PROJECT 365 LIFE: week 20

WEEK TWENTY

146. love me some Jesus time.

 147. these two.

148. pretty night skies.

 151. i may or may not have read all three books one after another today. #noshame

152. my favorite time of the day

 153. it rained, and i took pictures while on video mode so it's kinda panorama-ish.

xx. marcia

CURRENTLY // life lately

listening:
my Christmas playlist (cause, Christmas is officially 6 months away. #merrychristmasinjuly) 
house by the sea - moddie
clouds - zach sobiech
love will be enough - brandon heath
love came down - kari jobe
you make me brave - bethel music
flashlight - hunter hayes
good to me - audrey assad
this little bit of soundtrack: 

reading:
coming home {zuhause} // amy jane (guys, my best friend is so talented- it literally hurts.)
grafted mag's latest issue
this lady's adventures in japan
lady susan - jane austen
persuasion - jane austen
radical - david platt
rereading the anne of green gables series (#asummertradition)

leaking hearts magazine (their first issue is going to be released in august!)

quoting:
"no soul that seriously and constantly desires joy will ever miss it. those who seek, find. to those who knock, it is opened."   -c.s lewis
"if a story is in you, it has to come out."   - william faulkner
"dearest daughter, i knew you would not be long in coming to me. joy shall be yours."    - c.s. lewis
"it is a risk to love.
what if it doesn't work out?
ah, but what if it does?"   - peter mcwilliams

watching:
roman holiday 
high society 
singing in the rain
pride & prejudice (the longgg version)

working:
a new blog design
watercolouring
my smashbook

it's been a while since i've actually sat down and wrote something on this little nook of mine. in fact, it's been a while since i've posted anything. (a month?!)
for the last few months, i've felt like i've lost my words. i'm not a super talkative person to start with, but i could always somehow manage to squeeze out what's in my heart onto a piece of paper. somehow, i feel like i lost that, and it takes effort and time to just sit down and make the words come. sometimes it's a struggle to even find the words inside, much less put them on paper. 
but,  i want to push myself more, especially in the creative sense. lately, i've been feeling so uninspired and my 365 project has become more like duty or obligation than a desire to create something beautiful.

but, i really want to grow a bit more in this space, so there will probably be some changes around here.

also, there are quite a few more of you around this space lately, so hi! i'm so glad you're here, be sure to leave a comment and tell me a little about yourself.
xx. -marcia

PROJECT 365 LIFE: week 19

--- WEEK NINETEEN ---

140. i'm sure my neighbor's think i'm insane... there's nothing like leaning over the fence to take pictures of their shrubbery. #ohlawd

141. summer slaw

143. seeing these precious kiddos was only one of the good things that happened today.

144. another bokeh photo. whoops. #sorrynotsorry

145. my herbs are finally popping out of the ground. it makes me happy to watch growth happen.

i'm weekssss behind in posting these... but i have been doing a pretty steady job of taking a photo every day, so that's what counts right?!

(i can also mention that i finished finals up last week and now i'm officially a senior. #whattheheck) 

xx. -marcia

PROJECT 365 LIFE: week 18

--- WEEK EIGHTEEN ---

131. he found a salamander in the window well. i'm positive the salamander is smiling for the picture as well.

134. there are days when your handwriting literally looks like a three year old's and it's 10pm and you realized you didn't take a picture for the day and this joke was running around in my head (basically, i laughed at it all day long) and i didn't even write it correctly.

135. i'm pretty sure if i could actually smell through my nose, my room would smell like some all natural hippy's habitat.

136. have i ever mentioned how much i love bokeh and light flares? oh yeah maybe once or twice.

137. rainy days + chai tea in my favorite mug, yes please.

138. i like big picture books. a lot.

139. i'm kinda ashamed because of the quality of this picture. #youknowthosedays

xx. -marcia

roasted asparagus (with bacon) | a recipe

i just felt like i needed to include that (with bacon) up there, because duh. it's bacon.

asparagus has never really been my favorite food. i can tolerate it, but only to an extent. this recipe changed that up a bit, i mean who can resist cheese + bacon on anything??

and the best part, it literally takes minutes to prepare. 

ROASTED ASPARAGUS
1 bunch asparagus
2 garlic cloves, sliced thinly
a few slices of bacon, cut into smaller strips (you can also use turkey bacon, like i did)
a drizzle of olive oil
shredded mozzarella or parmesan cheese (i used a bit of each)
salt + pepper

directions:
spread your asparagus stalks out on a baking tray. grab a few stalks and wrap that bacon around 'em. (i didn't nearly wrap everyone because that was way to much effort, but i tried to make sure i had some bacon somewhere in there every few stalks, just to make sure the flavor spread.)
throw on your garlic and drizzle a little olive oil over it.
shake on some parmesan and pop it in the oven at *475 for 8-10 minutes.

(i added a little more mozzarella and then popped it back in the oven until it melted.)

eat. (yes, that's a command.)

xx. marcia.