Callaloo Soup: 10 Things

10 Herbs Growing in My Garden

We love cooking with fresh herbs, and this year we finally were able to plant a real herb garden. I wanted to have a wide variety, but we don't have tons of space so I did some research and found out about spiral herb gardens. Ours is a mini version, but still big enough for the 10 herbs currently growing, with room for some more.

The ones we have right now are

1. Thyme

2. Rosemary

3. Marjoram

4. Basil

5. Chives

6. Sage

7. Mint

8. Coriander

9. Parsley

10. Lemon verbena

With this mix we have savory ones for cooking and a couple for herbal teas (lemon verbena and mint tisane anyone?). I also want to add oregano, savory (or sariete), dill and also an aloe plant.

So tell me, do you grow your own herbs? Have any suggestions for some I should add?

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10 Things I Am Grateful For in This Moment

1. A healthy almost three year old

2. A husband who cooks and washes dishes

3. A variety of fresh herbs that I can pick and use

4. A supportive mother

5. An awesome sister who is the world's best auntie

6. Playdates with new friends - who speak English

7. My go to group of supportive friends

8. A room to call my own for my creative time

9. Etsy sales and cool customers

10. The knowledge that I can create the life I want.

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What are you grateful for today?

P.S. If you are interested in working on a photogrpahy gratitude project check out the Gratitude.2012 project by Karen Walrond, or the 365.Grateful project by You Can't Be Serious

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10 Things I Want to Do More of In 2012

1. Dress nicely

2. Bake : cakes, breads, cookies

3. Teach: myself, Kieran and others

4. Give: of myself, my time, my talent

5. Play

6. Explore

7. Create

8. Write

9. Cook non Crockpot Meals (like some of these)

10. Connect & Reach out: with friends, family and YOU!

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10 Things Hanging From Our Tree This Year

1. A few of these feathered glass balls that I altered a few years ago by pouring some confetti inside and adding a rub-on sentiment

2. 24 of these decopaged vinatgey ornaments, handed down to us by Lucas' mother.

3. Felt stars as part of the garland.

4. Alvin the Chipmunk! he used to sing, but the mechanism stopped working.

5. Three of these egg shaped ornaments that I made a few years ago (the base is styrofoam)

6. A bunch of felt elks that I altered with glitter glue.

7. Three Christmas stockings, which Kieran insisted we hang on the tree, and which look pretty cool!

8. A jingly jester that I bought on a whim about three years ago

9. A cheeky snowman!

10. Several wooden trains and other little wooden ornaments that were also handed down by my mother-in-law

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What's hanging on your tree?

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10 Things I Will Miss About Living in Lyon

1. Spending time with my dear, dear, dear friend Lucy and her family. Happily our new house is less than 30 minutes drive from their weekend place, so we will still get to hang out often!

2. Going to see the giraffes at Parc de la Tete d'Or, and the park in general.

3. How easily accessible everything is by metro amd tram

4. The Flea Market

5. The 3 times a week neighbourhood market

6. Our favourite park to take Kieran to play

7. Storytime at La Biblichausette

8. Vieux Lyon, which is a geat place to take photos.

9. The Fete des Lumieres in December

10. The Annual Salon de Vignerons Independents (wine fair)

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10 Books | I've read, I am reading, I will read soon

These 10 books are in the forefront for me these days. Some I finished recently, and plan to read again. I am currently reading The Gifts of Imperfection. The Happiest Toddler on the Block, Those Bones are Not my Child and The Blind Assassin. Yes, I read books simultaneously. Not very Zen Habits but very me! Waiting to get cracked open is Emotional Intelligence (although I read it years before). I'm also planning on placing another order of books soon. Now that I have gotten the reading bug back, I can't seem to help myself!