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Saturday, April 25, 2015

go on, fill your heart up with gladness. not a moment too soon.

Cos' the very thing you're afraid, afraid of

It keeps you clean but unclear

Clean but unclear

Is the dirt that you're made, you're made of

And thats nothing to fear

No, its nothing my dear

How did i know what you're thinking?

Maybe i thought it before

Friday, April 24, 2015

being on the outside looking in
all might not be wearing thin
absorbing every thing around
for us might be simple common ground
desire for catching the tune
written by the cold light of the moon
not comparing but lead on contrast
drift, draft, burst, blast
a blessing that stumbled years ago
that caught me from my ultimate low
my own heart committed the crime
connections that bleed through veins of time

Saturday, April 18, 2015

April 18 2015

Today I hosted a lunch party for our possible new roommate! Nothing makes my heart more happy than an excuse to decorate a table & cook for amazing people. For this beautiful Saturday afternoon I made chicken skewers marinated in lemon pepper yogurt over night, a shell pasta with home made pesto, roasted asparagus, sun dried tomatoes and feta, bread and rose honey butter, and fresh watermelon accompanied with a honey green tea and cucumber mint water. For desert we had pineapple orange and cucumber mint lime popsicles!

Thursday, April 16, 2015

Don’t be ready, be free

"Ready" is for people who trust in themselves,

Who want to live small & safe lives.
"Freedom" is for people who trust in the One who made them,
Who want to live lives too big to be ready for.

quoted source

Sunday, April 12, 2015

dreaming + planning for Europe this fall

Saturday, April 11, 2015

+

she said "I'm anxious" to herself
it always starts off that way
hearing of someone and how they have such direction
"who do you want to see anyway?"
but the feeling lasted night and day
as usually does when she is living in LA
something is in the air and it's sort of mysterious
what are feelings
that they wring so deep

she sat there feeble and fallen in strength

her heart can doubt without a clue of her mind

breaking through dwelling and the depths

lead to subtly swollen tears

she shouted "it's greater than me!"

we all have these simple plans,

oh how are heart and soul conflict

what are feelings

that they make you weep

Friday, April 10, 2015

Spring Brunch

gath·er

/ɡaT͟Hər/

1. come together; assemble or accumulate.

2. bring together and take in from scattered places or sources.

Being a person fascinated by food and having a natural awareness of what it does to the individual and how it affects a social enviornment; most stories relating with food start with a remembrance of family. Here in Los Angeles where family may be miles, states or even countries away, family has coined a new meaning.

My dear friend and chef Meredith Ouzounian always brings her "family" together each season with a creative assortment of house made drinks paired with her own recipes and an assortment of creative activities to keep everyone engaged.

Arriving mid morning for the spring brunch, colorful and patterned dresses fluttered around as all the girls gathered around, chatting, as the array of dishes slowly started to be placed on the table one by one in the dreamy and well decorated garden. Laughter, ideas and a positive overflow of the heart filled the backyard as we sipped iced coffee and blood orange mimosas. We dished up our meals as we caught up from weeks and months of busy but blessed life stories, challenges and answered prayers. Everyone scattered around different tables and picnic blankets savoring every taste and enjoying unique additions to the meal like squash blossoms, english peas, kumquats, hints of mint and notes of lavender.

Full hearts and stomachs, we came together and continued traditions like decorating eggs while discussing varieties of creativity, love and the vision for life ahead.