these are few of my favorite things...

and we are off to do more of our favorite things...till the new year, we will have our toes in the sand, wind in our hair, surf under our feet and good friends surrounding us...may your days be filled with love and wonder and hoping your new year brings you more of your favorite things...

go gently and enjoy

things that make my heart swell...

today in the sludge and rain i ran out to the end of my driveway, in rubber boots and hooded coat, opened my wee mailbox and lo and behold there was an envelope, a precious gift, completely sent by surprise, and with heartfelt intentions to my doorstep...i ran inside and out of the storm, opened it slowly...because that is the fun in receiving a gift unexpected in the mail...and there in front of me, was a gift of the most wonderous kind. For it was from a long time friend, who's talents amaze me, and she remembered this was so special to me...and will now be for many years to come...i love these women in my life, who bring me back to what matters and remind me of what is true.

thank you my dear.

kz

just today...

marching out the door...lovelies destined to arrive as gifts just in time for st. nick... tis the season.

whilst sitting still...

it is a proven fact that when sitting still, i cannot let my hands be idle.

when i offered to make a wee sweater for my tea pot, well, she was just downright overjoyed, she has, after all, been quite cold of late...and now my tea stays cozy too.

of course cups need to stay warm as well.

felted beads sitting in a bowl just wondering where they would end up found a lovely home on a strand to brighted the wrist of a lucky christmas recipient...and then lastly, a felted flower to adorn one's boring old coat...i love sitting still.

tis the season....

they say 'tis the season' well, today i was out there in the hussle and bussle and let me tell you that folks are hardly as kind as they could be...lesson to self: it makes one quite simply happy when you let them in on a traffic line (which, i must note, i always do), and to not be so pushy and in a hurry makes folks a wee bit more gentle and kind...let us practice this season...the work of kindness and consideration, of being patient and seeing what is in front of us, instead of forging ahead of it all...may our hearts know that love and family, friendship and peace is what it is all about, not just for this 'season' but for always...

go gently, enjoy and have fun.

ta ta for now, you fine, delightful and kind folk.

i have felt in love...

felting by the christmas tree last night

I have knitted since i was a young girl, taught by my Irish grandmother who would visit sunny California for 6 weeks every year and bring me the most wonderful sweaters, vests (yes, I wore vests back then), hats and mittens. We would sit outside in the sun, or at the kitchen table and knit together, she would fix my mistakes and compliment my work.

I love wool, the smell, texture, working with it, and have been very interested in felting for a long time...so, when this great gal offered up her little workshop, I jumped like a wild banchee.

And well, I have fallen in love with felting and am finding myself thinking of when I can sit down to felt next...

quiet breaks...

this is a holiday week for us, all week, and sometimes at times such as these it is nice to have the quiet of home life, little mumbles of conversations in the corner from dolls and lego men, building grand ships and exploring new galaxies, baking cookies and eating them out of the oven, playing games at the table, spreading out on the floor to play together, reading on the couch, starting the making of christmas gifts...

such a warm and cozy time.

It is for these things...and so so many more, I am most thankful.