{this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.
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March 2012
March 30, 2012
March 25, 2012
through the woods
Oh, I was tempted to keep this one for my very own! I love these prints from Heather Ross' Far Far Away 3 collection. That center panel of Snow White's dwarves... the laundry on the clotheslines... the little girls and her toy horses. All so sweet. And they are a cotton/linen blend, so the whole quilt has a nice texture and weight, while still being soft and snuggly. I also added in some Kona solids and a few dots and bound it with a print from Denyse Schmidt's Hope Valley line. It's a smaller version of this quilt from Fabricworm. (Ignore our terrible post-winter grass and focus instead on our pretty spring sunshine).
I made this quilt for Baby Lulu Apple, the newest little addition to one of my most favorite families. I hope it gets lots of snuggles and drools and baby lovies. I also made this quick-to-knit Owlie Hat from Spud & Chloe Outer yarn, which ended up being huge, perhaps large enough for a two-year-old. Owen had a fine time modeling it, even if it was swallowing up his little head.
March 23, 2012
{this moment}
{this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.
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inspired by Amanda Soule. join in on her blog.
March 21, 2012
yarning in springtime
{For knitting and reading inspiration, I'm joining Ginny over at Small Things for her Wednesday Yarn Along}
I had plans for this minty green little wool cardigan. It was supposed to keep her warm on cool spring mornings and chilly spring evenings, a perfect layer for early spring school days spent in the garden, tending to the daffodils and the mud puddles. And it is just about finished - a few garter bands on the bottom, three cute buttons...
But the weather has other plans. It has been 80+ degrees every day. Bright. Humid, even. I'm not sure I will be able to wrangle her into a sweater, even one as soft and squishy as this one, knit with madelinetosh tosh vintage yarn (one of my very favorites!). Hopefully it will still fit her in the fall.
I just started reading An Everlasting Meal: Cooking with Grace and Economy by Tamar Adler.
Because I cook with neither grace nor economy.
Grace, however, happens to be her middle name:
March 19, 2012
March 11, 2012
the world has room to make a bear feel free
Sixteen and a half months. Give or take. His months and days are not divided and analyzed like hers were, by fledling parents, eager for any milestone. This time, we just sit back in amazement.
This boy can do so much.
Words and sentences, songs and stories.
"Oh dear! A mess. I'll clean it."
"Who wants breakfast? I do!"
"A piece of chocolate? Please?"
He sings and dances and tries on everyone's shoes.
He is solid and strong.
He can climb on just about everything. Nothing is out of his reach.
He has the most heartbreaking sad-face you have ever seen. But his laugh fills the whole room. And his little bear snuggles are so very, very sweet.
Now that Juni spends three days at nursery school, Owen and I have those quiet mornings to ourselves. Instead of the whirlwind that is having a three-year-old in the house, with Owen running to keep up or ducking out of the way, those three mornings are slow and contemplative. He takes the time to explore. To stretch and experiment and try new things. He sings his little songs and hugs the dog and talks to the birds in the backyard. And when he's through with all of that. When the house has had just about enough quiet, he says, "let's get Juni," and we head out the door.
In the last two photos, Owen is wearing his Quick Change Trousers (reversible!) from Anna Maria Horner's book Handmade Beginnings. The solid is a beautifully soft color-grown cotton that feels almost like a flannel but sturdier and bit more rustic. I love it. Next winter, he just might be outfitted head-to-toe in that fabric. The striped fabric is a crisper, home decor weight. Both are from NearSea Naturals.
*post titled with apologies to Mr. Robert Frost.