4 December 2013

Keeping it Simple

Lavender pomander

During this month of December
It's so lovely to pull back from the hustle and bustle
away from the tinsel and the baubles
and seek out simplicity.

Soft candlelight and ribbons

A vase of flowers in pastel colours


and in the evening
a little candle contemplation 
and time to unwind with Mozart's music:















14 comments:

  1. Our photos4 December 2013 at 09:33

    The Lavender pomander is Lovely!


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  2. Joop Zand4 December 2013 at 09:46

    Very good post Sandra ..... i love the colors.

    Greetings and i wish you a very nice wednesday.

    Joop

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  3. Unknown4 December 2013 at 09:59

    I love your photos of details! Look, and feel.
    Greetings
    JetteMajken

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  4. Sarn4 December 2013 at 10:23

    BRILLIANT post Sandra. xxx

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  5. Kate4 December 2013 at 14:33

    LOVE that third shot! Such pretty colors and composition!!
    Hope you're having a lovely week Sandra!
    Kate :}

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  6. Barb4 December 2013 at 20:29

    Your focus - in words and photos - is perfect. I light the candles, too, sometimes in the afternoon when the day has no sunshine. It's snowing and blowing today - I just came back from a cross-country ski.

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  7. Tammie Lee4 December 2013 at 23:37

    such a lovely post Sandra. i like your way of embracing December.

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  8. Lisa Gordon5 December 2013 at 01:34

    What a beautiful and calming set of images, Sandra!

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  9. Cathy H.5 December 2013 at 04:50

    So beautiful, so peaceful!

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  10. Anonymous5 December 2013 at 14:04

    Your beautiful words and images really encourage us to take the time to appreciate the simple things and exude serenity, which is always there if we only take the time to find it. I'm so glad you're in the Simplicity group and I'll see you there too!

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  11. Anonymous5 December 2013 at 17:00

    What gorgeously elegant shots.

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  12. Anna5 December 2013 at 17:15

    Sandra ~ I like the peaceful reminder and gorgeous images that you've shared with us! I would expect no less from you :) Your timing is perfect as this often crazy and hectic holiday season has started. Funny how the season should be quite the reverse...quiet, peaceful, reverential...much like your images. Nature has set/forced that theme here, as we are engulfed in the aftermath of a big snowstorm - quiet, snowy, and cold.
    Take care my friend.

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  13. Annie Cholewa7 December 2013 at 23:02

    I couldn't agree more! Wonderful images as always Sandra ... they're so restful to look at ... contemplative even :)

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  14. Susan9 December 2013 at 02:14

    Simple is good, it makes us focus in on all the little detail and the detail in these images is beautiful! And Mozart's music never fails to de-stress and always brings a smile.

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