FOR THE MONTH. DROP ME SOME LINES IF YOU'RE GOING TO JOIN THE CHALLENGE! I'D LOVE TO FOLLOW YOU!

365 CHALLENGE: DAY THIRTY SIX

5TH DAY THEME: SQUARE

ART IN THE STUDIO. 

MY VERY MUCH LOVED BENJAMIN LACOMBE'S SNOW WHITE, NEXT TO A TOLKIEN'S QUOTE. I HAVE A FEW OF THOSE FRAMES PEPPERING THE STUDIO WITH INSPIRATIONAL SENTENCES AND EVOCATIVE ILLUSTRATIONS. 

THEY'RE NOT NEARLY ENOUGH. 

365 CHALLENGE: DAY THIRTY TWO

I HAD A GREAT WEEKEND!  I DIDN'T FORGET ABOUT YOU GUYS, BUT I BARELY HAD TIME TO SLEEP, I WAS SO BUSY!

I DECIDED TO DO A CHALLENGE INSIDE THIS CHALLENGE. I FOUND IT SURFING THE NET, AND THOUGHT IT LOOKED FUN. IT CONSISTS OF POSTING A PHOTO A DAY DURING THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY, AND CONSIDERING IT OVERLAPS NICELY WITH THE THEME OF MY BLOG... 

IT'S BEEN REALLY FUN, SO FAR, AND I HOPE YOU'LL LIKE IT, TOO!

FIRST DAY'S THEME WAS YOU.

THIS IS ME, NICE TO MEET YOU GUYS. 

THIS IS THE SCHEDULE FOR THE MONTH. DROP ME SOME LINES IF YOU'RE GOING TO JOIN THE CHALLENGE! I'D LOVE TO FOLLOW YOU!

365 CHALLENGE: DAY THIRTY

PRETTY LAMP IN MY SISTER'S SITTING ROOM. 

IT'S A PRESENT FROM A VERY LOVED FRIEND OF OURS, BROUGHT WITH HER WHEN SHE CAME BACK FROM STUDYING IN GRANADA. SHE BROUGHT A PAIR OF THEM, AND WHEN SHE FOUND SHE WAS EXPECTING, PLACED THEM IN THE NURSERY. THEIR LIGHT IS WARM AND RELAXING, THE NURSERY WAS THE PERFECT CHOICE.

A FEW MONTHS LATER, MY SISTER GOT PREGNANT TOO, SO OUR FRIEND GIFTED HER ONE OF THE LAMPS SO THEY COULD BOTH NURSE THEIR BABIES UNDER THE SAME LIGHT.

SISTERHOOD IS NOT A MATTER OF BLOOD, IS A MATTER OF THOUGHTFULNESS...

365 CHALLENGE: DAY TWENTY SIX

GETTING READY FOR BABY'S ARRIVAL...

THE ALMOST UNBEARABLE SWEETNESS OF EXPECTING A NEW NEPHEW...

365 CHALLENGE: DAY TWENTY FOUR

IT'S FREAKING COLD HERE, RIGHT NOW. WE'RE NOT USED TO SUCH LOW TEMPERATURES, WE HAVE LOVELY WEATHER ALL YEAR ROUND, SO THIS SITUATION IS NEW AND UNEXPECTED. I'M ENJOYING IT, I LOVE ME SOME SOME BLANKETS AND WOOL SOCKS, BUT NOT EVERYBODY IS AS EXCITED AS I AM.

I HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF THE BLANKET SITUATION IN OUR SITTING ROOM. IT'S GETTING OUT OF HAND! I'M THINKING ABOUT USING ONE OF THOSE LOVELY WOOD LADDERS TO DISPLAY THEM WITHOUT VISUALLY CLUTTERING THE SPACE, AND SO FAR THIS IS THE BEST SOLUTION I'VE COME UP WITH. IF WE GO WITH THIS IDEA, THE LADDER WILL BE PROPPED AGAINST THIS WHITE WALL, AND OUR LIVELY  ANTHURIUM WON'T BE THE ONLY NOTE OF COLOUR IN THIS CORNER. 

I HAVE SO MANY IDEAS FOR SPRUCING UP MY HOME, RIGHT NOW! MUST BE THE UPCOMING SPRING!

365 CHALLENGE: DAY TWENTY ONE

DESSERT FOR TWO...

365 CHALLENGE: DAY NINETEEN

DELICIOUS KUMQUATS READY TO BE DELIVERED AS PRESENTS. 

