I had a crafty evening with the girls last night but I was so busy crafting, eating and chatting (well, really more busy eating and chatting than crafting) that I forgot to take any pictures. You'll just have to take my word for it that it was SO nice having a few girls around to sit about, stitch, munch and yak. Good. Good. Good. And in place of last night, I give you...The Weekend!
I'm about to whisper, so come closer. I have a secret to admit. I like Autumn better than Summer. Shhhh. Don't squeak and let anyone else know that I've just admitted something that I NEVER thought I would. Anyway, the season-love gets all changed around in the Northern Hemisphere.
In Summer I'm expecting sunshine and beaches and ice cream and warm bones and overhead fans. So when it's rainy and grey and occasionally ridiculously muggy and there's mosquitos and sometimes you even have to wear a scarf and put the heater on, that's just not fun.
So when Autumn comes, and you know it's meant to be overcast but it feels more cozy and broody than Summer grey, and the leaves start to change colour and float in blankets on the canals, and the sun comes out some days to squeeze out just a little bit of warmth, then it's ok to put a scarf on, to snuggle on the couch under a blanket and drink warm milo.
And it's wonderful to be outside, to be rained on, sunned on , winded on and just generally feel all ruddy and alive. That's what we did on Sunday.
We filled a thermos, a grand pink thermos-thanks Kt Mac, full of yummy carrot soup and after church headed into Amsterdamse Bos. We hung our legs over the side of a bridge and sipped our soup and sunned our noses.
Then we went wandering and found crazy carnivorous plants and got our toes wet in the boggy bits. Oh Autumn. How I love thee.
Today we made tiara's and dressed as Princesses. Kenzi wore hers to pick-up - I did not!
We waved regally at our subjects and rescued a royal ladybug!
We also hung some pictures in my sewing room (They are patterns!). Here is a peak of a sewing room that is getting lots of use even though it is not yet finished!
We covered these cork boards in fabric for me to put all those inspirational things that spur me on to make something.
My machine and overlocker look ever so comfortable in their little spots.
I have always thought that the mark of a good haircut is how it is after the first wash. I like it, although am still getting used to the doing part - today I feel frumpy and daggy!
My fashionista five year old! She has three skirts on and insisted on dressing herself. I think she looks awesome and I love her style. I may steal it this summer, although I don't need the extra padding of three skirts at the moment!
Lady bugs that Kenzi made. All you need is rocks, red, white and black paint and a handy dandy clean up clothe for the table!
Look at these amazing flowers that jumped into my car when we went up to the farm on the weekend. Promise they just begged to be allowed to be admired in my house rather than ignored up at the farm. They were so lonely I couldn't just leave them there!
A new Do! My once a year haircut happened today. This is it after a windy walk back from the hairdressers, even though I kept my head really still!
We have eaten cookies and cream icecreams thanks to generous parents.
