lucky green

st patty's day is coming up this weekend and with the current weather conditions - rainy, cold and gray - all I feel like like doing is to be sitting by a warm fire having these irish coffee cupcakes while watching a great flick. these little cakes on a grown-up version are 'flavored with espresso and brown sugar and topped with billowy whipped-cream frosting spiked with whiskey' - can you say yummy?

happy lucky day!!  ♣

fabulous recipe from here

short cut

this past week i finally convinced my lil girl to cut her hair down. it took me weeks, even months, to explain to her that princesses can also have a short'do. you see, her hair was getting way beyond middle back and the routine to clean it, tie it and sleeping with it was getting a little out of control for a three year old. but amongst rapunzel, ariel and all the other very lengthy hair girls, i managed to show her a beautiful princess that did the trick: amelie poulain. it was an instant hit ;)

left & right

good monday to all! hope you had a great weekend with an extra hour of daylight.

have you seen any of the brain ads for mercedes benz? they 'talk so much to me' ;) i feel like i'm in a constant battle to get a hold of life and always in search of the perfect balance between left and right. but honestly, trying hard not to be so right! dreaming about the day i will know exactly who i am and be everything that i wanted to be.

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pantone tarts

how about these dessert tarts that recreate color swatches? 

amazing creative and brilliant designs by emilie de griottes

even better? her site - where you can pick a recipe by color.

warming up

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tough weekend over here if you ask. after coming back from a mini seaside vacay, the family has had a bad cold that just won't go away =( most of the weekend was spent caring for a group ear infection, cough and runny nose. to top it off, we've been having snow for the past two days. so ready for spring!!

on a thankful side? lots of good hot tea.  - what is the weather like on your side of the woods?