Quote of the Day

N: "I have the butt of doom!"

B: "I have the feet of doom!"

N: "Mama, mama has the knitting of doom!"

Freezer Fun in the Freezing Months

We finally tried Freezer Paper Stencils this weekend. A few of the great gals at my Knitting Night have been raving about this project for a while, so I decided it was high time we tried it. Why did I wait so long?! It's incredibly easy, and I highly recommend it. My only tip, get more plain shirts and pants if you don't have a good stock already because you'll just want to keep doing this once you start. I was at the point of wanting to stencil my cloth shopping bags yesterday. Ben & Nate both really enjoyed this too. Nate painted one of his own, the tie dye spider, and Ben was so inspired that he made a shirt for a friend's birthday this week. It turned out really well and it was exciting to see Ben enjoying making something for a friend. Maybe he'll catch the crafting bug after all!




Nate, painting the spider on his shirt.



Ben's wolf shirt. He's currently reading the Wolves of the Beyond series which inspired this shirt. About three months ago that probably would have been an owl.



Ben sporting his new shirt and the hat that I knit him several months ago. There are few things better than seeing the kids really enjoy something that I've made for them. Ben wears that hat daily, inside or out.



Syda's Totoro shirt. Ahh, Totoro! We shall be seeing a LOT of Syda's shirts with various Miyazaki stencils I think.

Tuesday Tunes

This is the sound of all of us
Singing with love and the will to trust
Leave the rest behind it will turn to dust
This is the sound of all of us

One Voice - The Wailin Jennys

This is the sound of one voice
One spirit, one voice
The sound of one who makes a choice
This is the sound of one voice

This is the sound of voices two
The sound of me singing with you
Helping each other to make it through
This is the sound of voices two

This is the sound of voices three
Singing together in harmony
Surrendering to the mystery
This is the sound of voices three

This is the sound of all of us
Singing with love and the will to trust
Leave the rest behind it will turn to dust
This is the sound of all of us

This is the sound of one voice
One people, one voice
A song for every one of us
This is the sound of one voice
This is the sound of one voice

Solstice

WINTER SOLSTICE
Perhaps
for a moment
the typewriters will stop clicking,
the wheels stop rolling
the computers desist from computing,
and a hush will fall over the city.
For an instant, in the stillness,
the chiming of the celestial spheres will be heard
as earth hangs poised
in the crystalline darkness, and then
gracefully
tilts.
Let there be a season
when holiness is heard, and
the splendor of living is revealed.
Stunned to stillness by beauty
we remember who we are and why we are here.
There are inexplicable mysteries.
We are not alone.
In the universe there moves a Wild One
whose gestures alter earth's axis
toward love.
In the immense darkness
everything spins with joy.
The cosmos enfolds us.
We are caught in a web of stars,
cradled in a swaying embrace,
rocked by the holy night,
babes of the universe.
Let this be the time
we wake to life,
like spring wakes, in the moment
of winter solstice.

~ Rebecca Parker

A few days late here of course, but this explains where I (we) have been for a while. Happy Holidays!

This Moment

Borrowing from Soulemama and attempting to make a new Friday tradition here. Please share a link to your blog if you decide to share your moment too!

{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. If you're inspired to do the same, leave a link to your 'moment' in the comments for all to find and see. Happy weekend!!!

Tuesday Tunes

The walls the walls are coming down, the here and now is coming round

It will some day let you down

The ships the ships are coming in, the great ideas are wearing thin

There is nothing left to do

The Walls Are Coming Down - Fanfarlo

They swallowed it whole, they went for the gold for the gold

We fall for the same lies, we all have the same shoes to fit

The preachers and books of your empire will fight here alone

Some day they will be forgotten and die one by one

The walls the walls are coming down, the here and now is coming round

It will some day let you down

The ships the ships are coming in, the great ideas are wearing thin

There is nothing left to do

For atoms have gone as far as atoms will go

Your books write themselves, they line up in row after row

The walls the walls are coming down, the here and now is coming round

It will some day let you down

The ships the ships are coming in, the great ideas are wearing thin

There is nothing left to do

This Moment

Borrowing from Soulemama and attempting to make a new Friday tradition here. Please share a link to your blog if you decide to share your moment too!

{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. If you're inspired to do the same, leave a link to your 'moment' in the comments for all to find and see. Happy weekend!!!