Tuesdays around the world

Our annual Chinese New Year Party.

The Chinese Connection!

Each year, four families who traveled to China together, each with 2 children from China get together to celebrate. (We actually find all sorts of other occasions to get together too.)

There's never a shortage. Of food nor fun!

The Dad of the house loves to whip up all sorts of goodies. The Mom makes killer lychee martinis.

The only boy amongst 7 girls. He has no chance....but he's awfully cute.

And every year - this Dad runs around in the snow outside, lighting fireworks as we all take front seats in front of the large window.

We just love our little traditions and this great group of friends!!

TUESDAY AROUND THE WORLD

1. Nancy  2. then along came the boy.  3. Kim C.  4. Bintan Resorts Ferry  5. céline  6. Buckeroo Mama (Hong Kong)  7. freckles & dimples  8. Scarlett @ House of Emery  9. June Makes Six  10. Jade @ Tasting Grace (Thailand)  11. Life with Kaishon  12. Naptime Momtog  13. Maddy (New Jersey/NYC)  14. Moments & Impressions  15. Jenn on the Go  16. Emily @ Scattered Horizons {LINKY}  17. Leovi - Wishful thinking  18. Ranu, India  19. The Daily Wyatt  20. tinajo (Sweden)  21. photowannabe  22. Nicky @ Awesomeville  23. art nouveau  24. From Avenue to Boulevard  25. Jack's Paper Moon  26. Pieni Lintu  27. wonderland  28. Ana & Chris @ sixty-two  29. Photography by Michelle {Australia}  30. anita johnson  31. Tamar - Random-osity  32. Bunch of Barrons  33. Crinkle Photography  34. Rubberduck  35. Tina´s PicStory  36. Leovi - The garden of repressed desires  37. Lisa@Advent's Adventures  38. patty  39. May(Germany)  40. Chic Homeschool Mama  41. Casey in Carolina  42. My Thoughts Exactly  43. Mira Crisp Guest Post  44. Susan | California | USA  45. JennyRain | Virginia  46. Life-n-Reflection  47. Alicia's Textures  48. Wanda Montreal, Canada  49. Nancy / Colorado / USA  50. Shelbyille  51. April D.  52. Christian @ Eskimo Kiss  53. Berkeley Today  54. Stasha B Photography, WA, USA  55. melody in hk  56. 10 Outfits Parents Love But Kids Hate  57. 7 Creative Ways to Calm an Angry Child  58. 10 Ways to Make Chores Fun for Kids  59. 10 Reasons Kids Love Running Around Barefoot  60. 10 Cool Ways to Deliver Flowers to Your Wife  61. 10 Reasons Real Men Secretly Like to Receive Flowers

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Tuesdays around the world

On a dark, cold, snowy winter day....nothing gives me more hope than a beautiful flower.

I could spend way too time thinking about my garden, dreaming of inhaling rose petals till they tickle the insides of my nose (my all time fav thing to do with a flower) and generally get into a funk because we are only part way through this winter and I want it over already.

But I'd rather ogle over these beautiful flowers and arrangements that are in my friend Helen's new Flower Shop.

Her Flower Shop - Ermis Floral Studio - is so, so pretty and just full of not only gorgeous blooms of every kind but decadent chocolate,

Felix and Norton cookies, gift baskets and even......a coffee bar!!

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ermis-Floral-Studio/111384712309001

If you love beautiful flowers - I invite you to visit the Facebook link and like her page.

Thanks

And order you flowers for Valentines day too (If you're local.)

Ermis Floral Studio

2210 Cure Labelle, Laval

450-687-2555

I'm very proud of you...my Helen mou!

You add beauty to this world everyday...through your flowers and your heart.

And I love them both!!!

Have a great Tuesday!

