weekending it.

Hello 2013!

Hoping for us and wishing for you in the new year,

in alpha order...

ART

BRAVERY

DIRT

EGGS

FISH

FLOWERS

FRIENDS

GROWING

HEARTY LAUGHTER

HOOKS

HUMOR

LEARNING BY DOING

STEEPING IN SURROUNDINGS

STYLE

And just more of this.

A lot more.

All year long.

Welcome 2013!

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?

this weekend

A full, full weekend out here! We have pups learning to tolerate a collar, (and growing by the minute!). Hens coming out of their broody trances. A packed dinner table of friends on Friday night. The guest house in use for a day. The banya got fired up. Movie nights and tide pools and bikes and breaks in the rain, ah! I don't want it to end...

Good night, weekend.

One Of Those Weeks...

Last week...

our family out here, grew by two.

We thought long and hard on the perfect doggie-girl names.

Brought them home.

Fell into a good rhythm of...

Outside.

Wrestle match.

Explore.

Cuddle sock monkeys.

Eat.

Sleep.

Wake.

Repeat.

Somehow feeling rested after night wakings for 

trips outside and intense wrestling bouts in the dark.

Every. Single. Time.

ESTER

.

 She likes to stick by me.

(I don't mind a bit.)

ELKA

Being loved on by our friends.

(She didn't mind a bit.)

It was a great first week home with our new girls.

These kinds of days are good.

A Late 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)

Happy Weekend!