I sometimes wish I could be “in the moment” more. Be more mindful, notice things better. But I just don’t most of the time. My mind is like that water. Always moving.
Month: June 2009
In the garden
Bloemen
Onkruid
En gezelschap.
Green and gold
I knit a scarf in two shades of green. Just simple garter stitch.
Of course I wanted a matching hat. So I knit another one of my Soulemama’s favorite pattern. I think it;s the seventh I made, but I lost count. I still love making it.
I still have a lot of that green yarn left, so I started a shawl again. This time I am following the pattern I saw at soulemama’s and I do hope this one will turn out better than the blue one.
And then I’m going to decide what to make with this beautiful yarn I just bought. I love it!
Through the roof
I really need to do something about that now…
Thrifted treasures
I read the best excuse in a comment at Soulemama’s: “oh, but buttons are so small and fabrics are flat, you can always buy those.”
So I did.
In the garden
An apron
This vintage fabric just begged to be an apron. Or at least I thought so. I kept it simple, just straight lines, but I like the result.
Passed!
They were so scared they flunked after all. I wasn’t and of course they didn’t. Two bags on the flag, wow!
(that’s custom here when you pass your highschool exams)
A quilt
I finally finished the quilttop that has been lying around for nine months or so…
I just quilted near the ditch. I do like how that turned out.
The borders are from a thrifted cotton sheet, the back from a flanel sheet. The quilt top was made from thrifted vintage pillow cases and the filling is an old molton.
It’s so cosy and warm!
Canning
My tiny garden doesn’t get us surplus to save for winter. So I try to make do with veggies that are cheap now in the stores. Still gives me that feeling of self sufficiency that I’m longing for 😉
NOT A STATION 