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Arlo turned seven on the weekend, and had a great time celebrating with his friends and family members. I'm still finding it hard to believe I have a child who is so old- definitely not a little one anymore. I went a bit sentimental and looked through all his baby photos. He was very tolerant but did roll his eyes a little after a while. I can't resist those round-headed, smiley baby photos of his though.

He asked me to make him a scarf for his birthday- it's been getting really cold in the mornings here on our walks to school. So I made him a chocolate-brown one. The outside layer is very warm and thick wool fabric that I cut from a discarded jacket previously belonging to my grandmother. She likes it how I recycle old clothes and gives me her cast-offs. I had to sew different lengths of this wool together to get the right size so it has a bit of a patchworked look. And then I lined the scarf with a soft vintage wool in brown and orange plaid. Warm and cosy for wintertime.

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36 responses to “turning seven”

  1. annri Avatar

    Happy Birthday to Arlo and Mama!!! I love big round baldy heads too. 🙂
    best ~ annri

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  2. Margaret Oomen Avatar

    happy happy day arlo!!
    I wish i had a grandmother to give me her castoffs.

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  3. char Avatar

    HAPPY BIRTHDAY to YOU Arlo…
    You made a beautiful scarf…
    HUGS
    Char.x.

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  4. Amy Avatar
    Amy

    Hi 🙂 I just discovered your blog from my best friend Lucy’s link to her blog ‘Hands-on’. I really enjoyed looking through your pages and realised that I was getting this sweet, gentle, quiet feeling from you which was lovely. Your pics are beautiful and capture some essential NZ things as well as a bit of mystique which I imagine the foreign readers feel quite captivated by when they think of where in the world you are (I am a fellow Kiwi). I love that sense of romance I get from looking at certain blogs, don’t you? One of my faves is Rifle Design, if you don’t already know about it you should check it out I think you’d love her hanpainting as much as I do. Thanks again, and be happy 🙂 x amy.

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  5. Alison Gibbs Avatar

    Hope Arlo had a wonderful day.
    Love his scarf
    Alison

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  6. jodi Avatar

    happy birthday sweet boy. I whole-heartedly understand the mother’s happiness for the growing and on the flip-side the wanting him to ‘just stop getting so big!’
    the scarf is delightful. x

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  7. Miss Smith Avatar

    I bet you wanted to kiss his little toes when you looked at those baby photos.

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  8. tinyhappy Avatar

    ha!! how did you know? 😉

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  9. Lori Avatar

    don’t worry though, he’ll always be your baby. so sweet, seven year olds…

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  10. Francesca Avatar

    Happy birthday to your big little boy!

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  11. Carol Avatar
    Carol

    Happy Birthday Arlo – my eldest little boy is 26 now & I always look at their baby photos on their birthday & remember 🙂

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  12. Eva Avatar
    Eva

    Happy Birthday Arlo! Hope your lovely new scarf keeps you warm today. Have a fantastic day x

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  13. louana Avatar

    many happy wishes to Arlo for his birthday! I love the scarf and the cake photo, there is something so magical about singing happy birthday by candle light.

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  14. caireen Avatar

    Happy Birthday A! x

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  15. Stacey Avatar

    Happy Birthday, Birthday Boy!
    How time flies…

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  16. Karuna Avatar
    Karuna

    Happy Birthday Arlo. And M too! Many happy memories to come too…lots of love, Karuna

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  17. Sonia Avatar

    Happy very happy birthday Arlo !!
    my big boy will turn 8 in two days too …
    xoxoxo big, mama hugs my friend

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  18. cyndi Avatar

    happy belated birthday to the little one. love the scarf.

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  19. Nicole Avatar

    Arlo, happy birthday from Canada! I love your new scarf. Hope it keeps you nice and warm.
    Nicole

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  20. erika Avatar

    Happy birthday Arlo, 7 is a great age!! The scarf looks really great, hope you have a lot of nice walks wearing it!

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  21. Nancy Cook Avatar

    happy birthday arlo!
    sweet seven
    very nice scarf your mama made you.

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  22. hayley l. Avatar

    Happy day, Arlo!
    Melissa- my daughter turns seven this August…I’m in denial : )
    Cheers!

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  23. Cinnamon Avatar

    Such a lovely scarf, and lovely round head too 🙂

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  24. Dorien Ruben Avatar

    Congratulations!
    And I like the fabrics in the scarf.

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  25. Jennie Avatar
    Jennie

    Happy Birthday Arlo!
    What a brilliant scarf – I love it.
    Jenniexx

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  26. tinyhappy Avatar

    oh- happy 7th to your daughter too! 🙂

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  27. madli Avatar

    Your little Keira in the picture… Isnt she sweet how she poses her hand? Like a little big princess.

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  28. Lovely World Avatar

    Happy Birthday little (big!) Arlo. My girl turns 10 on Friday. Oh my how time flies.

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  29. Jennie Avatar
    Jennie

    Happy Birthday Arlo! What a brilliant scarf!
    Jennie xx

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  30. Susie Avatar
    Susie

    Happy Birthday to you dear 7 year old Arlo
    I wish you a very happy year being 7,love all those bright candles beside your cake,with love Susie D

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  31. Celine Avatar

    Happy birthday. 7 is what we call the “age of reason” in France which turned out to be very true for my 2

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  32. julie Avatar

    Happy birthday rlo!
    A bit late but heartfelt!

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  33. kosenrufu mama Avatar

    happy birthday!!!

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  34. Regina Avatar

    Happy Birthday -belated- to Arlo! My seven year old is getting ready to turn eight soon.

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  35. Vintage Simple Avatar

    Happy, happy birthday to Arlo..! The scarf you made for him (using pieces of his great grandmother’s jacket) is so special and lovely…!
    My guy will be seven next March. I still can’t believe he’s six, frankly. But seven? That seems downright impossible.
    xo,
    -maria

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  36. Nicola@Which Name? Avatar

    Seven is still little, but I know just what you mean! Happy happy birthday to him.
    Nicola

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