for Chris

my heart has been heavy with sadness this past week. so many friends suffering loss and disappointment.

sometimes you have to question where the justice is in this world.

we are always told to remember, no matter how wrong things may seem,
in the end there is a reason for it all.
in the end we will find peace.

if you have a moment today, please spare a thought and send some good wishes out into the world for my dear friend and her family, who have recently suffered a terrible loss.

i would be eternally grateful. x

a good book

it's rather strange to think that it is almost the end of the first month in 2009 and i am still making my list for the year. not a list of resolutions as such, more like a small, achievable, worthwhile to-do list. some small things to make my life a little more like the life i want it to be.

the past few weeks i have been building up my collection of reads for the year, including the gentle art of domesticity (a real visual feast that i keep on my side table), jane packer's flower course (which is so so beautiful), and jamie at home (so good. so jamie.)

and i am looking forward to these two in the coming months. It's going to be a great year for reading. Are you excited about any books this year?