tiny happy

Hello! 

Here are a few scenes from my past week. Looking back through the photos I took, I seem to have had a thing for light – there are lots of pictures of sun shining through the windows and golden afternoon light in the garden. On the weekend I walked to the top of Mount Victoria and looked out over the city and harbour. It was nearly silent, with no boats in the water and very few cars on the street, and light reflecting off the windows of the buildings.

Are you on the look-out for light, too? These days can feel very dark when you tune in to what's happening to so many people around the world. My heart goes out to everyone who is sick and those who have lost loved ones. It's such a scary time for so many families.

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I'm sharing a few projects in this post – diversions that have kept my hands and heart occupied between the work days and Zoom calls and what feels like endless cooking and dishes. I really feel very lucky to have a well-stocked craft supply stash to dive into in the evenings! And of course I've been staying up way too late to work on projects.

The knitted set is for a new baby in my family. I made a possum yarn cardigan (from a very well-used book: Simple Knits for Cherished Babies by Erika Knight) and sewed on some pearly buttons and a small embroidered sprig as well. The hat is from the Tin Can Knits ''barley light'' pattern, and the socks are these ones. (Both the hat and sock design are free patterns and great for using up leftover yarns.)

Because we haven't been able to post things for a month, it's possible these clothes will be too small for their intended recipient. So I might make another set in time for when we can use the mail system again. No real hardship – I love making baby things.

On the weekend, we had a bit of a family session of drawing and painting at the kitchen table. Everyone joined in except Arlo, who refused. I did a bit of lino cutting but the results weren't very good. Keira carved rubber stamps with her favourite band names and printed t-shirts with them, and Tom did some wood-cutting. It was a very nice day and an unusual family activity but we might do it again next weekend.

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Have you listened to Dolly Parton's America? It's a 9-part podcast and I loved every episode. 

Take care friends, and thanks as always for visiting me here.