This moment

This really fun to watch moment on a glorious day in the woods.

Washing line Wednesday

Hiding in the laundry that is waving in the breeze.
Our backyard is soooo small. On this day we needed a new hiding spot...enter laundry line and blanket and presto.
In participation of Garden Mama's Wednesday laundry line call to action.

Done and done

This here is my latest blanket, finished over the dreary indoor weather weekend that was.
Snow indeed!
It was actually a perfect weekend for sitting under a wool blanket and stitching. And thankfully, it was also Mother's Day...a day where everyone makes an effort to allow time for a mama to do whatever her heart desires. And my heart desired to finish this project. And I love it. And I find myself in the uncomfortable position of thinking about selling it.
I hope a lovely Mother's Day was had by all.
Karen

one picture says it all

A ghostly cat, the chubby wrists and the love.

Score!

Yesterday was one of those days....from pretty much the point of my feet hitting the floor until said feet were lifted off the floor. A tired mama battling a spring cold, a little girl still adjusting to different phases of light in her room, the two eldest being difficult about rain jackets of all things and the lone wolf preoccupied with work and thus not giving his best game.
Luckily I have been practicing trying to guide our day by adjusting my attitude. When something starts to feel like it is going off the rails I stop for a second and try to find the joy in it. Well, maybe joy is too strong a word. More like a positive spin. So, yesterday morning while out for a walk I decided to walk a different route. Yup, living on the edge is what I do. In doing so I came across this lovely piece of elderly furniture tossed away at the curb. Somehow I managed to carry it home while holding a cup of coffee and pushing a stroller....balance is key I realized. If all things went smoothly all the time there would be no appreciation for those good times.
Now, where is this going to hang in order to remind me of that the next time?

the mad dash

Mobiles, mobiles and more mobiles. It is a good thing that I love to make them. And am always happy with how they turn out. Needlefelting has become my project of choice while staying awake and waiting for the kids to return home late at night. A perfect choice..no?

May

"In many lands the children bring
May Baskets for the first of spring,
And hand them on a neighbour's door
To say that spring is here once more."
A. Wynne

This past weekend welcomed in the month of May. The plant and flower vendors appeared in the market, and this symbols to me more than anything, the entrance into a new season. A season of planting and growing and spending time outside. Of bugs and butterflies and birds.
Hoooray!