Monthly Archives: October 2011

Starting the week..

Posted on October 31, 2011 by

..with a poem. A while ago I told you about my father’s novel. Thank you again for your lovely responses. There was some interest in his writing, so I asked him if I could translate some of his poems. He … Continue reading →

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Weekending

Posted on October 30, 2011 by

We are going away tomorrow, to visit my husband’s side of the family in Turkey. We will eat wonderful food and celebrate and see too many relatives. Hopefully we will steal a little bit more sunshine before we come back … Continue reading →

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This Moment

Posted on October 28, 2011 by

A Friday ritual inspired by SouleMama. A single photo – no words – capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment to pause, savour and remember. A bright and breezy weekend to all of you..

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All the other stitches

Posted on October 27, 2011 by

There’s been a lot of stitching going on this week. Christmas cards, wreaths, ornaments – if you told me it was Advent already I’d probably believe you. I still have the pattern pieces and fabrics sitting around for another pair of … Continue reading →

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Yarn Along

Posted on October 26, 2011 by

The mother-in-law shawl is done. In the end it all went rather quickly, and I had to rip out a few rows when I realized I wouldn’t be able to squeeze in another pattern repeat after all. I used a … Continue reading →

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Taking time

Posted on October 25, 2011 by

Do you read stories while pushing the buggy? I do. It helps keep the little one awake until we get home, and keep him in the buggy if we need to get somewhere. This is another busy week and I … Continue reading →

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Leaf Rubbing

Posted on October 24, 2011 by

I remember doing this myself in kindergarten. And I still love it.

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Weekending

Posted on October 23, 2011 by

From the far side of the lake, we saw a huge flock of birds, soaring and dipping, diving and gliding, and I found myself wishing they would just fly overhead. We walked on. It was cold. A crisp wind, little … Continue reading →

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This Moment

Posted on October 21, 2011 by

A Friday ritual inspired by SouleMama. A single photo – no words – capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment to pause, savour and remember. A peaceful and happy weekend to all of you..

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Autumn Bunting

Posted on October 20, 2011 by

First we collected some autumn leaves. Those are just from the garden; we probably could have gotten more fancy ones in the park, but we liked it simple that day. We painted the leaves with fabric paint in brown.. ..and … Continue reading →

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