from 1 - 86, the little one picked the number 60.
Malka will be mailed within BC to Tai and her 2 boys over at Small Wonder. it’s been such a long time since i’ve spent time perusing blogs, linking here and there getting lost and led to further inspiring sites. From Tai’s own inspiring blog i’ve tucked away a link to Enki Education for future thought and reading, i signed up (finally) for a year’s subscription to Living Crafts and i discovered Molly’s super sweet and awesome beeswax acorn tutorial. i’m certain there’s much more to explore so thank you Tai. Please send me your mailing address (my contact info is on my “about” page).
ps. a little sweetness over breakfast;
if there couldn’t be snow then we had the best other option - thick, magical fog. i love that. so much.
papa’s back to work. the little one and i are into leftover ginger cookies and plan to bus out to the bookstore later to spend gift certificates. the sun is shining. we’ll see where the day takes us. i hope you all continue to enjoy some cozy down time.
Thanks for the calls, emails, notes, cards, love…
We’ve had a cozy morning in and a gorgeous sunny day sledding down the hills. The java log is burning (i know, city folk!), chicken is in the oven and maybe later we’ll cozy up for another viewing of the snowman. it’s been about as low key as we ever made effort to achieve.
peace.
We’re having moments of festive moods around here - nothing too over the top but we’re enjoying the little bits of magic. Happiest Winter Celebrations to you friends!
a gift - i’m offering Malka to a cozy home where she will be loved and hugged. The little one and i will choose a name from the comments after the holidays.
edit - thank you. the draw has been closed as of comment 87. i will post soon.
it was one of those days (and a sunny one at that) when each of us got into our own projects, coming together now and then but mostly moving about in our own ways. man i love that, rare as it is. i’ve got a cough and bubble head so staying in most of the day with no one going stir crazy was about as perfect as it can get. it was a snap happy day inside and later we ventured out with the wagon on errands and around the hood.
i’ve finally made use of one of the old typer’s drawers i’ve acquired and can’t seem to part with. i’ve had several which were used for bead trays back in my days of jewelry making. They’ve had impermanent uses since but the little one and i are both loving this idea of displaying the smallest of our treasures. it is strategically set up at our front door in hopes to empty full pockets before they find they find their way to the wash.
more corners (sorry. i was camera happy);
and now what the little monkey was quietly up to while i was busy snapping this and that around home. “helping out the squirrels” he claims, by cracking chestnuts with the lemon juicer;
i’m feeling a little more in tune with our intentions for Advent this year. We began last Sunday at the Waldorf Advent Garden. it was such a simple and special celebration. For those unfamiliar with this spiral garden; a candle is lit in the center of a spiral which is laid out on the floor of pine trimmings. Each child in turn walks the spiral inward to the center candle to light their own apple candle which is then placed upon a golden star along the spiral path out again. Like the turning point of Solstice, the dimly lit room brightens as more candles are lit. it was quiet, magical and sweetly scented of beeswax and pine.
“The first light of Advent is the light of stone-
Stones that live in crystals, seashells and bone.” – attributed to Steiner
Quite simply we have brought out an advent ring, crystals and shells to our meal table, we have been spending sunny days at the beach and the elves have gifted us some wee treasures including a geode to crack open and a wooden whale who has seen real treasures under the sea.
so far it’s blue skies, sunshine and jack frost mornings. loving the colors.
