this moment

{this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. 

-Amanda Soule (SouleMama)

See ya next week for some knitting updates and stuff.

Happy Friday and enjoy the weekend!

A Week Of Thanks.

This Thanksgiving week, I am posting from my Instagram archive. Pretty easy to see what I am thankful for in my daily life by looking back through it.

Last but not least...

So very, very thankful for-

This Fella

 (He is not gonna like this.)

My partner in thanks, and all things good and bad.

He moves seamlessly from fixing,

to building,

to animal wrangling,

to loving, teaching, parenting, enjoying, providing...

and to tying a mean ponytail for his girl.

Thank you, very glad to be here with you, sweet man.

A Week Of Thanks.

This Thanksgiving week, I am posting from my Instagram archive. Pretty easy to see what I am thankful for in my daily life by looking back through it.

So very, very thankful for-

My Three

My muses.

My wonders. My teachers.

My comedians.

My challengers.

My companions.

My beauties. 

Thank you, oh thank you, my little loves.

A Week Of Thanks.

This Thanksgiving week, I am posting from my Instagram archive. Pretty easy to see what I am thankful for in my daily life by looking back through it.

So very, very thankful for-

Our Peeps

We are so lucky to be connected 
to a huge loving group of family and friends.

Friends next door, down the street, in town.

Kodiak, California, Washington and Maine.

New friends here and there... 

...that quickly became old friends. Brothers.

Our grandmas and grandpas and aunties and uncles, 

cousins and brothers and sisters

 that feel so painfully far away. 

Yet, are always here.

And a group that treats us as family on this day of thanks.

Thank you dear ones.

Happy, Happy Thanksgiving.

A Week Of Thanks.

This Thanksgiving week, I am posting from my Instagram archive. Pretty easy to see what I am thankful for in my daily life by looking back through it.

So very, very thankful for-

This Bod

I take it for granted.

I make fun of it.

Abuse it. Always wished it were something different and better.

Regardless, it grew and fed three perfect, strong babies.

It's housing the heart, brain and strength to keep raising them and loving them.

Gives me the desire and the hands to create.

Taken me every place I have wanted to go.

Carried me to Italy, the top of Half Dome, to Alaska,

and through the rest of the last (almost)36 years, 

without one single complaint.

Thank you, thank you, unwavering health.

A Week Of Thanks.

This Thanksgiving week, I am posting from my Instagram archive. Pretty easy to see what I am thankful for in my daily life by looking back through it.

So very, very thankful for-

This Pooch

And her two little puppy sisters.

And their 9 hen cousins.

And 3 pretty little pullet cousins.

And 4 bunny friends.

Raising animals has taught us so much. 

Fresh eggs have spoiled us. 

And... animals are just awesome.

Thank you furry and feathered ones.

A Week Of Thanks.

This Thanksgiving week, I am posting from my Instagram archive. Pretty easy to see what I am thankful for in my daily life by looking back through it.

So very, very thankful for-

This Rock

(But I don't call it "The Rock". It doesn't feel like living on a rock to me.)

 These skies.

The green.

The wandering.

 The wild.

The sun and the haze.

Thank you lovely island.

A week Of Thanks.

This Thanksgiving week, I am posting from my Instagram archive. Pretty easy to see what I am thankful for in my daily life by looking back through it.

So very, very thankful for-

This Pad

We call it The Gingerbread House.

Room for all of us.

People and pets.

 It is doing it's job well tonight.

Keeping us safe and warm from the big snowy night ahead.

Thank you sweet house.

Bits Of Out Here.

Happy mid-week!

Here are some shots that finally made it to my computer from the past, uh... lots of days. Most of the past days, I have spent ill. 

All better now.

There has been a pleasing balance of clear and rain.

Many minutes of knitting and playing "Guess Who" on the couch.

Sweet visits from neighbors, with gifts.

Busy, smiley boys. Steadily growing hair.

This one's older brother did an awesome yo-yo routine in a talent show. I would post the video but I can't expose my embarrassing shouting and cheering in the background to the whole world. Of course, being a proud mama I couldn't very well help myself, but that doesn't make it less mortifying. Plus, the crazy camera woman was dancing in her seat so the video is all over the place. Sur-prise.... the camera woman was me.

Anyway...

All canines are keeping warm.

Sewing a little here and there has been a nice break from all the knitting.

Also on the creative front, I have been really enjoying the November photo prompts at My Creative Space. I am joining in on instagram...

"Colour"

"Know Your Roots"

"Greatest Hero"

Have you had good times during the past lots of days?