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// Magazine Moments: Spring 2019

"Live for the moments you can't put into words..." - Bella Grace Magazine. I wholeheartedly agree. 'Currently enjoying this softer touch and quiet read filled with all things graceful: from the gentle and dreamy swept-away photos, to inspiring and healing notes which truly celebrate the 'magic' found in our simple everyday, transforming the ordinary to the extraordinary. Bella Grace encourages the pause and even gives valid new insights into the joys of missing out(!), JOMO :) Another delightful read found once again while waiting in the check-out line. What a lovely magazine. I was immediately hooked when I spotted its soothing blue be blue be blue carefree cover. Click within the image(s) above and after the jump to discover more...

// Spring Scents and Spontaneity

We made it to Friday! and I hope you had a decent week (at least), with an 'up' in the mix. To say we love our candles and evening lights-out candle moments doesn't even come close. We thrive on the simple tranquil blend of inviting scents, and softer transportive moods created by the luxury of pure and earthy seasonal notes each and every evening, and even throughout our weekend afternoons, as often as possible. To wrap up our work week, here are a few favourites and new blends we're looking forward to during spring... and of course there will be others found during those spontaneous browsing serendipity moments... It's been a full(!) week, but good news is good news. Thanks everybody, and have a very relaxing weekend. ~xx

 

Another ♫ mellow track from the work week...

Society - Commiserations (2016)

 

ONE: Sand + Fog Ocean Sea Salt - notes of the salty sea & air.

TWO: Diptyque's Muguet - wild carefree notes of lily of the valley. xo

THREE: Byredo's Loose Lips - notes of violet, morello cherry, & rose water.

FOUR: AERIN's L'Ansecoy Orange Blossom - orange blossom & cedar notes.

FIVE: Clean Home Fragrance (Rain) - notes of dewy melon, water lilies & daisies.

SIX: No.22's Lawn - fresh lawn-scented notes.

SEVEN: Craft + Foster Lost Coast - floral, plum & amber notes.

 

 

// Hello August: Magazine Moments

Me and my mags live on... What lighter reads are you browsing through these days? Our colourful and creative mags are certainly in, especially at this time as we enjoy our slower and more minimal motions. Sometimes it's hard to slow down, and from experience over the years I'll say I'm slowing down this week, or month, only to automatically go at that faster pace or speed once into an active project. I think that's what we get for doing and enjoying work we truly love, in all its quieter varietal aspects. So, during the in-betweens I do the laid-backs like many and veg out with my music and mags that also zone in on our inner calm, finer creative eats, and rustic living. Here are three current online magazines I've been flipping and roaming through with a lot of true-to-life wellness tips and healthy sustenance, to keep our boats afloat. Above is a new wellness favourite-- Calm Moment -- Can we ever overdo calm? I doubt that, especially in these times...

 

// 'Ode To These Our Sweet Summer Days

{on my favourite life vessel, literally, and leaving shore; can you tell i'm ready to dive in too? :); the only thing i want to be the ceo of these days; water, you wonderful thing you; island-getaway days, #holidays}

 

Happiness is living and glowing in the joyful little details of it all. Mother Nature as usual does that best with reminding us to take higher ground as often as possible, and to indulge ourselves on the regular in this anchored elevated state of bliss. I hope you are all having a splendid time (school's out), and so far it sure looks, feels and sounds like it from all ends. We love this keeping-in-touch thing with each other, near and far, and continue to be amazed decades later how much our old friendships have become some of our most treasured, most grounding, and most blessed relationships. Here's to more fun-in-the-sun warmth with all your lovelies. Music and more after the jump... Have a very sweet weekend everybody. ~xo  

// Chicken Comfort Soup (In 30 Minutes or Less)

Since February, I've been making and indulging in this nourishing homemade chicken soup (often playfully calling it Sunday savouries becoming Monday's magic), and just never got around to uploading the photos and doing the post prep with other a.m. work. This week feels very much like a week for little extra comforts in our lives and embracing each other even more so, with love, appreciation, and goodwill. It's simple, easy, and oh-so-healthy that the whole family (especially our kids), can enjoy together anytime of the year (just as love is)...

// Hello November: Cabbage Calls

RENAISSANCE

Every year, they are more dynamic than our previous year, and this year en-route back home I walked right into a new arrival (above), infused with an abundance of well-balanced colours. My headed and leaf cabbage (kale) fall finds always stop me in my tracks, creating an added elevation anytime of the day or early evening. A cool-season vegetable, they grow and flourish best in rich soil with good fertilizer and lots of water. I'm all over them right now as they've become one of my weekly stop-and-smell-the roses moments at this time of the year with their earthy gorgeousness. The varieties are endless as seen with these three beautiful arrangements for starters...