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A Christmas wreath

 

I whipped up this little project last week. I covered a wreath with some patchwork-patches that I had lying around and then added one of the angels that I made three years ago. Voila!

 

It's a little reluctant Christmas decorating from me. And absolutely the only thing I did too. The Christmas spirit and the festivities seem to be passing me by this year. I have written nor sent Christmas cards, I made no dress for Amber etc.

Oh well... at least we seem to be having a white Christmas this year and that's hard to beat, isn't it?

A snowy Sunday

 
More snow fell and the country came to a standstill. The Christmas party that I was supposed to go to tonight was cancelled, as were many other things. The Dutch are simply not used to these kind of weather conditions.

We spent this Sunday at home, only venturing out to make a snowman.

 

Our tree has been up since yesterday... days before Christmas :)

And white!

 

We woke up to a very exciting surprise this morning... snow!

The children had their noses pressed against the window and they got to play outside a little before we went to school.

No idea how long it will last, but we are enjoying it as long as we can.

Baby, it's cold outside

 

We're experiencing the first seriously cold days here in The Netherlands. Before the kids went off to school I had to dig for gloves and scarves, because we hadn't really used them yet.

 

Although I'm not so much a fan of the cold, I do love this bright, clear and dry weather. A bit of sun does a body good, and a mind as well!

 

I cycled into town yesterday, with Linus in his front seat, like we always do. (How I love cycling with my baby so close to me). However, on the way back from the supermarket he was munching on a slice of freshly bought bread -as is our tradition. Therefore, he couldn't wear his mittens and by the time we arrived home his little fingers were so very cold and hurt awfully (yes, bad mum). The poor little guy didn't know what hit him and it took quite a few cuddles and kisses to make him stop crying.

 

After he settled I went into the garden to quickly take some photos of the wintery goodness. Photos that I would love to upload right now, but for some reason Typepad doesn't allow me (bad Typepad) and quite frankly I'm too tired to put up a fight.

 

All in all... cold is good. As long as there is sun. And as long as you are wearing your mittens!

A bit of colour

 

I've been wanting to make cushions for our "new' sofa since before Linus was born. Quite a few weeks ago I finally made a start on them and this weekend they were finished.

The same as with blogging I haven't been sewing either recently. I have missed it, but other things needed my attention more urgently. However, my sewing machine and I were happy to get reacquainted last week :)

The cushions turned out scrappy and colourful like most of my projects. Just how I like it. Especially right now in these dark winter days. The fabrics are a mixture of new and vintage, bought and given.

I used a dark orange fleece for the back and a velcro closure, which both turned out well. All in all I'm happy with the way they turned out.

The cushions are already well loved by the children too, in their very own rough way, but that's alright. If they get too grubby, I'll just sew some new ones, right?!

Sunday mosaic; it's been a while

 

I had a lovely Sunday. Pottered around, did a bit of sewing. Didn't get showered and dressed until 3.30 pm! Even the weather was bright, which meant that I could take some photos. Lovely.

I've been away from my blog for a while. I don't know why exactly, but I decided not to beat myself up about it.

I had a beautiful trip to England. Had a very nice time in Oxford and London. It was lovely to be with my sister and it was lovely to spend hours and hours by myself. No-one to think of but myself... it was such a breath of fresh air.

Life is quite overwhelming at times, but it's all fine.

And it's good to have posted again.

Rule Britannia

 

In two weeks and a bit I'll be off to England! And I'm going ALL BY MYSELF. I will be visting my sister in Oxford, but when she works I will be spending a lot of time on my own as well. I'm so excited and a bit nervous too. A whole week without my little family... how will it all go? Perfectly fine, probably :)

Sunday sewing

 

I've been working on a few cushions for quite some time now. These days my sewing projects are taking a long time to finish. Hopefully I'll be able to work on them in the next couple of days!

Warm Sunday

 

We had such a nice and relaxing Sunday. Autumn really was at its best today.

 

We decided to cycle to the heath. Two bikes, five people... so cosy. The sun was lovely and warm.

 

At the heath the children ran about; there was so much to discover!

 

We soaked up the sun on a small hill, enjoying it all.

 

Then we went home where we had hot chocolate and pancakes.

 

Right now Michel is cooking, the children are playing and I'm doing a bit of sewing... I'm happy!

Perfection

I'm not a fan of autumn. Mostly because autumn means that winter is around the corner. All the cold, and the rain, and the dark... no, it's not really my thing.

 

That said, I must admit that autumn has its own specialities as well: the golden light, the colourful leaves and toadstools. And on our walk on Sunday we had a bit of all that.

 

But this little fellow was definitely the most gorgeous thing we found. Pure perfection if you ask me.

 

There were many other gems to be found as well.

 

The secret garden.

 

We love this place. And are certainly grateful that we can step right out of our door into this lovely bit of Holland.