a cold and wintry spring day
we woke to a cold morning and a light dusting of snow on the ground and tree limbs. it's supposed to continue for the next few days, i believe. winter is not ready to leave yet! this photo of the ice crystals in the ivy was taken later in the afternoon, when i returned from taking a picture of korrina in the laundry room.
when i looked out our window in the early morning, the magnolia tree buds were covered with snow. magnolia trees surprise me. they appear exotic and tropical (to me), however they are the first to bloom in the chilly air!
anticipation . .
povera chanda. she succumbed to fatigue and stress from her music hour, and the extreme weather changes, and laid in bed today with a low fever. i knew something was wrong when she sat at breakfast with her cream of buckwheat and scrambled egg and toast, and said she didn't want to finish everything, (she normally eats like a horse). she had also already made her bed and gotten dressed. i told her to put her pajamas back on and rest on my bed . . with jack?
korrina picked up some books for me from the library that i had on hold, and did laundry.
morgana worked on her greek history when she returned from babysitting. lately, she has been enjoying writing with a fountain pen that her aunt kathy gave her. (you can see the forsythia that i brought back from my mom and dad's home, in the yellow vase.
i'm so happy that i remembered to clip a few branches. since i grew up with forsythia in our yard on long island, it has always been the true herald of spring for me.)
before making dinner, we sat on the bed together and listened to the end of the silver chair, (of the narnia series). morgana hadn't heard it yet. i've been working on a pink mohair scarf for a friend's birthday. it's shibui silk cloud, and it's beautiful to work with! i picked it up from webs when they had a sale before christmas.
i love how it shines in the light.
i'm also working on another feather and fan shawl for the duncan beliloveable fundraiser on sunday, april 17th. i bought this yarn at purl by the sea in the autumn.
this is rowan kidsilk haze in ember.
we woke to a cold morning and a light dusting of snow on the ground and tree limbs. it's supposed to continue for the next few days, i believe. winter is not ready to leave yet! this photo of the ice crystals in the ivy was taken later in the afternoon, when i returned from taking a picture of korrina in the laundry room.
when i looked out our window in the early morning, the magnolia tree buds were covered with snow. magnolia trees surprise me. they appear exotic and tropical (to me), however they are the first to bloom in the chilly air!
anticipation . .
povera chanda. she succumbed to fatigue and stress from her music hour, and the extreme weather changes, and laid in bed today with a low fever. i knew something was wrong when she sat at breakfast with her cream of buckwheat and scrambled egg and toast, and said she didn't want to finish everything, (she normally eats like a horse). she had also already made her bed and gotten dressed. i told her to put her pajamas back on and rest on my bed . . with jack?
korrina picked up some books for me from the library that i had on hold, and did laundry.
morgana worked on her greek history when she returned from babysitting. lately, she has been enjoying writing with a fountain pen that her aunt kathy gave her. (you can see the forsythia that i brought back from my mom and dad's home, in the yellow vase.
i'm so happy that i remembered to clip a few branches. since i grew up with forsythia in our yard on long island, it has always been the true herald of spring for me.)
before making dinner, we sat on the bed together and listened to the end of the silver chair, (of the narnia series). morgana hadn't heard it yet. i've been working on a pink mohair scarf for a friend's birthday. it's shibui silk cloud, and it's beautiful to work with! i picked it up from webs when they had a sale before christmas.
i love how it shines in the light.
i'm also working on another feather and fan shawl for the duncan beliloveable fundraiser on sunday, april 17th. i bought this yarn at purl by the sea in the autumn.
this is rowan kidsilk haze in ember.
Oh - your shawls are beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI hope Chanda gets better soon...
Get better soon Chanda x
ReplyDeleteI just love looking at your blog, your life is so different than mine and utterly enchanting!
Do you really go to a laundrette? Wow :) I couldn't imagine my life without my washing machine, especially since I did 5 loads of washing today and still have the sheets to do tomorrow. Although, just think of all the things that I could put in the space that it would leave if I got rid of it....hmmmm more boooks or even another craft cupboard or a dishwasher! ...or a housecleaning robot... :)
Love Love LOVE the shawls, they are beautiful!!! The loose stitches that you are using work perfectly with the yarn.
hi christine, thank you! and thank you for your get well wishes to chanda.
ReplyDeletehi carolyne, i love your blog also, and your home with so much beautiful fields around you : ) (and your chickens!)
you might have more space in your home without a machine, but my laundrette is just across the courtyard! you'd have to drive to yours : )
really though, i'd love to have a combination washer and dryer in the apartment. maybe someday! then i could just do the large stuff downstairs.
thank you both so much for your good wishes for chanda. she is a lot better today.