today

Today I am...

~ admiring my son's resourcefulness and imagination

~ drinking lots of camomile tea

~learning about quilting

~ crocheting a secret project

~reading the Happiness Project

~listening to Black's soothing voice

~planning to do some housework (just planning for now!)

~ counting the days till Thursday (Friday is a national holiday and we're going home!)

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Have a fabulous weekend!

xxx

December 23rd - grateful for ...

{ the beginning of the Christmas holidays }

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summer time

~ lots of packing and unpacking

~ driving to and from the village

~ sunshine

~ fresh fruit and veggies

~ slow most of the time

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thank you for the lovely visits ~ the light is always on

xxx

F is for...

... flowers

... freesias to be exact

... friends

... fabric

... fiction
"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife."

Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice

...films

... fun

... felicita (felicity)

xxx

Lasciatemi Cantare!

While driving to work today

whizzing at 90km when the sign read 60km

(ridiculous for that road but there was a camera pointing at me

so I might find a ticket for speeding in my post box soon)

... what was I saying?

Ah! yes! whizzing because I was late and all stressed -

little one refuses to take his medication

and you know how bad I am when patience is needed-

so while driving

I heard this song on the radio.

(did you make any sense from what I've written so far?

Gosh! I'm so -physically and emotionally- tired!)

So, with the little bit of Italian I remember,

I sang along at the top of my voice

when it hit me!

Why am I feeling so blue?

Or is it that I think I am,

just because my little angel is giving me a hard time

and I yell at him

and then -of course- I feel bad and cry and cry...?

Because, you see,

when I'm really blue

(like a couple of weeks ago)

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.

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I CAN'T SING!!!!!!!!!

So there!

'Lasciatemi cantare' (let me sing)

and I'll be fine! (hopefully)

Have a lovely weekend!

xxx

November

Hello ladies!

I just got back from work, prepared little one a snack -he's always hungry when we come home although he's had lunch at school- and sat at my desk to wish you all a wonderful, sweet, cosy November and show you a few of the things we did over our stay-at-home weekend.

Soooo, ...

...there was changing pots to some newly acquired herbs (thyme and oregano); I know this sounds more like a spring task but the little plants were a gift

... there was a ♥ precious ♥ family breakfast


... there were beautiful colours in the sky (please ignore the rooftops)


... there was a delicious, warm meal on Sunday



...there was lego-playing while mum was ironing (imagine whole mountains of clothes)

...and 'pic-nicking' on the living-room floor (the piles of clothes you see is the 'food')

...and of course, there was coffee, home-made biscuits and a good book

...and, needless to say, more coffee, cake and the same good book.

How was your weekend?


While thinking about November, these two ideas sprung to mind:

film: Sweet November (listen to this song by Enya-gorgeous!)

and

song: November Rain

Can you suggest anything else relating to this month?

Enjoy what's left of autumn and be prepared to welcome winter (scarves and gloves all ready here)

Take Care

xxx