Hungarian Cat

Cats are one of my favourite creatures.

Whenever I see a cat, my heart warms and I am filled with joy.

There were many stray cats in Hungary.

I wanted to take them all home, but alas, it is not in my destiny to be a cat lady in this lifetime.

Deep Winter

Another photo taken last winter in Norway on one of my walks home from work. There's a different feel in the air when you're that far north - especially when it's snowing and dark. The beauty often took my breath away.

Thoreau

Lately I've run across several quotes from Thoreau that I want to write here.
His words hold so much timeless wisdom .


“However mean your life is, meet it and live it; do not shun it and call it hard names. It is not bad... it looks poorest when you are richest. The fault-finder will find faults, even in paradise. Love your life, poor as it is. You may have perhaps so” - Henry David Thoreau



If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours. - Henry David Thoreau

Haiku

Night run, countryside
New Moon, rolling hills
Starry sky and fireflies!

Curly Fur

My last night in Norway, I slept in the studio because I was working late and wanted to accomplish as much as possible before leaving.
Here's a peek at what I slept on... ;)

Chiffon

I took this picture in the studio in Norway on my final morning there while finding myself in front of a beautiful pile of buttery chiffon.

Lollipop Sky

Sugar Cubes

Dreaming of sweetness...

HKH Norway

Back in December, I applied for a job in Norway and found myself here on the 10th of February.

Since then I've walked through 2 feet of snow each way to work every day and worked long hours 6-7 days a week.

It's lovely here. The snow has been amazing.

The experience has been amazing - though very stressful at times.

Here's a photo leaving the home of one of my bespoke clients.

That was such an amazing day - I'll never forget it.

Christmas

On Christmas Day, I drove with my family to Kansas City to see the beautiful posh shopping district that’s decorated with thousands of lights. Horse drawn carriages in the shape of pumpkins were taking people to and fro and everyone was festive.
We started out at a convenience store/gas station to get a hot cocoa for the walk. I couldn’t believe my eyes when I walked in to see the beverage selection! This was just half of the offerings they had on tap. Behind me was the coffee station where they had about 10 different flavours of coffee and cocoa and to the right of this photo, was the ice tea station where they had a few different flavours of freshly brewed ice tea. Further to the right was the refridgerator section. Everything on tap was available in a bottle or can from there – including 12 packs. Then they had wines and beers and snacks of all sorts in the middle isles, including a variety of hot dogs and hot Mexican burritos.
Oh, I nearly forgot to mention – in the coffee section there was a machine that squirted out your favourite flavour of cream – a freebie extra.
I am definitely back in the USA!
I chose a mocha chai latte and it was delicious!
Thankfully, it was about 40 degrees Fahrenheit. It had been 5-20 degrees since I arrived 10 days prior and it was so nice that it warmed up for Christmas.
The day after, the temp rose to 60 degrees! My mother and I went for a walk and I didn’t even need a coat. Bliss.

Oh, and one more thing, my brother flies kites and has a "kite cam" that he gets some pretty good shots with. Here's a pic of him walking back from shooting in Kansas City and there's another pic of my parent's house at sunset from the day before.