Catching up

A lot has happened in the 3 years (3 years!) since I was last here but when I look at my photos I see what is truly important, I see the occasions that made me reach for the camera, the things that I want to remember and cherish.

Most of it is pictures of the outdoors, my children, and knitting!

 Our home is important to us, we spend a lot of time there homeschooling, baking, making, reading, sleeping, snuggling, nesting, but the outdoors is where we are free, where our minds can reach out, where we can see to the horizon and imagine what lies there. Getting out there every day is my tonic, my recipe for health and connection. We are blessed with living on a peninsula and having the ocean on 3 sides, it brings wild wind, warm sun, rain storms, mild winters and 'keep-you-on-your-toes' weather changes. That Cornish wind can really blow the cobwebs out if you've been inside for too long!

The last 3 years have been kind and cruel in the way that time usually is and is meant to be, we have all changed and grown in ways we wanted to and ways we never thought we would, and some things have remained the same, the constants that keep us stable and grounded. Life goes on and life is good, and I am so grateful to be here, talking to you in this space.

Jo x

breakfast time!

I think we need to enforce some kind of rule about the hamster joining us for breakfast!

super summer

Part of the reason i haven't been around for a while is the super summer we've had. we don't get them that often and we've been enjoying ours as much as we can.

After a few years of wash outs it's been such a relief to get some warmth and stock up on vitamin D, the summer has been so lovely and full that we all feel ready for the slowing days of autumn now. For now we are enjoying the fresher breezes, dry leaves and rainy afternoons and embracing autumn.

jo x

A birthday and a comeback

Happy birthday sonny, 1 year old today.

Our lovely gentle boy is having a great birthday with too many hugs and kisses to count.

I'm hoping that this post will launch me back into the blog, it's been too long and I miss this space. To anyone reading this, welcome back and thank you for your patience.

Jo x 

at our place

At our place has been lots and lots and lots of learning, learning to swim, learning to climb, learning to care, learning to balance, learning to balance, learning to count, learning to share, learning to make a humungous mess... 

...learning to clear up.... er, no, what was I thinking...

Jo x 

Spin!

Each year I set myself a goal of a new skill to learn or a task to achieve, last year it was this blog (which I did), and to improve my needle felting (which I didn't). This year my goals are spinning and soapmaking. My wheel arrived mid january and, oh my, i think I may have found a new calling. I love love spinning so much, I would spend every moment there if I could. 

Faith is my chief plyer (my computer thinks that's not a word, I beg to differ), she just naturally gets the right tension on the yarn, i am a little in awe of how quickly she could do that actually.

My first balls of wall were random and chunky and tiny thin in places but still lovely.



The very first skein of crazy weight single ply was made into a quick and warm cowl for faith. 

The other balls are waiting for inspiration to strike. I have to say that after about a month of practicing the yarn is starting to get finer and neater and more even but I still think those first lumpy skeins are very special and I'm looking for just the right project for them.

our days

These days of winter have gone on.... and on..... and on.... we are eagerly anticipating spring now and cheering every new bud and blossom, but the winter wasn't all gloom...

I realise these photos make it seem as though we've had the nicest winter ever, when in reality its just that every time the sun came out it was such a surprise that I ran for the camera! I'll leave you with a shot from a couple of days ago when we went for a walk on the beach and although the sun was out it was very windy and freezing cold. So, of course, the first ice cream of the season was in order!

Jo x