Five Senses Friday

it's friday and it has been way too long since i last did one of these. i started doing this after discovering this blog - abby try again - written by Abby. and it's my birthday today! the last time my birthday was on a friday 13th was when i turned 13 yrs old!! thankfully, my life hasn't been full of bad luck, in fact, i feel really blessed, esp to have a wonderful husband and 3 beautiful daughters.

feeling:  relief from the intense heat we've had this week - finally seems to be cooling off.

seeing:  ominous, dark clouds in the sky. hoping for cooling rain.

smelling:  cup of earl grey tea - have to have my cup of tea in the morning, even if it is boiling hot outside

tasting: actually, i'm looking forward to tasting some gnocci for my birthday dinner. i'm salivating even now as i think about it. :)

hearing:  "too young to burn" by sonny and the sunsets - perhaps i'm in denial about my age. :)

Five Senses Friday

it's been a while since i've done a five senses friday... for those of you who are new to the blog, i started doing these after i started reading Abby's blog, abby try again. she does them every week and they are fun to read and to write!


smelling:  our cordelia lilies - yes, they are finally blooming, after weeks of worrying about them getting gobbled up by the bunnies and wondering when they would bloom. i'll post some pictures of them soon - they are gorgeous!

hearing:  been listening to KT Tunstall and wondering when she's going to have another album out?

seeing:  a new project i've been working on...i'll share more about them soon, but know that i've started painting again and it has been lots of fun.

tasting:  sweet, sweet mangoes

feeling:  content...i know it's a feeling that's fleeting, so i'm going to try to enjoy it as much as i can right now because tomorrow, i may feel entirely different! :)

Five Senses Friday

ah, it is the end of another week! it's been a crazy week, adjusting to a new summer routine, but we made it through! i've been telling Skye all week that each day, swim team will get easier, and so i need to tell myself, with each week, things will get easier.

something else new this week: i've picked up Phil's old Nikon and have started taking film pictures. let me tell you, it hasn't been easy! i'm much better with paints than with apertures, speed, etc. but here are a few of the shots that seemed to have turned out. :) some look like they've been taken with a polaroid camera. if you are a film photographer, please leave me some advice!! would appreciate it.

smelling: chlorine in the hair, chlorine on the towels, chlorine everywhere!!

hearing:  Honey Honey's "Sugar Cane" (which you can listen to here)

seeing:  our cherries turning red -- we are impatiently waiting for them to ripen

tasting:  fresh peaches - mmmm....

feeling: glad that summer has started

Five Senses Friday

i've missed doing "five sense friday" for the past few weeks and i'm a little late with it today, but better late than never! and if i haven't explained what "five sense friday" is before, it's something i read on a blog i've really enjoyed following for the past few months and Abby, the blogger of abby try again (where you can see some beautiful and inspiring photography), encourages her readers to participate by doing the same in their blog. it seems to be a great way to end the week.


tasting:  juicy dark red cherries

smelling:  the gigantic pale yellow lilies from the farmer's market (they have been filling the house with their sweet smell all week long and they look like they'll last another few days!)

hearing:  Cordelia's sweet cooing sounds

seeing:  the cordelia lilies i planted after Cordelia's birth getting chewed up by the bunnies...sad to say that we won't have as many lilies blooming this year, but i hope to save the ones that have survived

feeling:  missing Phil who is away on a conference - first time since becoming mother of three. let's hope i survive! :) but glad today was the last day of school for Skye and looking forward to summer break!

Five Senses Friday

yet another Friday is here...where do the weeks go?? these days, i feel like i'm not doing much, but when i look at how big Cordelia has grown and the rolls of chub on her arms and the little dimples on her elbows, i remind myself that i am doing something very important here!



seeing: peonies finally starting to bloom! i planted them 2 years ago and they are finally flowering this year - can't wait to see all the buds in full bloom!

tasting: english muffins and tea

hearing: Cordelia cooing

smelling: sweet fragrance of lilacs

feeling: all the ups and downs of motherhood this week