Winter's beauty...

There is something in the beauty of a grey wintery day. The bare trees, the thin, watery light, the frozen earth....such beauty in the icy bleakness and wintery silence....a deep winter still.

Image from Laura Bell.

Something...

...pretty, blossom strewn, and festive for a chilly Thursday morning.
Image from Carolina Herrera.

Brrrr...

My oh my it is cold. Snow arrived Monday night - much to Turtle's excitement - and then it got really cold. And it's been below zero ever since! I bravely rugged up yesterday and went riding - madness really. Staying in with a large mug of tea would have been far more sensible. And let's be honest it's time like this earmuffs really come into their own.
Image from this morning's frosty school run.

Igor Melnikov...

There's something about this painting by Igor Melnikov that perfectly suits the cold, wintery, quiet of today. Perhaps it's to do with his seeing his paintings "not as portraits of children, but as portraits of human souls". 

Image from Melnikov Art.

Weekly whatnots...

How was your week? I hope you have a relaxing weekend planned. We've been out the past few nights - so I'm a bit behind on things - and we've just got back from pumpkin hunting! More on that tomorrow. Here's this weeks what:nots.

A lovely image by Wendy Bevan.

The perfect hottie cover from here.

Wouldn't the snuggly socks in this image be perfect for a wintery weekend morning?

A simple and elegant apple container, along with a little owl friend.

I can so relate to this rabbit!?!

And to end with a great retro Life Magazine cover.

Images from Wendy Bevan, The Great English Outdoors, Sarah Maingot, Three Potato Four, and Amazon.

It's raining....

A very wet grey winter day today. Less than a week ago we were experiencing Portland's pretty spring. Days like today it's nice to have pretty things to help cheer the gloom up - like these Kate Spade bangles.....

Turtle and I made cupcakes after school yesterday - yum! (photo by Turtle)

At this time of year I always feel like cocooning - and have decided to try and bake at least once a week. Although I'm off for coffee with S this morning to talk about some work - so may not have yards of spare time soon. Off horse riding this afternoon - hooray. I've not been for over a month!