suzette roberts

// Hello Spring(!)

{looking for tell-tale signs of promising possibilities-- little touches of green}

Hello to our first day of Spring 2019(!) at 5:58 pm today to be precise. We are still in the 'rough and rustic' this side and elsewhere, but quietly and prayerfully looking for little signs of hopeful new beginnings, freshness, and sunny lifts as we travel through the days, weeks, and months ahead... Have a lovely spring season that's full of happy life...  ~xx 

 

A loved soothing track from ♫ Thomas Lemmer ...

Thomas Lemmer Blissful Mind (Original Mix)

 

// Abigail Halpin: Finding Wild

'Swooning over this beautiful beautiful children's book: Finding Wild, by Megan Wagner Lloyd with colourful, nature bountiful illustrations by Abigail Halpin. Using bolder blues and greens with pops of sunshine garden colours, Abigail Halpin brings to blissful life, creative simplicity, quiet wildchild celebrations with Mother Nature, and the inspiring message of finding all things lovely as we immerse ourselves 'with the wild' far and near. A delightful read and keeper for both young children and grown-ups...

// Karl Lagerfeld (September 10, 1933 - February 19, 2019)

He did it, and then some, and then quietly disappeared into the shadows (the way he wanted to)... And I was just as shocked as many were last Tuesday a.m. while getting dressed for the day, even with knowing weeks earlier he was not well. Not one for remembrances and over the top fanfare, it was his very luxe and refined creativity, inspiration, attention to the little details, self-discipline, professional drive, and sincere respectful reverence for all who worked with him (especially his models), that caught and held my attention over the years. Every season, I quietly looked forward to his latest-themed CHANEL collection like a kid in a candy store, as I already knew it would be elevating, exhilarating, magical and transformative, with a distinct loyalty to its traditional and timeless classic...

// CXBO Chocolates

I'm always amazed with how easy it is to find colourful unexpected inspiration with just a few early a.m. flips of our local morning paper... This new-to-me Chocolate Shop: CXBO Chocolates, nestled in the heart of our Toronto city, offers an award winning collection of handcrafted jewel-like signature chocolates, and other confections created by Chef Brandon Olsen, a self-taught chocolatier, and Sarah Keenlyside, an artist and filmmaker. The magic that happens when creative minds collide... 'Totally smitten and will definitely be indulging in a few must-try flavours later in the week. Click within the images (after the jump) to learn more...

// It's Monday, Have a Laugh

This is so hilarious. Have you seen it? Jimmy Fallon and the Backstreet Boys Cluck "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)". I caught it the morning after while getting dressed and listening to the news. Jimmy really got into it. :) And this week we say goodbye to January. Wow. Our days sure flew by. I hope you've had a good month, and here's to a great week.

 

 

// Daniel Reiter: The Hercules Series

After a winter storm produced huge waves just off the Moroccan coast, photographer Daniel Reiter captured the timeless expanse and many moods of our deep blue sky-reflected seas in a series which he entitled, Hercules. I can't get enough of these minimalistic and yet majestic shots from along the shore of Tamraght. The love for our endless oceans continues and is always a place of calm, quiet reflection, and rejuvenation. Blues be blue be blue. More images after the jump...