christmas time

i wish you a merry, simple, cosy, familiar, happy, good Christmas.

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local eats

ingredients for a typical hong kong lunch

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really thankful ...

... for

seasons

togetherness

a walk in nature

 creativity, colors

fun!                                                                     and                                                                             

fantastic friends

amazing family

interesting offerings

helping hands

and blessings

                                       

happy thanksgiving!

(and thank you everybody for all your thoughtful gestures big and small! and for keeping me laughing - even if i had to hold my stomach)  xxoo




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scary - beautiful

it's the way you look at it.

maybe it caught your eye because it evoked a certain feeling at first, but the more you looked the more your response changed direction.  still either way each of these tugged at me for one reason or another.  maybe not really scary (except for the spider!) but all so intriguing - and beautiful.


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alternate view, alluring light (and seductive shadows)

opportunities for visual experience are endless in a city...

the way i look and how i see and what i notice are constant marvels and treasured discoveries.

 vertical light drifts down between buildings and seeps into alleys and doorways.  It bounces from one surface to another across the way weaving reflection and shadow.

i never seem to tire or can get enough of this alluring light. 

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bunten farm, orford, nh

last summer i had the opportunity to visit this charming farm twice:  once in june when we picked up a friend who was working there, (an international student from south africa tagging on a few weeks of rigorous farm work after finishing a semester at the mountain school in vershire, vt); and the second at the very end of august when i found myself up in the area again.

this is a labor of love:  bunten farm is one of the only dairy farms with milking devons in the US.  these cows produce an extra rich milk that is perfect for creating especially delicious hand crafted cheeses which owner chris makes, as well as for ice cream, a passion of her husband bruce.  

chickens, a turkey and a dog welcome you

peeking into the kitchen where artisanal cheeses are made

bruce and chris took on the farm from her parents and are dedicated to perpetuating the success of this traditional farm, complete with a huge renowned pumpkin patch in the fall.

blue sky, red shingles,

resting tractor

cow's view

milking devons

 milk shed

awaiting guests

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