Week 2 of my windowsill herb garden and all my seeds have sprouted and  been planted! Basil (on the left) was the first to sprout, Lavender (on the right) was second runner up, and Cilantro and Catnip and Sage are a little behind but have all poked their bright little faces through the dirt to say hello.

Also, heres a cute picture of my cat and the little succulent Piet surprised me with when I got home from work the other day

Piet and I attending our St. Cupcake tasting today for the wedding. We really lucked out, and they have agreed to do a trade with Plywerk for the cupcakes. (Thank you Kim & Kjell!) So we dropped by their bakery in NW Portland to sort everything out. There are still a few we need to try out that they didn’t have today, however I fell in love with the Fat Elvis…mmm. We also got a goodie box to take home with us!

It was a great experience, and it will come highly recommended from us!

Yes Spring is here..albeit early, but here indeed. Our courtyard is in bloom. I adore the fact that we only need to walk out our front door to have a lovely stroll through a garden.

I also found this little yellow jem of a cactus at Ikea of all places. So I rescued it, re potted it and gave it a nice sunny home in on our front window sill.

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I took these this morning while I was getting ready to go…I just couldn’t resist.

Finally some snow in Portland.

Piet and I recently celebrated our 1 year anniversary of meeting each other during last years snow storm, and it just didn’t seem the same without the snow. Here are some pictures I took from our courtyard.

it definitely got prettier but it also got darker, alas. We got one evening stroll in though.

No…its not a child. It me and my very tall husband Piet. This picture is amazing, and i’m 5′3″ and he is 6′2″, so the picture is a bit exaggerated. To celebrate the end of the school term, we took a nice hike up on Mt. Hood following by amazing hamburgers at the famous Calamity Janes in Sandy.

Sarah and I on Mt. Hood

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Piet and I are settled in our new home. We even set up our first Christmas tree together this evening. The apartment is wonderful, sporting steam heat which we can use as much of as we want. Piet’s brother says “they live in a sauna”. Its really nice in this below freezing weather we’ve been having. The cats seem quite happy here as well. All is well, and Merry Christmas!

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I’m still working on the bedroom, I think we’ll paint one of the walls a pale yellow, and eventually mount our headboard. But Piet did set up a little vanity for me! He’s the best

The tree!

With Piet and I moving into a new place at the end of the month, I have been feeling homesick for our little neighborhood and our family already. But its always exciting to move into a new place, and we are looking forward to decorating and scouring Goodwill for funky cups and knick knacks.

A few more pictures I took on our Fall walk.