occasions past...

These are pictures from a morning tea long ago, shades of white with a touch of blue, oaty fruit scones and coconut bread...

We are on the edge of the kindy holidays so i'm going to take a tiny break from this space. {just a little one, promise!}

Before I go, can i remind you how absolutely amazing spring hill fair still sounds, especially on a wet winter day,

of how beautiful Paris: Made by Hand is, really an inspiration...

and if you haven't seen it already, this picture just blows me away, especially large!

Okay, i'll see you here in a couple of weeks and if you keep an eye on flickr you might spot some kitchen action in between xxx

the last of the autumn leaves...

Aren't they beautiful?



I know I promised you granny squares,

they are coming,

just after the tea cosy is finished...

scenes from a long weekend...

It was a gorgeous weekend in these parts, birthday celebrations for my love and finally getting back to my granny blanket.

You know, the one I have been working on for a gazillion years.

I was all set to tackle the last lot of squares at Easter when I discovered that I had run out of cream cotton. The cream cotton that has become the backbone of this project. I'm well aware that this was meant to be a stash project and it should really matter which cream yarn I use. But I've come so far I just couldn't finish it in anything else but the yarn I started with.

I'm happy to tell you that the cotton arrived last Thursday.

Expect to be inundated with photos of granny squares, I've a list of colour combinations still to be tried and I'm determined to finish before Winter is over.

You have been warned...

sometimes...

I forget to turn the pages of the calendar.

Clearly it's no longer March, though in some ways I wish it were... this year is speeding past a little to quickly for my liking. My head is full of thoughts about kitchens and bathrooms, none of them coherent enough to articulate just yet but I think we are making progress.

My friend Kia has her lovely applique kits available here. Such a satisfying project, I made one into a t-shirt for Miss A and it looks super cute on, especially with a lazy days skirt. I'm also keen to put them on drawstring bags for all the four & a half year old stuff that we seem to cart around these days.


I've a lot to do so must fly, see you soon!

a note... the pattern for the little mat is from an Ondori crochet book, isbn 9784277261333 and the calendar is o-check from Telegram Paper Goods.