Solitude

"One of the greatest necessities in America is to discover creative solitude."
Carl Sandberg

"Without great solitude no serious work is possible."
Pablo Picasso

"Solitude gives birth to the original in us, to beauty unfamiliar and perilous-to poetry."
Thomas Mann

"When we cannot bear to be alone, it means we do not properly value the only companion we will have from birth to death-ourselves."
Eda LeShan

sol-i-tude (n) the state of being or living alone

"People who take time to be alone usually have depth, originality, and quiet reserve."
John Miller

"Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest.'
Mark 6:31

Being a wife and mother of five, I am rarely alone. I have to find solitude where ever and when ever I can. I experience solitude through photography and my faith.

"It is in ordinary, fleeting moments when I am able to recognize and embrace the graces and blessing that are showered on me every second of every day that I find solitude and peace."
Tiffany

Thank you for visiting and thank you for letting me share just a little about myself today.

Paper Hearts....

Let me say I am not crafty, Tiffany and crafty do not go together. I love to cook and bake, I enjoy arranging flowers, I like to wrap gifts in cellophane and ribbons, and I have even been known to paint an old piece of furniture, but crafty, I am not. June, on the other hand would do crafts 24/7, paper, tape, glue, scissors...repeat. That being said, I am always looking for little projects for her....I personally love all of the paper garlands that I have been seeing on Etsy, Pinterest, and various blogs, so today, paper garland it was. June had her chance to cut and I got to take photos! First we gathered supplies: twine, clothespins, and scrap booking paper that thought it might not ever see the light of day again.

Once everything was ready June started cutting...

It was a challenge to keep her hair out of the scissors path...YIKES!

When she was done cutting we headed up to her room where she began to arrange, rearrange, arrange some more.

We even worked on patterns. Did I mention we rearranged?

As you can see by her sweet smile she was happy with the outcome!

We had one heart left over and pinned it to her lamp....

Here are a few shots of the final project.

I love spending time with this sweet girl...I am gonna miss her so much next year when she goes to school!

Made with "LOVE"

Monday, the girls and I had to run into the grocery store for a few things. Berries were not on the list, however, as you can see, we came home with berries. The grocery store people are so nice, they had a huge display of "SALE" berries right by the door. Of course, my mind starting working. What can I make with berries? What can I make with berries that I can photograph (sad I know)? Well, I decided on Berry Shortcakes. I was happy and I know the kids were happy. Not only did they get shortcake....they also got berry smoothies with the left overs. Here is what I thought....

{Shoot, Edit, Submit}

I love this little spool of string. I bought a whole package of it at Micheal's, red, yellow, and green. I am sure you will be seeing more of it. It was just perfect to wrap around the top of my mason jars. I also, bought beautiful cupcake holders that same day, both the string and the cupcake holders are part of the Martha Stewart line. I am looking for a moist coconut cupcake recipe for the holders. Do you have a good one? If you do, email it to me. I will even take a few pictures:)

The best part is sharing the spoils of a photo shoot with June. She is always nearby helping me move stuff around. She is glad when I am done 'cause then she gets to eat!

What do you think? Are you hungry for shortcake? Well, if you are, you are in luck....here is a quick and easy recipe!

Berry Shortcake

Shortcake: Bisquick shortcake recipe, right on the back of the box. ( I sprinkle them with sugar)

Home made whipped cream: One pint heavy whipping cream, 2 tablespoons of sugar, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. Beat on high speed until stiff peaks form.

....and of course fresh berries.


Hope you enjoy...thanks for the visit.

Breakfast...Kendall style

While we were drinking coffee and just hanging out this morning Kendall helped herself to breakfast! I have to watch out now that she can open the fridge and freezer. I keep finding miscellaneous food throughout the house.....just thought I would share. Hope you are having a great weekend.