When I came across this image I wondered what my niece was thinking as she cozied up to her baby brother.
Category Archives: Beautiful Things
Anne getting married. (Or getting ready to get married.)
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Bridal Waltz
Following dinner every night of the week leading up to Anne & Niels’ wedding, they practiced the Bridal Waltz. Volume up loud, to better hear the beat of the music before they collapsed in each others’ arms, giggling like smitten second-graders.
Sparklers
I think every event should be celebrated with sparklers. (From a recent wedding I photographed.)
Aarhus.
My first day in Denmark had me wandering the snow-covered side streets of Aarhus, the charming city I lived in lo those many years ago. Absence certainly makes this heart grow fonder.
Julefrokost 2009
It’s a Danish holiday tradition to festively gather throughout the season, feasting on all sorts of delicacies, including (but not limited to) fish fillet with shrimp, pork medallions in a creamy paprika sauce with caramelized potatoes, Danish meatballs, chicken liver pate, herb-ed new potatoes, medister sausage and pickled cabbage, with several types of bread with...
A Turkey Public Service Announcement:
This, my friends, will change your world. Or at the very least, it will change your taste buds. After this you will eschew all Thanksgiving turkey that is dry and flaky and demand only the best, most succulent and moist of turkey. The secret? I’ve cooked turkeys now for several years. And the first year...
New jewelry find on Etsy
My sister’s friend Michelle recently launched an Etsy shop with simple yet striking jewelry. In particular, I love this antique white cinnabar flower necklace with Korean jade. Gorgeous! I wish I had the coloring to wear it.
Loveliness.
Most of the day has been overcast and rainy though the sun is showing it’s face here and there this afternoon. With school four days a week now instead of two (the summer term is just eight weeks instead of the usual 15-16 so every class meets twice a week for twice as long), I’ve...