I’m not ready to say good-bye to the holidays! waaawaa (hot tears crystalizing) The welcoming glow of the Christmas lights, the comforting decadence of home-made eggnog, the omnipresent scent of cedar & cinnamon as I walk through the door…parting tis not sweet at all…
In fact, why can’t we have our Christmas lights up all winter long?! Who was the big Grinch that decided that was just outré ? Probably the same wet blanket that mandated no white trousers after Labour Day or long hair after 40.
Well, let it be known, I mean to be a flame-spitting hellion in 2013 and break all the rules ( I’ve been breaking at least two of them for much longer than I care to admit anyway)
I’m still in Sun Valley and loving every frigid minute of it. Two nights ago it plummeted to minus 12 degrees at our property! To be outside for just a couple of minutes was positively giddifying. The landscape was sparkling like diamond dust, the air itself glistening, no longer the invisible element. Even though I had to sleep in my long johns, as the cold was finding every possible avenue of entry, it was still pure magic.
God bless youth, my younger son and his friend decided it would be the perfect night to take a jacuzzi. Outside.
I went out for two seconds to check on them and spotted these tracks on the jacuzzi porch.
The boys came in shortly after.
By early morning you could see another set of interesting tracks leading down to the partially frozen river. The big ones on the left are my snow shoes but the single line on the right is an animal. Upon closer inspection they appeared to be left by a light footed deer wearing Manolo pumps, possibly Louboutins, definitely sober. No tracks back, so…did she jump into the frigid water? The first broken heart of 2013?
More of my tracks along the side of my house. Gawd, I’m sporty. It’s a whole New Me in 2013.
But let’s not speak of resolutions just yet-it’s only the 3rd. You know how I hate to be rushed.
my fellow ‘shoers’
Let’s just have one more hot toddy on my birchbark screened porch and ponder how cold it must be on the ski lifts right now 
I heart Sun Valley
Happy 2013!
xox
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Header image via Tumblr
A small slice of my friend’s stunning holiday table, one of the prettiest I’ve ever seen.
Some green,gold & purples (except you can’t see the purple here so you must take me at my word) on my mantlepiece at home.
and if there’s one night of the year when you can really go for gold, it has to be New Year’s Eve, right?!
BTW, if you are a fan of Gustav Klimt at all you must see this BIG, brand new stunning edition by Taschen ($200) commemorating his 150th anniversary.
Gold confetti champagne ‘flutes’ from “Indigo” via Canadian House & Home
White & gold- so chic for entertaining, especially in winter.
Coco Rocha
Tom Ford
Kate stepped out in gold lame this season
An ornament on my tree
Tory Burch evening clutch
Laduree
Golden light upon the midnight snow on my front porch, Sun Valley
Artist John Currin
I’ll also take some time to be so thankful for life’s blessings, especially the good health and happiness of my family and friends. This Christmas we are all holding many families in our hearts and prayers.
Another blessing I will count-having this forum in which I get to share all manner of randomness with you lovely people. I can’t tell you how much fun it’s been to have found this creative outlet at this particular time in my life.
Voila!
The silver balls work by battery, so they’re great to run down the centre of your table mixed in with fresh greenery or to hang on the front door in a wreath or garland. (also from Target)
It ‘snowed’ in our barn this year too! 
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