AGAIN, IT'S ORGANIC FRUIT FROM OUR COUNTRY HOUSE. WE'RE SPOILED, DEFINITIVELY. 

365 CHALLENGE: DAY EIGHTEEN

A LITTLE DASH OF COLOUR GOES A BIG WAY...

365 CHALLENGE: DAY SIXTEEN

I'M ONLY HAPPY WHEN IT RAINS.
I'M ONLY HAPPY WHEN IT'S COMPLICATED.
AND THOUGH I KNOW YOU CAN'T APPRECIATE IT,
I'M ONLY HAPPY WHEN IT RAINS.


ONLY HAPPY WHEN IT RAINS
GARBAGE: GARBAGE

365 CHALLENGE: DAY FOURTEEN

MY SANCTUARY...

365 CHALLENGE: DAY THIRTEEN

ENJOYING THE PRETTY COLOURS AT HOME.  

RIGHT NOW I HAVE A LOT OF GORGEOUS PLANTS INSIDE, SO MANY I'M ALWAYS FORGETTING TO WATER ONE OR ANOTHER. IT' STRESSES ME A LITTLE BIT, BUT SOME OF THEM SEEM TO ACTUALLY LIKE IT BETTER THIS WAY, AND IT'S MAKING ME THINK THAT MAYBE, JUST MAYBE, I WAS KIND OF DROWNING THEM A LITTLE, BEFORE...

I'M REALLY FOND OF ORCHIDS, AND I USED TO HAVE AN AMAZING ONE NOT TOO LONG AGO. THE CRAZY AMOUNT OF FLOWERS IT USED TO HAVE, OMG! IN FACT,  I LOST THE ORCHID BECAUSE IT HAD ALMOST THIRTY FLOWERS IN ONE BRANCH AND IT WEIGHTED SO MUCH THE BRANCH BROKE AND THE PLANT DIED. I HAVEN'T MANAGED TO ACHIEVE THE SAME RESULT WITH ANOTHER ORCHID SINCE. 

NOW I HAVE A QUITE NICE ARRANGEMENT OF PLANTS I ROTATE AROUND. I'M GOING TO TAKE A FEW PINTURES OF MY CAMELLIAS NEXT, THEY'RE SO CUTE!

OK, I FOUND ONE PICTURE OFTHE ORCHID IN MY ARCHIVES, AND I'M GOING TO POST IT HERE SO WE CAN ALL MOURN IT PROPERLY.

WAS IT AMAZING OR WHAT?  

365 CHALLENGE: DAY TWELVE

PURE VITAMIN C!!!!!!!

365 CHALLENGE: DAY TEN

HAPPY TIMES...

365 CHALLENGE: DAY NINE

LUNCH AT OUR FAVOURITE RESTAURANT.  AN ALMOST WEEKLY DATE THAT WE TRY TO MAKE TIME FOR, AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. IS OUR "US TIME" THOUGH WE LOVE TO SHARE IT WITH OUR NEPHEW IF WE CAN. WE'LL MAKE A SUSHI FIEND OF HIM, JUST WAIT AND SEE. 

365 CHALLENGE: DAY EIGHT

I FIND ROUTINE PRETTY COMFORTING.  I KNOW IT CAN MAKE SOME PEOPLE FEEL CONSTRAINED OR LEAD THEM TO BELIEVE THEY'RE LIVING A BORING LIFE, BUT THAT'S NOT MY CASE. 

I'M CRAVING THE SWEET, SWEET SERENITY OF OUR EVERYDAY LIFE. WE'VE HAD ONE OF THE MOST EXHAUSTING CHRISTMASES EVER, AND I THINK THAT GETTING BACK INTO OUR PROGRAMMED SCHEDULE IS GOING TO HELP US ALL A LOT. 

I'LL MISS THE LONG AFTERNOONS FILLED WITH LAUGHTER, THOUGH. WELL, YOU CAN'T ALWAYS GET WHAT YOU WANT...

365 CHALLENGE: DAY SEVEN

TIME TO START NORMAL LIFE AGAIN...

GOODBYE, CHRISTMAS, SEE YOU NEXT DECEMBER, HOPEFULLY!

365 CHALLENGE: DAY FIVE

THE PARADE. WE HAD THE BEST TIME AND THE BEST COMPANY. THIS IS TURNING INTO ONE OF OUR MOST LOVED ACTIVITIES EVERY YEAR FOR CHRISTMAS. 

THANK YOU, PACO AND MARISA, FOR LETTING US SHARE THE HAPPINESS WITH YOUR LOVELY FAMILY!!!!!