Stills | 9-15th // Sep // 2013

sweet baby feet // texture!!! new velvet and striped cushions // best breakfast // it felt so good to bake this week // Dave & homeless looking artist at an exhibition found in our photo stream // my nana, doing what great grandmothers do // sweet baby fingers Follow

Gerberas_on_window_sill

Photography | Shooting in Manual

This year I have made a conscious effort to always shoot in manual mode when I’m at home and able to take my time with a shot. Aperture adjustment is starting to make sense to me, so I may spend the next 6 months trying to learn a new technique (that is how long I have been fiddling around learning …

Daily Look | Afternoon Sloth

Three dogs. On their the couch. Sometimes I have to remind myself that he who pays the mortgage controls the couch, though I don’t think these three care too much about the household division of power. Follow

Daily Look | Morning Light

The light in the morning can be stunning in our lounge. The happiness when these two are at peace with each other is equally as lovely. Follow

Anzac Wreath

Daily Look | Anzac Wreath, 10 days on

I forgot to take a picture of the many beautiful wreaths that were hung on our local War Memorial on Anzac Day.  They are still hanging in there, just a little wilted and older, like the men and women we paid tribute to on April 25th. Follow

Boken crochet hook

Daily Look | Sad face…….Happy Crochet Face!

Out of the sadness of a broken, favourite hook {at night, which rendered me hookless – yarn down!} has come a new discovery.  There are better hooks out there, smooth weighty ones, hooks from which I don’t have to file burrs off before I use them with a nail file!  The wonders of Spotlight are vast people. Follow

Talk me out of this please | Kate Sylvester Swan

Thanks NZ Girl for bringing this beauty to my attention, my credit card is finding this month difficult enough without beauteous home ware temptations :::sigh::: Do you love it as much as me? Kate Sylvester Swan by Rebecca Snelling $135 Follow

Things I’m Loving

The holidays are over!  Time is barreling on these days, this year is fast disappearing in a series of major life events, all good so far but blink and you can skip a whole month.  I think that is why I like participating in Things I’m loving; it breaks off a week-sized piece of life and allows a little reflection …