it’s oh so quiet….
i know the blog is neglected when a number of folk email to see if i’m ok. thanks guys. love you. the weeks are passing quickly, there are people i’ve not seen in what feels like forever, correspondence that is neglected, the studio is growing more and more cluttered and untidy, life is going on and is mostly pretty great. i feel though that i am still anxiously awaiting Spring’s arrival - there are so many hints of it and yet it’s the explosion of pink blossoms, Jericho bunnies and the arrival of Grandma P that i’m really waiting for before i truly feel it. soon soon. everything is happening just a few weeks later this year, including Easter. we did manage to get to Maplewood Farm to see the white and pink bunnies yesterday. we went as a playdate with Little A’s newest best bud at school. it was totally adorable - they even Eskimo kissed goodbye. sweetness!
you know what else is totally adorable? the things that little one’s say. i’ve started a magical thinking jar which of course includes a recent favorite; “i don’t want to cut my hair until May when the sheep get sheared” i can’t believe he remembered this from last year. we talked about the sheep getting sheared at Maplewood farm but we didn’t go since it was on my birthday and we were away. so sweet that he connected my birthday with the sheep shearing at the farm and warmer weather and a good time for a hair cut. i might be sad to see these locks fall but it will be nice to see his shining eyes again too.
Auntie’s birthday was a marker on our calender afterwhich Spring would soon follow. we stopped in for a short play and ate chocolate cake for lunch;
after this weekend (snow is expected) we will search more adamantly for those signs of Spring and hopefully shed the woolen layers.
perhaps we’ll venture out to Jericho and offer carrot tops at the bunny holes. i had a small dose of spring cleaning around the yard yesterday - it’s going to be so good this year in this new home. we’ll plant a small garden…dreaming and anticipating warmer weather and all it’s magic.
We had some fun at Birth Fest this afternoon but i am wiped. it was loud with music and marching band & busy with people hanging out. it was super fun to share a space with Anna - i always love to see our things together and we had a bit of a Spring Easter theme going on. Her teethers were a hit as you can see and how adorable are the little bunnies and chick in egg? i need some for little A’s Easter basket. The lavender eye pillows were all scooped up for a Waldorf early child care class. Yay. love that. Just a few photos and then i think i’m going to crash before dinner even. Thanks to those who came out to say hello! it made my day.
sweet friends make these events all worthwhile.
i wish i’d taken more photos around me. i was feeling a little overwhelmed and out of sorts really.
i’ll be updating the shop in the next day or so.
Twice a week we drive through Stanley park to and from preschool. it’s the part of the commute that makes it all worthwhile. Of course the Waldorf school is worth it but i’ve never commuted so far for a job even. The first day to school i drove the typical route bumper to bumper from one bridge through downtown to another bridge. Little A asked if there was a festival that there were so many people awake in the morning? There damn well should have been. Traffic and commuting is soooo not my world and i was quite ready to let Waldorf go and commit entirely to homeschooling but then i discovered the park route. i think it must be longer in distance but it knocked 20mins off our time to miss all the traffic and lights. Now it is a beautiful and relaxing morning drive. Anyhoot, it was gorgeus out yesterday; blue skies and the forest steamy with sunshine drying dew. We made a stop at the beach and lost track of time. it was the day’s highlight writing letters and playing games in the sand.
Happy is for Birthday Grandma D (she’s a beach gal herself).
it occurred to me that the Canadian dollar is rather low and so i have adjusted my prices on most items over on etsy. This may change but i will honor these prices at least until the end of March.
Toshiana & Mila are now $55 instead of $65. yay. good news right? Their other friends in the shop have all followed suit.
After a long lull i have been inspired by my growing stash of fabrics to sew up some new matryoshka dolls. Honestly, some of these gals have been extra patient in waiting to be stuffed full of woolen goodness to make them more loveable and squishable. i am happy to say that i am getting my stuffing mojo back -there is absolutely no way to stuff a doll if you’re just not in the mood…it’s like a meditation… but i’m feeling it now so let me introduce to you the first of the new Spring gaggle of gals, miss Lidjia. stay tuned to meet her friends over the next weeks.
also in the shop are sweet and adorable toddler scarves suitable for Spring or Autumn.
navy matryoshka;
green leaves & ladybugs;
spring flowers, birds and ladybugs;
blue matryoshka;
how does the garden grow?;
i also want to thank you all for the crown love. i’ve been making these a long while now and still love to come up with new color combos, new trims excite me and i’ve even got some new super cool toadstool mushroom buttons specially made for me.
i’m so excited to be working with Christina on some sweet mini Bamboletta crowns. These will soon be available in my shop and in her new shop which will be opening soon.
other shop news; more super soft wool felt is on the way. i have been hearing of some fantastic project ideas including felt puppet story boards, sewing needle books, felt foods, crayon holders, um these are adorable… so many things to make.
back to the machine and away from the computer…
