resurrection fern

ooak

i had a medical conference to attend in toronto yesterday with a late start time

so i caught the first hour or so of this years one of a kind show

the bookhou booth is a little different every year so I am always delighted to see it

in all of its splendor

i paid a visit to my next favourite , atelier des cent ans

i said hello to jen at freshly printed and i fell in love with a new seller in the rising star section

yusuke akai who makes gorgeous ceramics with his wife naomi

 

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

hope you all have a lovely weekend

xo

m

 

wordles wednesday

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

 

instagram weekend of snow

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

visits with friends

breakfast with family

watching the snow fall

and fall and fall

and the temperatures drop

and drop and drop

candle lighting

comfort food

gift making

knitting

sewing

carving

my first wooden spoon

thanks to arounna for the walnut blank

and did i mention snow

snow, snow

:)

xo

from the land of resurrectionfern

 

frozen moments

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

and then as if those icey teeth within the triangular mouth were hungry for breakfast

i feel through the thin ice on the frozen muddy puddle

good thing it was only a few centimeters deep

:)

more knitting and continuing education today

and

then a little visit to bookhou to deliver naturally dyed pinecones and tassels

and

a visit to crown flora studio to celebrate

and spend a little stone money

xo

wordless wednesday

...

...

...

...

*

 

instagram weekend

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

a weekend of extreme weather

snow to start and cold temperatures

then a warming trend

then high winds and crazy big power outages across the region sunday night

and on the way to work this morning the sun looked like it was setting the fields ablaze

besides all that there was cuddles and giggles with lachlan

sleepover with lilith

full of life and energy

and she has a great sense of humour

turned my back for a second and little bunny fou fou was hopping into my shiraz

she just couldn't stop laughing

saturday morning we went looking for ducks

we found some gorgeous mallards

and we walked on the boardwalk lilith stopped and started waving

I thought perhaps a jogger or cyclist was coming but saw no one

turned out she was waving to her shadow and quite happy that it was waving back at her

some larger indigo pinecones were made as well as some naturally dyed tassels

i will be delivering them to bookhou hopefully by the end of the week

xo

oma

 

 

...

blue pixie hat

i love looking for vintage knitting patterns at rummage sales

lucky to find a few recently including this

new lux knitting book

1952 edition

its 8th edition :)

the first thing i made was a "child's peaked hood"

leaving out the knitted scarf attachment and making a button one instead

i used one of the very special caribou antler buttons

i purchased on fogo island, newfoundland

at the craft cooperative

doesn't it just suit lilith to a t

xo

oma m

btw i just figured out the new lux is a washday powder

...

...

 

wordless wednesday

...

...

:)

monday, monday

how is it you arrived with such speed

between continuing medical education

(at least i brought some knitting and they provided a delicious dim sum buffet)

lili and lachi sitting

(can't believe he is already two months old)

household preparations for winter

(snow sightings x 2)

medical report writing

(my nemesis)

i am so craving long walks in the forest, the company of friends, time for making gifts

but i am patient

xo

m

sometimes you don't realize just how much you missed something

until you see it ( or them) again

...

...

...

...

...

...

i love frost

and although the shamrock only had three leaves

it felt very lucky to me

(the lovely fingerless gloves I am wearing were a gift from my dear friend nicole, last winter)