I was going to share some house updates today. You know, after one month of working on it. But this week… well, a lot has been happening, but we’ve not been able to even visit the house since Saturday. Of course, I could just repeat the list I made a few weeks ago and yes,…
Category: life lately
Three things that make me happy
Silly things, maybe, but that doesn’t matter, does it? As long as it does make me happy. 1. making. Something. Even when my current projects aren’t really exciting, it makes me happy to work on them. And to dream about what to make next. 2. cleaning. Hmn. Really? Well, yes. Sort of. I have to…
Knitting and reading – Bitter & Sweet
Knitting: The cowl* poncho is coming along slowly, but I love the color changes. I’ll have to pick it up more often to finish it, but the endless stockinette is a bit too boring right now, I need something to take my mind off things. This morning I tried to download a simple read on my…
Right now…
Right now I am… :: listening to the birds singing:: thinking there is some life lesson in the fact that the most beautiful song comes from a simple greyish bird, while the ones that have the most spectacular colors just squeak loudly:: watching the cat play with a nutshell he found somewhere (I guess he…
Weekend adventures
Friday evening we went to the first Rum Festival on Curaçao. Which is kind of funny since T. usually sticks to beer and I drink wine about four times a year. But we were invited by friends and well, why not?. So we attended a ‘masterclass’ where we were learned how rum is produced and…
Green stuff
One of the things I really missed when we stayed on the island last year, was taking care of plants. I’ve always had lots of them (long before it was a trend). But with all the traveling back and forth it just wasn’t an option, unless I wanted a lot of dead plants on my…
Three things – home is more than just a word
I read some blog posts about the ‘one word’ thing this week (here and here) and realized that the word I dismissed is actually really present in my life this year.Wait, let me find that post… … … Hmn, I thought I blogged about that, but apparently, I didn’t. Or at least I can’t find…
Knitting and reading – childhood memories
Knitting: The poncho is coming along nicely. I started on the second skein. I still love the color changes and I really hope these two skeins make a big enough poncho. I could add a border in a different yarn, but I’d rather let these two shine on their own.I’m also knitting potholders with cotton….
A brilliant idea
So today I bring you a picture of two hats I didn’t finish. Or so it seems. But no, in fact, this pictures shows a brilliant idea* I had last week. I was thinking about making my favorite hat pattern (you know, this one) and how it might be nice to knit one for myself…
Weekend doings
We had a wonderful weekend. We gathered with friends and worked at the house. That’s a tiring combination, but a lot of fun too. I took a little moment to take my camera into the ‘garden’ and took some pictures of cactusses and agaves (that big stalk in the picture above the last one is…