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// Breakfast Beginnings: Whole Fruit with Yogurt (Part II)

Because there will be days when we will have to be up and out the door earlier than usual, and also in praise of a meatless Monday or meatless day, giving our bodies a little animal meat reprieve each week. We want something quick and delicious, and filling, and also healthy, to replenish and keep our energy levels up... and most likely in that order too. A simple one we can make overnight sounds even more luxurious. This month, with embracing the new year, new foods, and new blends, I switched my yogurt game for one that has less sugar, less fat, and more protein per serving with...

// The Tuesday Six, Plus...

Our last Tuesday Six, Plus post for 2019, with recent reads, finds, and such. It's been so comforting to chit-chat about many of these reads and experiences online as well as off in gatherings throughout the year. Thank you, and here are this month's loved links and shares from around the web and city travels...

 

... Celebrating our 'Classic Blue' with this loved capture. I can relate.

... Fun things to do during Advent.

... Holiday gift ideas for him: fragrance, handy bar tool, and cozy cardigan.

...  7 Tips for teaching pet kindness to toddlers. :)

...  December favourites on the daily: all-over body, hair, and cuticle oil.

...  And, Anna Olson's Grand Plum Pudding for quiet family get-togethers.

 

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// Pantone Color of the Year 2020: Classic Blue

"Instilling calm, confidence, and connection...

A timeless and enduring blue hue, PANTONE 19-4052 Classic Blue is elegant in its simplicity. Suggestive of the sky at dusk, the reassuring qualities of the thought-provoking PANTONE 19-4052 Classic Blue highlight our desire for a dependable and stable foundation on which to build as we cross the threshold into a new era.

Imprinted in our psyches as a restful color, PANTONE 19-4052 Classic Blue brings a sense of peace and tranquility to the human spirit, offering refuge. Aiding concentration and bringing laser like clarity, PANTONE 19-4052 Classic Blue re-centers our thoughts. A reflective blue tone, Classic Blue fosters resilience."

 

Via Pantone :)

 

 

// The Tuesday Six, Plus: November's Edition

Where are these days going? They are over in a flash and I'm thinking I need another six hours minimum to do all the things I want to do in any one given day. One thing is for sure, our first serious round of flurries this side and chillier air have me twirling outdoors, and taking it all in, our squirrels included. Fall really is the best season. :) I hope you're enjoying it too. Recent loved reads, finds, and such from around our web...

 

...  Everything adorable and lovely, and there's more... :)

...  The cartoon character that gave a young girl permission to be herself.

...  Currently loving: this cleansing bar, this everyday primer, and fall fragrance.

...  Cultivating curiosity in students.

...  Always hilarious(!), and he's coming back.

...  And, evening dessert realities; it's no joke after 50! #cake

 

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// Pumpkin Beef Soup

A funny thing happens when you make quiet 'arrangements' with the universe in all 'her' powerful, cosmic glory. She has a way of surprizing you when you least expect it, and throwing plans literally upside down--, but always in a good way. Such was the case when I started thinking of making a go for a long overdue pot of body-warming pumpkin beef soup, last month. Given the fact that we grew up on these soups even in the heart of our summer's draining heat and high humidity on the islands, it was almost unforgivable. But, yes there's a but,-- being picky with choosing the perfect right piece of rich orange-coloured cut pumpkin, I figured it would take a while (as in a few weeks), and teasingly whispered to the universe while at the market weeks ago, "I'll make a huge pot of soup when the right piece of pumpkin shows up." Well..., she showed up the very next weekend, so all bets were off for anything other than said soup with loved trimmings within the pot. A seasonal favourite, and the only time you'll get me to eat pumpkin, actually. This Caribbean-style pumpkin beef soup is wholesome, slightly spicy with the warmth of the scotch bonnet pepper and other flavourful adds, and super-filling to very last drop. The best part yet-- also kid-approved! :) More after the jump...

 

// 7 Healthy Things To Do Before Work Begins

It's tricky to say before 8 or 9 a.m. We are a 24/7 world nowadays with schedules revolving around these 24 hours in any one calendar day. The alarm has been known to begin ringing at various hours over the decades-- from as early as 12 a.m., to 12 noon (on a really lazy, why not, we can do it now, sleep-in day), to meet flipped schedules, work demands, quick turnarounds, and taking care of family and home. And when there's a baby on board :), it's a totally different dynamic, and as we soon get to know...