A Place Like This

Valarie Budayr

  • This Moment

    {this moment} – A Friday ritual. A single photo – no words – capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.   Continue reading

  • A Friend in Need is a Friend Indeed

      When I picked Katten up Friday night to give him a little hug before bed, he cried out in pain. I couldn't see anything wrong. No broken bones, no abscess, no wounds. So I laid him in his bed… Continue reading

  • Favorite Hat Conversion

     Ta-Dah! Here it is…..my new sacky hat. When I was visiting Emily I bought some Noro yarn, surprise surprise. I just love Noro yarn and as much as I try to stop knitting with it I can't. Can you believe… Continue reading

  • A Little Birthday Madness

    The instructions for his 12th birthday party were clear. All guys, only girls he's related to i.e. mom and sisters, chocolate cake with chocolate frosting (homemade of course), mini hamburgers, homemade steak fries and all the bonding that 5 12… Continue reading

  • To The Tower

    Happy Valentine's Day from the city of love, Paris. "And the cathedral was not only company for him, it was the universe; nay, more, it was nature itself. He never dreamed that there were other hedgerows than the stained glass… Continue reading

  • Elements of Early Childhood

        Hi Everyone, Just wanted to let you know that the Waldorf Connection is having a new course which starts tomorrow called,"The Elements of Early Childhood." I'm so excited about this course and the support it can bring to… Continue reading

  • Our Lady

    I'm just taking a short walk down the St. Miche and then over to one of the most famous sites of Paris. As I promised yesterday, today we're following in the steps of Victor Hugo, famed writer of the "Hunchback… Continue reading

  • Temple of Storytellers and Thinkers

      Have you ever passed something a thousand times and never even thought of entering to see what's inside? The Pantheon is such a building for me. The art of passing such an edifice was an integral part of my Paris… Continue reading

  • Paris:: The Best Things in Life Never Change

    As the metro stop "Luxembourg" approached, I felt this little momentary need to scream. As in exhilarating moment of excited inner bliss sort of screaming.  Here I was in Paris, almost ready to get off in the "neighborhood", almost ready to get… Continue reading

  • A Last Look at Wales

    After the coldness of the last couple days, this morning felt down right balmy. You know what that means,……it's time to walk the dog.   I would have taken any occasion to walk through this lovely countryside. For a bit… Continue reading