Looking at Pears

"To neglect a pear on the table and then return to find it ripe days later is merely a lucky coincidence. But to keep a pear in mind as it ripens is to practice cooking in its simplest form."

I am currently reading the amazing Cooking by Hand by Paul Bertolli and came across this quote. It so captured the art of simplicity that I had to share.

image from {educate your sofa} found via pinterest.

Living in Paris

“If you are lucky enough to have lived in Paris as a young man, then wherever you go for the rest of your life, it stays with you, for all of Paris is a moveable feast.”~Ernest Hemingway

image via {oh happy day}... check out her amazing posts of adventures living in paris! i am in smitten with their lovely life!

Love

“Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.” ― Laozi

{picture from our wedding, the day I married my best friend}

Books

“A room without books is like a body without a soul.” ― Marcus Tullius Cicero

image via {Pottery Barn}

A Happy Life

“Wealth consists not in having great possessions but in having few wants.” ― Esther de Waal

image via {nicki's cwe guide}... I also love this image from {Dream Studio}

Capturing Life

"Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

{I love this picture of my father as a young boy}

Welcome Home

“There is nothing like staying at home for real comfort.” ― Jane Austen

image via {Pottery Barn}

It's Been Said...

"A good cook is like a sorceress who dispenses happiness." - Elsa Schiaparelli