New Beginnings...

Funny how they come, new beginnings I mean,

even when you least expect them.

Even when you think you don't want them,

come they do. 


 Demanding to be viewed as the gifts they are.


One door closes,

as another opens.

New beginnings this weekend all over my family.

We will take them, 
we will embrace them.

Move forward with our eyes firmly fixed on the objective, not the route.


Life isn't easy, but it's certainly not complicated.

Live is the mandate.

Love is the method.

Chucking it down!

Rain coming down in sheets today...

gray, gray skies

but look what the rain does...

...and imagine the possibilities!

Happy Weekend Everyone!

Pancake Day!

Which is your preference?

Pancake a la crepe?

Savoury...

or sweet?

With just a squeeze of lemon and a dusting of sugar...

or fully loaded?

Do you prefer American-style buttermilk pancakes,

slathered in only the highest-quality maple syrup

and the purest of butter...

...with perhaps...

a little bacon on the side?

Whichever...may your crepes/pancakes be light and fluffy

and exquisitely delicious for tomorrow Lent begins!

I think it's safe to presume that my sister V., the self-anointed Pancake Queen, will be channeling her inner Nigella and making pancakes for her grandsons today!

Tooting My Own Horn

(Drumroll please...)

Today, I am delighted to announce (she blushes fetchingly) that

Beauty In The Ordinary

is being featured at 

as one of their Best Of The Web series

"Week 52 of Pocketchange’s Best of the Web series is coming right at you! And what a week it is! This time around we’re covering everything from delicious vegan eats to some crafty and creative artists. We’re also featuring some gorgeous photography, some much needed advice on organizing our lives, and some valuable insights in finding peace as well. Find all that and more, go on! We won’t even blame you for reading ahead  ."

" Pocket Change  helps you turn your pinched pennies into smart buys you won't regret."

So...if you have time, pop over and have a read, and be sure to check out all their other specialty blogs.

I am ever so (modestly) flattered! - Thank You Pocket Change!

Cold/Fever

Feed a cold

Starve a fever?

or is it...

Starve a cold

Feed a fever?

All I know is I have a cold...

a full-on, make-you-stay-in-bed-all-day

COLD,

and I am really, really hungry!

So much so, that I dragged myself out of bed this afternoon

gave Rudy a shopping list

and made a ground pork arabiatta.

(I know technically it doesn't exist, but it was what I wanted so we made it up.)

A warm, fresh baguette and a glass of wine, and hubby doing the dishes.

I feel better already!

One Girl's Opinion

Men!

This Valentine's Day...if you want to make your women happy.

Wear a cardigan...

or a scarf...

or better yet...both!

Just one girl's opinion...Happy Valentine's Day!

pictures courtesy pinterest

B12

Back from the docs today after a B12 shot.

Apparently, my levels were scarily low.

B12 does a lot of very important stuff

Cognitive health

Stability

Strength

Neurological health

Who knew?  Not me...

I had the conversation...

Liver?

Clams?

Marmite?

Doc said...Too little too late...

So...had the shot,

and now it's 1000 mcg sublingually per day for 90 days

and then we see where we go from there?

Well!