This Week...

 

good morning!

 

i'm just taking the time

on this rainy saturday

to think about some lovely things

that i enjoy at the moment...

 

my daughter arrived home after two and a half years spent in canada...yay!

 

spending time catching up and sharing coffee with her and my daughter in law...lovely!

 

hearing and seeing baby kai on skype...marvellous!

 

enjoying time out from regular events 'cos it's school holidays here...refreshing!

 

&

 

the little things...

 

 

 

sipping a hot mug of green tea this morning

 

 

 

finding a different google illustration when i switched the computer on this morning,
a reminder of the tour de france coming up...

 

looking forward to a friend's birthday lunch today,
good food and great company with much laughter and silliness...

 

makes this day special.

 

i hope today is special for you as well...

happy weekend!

 

 

naturally Carol xox

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Dragging My Feet...

 

hi there!

 

i have noticed everybody getting their act together

regarding the big changeover from google reader

to other circles and links

but i'm dragging my feet.

 

it's not that i don't love you

and don't want to belong

but

i have issues.

 

i have a problem

handing over more of my personal information...

address,

working status,

even my name

to another set of people who i don't know.

 

i don't do facebook or twitter

for the same reason...

and then there's the information or photos

i may post there...

what could they be used for or by in the future.

 

i am cautious...perhaps overly...

but i'm not committing 'til i see how this all plays out.

so if you see someone

behind the crowd...

just observing my friends racing ahead...

it's probably me.

 

....and by the way

 

 

 

i'm knitting a little jumper for kai,

'cos in another couple of months

the weather will be a bit cooler

and he just may need it.

 

 

the back's done...the front is on it's way...

 

waving to you from here

behind the crowd...

 

 

naturally Carol xox

 

 

 



All Kinds of Wonderful!

good morning!

 

this morning is all kinds of wonderful...

the sun is shining,

the bed linen is changed,

the washing is drying on the clothes line,

the dishes are done,

the ensuite is clean,

the dinner is cooking in the slow cooker...

 

kai is four weeks old today...

 

 

 

his dad has just informed me

that he's having his belly button checked this morning...

 

my ladies beach beanie is finished...

{it's called that 'cos i think it would make the perfect beanie

for walking along a beach on a cool windy day!}

 

 



 

i like the way it's looking

with its contrasting tiny stripes.

 

isn't it amazing how a little bit of sunshine...

and feeling heaps better after beating the lurgy...

can energise a person!

 

how's the weekend looking from your end?

 

haveagoodone!

 

 

naturally Carol xox

 

 



Pretty Poinsettias...

 

good evening!

 

in between showers

these poinsettias have been growing and blooming

forming an arch

over our front path...

 

 

these flowers...

really leaf bracts actually...

are magnificent in the middle of winter.

 

 

 

 

 

i  love the way that here in our sub tropical climate,

flowers bloom

and trees are still clothed in bright green

even in our coldest months.

 

 

 

 

 

they cheer me up no end

on some of these cloudy dull days!

 

i've been recovering from a head cold

over the last couple of days...

the weekend was mainly spent sleeping through it

...a waste of a long weekend really...ah well.

 

today

made up for it...

morning tea and bible study

with friends

warmed my heart and fed my soul...

 

 

 

{....thanks for asking..

yes, i did make these covers, sewn and crocheted...

last year sometime.}

 

 

i hope there is plenty to cheer you up

this week!

 

 

naturally Carol xox

 

 

 

 



Three Weeks Old...

 

hi!

 

yesterday

little kai was three weeks old...

 

awake...

 

 

 

 

 



 

or asleep...

 

 

 

 

his grandma

thinks he's the cutest baby alive...

though i'm sure

your baby is cute too...hehe!

 

i hope your week

is wonderful!

 

naturally Carol xox

 

 

 

 

 

 



Friday Snippets...

good morning!

 

i'm just quietly celebrating friday here.

it's queen's birthday weekend

so a long one for us with monday off work for mr w...and some of the boys.

 

it has been a normal week here...

no new babies

no falling down steps

or other nonsense...

thank goodness.

 

so i've just put together a few photos to capture

a normal week here...

 

 

..snuggling up warmly and comfortably

is popular at night here in front of the tv or computer...

 

 

 

 

 

...a bit more knitting has been done

over the past couple of days.

{ a beach ladies beanie actually??}

 

 

 

 

there's always washing up to do every day...

but the oranges are lovely freshly picked

from an orchard just up the road a bit...juicy!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

i love my new black tempered glass 'black board'...

i bought it yesterday from aldi...only $14.99.

i think it's a bargain..

my new toy.

 

mr m was very efficient putting it up for me...

he did a great job and it only took him 5 mins!

 

what's going on at your place?

 

have a great weekend!

 

 

naturally Carol xox

 

 

ps...some of you think we have baby kai here...unfortunately location wise he is in taiwan and we're in australia.  skype and email are our best friends!