Just a couple of days until the long weekend... hurrah for sleep-ins and chocolate!
And i'm relinking here an easter colouring page i did a couple of years ago. Click here to grab the pdf and print it out for the smalls. For personal use only please.
There isn't a nicer word in the english language. Certainly none more satisfying to say. It's the m and n sounds on top of each other that gets me. Like it.
I only mention it because i've been waiting most impatiently for said autumnal weather to arrive in my corner of the world. On the weekend i got my wish. While sitting on the sidelines watching the Moonlets murder a hockey ball, i suddenly found myself wishing i'd bought a cardigan. A cardigan! Even the thought of a cardigan was call for celebration.
And the autumn morning sun that comes with a distinct chill in the air. Asking to be soaked up and not taken as a warning of a stinking hot day ahead.
Autumn, i've missed you.
I've been flat out this week finishing off bits and pieces for a market on Saturday. So much sewing!
A small batch of mother birds cards made it through production too. It's been a while since i've made these, although i'm not sure why as they're one of my favourite designs to make and one that always sells well too.
And this dog. My constant companion this week. It's been so hot outside that she comes inside to sprawl on the cool tiles. She has quite a knack of knowing exactly where to sit to be perfectly in the way underfoot.
Mornings are usually slow for me. I'm just not a morning person. Give me coffee and a good half hour and i'll get back to you.
But this morning was different. I was immediately wide awake. No fuzziness around the edges, just eyes wide open and ready for the day. So i got up, made school lunches, woke the Moonlets and went for a quick walk with the dog.
And it was the perfect Monday morning.... quiet, clear, a faint hint of autumn in the air around me and this small leaf on my path. I love these gum leaves that turn around on themsleves and can't help but bring them home.
A lot on this week and i'm quite thankful for the quiet start.
I am...
Making lots of stock for market in a couple of weeks.
Getting my reading groove back with a couple of great books, after months with the attention span of a goldfish.
Spending a whole lotta time in the car driving the kids from here to there and back again.
Vaguely succeeding in my new year's resolution to stay on top of the housework.
Finally using google reader to keep track of my favourite blog. I'm so very late to the reader party but it's seriously the bees knees.
Updating my itunes library with new music.
Trying not to drink so much coffee.
And planning a very large road trip from one side of the country to the other.
What's going on in your corner of the world lately?
On my desk the last couple of days... old atlases getting cut up. I'm making a few more adventure sets which have been out of stock for ages.
A few pages i used for bird cards too.
It seems that playdough never gets old. Especially when its still warm and fresh out of the saucepan. When you get to mix the colours in yourself. When, despite worst fears, glitter was finally found at the very bottom of the craft box and added to the dough with glee.
And after a sweet hour together of rolling and squishing and cutting, with playdough under our fingernails, glitter everywhere, having chatted on numerous topics including spiders and sleepovers...
We ended up with this pink, glittery, pear-shaped love heart monster fellow who is, quite admirably, 'for love.'
Rather happy with this morning's effort... the sewn pile is now larger than the to-be-sewn pile. Oh yeah.
A while ago I joined the hoardes on Instagram. Are you on it too? Truth be told, i find it an addictive little app... a satisfying, quick and visual way to see what's happening with everyone and capture little pieces of everyday life that otherwise slip away. I don't post too often, but here's a bit of what January looked like for me.
I think Instagram is my favourite social media thingy at the moment. Followed closely by twitter. Facebook never seems to hold my attention for long. I gave up on Pinterest a while ago because it was just too overwelming and became a vortex where my productive time went to die.
Where do you hang out online?
