Hello friends, how are you?
I'm typing from the kitchen table with coffee nearby and winter sun momentarily beaming in, which is rather blissful. I haven't had much to write about lately, mostly because there's been limited light to take photos, school holidays, stormy weather and flu in the house. But anyway, onto better topics!
All of the above create excellent conditions for knitting, so I've been slowly working on a couple of projects which I hope to finish soon.
Constança loaned me a stack of her favourite craft books (we did a 'craft book stack swap' – highly recommended!) and included was her copy of A Year Between Friends, by Maria Alexandra Vettese and Stephanie Congdon Barnes.
It's a really beautiful book, with letters between the two bloggers that reflect on family life and friendship, love and loss. It also includes ideas for craft projects (I love the look of those sun-printed fabrics) and recipes through the seasons.
If you click on this link you can see some of the beautiful handmade projects they offer up instructions for, including hand-printed garments and lip balm coloured with beetroot.
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It's also been perfect TV-watching weather… Tom and I have been making our way through The Handmaid's Tale (which I have many thoughts about) and the 2011 BBC adaptation of Great Expectations, which we're watching with the kids and having some good chats about Dickensian England.
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And here is my favourite song this week: The Moon Lay Down. I couldn't find the lyrics online anywhere, but I think it's a beautiful three minutes of music.
I hope this finds you well!
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