"Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth."
- Colossians 3:2
31 August 2009
30 August 2009
29 August 2009
28 August 2009
Above and below
"Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever."
- Mahatma Ghandi
Kitchen shelf
We added a shelf above the radiator - I love it.
It's just cheap melamine with trim added:
In case you're wondering what the thing in the middle is, it's my cute shabby chic napkin holder with cloth napkins in:
It's just cheap melamine with trim added:
In case you're wondering what the thing in the middle is, it's my cute shabby chic napkin holder with cloth napkins in:
Let your light so shine
What a great reminder from Home Sanctuary. A lovely scripture that I will be pondering and applying.
Family time at the beach
A couple of evenings ago we went down to the beach to relax for a bit. The boys and Grant set about digging a big hole and I put on my mp3 player and wandered the beach taking photos. So relaxing.
The hole is a big improvement over Daniel's last attempt at digging to Australia!
I love that Grant buried Daniel in the hole. It brought back happy memories of my dad doing the same to me when I was little. Here's a photo of me:
Noah gleefully escaped being buried.
The hole is a big improvement over Daniel's last attempt at digging to Australia!
I love that Grant buried Daniel in the hole. It brought back happy memories of my dad doing the same to me when I was little. Here's a photo of me:
Noah gleefully escaped being buried.
27 August 2009
Counting down
I feel so distracted lately. I meant to blog about my cousin Di's visit last week but didn't even get around to doing that (and took no photos). We had a lovely time, only marred by Phillipa and Noah's bickering. Oh my gosh, HOW do mothers cope when their own kids bicker and fight non-stop??? I realised how blessed I am with my boys. They hardly ever fight or bicker and are easily stopped when they do.
But despite the two littles pecking at each other we had a lovely visit. In Di's words, "This time here has been filled with reunion, laughter, tears, fun, exasperation, nostalgia and most of all awe at the diverse beauty of the place." Part of her visit was my attempt to lure her up to Lancashire and hopefully I will succeed - it all hinges on jobs and meant-to-be's.
But now I am floating around feeling in limbo. I need regular, reliable, uninterrupted time alone to stay sane (it's just how I'm wired) and as much fun as we've had over the summer holidays with trips here and there and guests to stay, I am starting to unravel. I can't remember when last I had a chunk of alone time. We're nearing the end of the school holidays and I feel like we are limping into the finish line.
School starts next Thursday. I can't believe my baby will be starting "big school"! By the end of September both boys will be in school full time and I will have 6 and a half hours of alone time every single day - a luxury I can hardly imagine. But for the first 7 school days Noah will only go from 1pm - 3:30pm. Then the following week he will will attend mornings only and come home for lunch. But after that he'll be going full time.
I'm looking forward to the routine and rhythm! Today the boys are visiting friends for a few hours so I'm enjoying the peace and quiet - I'll take whatever I can get right now.
But despite the two littles pecking at each other we had a lovely visit. In Di's words, "This time here has been filled with reunion, laughter, tears, fun, exasperation, nostalgia and most of all awe at the diverse beauty of the place." Part of her visit was my attempt to lure her up to Lancashire and hopefully I will succeed - it all hinges on jobs and meant-to-be's.
But now I am floating around feeling in limbo. I need regular, reliable, uninterrupted time alone to stay sane (it's just how I'm wired) and as much fun as we've had over the summer holidays with trips here and there and guests to stay, I am starting to unravel. I can't remember when last I had a chunk of alone time. We're nearing the end of the school holidays and I feel like we are limping into the finish line.
School starts next Thursday. I can't believe my baby will be starting "big school"! By the end of September both boys will be in school full time and I will have 6 and a half hours of alone time every single day - a luxury I can hardly imagine. But for the first 7 school days Noah will only go from 1pm - 3:30pm. Then the following week he will will attend mornings only and come home for lunch. But after that he'll be going full time.
I'm looking forward to the routine and rhythm! Today the boys are visiting friends for a few hours so I'm enjoying the peace and quiet - I'll take whatever I can get right now.
26 August 2009
Water snail
"Life is constantly changing and evolving and our homes are a reflection of this. We never own anything in life, we only have things for a while and then we must let them move on, allowing the space for new beginnings."
- Davina Makail
First potato harvest
“Dare to be wise! Begin now. The man who puts off the day when he will live rightly is like the peasant who waits for the river to drain away. But it flows on, and will flow on for ever.”
- Horace
25 August 2009
Perfect summer's day
"One should really use the camera as though tomorrow you'd be stricken blind."
-Dorothea Lange
24 August 2009
Water droplets
"I have always felt that the moment when you first wake up in the morning is the most wonderful of the twenty-four hours."
- Monica Baldwin
22 August 2009
Little bench
Remember my shabby chic desk? We've now replaced the boys' computer on it. Unfortunately, there was only one chair at it and they like to sit together. They kept pinching one of my chairs so I had to make a plan.
I bought this little side table off eBay for £2.99 (local collection):
I thought I'd upholster the top to make a padded seat but when I went to remove it only the middle bit came out:
No problem, I simply adjusted how I did it. First I primed the bench then painted it with four coats of antique white emulsion, then scuffed it a little.
I bought some one-inch-thick foam and cut it to fit on the removed plank and glued it on. I made a slipcover (kind of like a fitted sheet with drawstring) out of some beautiful bluey-green taffeta fabric. The pictures really don't do it justice, it shimmers in the light and changes from blue to green. Anyway, here's how it looks now:
And yes, my two boys' skinny little butts both fit on the bench at the same time. And yes, the cables annoy the heck out of me and I will be dealing with them.
I bought this little side table off eBay for £2.99 (local collection):
I thought I'd upholster the top to make a padded seat but when I went to remove it only the middle bit came out:
No problem, I simply adjusted how I did it. First I primed the bench then painted it with four coats of antique white emulsion, then scuffed it a little.
I bought some one-inch-thick foam and cut it to fit on the removed plank and glued it on. I made a slipcover (kind of like a fitted sheet with drawstring) out of some beautiful bluey-green taffeta fabric. The pictures really don't do it justice, it shimmers in the light and changes from blue to green. Anyway, here's how it looks now:
And yes, my two boys' skinny little butts both fit on the bench at the same time. And yes, the cables annoy the heck out of me and I will be dealing with them.
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