Seconds of Zen: 02.12

Brunch at the oasis with Quince, scones with icing and snow falling. Bookstores, tea, and Asher with his first, (barely visible), black eye...

A slow day, grateful for fresh orange juice.

Acacia spent the morning reading in her sunny window bed, Quince dressed up for spring.

Needle felting, chocolate chip cookies and a vibrant, orange, sliver of moon; swallowed up by the horizon.

Beauty and Belief: Islamic art. Acacia wove stories about the artifacts that kept her siblings intrigued.

Raquel creates the most beautiful world: permaculture farms out of wool, enchanting rooms for knitting and spinning; even her brooms are magic...

After yoga we commune, with bowls of salad in our hands and sunlight in our hair.

Impromptu tea party inspired by chocolate coconut cookies. http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/recipes/2056(add less sugar)

The beauty of beets and eeboo bingo.

Eating schiacciata con l'uva and krakus in the morning. Fitting all the vintage fisher price on a vintage bookcase in the afternoon.

Skiing with a dear friend (sans les enfants); stopping at vistas and beautiful trees to talk.

Shoveling the neighborhood and angels in the snow.

Starting scrabble young;
(because we wish we would have.)

Elementary school fiesta. Stop. Get a babysitter. Stop. Dress up, go to prom, eat a chocolate covered strawberry. Stop.

Canoeing in toboggans and hulas suspended in air...

Enjoying the flowers...

Lacey heart pancakes, blue sky, and photos shaped like hearts. A beautiful day.

Making hearts, drinking chocolate, wrapping presents, designing "valentine boxes"...

Quince; beyond the bunny hill...

Making 27 origami beating hearts for Valentines day.

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