Holiday Cheer.
Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving filled with good food, good company, abundant laughter and plenty of love to go around. I always love the winter holiday season. It always brings a smile to my face and joy to my heart. There is something about seeing all the beautiful decorations around the city I love, witnessing the kindness people show one another, hearing the Christmas songs, and drinking in all of the hot cocoa and love to my heart’s content. I feel hopeful. I feel rejuvenated. I feel inspired, once more. What a great gift. Speaking of feeling inspired, here are a few of the things that have touched me, made me smile, or inspired me in one way or another. Enjoy!
1) Where the Wild Things Are Mural - created by a talented mural artist called Rosyln - Simply put, AMAZING.
2) Jasmine Star’s Photography and Blog - The woman is super talented (just look at her photos!) and she has this effortless quality to her writing. Color me addicted.
http://www.jasminestarblog.com/
3) Smitten Kitchen - A foodie’s dream come true. I seriously drool over pretty much everything here. Here are some of my faves:
Cappucino Fudge Cheesecake. Pure decadence.
Sun-Dried Tomato Stuffed Mushrooms - Need I say more?
Zucchini Latkes - I can almost feel them melting into my mouth.
Lobster Rolls - Orgasmic
Fig and Walnut Biscotti - I’ll start drinking coffee just for this.
Arugula Ravioli - Ravioli done right.
Would have included the pics but was having technical difficulties so check it out at: http://smittenkitchen.com/
IT WILL ROCK YOUR WORLD.
4) Days With My Father - A son’s tribute to his father. It is so touching. Makes you think about the brevity of time and want to cherish the time you have with your loved ones.
http://www.dayswithmyfather.com/
5) MyLifeIsAverage - is anything but average. It’s a quick pick me upper that is guaranteed to make you smile
6) Pandora - it’s been getting me through all this writing. Currently on rotation - a jazz & blues mix with some mellow rainy day songs added for kicks.
Louis Armstrong - “La Vie en Rose”
Billie Holiday - “Come Rain or Come Shine”
Ella Fitzgerald - “Stormy Weather”
Norah Jones - “Back to Manhattan”
Damien Rice - “Older Chests”
Jeff Buckley - “Hallelujah”
Nick Drake - “Saturday Sun”
John Legend - “Sun Comes Up”
John Mayer - “Slow Dancing in a Burning Room” (acoustic version)
Madeleine Peyroux - “J’ai Deux Amours”
Missy Higgins - “Night Minds”
Sara Bareilles - “Gravity”
7) Etsy - a gathering of artists creating, sharing, and inspiring
