Sunday Dinner Ritual

Sunday evenings fast became the gateway to the business week for my husband and I. We realized that we rushed along during the day to get in errands and perhaps a social event just to round out the weekend. We also fell into a natural routine of preparing a meal for dinner that included fish over which we lingered a little longer and put a little more heart into than during the busy weekday meals. We found Wegmans to be a great place to sample a wide variety of seafood, in fact. What we also realized is that we needed a 'soft' transition into the week, one that emphasized the love of being together and enjoying a meal. My husband even spoke to the fact recently which is suprising as he is not prone to such pronouncements.

To add to the delight of your Sunday Dinner Ritual (and every day), select some lovely ceramics to add to the spirit of the meal. Check out these beautiful pieces at Hi+LoModern Ceramics, a Swedish ceramics company.
Hi+LoModern Ceramic

Mama is back in town, baby!

Ah, after what seems an eternity in the blogosphere, I am back. And I am ready to turn out my thoughts about living in space with baby. My tiny man came on the scene in mid November, thus the hiatus. I must say, there is nothing like a babe to bring a family together.

This weekend we celebrated the holiday with our extended family at our home. Perhaps it is my age, but my focus is increasingly on our lives in our home and supporting and loving those around us.

Pink, French & Mother

I love this settee and chair combo provided by ABC Carpets. I think about lounging and eating chocolates wearing marabou slippers and a peignoir. My mom is one of the only people I personally know who would look simply smashing in such attire, with chocolates en repose here. Do you know anyone who belongs on this furniture?

People sometimes look like their furniture in as much as they look like their pets,no?

Michelle O'Bama in Narciso: a good combo for a new perspective

Narciso Rodriguez

Even though I searched high and low for the lines of that lovely black and red Narciso Rodriguez dress worn by Michelle the night Barack Obama was elected the President of the United States, I could not tell what she was really wearing. The fact is, even my HD flat screen could not bring it into full focus.The shape was obscured and the red panels oddly ran into the black. At first I groused a bit and thought that Michelle had done a disservice to the dress. Then, as I thought about it (and read about it), I came to a new conclusion.

How nice that she chose (or had help choosing)something that she wanted to wear AND threw on a black cardigan just in case she got chilly. Who cares if I could not see the lines that makes Narciso famous? After all, a new change has arrived that no Fashion Week can possibly match.

House Arrest

House Arrest. This is what it is called when a baby wants to come too early and you have to lay around helping him stay put a little longer. As I have to avoid too many stairs, I now get to ponder my space from some very new angles, from my living room sofa. I've never spent so much time in here frankly. When I first moved in here, I was unsure of the living room, finding it a bit stark and too open and bright. I skittered by it going down to the family room or up to the bedrooms or over to the kitchen. I rounded through the living room only because I had to. It has come a long way but has further to go in the energetic sense of things. Certainly my presence will co-mingle with the vibes in the space and eventually I will make some changes that resonate more specifically with how I want my family to live in it. Work in progress.

A Poem: It says what I'm thinkin'

Maternity Labor Gowns, Right On

Now that I am going to have a baby, I am deeply interested in all things birthing. We are off to HypnoBirthing class soon and my Doula is on the ready with us. You can only imagine my pleasure at finding the perfect outfit for giving birth. Check out Bring Your Own Gown as they provide the hippest and most adorable gowns for that big day. They even have 'Push Socks' that say 'Hip Mama' on the bottom. Now that's more like it! Just a tip, Gwen Stefani recently had her second baby, Zuma. She bought the black and white zebra print gown. I hope it made her feel just a wee bit special.