I’ve always thought picnics were darling, but picnics in the early morning hours with fluffy pancakes and OJ are pure magic. While I’d love to to take full credit for this idea, it was in fact, my daughter who suggested it. We woke up before sunrise, made a platter full of pancakes and links, cut up…
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Sweet Idleness
Dolce far Niente – “The sweetness of doing nothing”. Such a beautiful concept that Italians welcome into daily living. A concept i’ve been falling more and more in love with in recent days. As a woman in pursuit of making living itself an art, I find myself wanting to live more and more like our…
The Fluidity of Silk
Watching silk dance in the wind is quite magical. I yearn to be this complete in harmony with nature. With the earth and sky. It’s always little moments like this that remind me that making the most of the magic that is already within and all around us is what life is really all…
To Make Living Itself an Art
“Whoever uses the spirit that is in him creatively is an artist. To make living itself an art, that is the goal.” -Henry Miller Such a beautiful sentiment- To make living itself an art. It’s the constant thought the circulates my mind these days. As this new year and decade welcomes us, I hope to truly…
Gone with the Summer Wind
My favorite thing about the changing of of the season is reflecting on the memories this past season has brought… and embracing all that is coming. The kids are back in school and pumpkin spice everything is already hitting shelves everywhere, a bit early for my fancies; but it feels like summer is packed up…
Darling Style: The Explorer
Every once in a while, I find it necessary to break away from the “culture” of the city. It’s a yearning that always brings me to wander inside mother earth’s green sanctuaries. I explore, I wander, I observe, and immerse myself within her grasp; because it’s in these moments that I realize how pointless and…
S’more S’mores Please
There’s a certain magic about s’mores and bonfires that always brings people together. They are the staple of childhood, camaraderie, fellowship, and family… and one we try to indulge in as often as possible around here. With Autumn peeking in around the corner, a group of about 10 of us decided to commemorate these last…
Vintage Nostalgia
I often get caught up in daydreams of simpler times. Times when courting was a big deal, when coca colas only cost 20 cents, and when date night meant coasting in your t-bird down to the drive-in theater. I dream of jukeboxes, doing the jive, and all the vintage things I’ve never physically experienced. I…
My Golden Birthday
27 on the 27th. Yep, its here… my GOLDEN BIRTHDAY! Also known as a “lucky birthday” or a “champagne birthday”. A golden birthday is when you turn the same age as your birth date and for me, this is it. The moment I’ve been waiting for my whole life… Okay, not really. But for sure…
These Are a Few of my Favorite Things…
This is the first year I can honestly say I’m both excited and sad for the holidays to be over. Can I get a Bah-Humbug!?! Just kidding. Sorta. I’m not going to lie, this year the “materialistic” aspect of Christmas is the one part of the holiday season I didn’t quite enjoy. Not because I…