TUESDAY AROUND THE WORLD

1. Dina @ 4 Lettre Words  2. Buckeroo Mama (Hong Kong)  3. then along came the boy.  4. *Salma*  5. Wanda Montreal, Canada  6. Live, Love, Travel  7. Seeing Each Day  8. tinajo (Sweden)  9. Me As A Mother  10. My Thoughts Exactly  11. Leovi - Impossible landscapes 2  12. Emily @ Scattered Horizons  13. May(Germany)  14. Jack's Paper Moon: Paddington Bear  15. Pieces of Sunshine  16. Leovi - Calm your thirst  17. Pieni Lintu  18. Stasha B Photography, WA, USA  19. A Rural Journal  20. June Makes Six  21. Texture-ific shots from Arizona - LINKY  22. Rural Revival  23. Jade @ Tasting Grace  24. patty  25. Shiju Sugunan  26. Tamar - Random-osity  27. Dagmar Leuenberger-Swift  28. Lisa@Advent's Adventures  29. anita johnson  30. Life with Kaishon  31. Crinkle Photography  32. freckles & dimples  33. Chic Homeschool Mama  34. Inspire Create Bake  35. Heather  36. Ashley Cuesta  37. Dominique's Desk (singapore)  38. Bunch of Barrons  39. Georgia  40. wonderland  41. About Aisha  42. JennyRain  43. Life-n-Reflection  44. Spreading Joy in Vermont  45. Bethany  46. From Avenue to Boulevard  47. Picking Poppies  48. Christina Klas  49. Indrani  50. kelleyn  51. Stephani - Oklahoma  52. Berkeley Today  53. Susan @ Sunflower Status  54. Christian@eskimokiss  55. House of Emery  56. Jessica in Reston VA

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Favorite Photo Friday

Dahlia and Milana have really hit their stride. They play together almost all the time now and Milana is learning so much from imitating (and forced learning - Dahlia is a hard task-master) her big sister.

Nothing unusual about two sisters playing together except there wasn't very much of that happening around here for the first year and even two. But they're certainly making up for any lost time. And it's so much fun for me to just sit back and watch and listen to all their escapades.

Milana obliged her big sister by letting her put on a bunch of dress-up outfits and parade around. Each time I heard the announcement "Ladies and Gentlemen....I now present Miss Milana Malfara as a fairy princess" I'd whip around at my desk and catch a picture or two of the little one....strutting her stuff and practicing her best "cheese"!

And does she have A.T.T.I.T.U.D.E.!!!

She's learning it from the best.

(.....no..ahem....not me......)

her big sister of course.

IT'S A NEW YEAR - 2012

How does the song go?

"So this is Christmas....and what have we done

another year older....a new one begun"

What is it about flipping a calendar that makes us look back and measure the year we've been through? Did we start, accomplish or even attempt all the things we wanted to? Did we have an impact, or any effect at all, on how our world moved and changed this year?

Did we love enough.....listen enough.....give enough?

And what makes us always strive for a bit more with each new year. Never quite satisfied that we made the mark or had any relevance in this crazy world that manages to stay together despite every element working against it.

(I don't have the answers.....I'm just thinking out loud.)

As for me....

...this was a watershed year.

I fell in love with my work - my photography. And though it doesn't have the same satisfaction as painting for me (or even music) it surprises me how much joy and satifaction I get out of every shoot and every picture that I take.

The deep joy I have being a mother can never be surpassed - I will be forever grateful and amazed that I am a mother. My Dahlia asked me today "what's the best thing about being a mom, Mom"? I have no answer because it's a million things - too many to count but just enough to truly appreciate

Wishing everyone a perfectly wonderful New Year!!!

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TUESDAY AROUND THE WORLD

1. then along came the boy.  2. Wanda - Montreal, Canada  3. Life with Kaishon  4. Mad Hearts Photography  5. tinajo (Sweden)  6. Salma *Canada*  7. Tezzie  8. Tina´s PicStory  9. Dominique's Desk Singapore  10. Buckeroo Mama  11. Emily @ Scattered Horizons  12. Leovi - Winter Dreams  13. A Rural Journal  14. Jade @ Tasting Grace (Thailand)  15. wonderland ~ Portugal  16. Rubberduck  17. Georgia  18. Pieni Lintu  19. Siiri  20. Leovi - Where the holly's overspread  21. Halie  22. Bunch of Barrons  23. Marla  24. Diana a.k.a. Meme  25. Naptime Momtog  26. Tamar - Random-osity  27. Mom Photographer, CA  28. Frogmum (TMFH)  29. Laurie Matherne  30. Najeeba  31. Chic Homeschool Mama  32. La Principessa Errante  33. Crinkle Photography  34. Building Bumps  35. Live, Love, Travel {linky}  36. Christina Klas  37. Shanda @ A Pause on the Path  38. Susan @ Sunflower Status  39. Me As A Mother  40. Picking poppies  41. Life-n-Reflection  42. Serendipity is Sweet  43. Nics Cahill  44. From Avenue to Boulevard  45. Sara  46. Photography by Michelle {Australia}  47. Honey Pot

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