Time to Begin Again

It has been far too long since I wrote here and I'd say the reason was because last year when my website opened and I had a blog there I got confused as to where to write. But I have concluded I want to focus that blog on items having to do with Ritzy Silk and wearing silk, etc. So from now I on I hope to post on this blog again because I miss writing. 

If you want to following along on what is new in my business and on my website be sure to add that to your favorites. Clicking on the photo below will take you to my website. 

And if you want to stay up to date with my NEW cooking and cakes blog than click on this photo below. 

And as always my Etsy shop is busy at work as usual here 

In the past year I have become an active user of Instagram which is a fun place to share photo updates, so be sure to follow me there. You can also find me as both a private and business person on Facebook. 

So if you want to keep in touch there are TONS of ways to do so! 

Until next time, and hoping you haven't utterly forgotten me! 

-EG

Happy Spring- Giveaway

Now that it is officially spring and to wish you a very happy Easter don't miss getting in on my EMMA- book scarf giveaway! 

a Rafflecopter giveaway

How are you coloring your eggs? 

We are going natural this year and doing it the Latvian way with natural products- I will try to post a photo if I get one before the kids eat them :) 

Happy Easter! 

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Hello and What's New

It's been ages since I wrote here. It hasn't been that I haven't wanted to write. But once I started my new Website- Ritzy Silk and began writing there on occasion I sort of got confused as to where to write.

Not to mention I also have a new cooking Blog. I am trying out a new platform with Wordpress which helps me understand my website platform better as well.

Other than that we are preparing for spring with little plants galore on our windowsills and dreams of spring.

To keep in touch you can follow me on Instagram or connect via Facebook. On Instagram I post photos of what I have been painting or baking of late.

One of the most exciting additions to my silk scarves and ties is that I offer custom hand painted silk veils, to read more about that click on my Website Blog Link HERE

So happy spring to anyone who still follows my blog!

One Choice can alter the World.

This morning I was taking my son to school- we left in a timely manner and I anticipated arriving on time. I hate being late.

But someone elses choice effected the lives of all our city today.

Driving through our town requires crossing train tracks in one of two locations. Our planned route was blocked by policemen by the tracks and completed blocked with cones. I have never seen this sort of barricade in the 10 years I have lived here.

So every car heading into the center was rerouted to cross the other tracks- which resulted in very slow driving and everyone being late for something. A normal 5 minute drive (with no waiting for trains) ended up taking 30-40 min.

I dropped my son off late and headed back towards home. Because one crossing was still closed everyone was trying to get through the only open crossing- thus making for lines that were extremely backed up and with the delayed train schedule we were stopped due to crossing trains and slow traffic for another 30 min.

I was glad to reach home after the usually 10 minute journey taking me an hour and wondering what had occurred at the train tracks to have backed up an entire city all morning.

I later learned from the news that 2 women were seriously injured when having ignored the flashing lights and signal they crossed the train tracks. Their car was struck and pushed 400 metres before the train stopped.

How sad!

How sad that a seemingly small choice would cause such pain for those involved and their families and without their even knowing it they would cause frustration, rush, delay and annoyance to an entire city in the morning rush.

How often we fail to consider the results of our choices and worry more about the moment.

Jesus, be with these ladies injured so severely. 

Help us walk in wisdom today- not knowing the repercussions are decision may have on today and eternity.

My sister- the best one in the world!

My sister. 

From the day you were born I have thought of you fondly. 

Every girl needs a sister and I have YOU. 

I know growing up I was mean at times- not including you in my play or with my friends. I know older sisters can be bossy. Sorry. 

You have always been different and because of that I have admired you. 

What I feared you found most fascinating. (like end times, and Revelation, and anything having do do with spiritual battle)

What I ran from you greeted. 

When I buried my head in the sand like an ostrich you sought adventure. 

I have always loved your curls- actually I have envied them. But they seem to me as if they are a visible sign of the person you are. 

You have always been a spitfire. A bubbling, singing brook of a girl and woman. You have sass. You have fire. You have passion. You have talents quite like no one else I know. But those unique set of talents and gifts make you who you are! 

There have been days I envied your freedom- to be you- to be free- to let go of inhibition which can be so imprisoning. 

There have been nights when I cried for you. 

There have been days when you cried and prayed with me with a wisdom beyond someone your age should have. 

You have driven me crazy and made me laugh harder than anyone else on the face of the earth. 

I am so thankful to call you my sister- because of having the best sister is the world I wish I could gift my daughter with a sister- like you. 

But God gives sisters like you to only some girls- and I was lucky enough to be one of them. 

So remember I will never grow tired of your craziness, or accompanying you in song, or laughing or traveling, or shopping (even for candy) with YOU. 

I LOVE YOU you wild haired woman! 

Embrace yourself and love the person God made you to be with all that wild side- because you cannot change it any more than you can change those curls on your head which God gave you! 

DREAM

SING

BE

LOVE

LAUGH

CRY 

and when you  need a hug

I am waiting! 

The computer screen obsession, by an expat

I sit, hanging out by this black box of a machine. 

Not the kind of person who likes killing time, yet somehow glued to this screen. 

I hang out on Facebook, and my Skype window is open. I linger on these sites, while browsing and doing other "work" I need to get done online. 

Bedtime comes, my local husband is away for the evening- and I feel alone. 

I sit here; gazing, hoping, wondering. . . . dreaming. . . 

I suddenly see this screen as a window and see myself poking my head through it - searching for someone I know and love an ocean away. 

No one is online this evening, they are all busy living their lives and doing their things and I find myself longing to be overthere- with them. 

My eyes grow heavy and my bed calls me, and I reluntctly give my channels of communication one last peek- still hoping to see that lone figure waving at me across the space and lines of Internet and catching a glimpse of their far away face through the dark pane of my computer screen window. 

Nothing. . . time to go to bed.

Stuck

It has been ages since I wrote and I guess I could best say that is because I feel a bit stuck.

I now have a new website- which has a blog section and I don't know whether to keep that all business focused with posts only having to do with the website topic or if I should do all my blogging there.

Actually I am so fond of coming up with titles and keeping my blogging topics separate that I have several blogs started and I am wondering if now is the time to sort of all roll them into one.

So that is the reason I am feeling stuck- keep business and personal blog separate or put them together.

What is your opinion?

Happy summer!