missing paris…

I can’t believe we were in Paris two months ago.  I’m ready to go back. I think I’ll always be ready to go back there! What an awesome city.  I think the last photo is proof that Paris misses me too…

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The London Files: The Honest Sausage & Regent’s Park (part 1)

I’ve decided I am going to do some  posts about some of my favorite places to go in London. I am definitely missing ol’ blighty! Hopefully this will help….

The Honest Sausage is a chain of sausage shacks, if you will, spotted around the royal parks in London. They are serve free range [...]

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and…

…. it’s the middle of october! whew. we have been living a bit like gypsies since we’ve been back— shuffling between friends, family and hopping all around town.  hoping to post a recipe for leek and squash soup soon– let’s see if I can get organized to do that! it has been a bit surreal [...]

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sesame sweets.

Til Gajak, Pastelli, Delicious.

This is a popular sweet treat in many parts of the world.  There are many variations on it, but the basic version is just honey + sesame seeds.
these are so simple to make, and there is something so very satisfying about making your own candy.
Bring  1 1/4 cups honey to a boil [...]

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on the move

Paris was awesome. It was everything and more that I hoped it would be. A lot of places in the world are over-rated….. Paris is not one of them!  But that goes without saying, doesn’t it?
We move out of our Greenwich flat and temporarily into my Aunt and Uncle’s this Saturday… I can’t believe [...]

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Chocolate-Coconut Ice cream

To celebrate our 4yr anniversary, I surprised Noah with a chocolate flavoured coconut ice cream. It’s dairy-free and only uses a few tablespoons of honey for a sweetener.
For the cream:

2 cans full fat coconut milk
6 eggs
pinch of salt
4 tablespoons of honey (more or less to taste)
2 heaping tablespoons of cocoa powder (I used green & [...]

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Horatio and the Princess of Lilliputtia. On the set of Gulliver’s Travels.

 

Horatio and the Princess of Lilliputtia. On the set of Gulliver’s Travels., originally uploaded by –Barbara–.
free publicity for the Gulliver’s Travels adaptation, filming now in Greenwich. It will be out next summer. They have been using the old royal naval college and noah’s school grounds for shots of Lilliputia. Jack Black wil be the digital [...]

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pancetta and leek frittata; I <3 the allium family

 

frittata, originally uploaded by –Barbara–.
I love frittatas. like a crustless quiche– but even quicker to throw together.
This one is just fried pancetta, leeks, garlic and spring green onions. 6 organic eggs, scrambled, mixed with the goods, s+p and baked in a hot oven for a half hour. If you can tolerate dairy, top with parmesean [...]

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Unending Love

Unending Love
I seem to have loved you in numberless forms, numberless times…
In life after life, in age after age, forever.
My spellbound heart has made and remade the necklace of songs,
That you take as a gift, wear round your neck in your many forms,
In life after life, in age after age, forever.

Whenever I hear old chronicles [...]

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happy saturday

 

happy saturday, originally uploaded by –Barbara–.
so grateful for the sun and the warmer weather today. still a bit chilly out, but felt like a glimpse of spring. looking forward to spending days in greenwich park… reading, playing,exploring, relaxing. until then, we will read inside, color a lot, dance to the radio, and watch the moomins . [...]

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Good morning, Mr President.

What a memorable day.  Maggie has been singing this (okay, we have too) since yesterday morning.  It might get stuck in your head, but that’s okay.
 

and a great post on the camp creek blog:  learning for a new world

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rewind: holiday 08

 

, originally uploaded by –Barbara–.
finally have internet back and have uploaded pix from when my dad was here. It was so nice to have him here. When he was about my age, he moved to America… so it was a bit surreal moving to England, and very neat to show him around my part of [...]

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to you and yours….

, originally uploaded by –Barbara–.
may you remember the sun’s light and warmth on the cold, dark days.
happy holidays!!!

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orange clove pomander

 

orange clove pomander, originally uploaded by –Barbara–.
I definitely love this time of year. One of my favorite memories growing up is sitting in my room making an orange pomander out of a kit from American Girl. The kit was all about Kirsten’s culture in sweden and how they celebrated holidays in a tiny one-room cabin [...]

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Liberty Dove Goods

Well, I have been hoping to do something like this for awhile. And while it is not my ideal set-up, it feels great to have made something. What am I babbling on about, you ask? Well! I have opened a little “shop” on cafe press.com, just a few little things based off of an illustration [...]

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Happy 2nd Birthday, Magnolia!!

 

.., originally uploaded by –Barbara–.
…to my funny little girl. You are simply wonderful!

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Feeling Patriotic

 

Way to go my fellow Americans… I’ve never been so proud and grateful. cheers!!

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October in London

 

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Autumn begins

okay. so we have been here in Greenwich two weeks now. It is starting to feel like home. We’ve made soups, watched Survivor, and relearned our hatred of hand-washing dishes. I’ve enjoyed getting out and about in Greenwich. Noah is doing well at school and has even been comissioned to compose for a Falkland’s conflict [...]

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mid summer madness

my favorite beach pics from our trip to boston last week…
 
    

 

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