Last night tim called me from his work ~ he's a nurse in the ER at a local hospital ~ and asked what I was doing this morning. French toast?, he asked. I acquiesced and he got off the phone and returned to the chaos of his surroundings and I returned to recovering from a three day visit to new york city. But we had french toast to look forward to.
Our special breakfasts. The importance of ritual.
He's at work or I'm at work and so we make these breakfasts to meet in the downtime ~ they are usually cobbled together at the last minute but we treasure them, and one of us turns on the stove and fills the electric kettle, while the other one asks which color plate do you want? and sets the table. Each movement a ritual in the whole event, which is cultivated to acknowledge that this is the moment, this is life. It's not just the food that nourishes.
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It is the special moments in like these that life is indeed made of. This made me remember that I need to make sure more of these moments happen between my husband and I. Hope you have a wonderful week!
"this is the moment, this is life."
indeed.
all we have is right. now.
your ritual is inspiring.
may we all care for ourselves--and the ones we love-- enough to find the thing that feeds our souls, and do it with consistent passion.
yes yes yes
beautiful reminders here.
What an absolutely perfect description. (ps. i always ask the hubs what he is having for breakfast the night before too)
i think breakfast rituals are some of the most beautiful ones. :)
breakfast together, especially when ER nurses work long/different hours, is perfect. i love the patterned shadows from the glasses.
My husband and I would ask each other the same question "what color do you want?" in regards to eating off of our fiestaware. Nowadays our breakfast aren't so quiet now that our two year old twin boys have joined us but they're none the less special.
I love your blog and polaroid photography too!
xo
cortnie
"this is the moment, this is life."
indeed.
beautiful.
i like the idea of a breakfast ritual.
speaking of food and nourishment. i made myself a BLT for lunch. all for me. in the middle of the day. i must say that it made me feel very loved and cared for. :)
Wonderful post. Rituals are so important. And so easy to integrate in daily life.
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