Winter Wardrobe Wednesday

This was Outfit Number Two today. Outfit Number One was almost a rehash of last Wednesday, except I had a Schoolhouse Tunic over a Glassons top;-)

This was too rumpty to reveal in full glory. Max long sleeve tee, homemade yoga pants, gumboots. Yes, my gumboots DO match the kids ones;-)

And yes, that IS a nice spot to have a glass of wine while popping seeds into trays!

Winter Hope

It's that time of year. Slightly longer days. More sunshine. A little bit warmer. Spring gardening inspiration is bubbling away. The kids and I have started weeding a couple of the garden beds we have here.

Hubby's pruned A5's little apple tree and I've popped some new herbs around the base. M10 is planning her own mini-medieval style herb garden too.

I've started to sort through our "seed bank" and peruse catalogues. I missed planting the seeds by the moon calendar this month but we'll forge ahead.

I bought some seedlings for a bit of instant satisfaction.

We've put in a bit of prettiness at the front of the house. Allysum, lobelia, geranium, chamomile and lavender are there to keep the bees and Mummy happy too.

We've prepped our small plot at the Community Garden on our street. We discovered wee strawberry plants dotted around so we've popped them together so they're easier to protect from the birds. Some calendula has gone in there too. We still have our two larger allotment plots, and are deciding what to put in them.

So what's happening at your place?

Winter Reading

I love my reading. Latest obsession? 19th Century British "chick lit". I hadn't even heard of these books till I read around the blogosphere that peeps were watching the Beeb series based on them. So I've joined the cool kids and watched Cranford. LOVE. I mean, how can you go wrong with Judi Dench?

This weekend it'll be Lark Rise to Candleford - most excited.

I anticipate it to be far less personally confronting than my other Winter Reading;-) I've stalled on Radical Homemakers while I turn back the clock a century or two!

Winter Craft, Part Two

I don't feel that I can really call this gigantor-style project knitting! I'm making rag rugs for the kids out of t-shirt yarn I found at the garden centre for tying plants to stakes. It is very awkward but hopefully will look cool;-) I'll try a crochet one too. I'm avoiding the braiding plus sewing method as it seems like too much hard work.

Winter Wardrobe Wednesday

I'm gonna try this idea of Wardrobe Wednesday, inspired by Rhiannon and Clare. I'm not a huge fan of photos of myself, but since I freely pop photos of other family members here I'll bite the bullet. In the middle of Winter, I'm still feeling bitter and twisted that my Summer Of Frocks didn't eventuate because we had such shocking weather here. So maybe this process will bring me some much-needed oomph to build towards that again!

This is definitely my Mumsy Uniform. I wear a variation on this every day. Toes to Head: Simple shoes - so well loved I need a new pair. Handknit socks. Max jeans, somewhat skinny (although they haven't made me skinny, what the?). Max stripe sweatie. Moa furry hoodie - this is ancient but still going strong. The whole jeans'n'sneakers'n'sweatie vibe is why I want to bust out into some frock action come fine weather!

This is my Tuareg cross. I wear it to remind me that although I lead a very full, mostly-contented life in my own little universe, there IS a world outside. I bought this in Mali many years ago and it reminds me of the mothers and children I have met.

I expect you'll see me in the same thing next Wednesday.

Winter Sun, Part Four

Again, we're making the most of the rare sunshine! (Again, today's weather does NOT look like this at all!) Mum's cold has been great for reading confidence as the girl's take turns to do our daily reading. Look at that white skin!

Some sunny philosophising: If you could change one thing about the world what would it be?

M10: I'd make horses cheaper.

I8: I'd be able to fly.

A5: Everything would be Lego.

Winter Pinks

MORE finished objects...

Socks for I8 using Sheryl's Epicene pattern. Lovely, straight forward toe-up construction. Perfect fit. I now have only three skeins of sock yarn to use in my stash!