A Place Like This

Category: Nature

  • Love These Summer Days

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    Valarie Budayr
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    The last couple of weeks has seen my house filled to the brim with our visiting family. After all of the usual sight-seeing trips, there was one place we hadn't taken them yet and that was to the Stuga ( Little Swedish Cabin by the Lake).  Picnic baskets packed, sunscreen and mosquitoe protection in tow,…

  • Relic in the Forest

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    Valarie Budayr
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    The last time "O" and I went to Sweden we happened upon a 12th century gothic cathedral ruin by the side of the road. Surrounded by partial ancient walls, this lovely structure is surrounded by trees and flowering meadows. All the boy could think about were the ruins at Elinghem and how he had to…

  • Among the Stones

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    Valarie Budayr
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    High on the cliffs above the sea, We walk among these ancients stones which use to be the cliffs themselves. My family and I climb them, play hide and seek among them, and enjoy the view. Shared moments like these bring a return to the quietness within.  In celebration of our new Mindful Parenting Book…

  • Rock Paint Before Lunch and KAL

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    Valarie Budayr
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    Coming downstairs for breakfast I heard a lot of bustling activity from the kitchen. "Morning Mom! Hurry up we have places to go. We're going to do something fun today." And with that my sweet little "O" continued to pack a picnic lunch. "Where 're we headed sweet boy?" "Tremont" Tremont is this beautiful little…

  • Rose Jam

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    Valarie Budayr
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    I think by now you've figured out that everything is in full bloom around here. Between the smell of the honeysuckle and all of my roses blooming, the fragrance around the house is almost unbearable……in a good sort of way.  My zephrine rose which smells like raspberries is flourishing and so before the bugs get…

  • Spring keeps on Springing.

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    Valarie Budayr
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    There I was on Earth Day wishfully planting my sunflower forest. By the time I woke up on Saturday my garden was in full color and the sun was shining brightly.     From the smallest of herbs,  my thyme……  to the Irises my father planted 10 years ago.   The garden is alive and…

  • Happy Earth Day

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    Valarie Budayr
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    I woke up this morning and did my usual…..I took a little ramble around the yard. The air had shifted overnight. No longer was there a cold morning bite to the air. It was just a little breezy with a hint of warmth. I just couldn't go inside. In the quiet of this morning I…

  • Giveaway from Little Acorn Learning

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    Valarie Budayr
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     A little over a year ago I virtually met Eileen Straiton from Little Acorn Learning. The moment I received her e-newsletter, I immediately felt nurtured by her daily creative caring. As the year has progressed I've had the honor and pleasure of collaborating with Eileen on her newsletter and working as a contributing author for the Little Acorn…

  • Mesmerizing Music Rolling Along in Japan

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    Valarie Budayr
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    I was visiting Ren's blog Lady of the Arts today when I saw the most incredible video. Filmed in the Japanese forest of Kyushu. A wooden ball goes down a very long wooden marimba playing Bach's Cantata # 147: Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring. The sound you hear comes from the actual marimba and is not…

  • Spring Alive

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    Valarie Budayr
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    The cold weather has finally turned warm. The weather over the weekend was nothing less than exquisite.    Some people in my family were just plain giddy. Couldn't stop laughing for any thing.      Oh well, good weather will do that to one. What did you do this weekend and how was the weather where…