Something Lovely.

I know I did a Something Lovely post already this week but I really couldn't wait until next week to share this with you. This beautiful stop animation video is by the wonderfully talented Rima Staines. It's for a song called The Woods by a singer called Polly Paulusma whom I'd never heard off, but will definitely be hearing more of.



The children loved it, though all agreed that it made them feel sad, the way a really good, proper fairytale should.

Can We Do It?

We are planning on a car-free summer. Ok maybe car-free is extreme and unrealistic, but let's just say when I put 40 euros into the car the other day and it barely went above the halfway mark, I realised it was time for a change.

The train is on our door step, the bus up the road, so time to go back to the way we used to do it when we only had two.



And suddenly we have time to hang out in the library again.



Walk around in the rain, and to see things properly once more.



For sweet baby clothes from Caramel see here and here.

Something Lovely.

It's a few weeks since I did a Something Lovely post, so here's something really lovely to share with you. They're by an artist called Katja Ollendorff who I found over at The Beholder. They don't give much info about her, but take a look. Aren't these great?

These first three are embroidery and ink on linen. So sweet.





And these gorgeous paintings are acrylic on canvas.





Now, to find out some information about her...

A Gaggle Of Family And Friends.

At Last.

School is out. Finally.
I breathe. I heave a sigh.



The house is quiet.
Waiting.
The forecast is good enough.

Let's have a party to shake things up.

A Little Bit Of Home.

Some of those little unessential touches that are always bottom of the list.

And nothing like an event to spur you on. These have been put off for a very long time.
And now they are done!








The top one is for you Rima!

Chicken Sitting.

I realise it's a long while since I posted about anything I've made. At the best of times I barely make a stitch or a mark a week, but I make that stitch or mark no matter what. The autumn is when I am most productive. I think it's the newness of cosiness that comes with the turning season that inspires me. And always, this time of year is when I am least productive. Though that has more to do with how hectic things get as school winds down and so many things get crammed into each week.

I am waiting for Friday, and the holidays it will bring, then I can breathe.



And in the meantime, we are chicken sitting for a friend who's away. And garden sitting. Which is a nice little oasis in the busyness.



So roll on the weekend!