Archive for February 2012 | Monthly archive page
TweetSaturday’s birthday stitchfest also produced a very sweet little kindle cover – Julian’s birthday present. The cover that is, not the kindle … that came a long time ago. I used a beautifully thick, stiff, pure wool felt from Winterwood – they use it primarily for building houses and toadstools etc. It sure makes for [...]
TweetAmazed it’s taken me this many years of banner-loving to make a birthday banner. Last weekend was such a lovely slow, stitchy, at-home weekend. Abby and I set up on the dining table, stitching a birthday present for Julian and needle felting for quiet, chatty hours. In between all this, a birthday banner was perfectly [...]
TweetTo celebrate Julian’s birthday on Sunday, I baked a birthday cake. One of our favourites – the Hazlenut and chocolate cake from an early 2000 edition of the English Country Living. It needed 6 eggs … which the girls graciously produced … Oh their eggs are so beautiful … the yolks are fat and firm [...]
TweetShe doesn’t look too sad, to be tied up, does she? It’s just what has to happen when the girls are out and about. With one of us sitting there with the doggy girl – she’s not immune to a sudden, hopeful lunge if one of the chooks comes too close. Mind you, all those [...]
TweetWith the sky all gloomy and the garden still dripping from last night’s rain, toasty warmth was on my mind today … and so, out came my recently finished scarf. I knitted it in a very neutral/natural 10 ply yarn from New Zealand. And whilst it was very good knitting therapy – it was very [...]
TweetSomething about the word Valentine makes me think of acrostic poems … is that what they are called? Those funny poems we write in primary school where each line starts with the next letter in the title, in this case Valentine. Since I haven’t managed to finish my wee Valentine’s cross stitch – man! after [...]
TweetThere’s a lovely stillness to our home this evening. The air is heavy with Vicks, the furniture is softly gleaming after a good dusting with warm water and eucalyptus oil, the curtains are closed against the night chill. Julian has just arrived home after a long day out of state. Abby is in bed, snuffly [...]
Tweet Ooooh – it’s Mr. Dicken’s 200th birthday today! I adore Charles Dickens – he is my hero when it comes to writing exquisitely descriptive prose. No one else comes close – well, Mr. O’Brian (author of the Master and Commander novels) does a jolly fine job, but Mr. Dickens – he creates magic with [...]
TweetFrom the bottom of my heart, thank you so much for the lovely words you shared yesterday. After posting last night’s lament, I fretted to Abby – oh dear, maybe I’ll regret having such a whinge tomorrow. But your words of friendship, encouragement, commiseration, and such practical and heart felt suggestions (Nicole, I’ve started my [...]
TweetI’ve had a crap week. Frankly, it’s been building up to this for a while : sigh : You see, we’re broke. Flat broke. Going back to university has been all very jolly – it’s been stimulating, challenging, incredibly satisfying. My results were very good. And – in my lovely, rosy plans for our future [...]
Tweet ‘Tis another almost forgotten Feast Day today – Candlemas. A celebration of Jesus’ presentation at the temple following Mary’s purification. And the candles? Symbolic of old Simon’s dream (resident of the temple) – that in which the heavens declared the babe Jesus to be the light of the world. And so, folks in [...]
TweetFirst of Feb – half way between the summer (winter) solstice and autumn (spring) equinox. If you’re in the northern hemisphere, today’s the day when you think “phew! we’re halfway there!” If you’re down here with us in the southern hemisphere, you are reminded “make the most of it honey! it’s almost over! ” For [...]
