weekly wrap-up // james stewart

this week i ...

read // confessions of a jane austen addict // becoming jane austen // moby dick // unlocked // almost heaven // not in the heart //

watched // shop around the corner // you can't take it with you // mr. smith goes to washington // {these all have james stewart in them; i love good old b&w movies}

enjoyed // bokeh // blueberry tea // old movies // cheez-its // toe socks //

enjoyed these blog posts // walk: a last homage to autumn 2012 // the sound of fall // one foggy autumn day // learning to be light //

listened // michael buble //

symphony of raindrops

Raindrops fall, a symphony of noises. Some distant and constant, others nearby and scattered. Some heavy, some light.

My tired brain is soother by their music.

A single glowing light shines for my pen as I race to slowly record my thoughts.

I have no idea what time it is, nor do I care.

I simply focus on the gray black sky outside my window and the symphony of raindrops.

weekly wrap-up #12

i hope that you all had a good week!

reading // don quixote // i was jane austen's best friend {finished} // tess of the d'urbervilles //

listening to // allstate music // the gaither vocal band //

crafting // fingerless gloves // this belt //

enjoyed //attending a friend's graduation ceremony and party // singing at allstate {we rehearsed for seven hours on thursday and frieday and two on saturday plus the concert - i had a sore throat after the concert and it's lasted until today} // having an end-of-the-year Bible study party // getting some lovely bokeh // drinking tea and eating soup // 

i am joining lily in a 30 day hair challenge. since i just got my hair cut this really will be a challenge! i am going to try and take photos of my hairstyles every day and post once a week. here is my hair today:

what have you done this week?

iced tea and houndstooth

i don't know about you, but here the weather has been gorgeous. yesterday and today we left science class at school to go for a little walk. i spent yesterday afternoon doing homework and reading sitting in a rocking chair on our porch. today i sat on a large rock, drank iced tea, and read emma {side note: i'm almost done. today i read the proposal scene. oh.my.goodness. i love mr. knightley!!!!!!!!!!! sorry. i coudln't help it}. 

it was lovely. after a really busy week last week, this week is much more relaxed, so i can enjoy this beautiful weather. 

yesterday i wore my new houndstooth skirt that i bought at goodwill for $5.

and it has pockets!!

i was wearing a white turtleneck sweater with it, and at one point someone asked me why i was so dressed up and one of my friends replied, "she's always dressed up." it made me smile.

yesterday i walked down to the stream behind our house. the water level was pretty high, and i got some lovely bokeh.

what is your weather like right now?

do you live near a stream?

spring has visited

sunlight dances on rippling waves.

it's rays dart through rusting pine needles.

patches of snow lay scattered throughout the yard.

birds fly from tree to tree, singing as they go.

ice reflects dazzling sunlight.

tree branches devoid of leaves sway in the gentle breeze.

shadows play along the snow covered rocks.

spring has visited us, at least for now.

p.s. yes, i am getting christmas light bokeh in march. it makes me happy. know what else makes me happy?  flip-flop bokeh. yeah. it's pretty great.