
The Guardian
“Forever is composed of nows.”-Emily Dickinson

The Guardian
“Forever is composed of nows.”-Emily Dickinson

Stone-cold grief.
“Where there is love there is life.”-Mahatma Gandhi

Cityscape against a sunny sky, Easter afternoon
“The sun–the bright sun, that brings back, not light alone, but new life, and hope, and freshness to man–burst upon the crowded city in clear and radiant glory. Through costly-coloured glass and paper-mended window, through cathedral dome and rotten crevice, it shed its equal ray.”-Charles Dickens, Oliver Twist
Baby Maedez wishes you a Happy Easter!

Baby Maedez wishes you a Happy Easter!
An engagement, a marriage, a fantastical blooming: this apartment building has silently witnessed it all. After six years, we are moving. After six years, we are ready to go forward. Into the next phase of our lives. Into the beautiful unknown. After six years, we are saying goodbye to our flat, our neighborhood, our first real home as a couple. The future awaits, somewhere across the river.

Exit Sign
“Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.”-Kierkegaard
“It is by no means an irrational fancy that, in a future existence, we shall look upon what we think our present existence, as a dream.”-Poe
“I don’t fuck much with the past but I fuck plenty with the future.”-Patti Smith
Welcome back, snow! Gee, it’s hard to believe it has been 8 or 9 months since…oh, wait. What? What do you mean spring opened her arms in a warm embrace 5 days ago? Why are you back so soon? Didn’t you get the memo? Have you looked at a calendar? In this part of the world you should be on vacation until at least December, maybe even January. Please take heed of this plea, and skedaddle.

Early spring snowstorm.

Oh, hi there snow! You suck.
ROASTED BRUSSELS SPROUTS

Roasted Brussels Sprouts, with truffle oil, duck fat, and bacon.
“One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well.”-Virginia Woolf, A Room of One’s Own
PRETZEL BEIGNETS

Pretzel Beignets, with cream.
Found is the new, official online archive blog of National Geographic, which is celebrating its 125th anniversary. Be warned. As with everything I showcase on Love at First Site, the content is mesmerizing. History pours forth from the photographs with a kinetic, moving vibrancy. Fortunately for your time management needs, Found is in its early stages. I plan on checking back often. Will you?
“May your blessings outnumber/The shamrocks that grow,/And may trouble avoid you/Wherever you go.” Irish Blessing
My husband is a Scotsman and I am an English-German lass, but today we donned the green and got our Irish on.

My kilted hottie honey.

Getting my green on.

St. Patrick’s Day
…and walked out with only 3 books!

Silent Movies
I’ve wanted this book since it first hit shelves 5 years ago. Continue reading