Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Hello!

Winter at home



Hello there! It's been a while. Two months and nine days is a long time. So many things to say, and even more to share. I don't know where to begin. There were cousins meeting for the first time and one sweet nephew coming to the world. There were sunny mornings and rainy afternoons, warm days and chilly nights; walks on the beach with my father looking for shells and windows shopping with my mother; roasted chickens and head of lamb one day, savory mille feuille and snails stew the other (not on the same day, obviously).

I am back home and it feels so good. I missed my husband, my house, my kitchen, my ugly stove and the snow. Yes, the snow. Though, now, I can't wait for spring to finally be here.

I'll see you very soon, my friends. Let me gather my memories and my photos and I promise to be back pronto . This time with a recipe.

18 comments:

LizNoVeggieGirl said...

WELCOME BACK!! So lovely to see you posting again - hang in there with everything!!

Allie said...

Welcome back! I totally understand the simultaneous relief of being home and sadness for what is left behind. Though we've missed you, you really ought to take your time before posting again!

Anonymous said...

Welcome home. I am looking so forward to hearing about your adventures.

I hope it was a beautiful day when you went to your Nana's grave for the first time.

Anonymous said...

Been wondering about you! So glad to see you back! Beautiful pics!

Anonymous said...

Great to have you back!

Anonymous said...

Aaaaah welcome home sweetest Warda Rose...you have been so missed. I am so looking forward to hearing all your beautiful words about your visit home, but first, make time for your lovely man and your home. Make time to deal with the sadness of leaving family and home....then make time for us....we can wait a bit longer....love you sweetie and its good to see you again ...xxx

Maggie said...

Beautiful pictures! It's great to see you posting again.

Jen said...

It's lovely to see you writing again! It also looks like such a wonderful visit home.

Molly Loves Paris said...

Nice to see you back, though I hadn't realized you were gone. I've been showing my family a picture which I love of you daughter looking at a turtle. I haven't blogged much of late, partly because we've had way way too much snow. I'm really ready for spring. Usually my neighborhood is blanketed with crocusus by now, and there are only a very few. But spring WILL come.

Anonymous said...

Welcome back, dear Warda! It was great to see your post appear. We missed you.

Warda said...

- Thank you all for your thoughtful messages. It's good to be back. I missed you all!

Barbara Palermo said...

Bentornata (welcome back)!!!!

Shayne said...

I was so happy to see you post and hope you start to enjoy that ugly stove again and share with us.

I miss you my friend

Shayne

aforkfulofspaghetti said...

Good to have you back!

gail said...

I've been through "dry spells" without any posts...it was hard for me to get back to it! This post, and your blog are phenomenal though!!! GORGEOUS photos!

noëlle {simmer down!} said...

salut warda,

lovely photos... glad to see you're back, although I'm sad I missed out on the ras-el-hanout order! :) ce sera pour la prochaine fois.

hope we get to meet soon at an mlfb event.

bise

Danielle said...

Welcome back! I'm a newbie around these parts but looking around your blog I'm pretty sure I'm hooked already... I hope you don't mind if I add you to my blogroll. Take care!

Sprouted Kitchen said...

such a great first picture with the baby. it's so real, and so gentle ~