Skinny Scarf...

 

the early worker has departed...

so for the last time this week

it's another very early

 

good morning to all

from me!

 

yesterday,

on a whim

i bought some lincraft electra ruffle yarn...

 

 

the shop assistant

kindly showed me and my friend

how to knit it up...

 

it spreads apart from it's initial centimetre 'til its about ten wide.

along the opposite side to the silver thread

there are loops which you catch and 'knit' with.

 

this is done on six stitches

and you carry on until the whole ball is used

and it makes a decent length skinny scarf.

 

 

i've finished it now

and it's about a metre in length,

it's looking a bit more ruffly than these pictures

and is light and pretty.

 

i have two more colours to experiment with

and can't wait to start on the next today...

they take about an afternoon to knit up.

 

 

happy birthday mum...

this one's for you!

 

 

 

i hope you find something to learn

or make something pretty today...

 

 

naturally Carol xox

 

 



While They Were Sleeping...

 

another very early 'good morning' to you!

 

this time mr m needed a lift to work

so i'm up early again.

 

the photos i showed you yesterday

were from the coast of taiwan

that we visited just over a year ago.

 

miss b will be there soon

and it brought back memories of our visit.

here are a couple more...

 

 

 

they are from the north western coastline,

the rock formations were unlike any i've seen

with their rounded tops.

 

the day we visited was wet and windy,

just like it has been here the last couple of days.

i love that kind of weather though,

it is invigorating to be out in,

dramatic and wild...

cool but not cold.

 

 

china

was just across the sea...not far at all.

 

it seems amazing to me

that a little baby will be born in taiwan

who will be a part of our family.

 

genetically coded to be one of us...

and yet belong to a country we hadn't known until recently.

the things life brings are incredible really,

things we never think of until they're reality.

wonderful!

 

funny,

the things you think of

early in the morning!

 

have a wonderful day...

 

naturally Carol xox

 

 

 



Seizing the Moment...

 

good morning!

 

it's very early morning here.

 

 

 

every second week

mr m has to be at work by 4 a.m.

&

i find myself waking up at 3 or thereabouts

in sympathy.

 

mostly i just go back to sleep when his car drives off

but this morning i'm wide awake.

 

my mind was buzzing with some material

i'm teaching later this morning

&

i've just done some extra prep

that i was too tired to do last night.

 

 

 

the early hours of the morning

are like a bonus to the day.

they are good hours for thinking

when the house is quiet

&

a special kind of stillness pervades the neighbourhood.

even the birds are silent.

by the time they

start their morning chorus

i'll be back in bed

just catching a few extra zzzzz's

before getting up for real

this morning!

 

what opportunities

await you today i wonder?

 

seize the moment

&

live life to the fullest and a little differently....today!

 

 

naturally Carol xox

 

 



Blanket Finish!

 

good afternoon!

 

in a few short days

this little blankie

will be on it's way to taipei.

there is will await

the birth of a very precious baby in may.

 

 

i am thinking

that this fabric would make

great coordinated sheets.

 

 

i realise these aren't your typical baby boy colours

but my thinking is

that in a couple of years time

they will still be suitable to wrap him snuggly in a stroller

or cuddle with him on the couch.

 

 

 

colours of nature...

rock

lake

moss

lichen

earth

 

 

but

warmth and cuddliness

is what counts most!

 

 

now i'm thinking...

what next?

 

 

naturally Carol xox