there is no place like right here

let us give thanks for nature's abundance at this table this evening and for the work of loving hands.
harvest blessings, friends!

oh, lovely frock!

i really, really think i need this! then, of course, i will be on the hunt for a mustard yellow cardigan... oh, and shoes... i will have to have new shoes...

smile, smile, smile!

random things that made my weekend happy::

hand dyed wool felt sewn into little bits of wonderful!

velvet rick rack!

new baby knitting... in STRIPES!

and quite possibly the very best part of my weekend, strong little baby kicks felt from inside. yes, i think baby is smitten with the stripes too!

handmade workshop :: off to the market

sweet little dolls all lined up and ready for a weekend market!

i also managed to assemble four coloring wallets this week. i am especially fond of the horses!

it was another busy week at the handmade workshop! happy friday, friends!

handmade workshop :: full swing

colorful coloring wallets,

eco-pixie hats waiting for the last finishing touches,

sweet dolls ready to come to life,

the handmade workshop is in full swing! hoorah!!

sweet orange

my baby is approximately the size of an orange. i am 14 weeks in. by next week baby will have grown to small grapefruit proportions. i am feeling good more often than bad these days. when i posted my first belly photo while pregnant with harper someone commented that i was quite big and rivaled her 10 week belly which had contained twins. i think i am bigger this time around. however there is only one heartbeat to be heard in this womb- one big, strong heartbeat pulsing through a tiny citrus body. and that is a joyous sound, for sure!

yesterday was, today is

yesterday was a play day at the discovery center with the whole family, silly disguises, illuminated pumpkins, trick or treats with good friends, sleepy kids and very sweet (literally!) dreams to end the festivities.

today is sorting and sharing gobs of treats, roasting pumpkin seeds, drinking tea and cocoa, watching halloween movies one more time before they are packed away for next year, welcoming november and thinking about the celebrations to come.

happy sunday, friends!