Nest(ing)

Nest: a place offering snug refuge or lodging; a home

Nesting: to create and settle into a warm and secure refuge

The weekend is here! 

I've been blessed with quite a lovely half day of 'nesting' - casting off the busyness of the work week with a relaxing morning run, a long dip in the pool with my youngest, a simple roadside lunch with the husband and... a much needed crafting session!

Should be getting started on dinner soon - the boys are expecting mum's homecooked meal tonight. I'll be trying out seafood spaghetti, together with some baby potatoes roasted in butter and topped with bacon bits - a dish that never fails to please :)

Hope you're 'nesting' nicely too!

Sheon

Yarn and Garn

Hi there!

It's been busy busy at the office with some staff changes...which meant no crafting time for me...I didn't realise that I would miss it THAT much....sigh

All my fellow crafters out there...what is your response when you stumble upon a little shop stocked FULL of your crafting supplies? I wonder if you put your hands to your face and went 'ahhhhh'.....
Well, that's what I did on our family vacation to Denmark, when, on a day-trip to Aarhus, I stumbled upon this shop while we were walking around in the city... The teen and pre-teen went "oh no" while the photographer/husband  kindly took shots of the shop while I was busy admiring everything in the shop.

I definitely did not plan on buying any yarn (or GARN) on a family vacation, but....who could resist? Especially when such stores are virtually non-existent back home....

More yarn-related stuff from my trip -- this little display of early home-made yarn and even a pattern book was on display at the open-air musuem -- Funen Village in Odense. The musuem features old Danish buildings from the 18th & 19th century, with details about the way of life then. It was a pleasant surprise to see that knitting/crocheting was already around then.

Hope you have a great weekend ahead....

Wishing for crafting time...
Serena

Darkness and Light

morning sun on my patio 

Hit some difficult patches these couple of weeks - first at work, then at home. Amidst moments of uncertainty, worry, discouragement, disappointment, I had to remind myself to keep things in perspective. OR, at times, to shift my perspective. 

What's more, these experiences brought into focus valuable lessons I had to learn or relearn, just as how light seems so much sharper, cleaner and brighter when contrasted against darkness.  

So today, I am thankful for this timely reminder:

'Afflictions are but the shadows of God's wings' 

                                                                              George Macdonald 

May your week ahead be filled with light.

Sheon