Today 12.1.2011

 

Woo hoo, it’s December!  Just a couple more weeks before the kids are on their holiday break and then it’s Christmas.  Can’t wait!

 

CAROLINE, ENGLAND These are a little late, but here in the UK, on Nov 5th we have a celebration called 'Guy Fawkes' ~ it's all about foiling a plot to blow up the Houses of Parliament (a good thing ~ it's such a beautiful building!) ~ it's a little barbaric really; we put a 'guy' (a stuffed dummy) on the top of a bonfire and set him alight! But, of course, after the big blazing bonfire and the fireworks are great fun! :D     MAY, GERMANY A family preparing Rattan wreaths at the Christmas market.

 

MADDY, NEW JERSEY/NYC A special gift from my sister-in-law for my Christmas ornament collection.

 

WANDA, MONTREAL  

SONYA, THE NETHERLANDS

 

BECKY, PHILADELPHIA

 

TINA, SWEDEN Part of the light display "Winter light" that goes on in my city - these are huge, recycled plastic containers. Looks great in the darkness!

 

BUCKEROOMAMA, HONG KONG

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Is your to-do list as long as ours or are you one of those super-organized people who have already finished all their Christmas shopping two weeks ago?

Today 11.30.2011

 

Please cast your vote here and help our friend, Rachel, (from Once Upon a Miracle) win $1000 for Morningstar Foundation*.  

 

SONYA, THE NETHERLANDS   MADDY, NEW JERSEY/NYC Date night with my favorite guy - Benjamin Moore! It's amazing what a coat of paint can do to a room.     TINA, SWEDEN One of the church towers in my city.     BECKY, PHILADELPHIA     MAY, GERMANY We visited the first Christmas market of the season. The children had fun cooking bannock over a fire.     BUCKEROOMAMA, HONG KONG What do you see in these water patterns --wisps of icy smoke, glassy waves? (Photo taken at Hong Kong Park)     CAROLINE, ENGLAND Baby had his first painting experience ~ the paints say 'no mess' but Baby certainly managed to make some!

 

 *Morningstar Foundation works with critically ill children all over China by meeting their basic day to day needs and finding surgery for them.  MSFH falls under Morning Star Foundation, a US non-profit organization. Morning Star Foundation currently has projects in China and Africa

TUESDAY AROUND THE WORLD

    TINA, SWEDEN Time to build and decorate the Gingerbread house!     BECKY, PHILADELPHIA     WANDA, MONTREAL     BUCKEROOMAMA, HONG KONG Interesting intersection.     SONYA, THE NETHERLANDS     SALMA, CANADA Amira looking for art in inspiration at Value Village     CAROLINE, ENGLAND Yes, it is mid November, and yes, my children are out in T-shirts with the sky is crystal blue ~ and yes, we DO live in England, but the weather is seriously unseasonal right now!     MADDY, NEW JERSEY/NYC I've always been fascinated by Frida Kahlo's work, so I decided to pick up her biography to learn more about the woman behind the art.     MAY, GERMANY Tis my favorite time of year...:-)

 

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Today 11.28.2011

  BUCKEROOMAMA, HONG KONG A painting outside the Indian/Thai/Malaysian restaurant that my friends and I visited.     CAROLINE, ENGLAND Time for the Christmas family-photo-shoot ~ how easy can this be..?     SONYA, THE NETHERLANDS   LOLA, UTAH   MAY, GERMANY All the leaves are down and the skies are grey......     TINA, SWEDEN Fairies live here, of that I´m sure...     SALMA, CANADA We're making over-night stuffed french toast.     BECKY, PHILADELPHIA

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Tuesdays Around the World 11.22.11

Maddy, New Jersey/ NYC

My niece loves to try on the big girl shoes!

Becky, Philadelphia

Buckeroomama, Hong Kong

Caroline, England

Minnie and Bugs hooning around ~ I love these two nutters!

May, Germany

All the leaves are down and the skies are grey......

Rikako, Japan

One of my favorite noodles, Dan dan noodles of Chinese food.

It tastes of red chili-oil sauce.

Salma, Canada

We are making chai.

Sonya, The Netherlands

Tinajo, Sweden

The nature is magic right now!

Wanda, Canada

Beautiful Mont Tremblant Village

Today 11.21.11

Becky, Philadelphia

Buckeroomama, Hong Kong

My favorite footwear these days...

Caroline, England

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Baby has discovered sucking the flannel (amongst other things, including the dot painters from earlier in the week). I can't believe he'll be a year in just under 6 weeks!

May, Germany

German timbered buildings on sale. One of them will one day be mine.

Rikako, Japan

The school activity! At bazaar of the elementary school, I and other parents sold food and drink to students. Other parents prepared the games. The kids were delighted, and the parents were all tired.

Salma, Canada

Amira looking for art inspiration at Value Village

Sonya, The Netherlands

It's never to cold out to enjoy ice cream!

Tinajo, Sweden

If this is not the real Santa I´ll eat my hat - couldn´t get more real than this!

Wanda, Canada

My beautiful baby girl is 4 years old today!!

Maddy, New Jersey/NYC

The first of many times my husband will hopefully mow this lawn!