^ she's been obsessed with cherry tomatoes lately ^ ^ coloring is pretty much her favorite thing right now ^ ^ I don't even know... ^ After months of feeling stressed, out of control and defeated and taking the last few weeks to dust ourselves off we decided to take control back - of our emotions, our daily routine, our diet and our...
I just wanted to take a moment today and introduce you to a lovely sponsor today - Antica Farmacista. It's been such a pleasure to work with this wonderful company. My first memory of using their product was actually years ago when I "gifted" myself one of their room diffusers. I got the Orange Blossom, Lilac and Jasmine scent and I was totally hooked....
The other day Birdie and I made some oatmeal cookies. I was craving a sweet but simple snack and these were just the ticket. She's really been into mixing things and her adorable little grunts when the mixture got too thick were just about the cutest thing. The original recipe is from Martha Stewart but I switched up a few things here and...
In Russia the winters are cold, long and ugly and so the moment the last patch of snow disappears from the ground we're packing our picnic baskets and running to the woods. Spring to me has always meant the smell of wood burning outdoors, roast potatoes and shashlik. My mum and aunts would marinate bucketfuls of meat all weekend, wash and cut veggies...
^ a target dresser I spiffied up with some anthro knobs ^ ^ we're on a BIG madeline kick right now ^ ^ goodies from the Russian store, including half-sour pickles ^ ^ her newest obsession ^ The other day I made a quick decision to listen to the Nelly station on Spotify on our drive home. It was a brilliant decision. The...
Prior to parenting I was a perfectionist, a "type A" if you will, but parenting has a funny way of weeding out all unnecessary things until you're left with the bare essentials. I had so many dumb ideas before Birdie was born - only wood toys, no tv and the idea that I would spend hours lovingly creating gourmet purees for her. The...
Good morning! We're buried under practically a foot of snow today (I don't even know...) so I suppose it's fitting to share my "recipe" for the perfect cup of tea as you can believe I'll be downing multiple cups of this today. I don't know about you but for years now I've been trying to track down the perfect jasmine tea. You know...
Today I decided to finally dust off my laptop. I pressed the "new post" button and have been staring at this white space for some time now. It's been so long, so much has happened and it's just been an incredibly strange time in our life. It's strange to find yourself in the midst of so much upheaval and at the same time...
