what i am loving the most about being here is all the fresh, locally grown goods EVERYWHERE! farms, pick-your-owns, roadside stands, CSA's...i love being able to eat something grown closeby and be involved in where our food is coming from. i'm so excited for my children to get to experience this. so far this week we have visited a local dairy farm twice for fresh raw milk, eaten lots of freshly picked corn (so cheap!) from a farmstand down the road and picked our own apples from a local organic orchard. now to choose a CSA to join, learn how to bottle/can, and volunteer at the local farm so that these black thumbs of ours can someday turn green!
sweetness :)
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September 30, 2010
fresh
September 28, 2010
around here
there has been some baking (cheesymite scrolls!), rain, falling leaves, music playing, a lot of carrying + cuddling, fun with all our unpacked toys and even a little bit of sewing.
my camera has bitten the dust (but sometimes surprises me and takes a random shot) so expect to see lots of iphone pics (am i the last person ever to get an iphone? oh i love it - honeymoon phase in full swing!), the shakeitphoto app. being my current obsession.
mick has been experimenting with home decor. we have a shortage of storage in our bedroom (ie. my clothes take up the entire chest of drawers), and i returned home one day to find some makeshift shelving created with an old ladder (found free on side of road) and odd planks of wood, with all his clothing neatly stacked and ties/satchel hanging appropriately. it was really funny, and i didn't get a picture of it before it was dismantled. you may note his other efforts above where he crammed 2 indigenous paintings, his digeridoo and some boab nuts all in one corner. australia - we won't forget you!
September 27, 2010
i'm ba-aack...
well, what a week (and a bit)!
we've been very busy (and slightly overwhelmed) unpacking, cleaning, sorting, car-hunting, exploring and hosting. i kind of forgot i had a blog in all the madness but the internet is all hooked up in our new home and i can actually see the floor of each room now so things are looking up!
(sadly granni is leaving tomorrow and therefore whiny boy will rely on me to hold and snuggle him 24/7 to compensate)
things are slowly becoming 'normal' (our version of normal anyway!)
September 17, 2010
seasons change
big phew.
my posse (banjo, yindi, mum, sabrina) and flew all the way across the country yesterday where mick, ivy and autumn were waiting for us. the big journey we have been on for all this time feels complete and beginning all at the same time. i will say that i cannot step foot inside an airplane again for a very, very long time (i may consider it if i were ALONE!).
it's really beautiful here and i cannot believe the change in the leaves and temperature from 6 weeks ago.
today our belongings arrive and we begin 'christmas' - ie, opening all the stuff we had in storage for a year! i have my work cut out for me making our teeny-tiny/ugly place look sweet. i've done it before and i can do it again (chant with me now).
in all the craziness though, i'm finally feeling a sense of calm.
i'm so ready for this new season of our lives to unfold...
September 12, 2010
spark goodness
spark was a really special thing. i'm still smiling at the thought of all the lovely people, the artistic eye-candy all over the venue, and the vibe that buzzed about as 200 women opened their hearts to new friendships and creativeness.
i loved how at the very beginning of the event rhonna challenged everyone to throw fear and self-doubt out the window and be open to new possibilites. i carried this with me as i walked up to my classroom to begin the first workshop. i am absolutely my own worst critic (aren't we all?!!) and normally have this crazy inner dialogue happening before i teach a class, full of "willtheyliketheprojectwhatifeveryonethinksi'mlame?dammitishouldhavemadeonemoresampleihatewhati'mwearing" that kind of thing. so, i banished such thoughts from my head! it felt good. we all need to be kinder to ourselves don't you think? the venue had little reminders of this hanging in random places here and there and i loved reading them.
i really felt so excited to introduce everyone to wet-felting. not a single person had ever done it before so it was awesome to see them amazed and excited about this beautiful art-form! i felt such a thrill when it was introduced to me, because there is just so much you can do with it. i showed everyone some variations on necklace-scarves and also how to make felt beads and then let them go wild!
the colour in the room was pure joy! everyone was so insanely creative and made the most amazing things. thankyou to all of you lovelies! you inspired me so much, and your immediate friendliness along with willingness to jump right into those bags of wool made it such a fun place to be :)
the two little ones came with me to utah, with various friends and my mum babysitting during my classes (thankyou dear ones!) but this little felter wanted to come and join us for a bit, and with a face like that who can say no?
detail was in abundance. it was such a yummy, inspiring setting to be in. the girls all did an incredible job!
(this is a cupcake! i didn't eat it, just took a picture!)
...instead of name tags on tables there was a jar with your photo in it - love! (the gorgeous jaz, what a poser!)
margie, margie, margie. i love this woman more than i can say. and she was the birthday goddess, what fun!
(me and sabrina hoeing into pizza. man they had good food too!)
the weekend was full of beautiful people. i met some blog readers, and owners of my artwork. that is always so cool, to make that connection. i loved talking to you guys, sharing stories along with hugs and a few tears too. the power of us women is a good good thing. spark made me feel refreshed and uplifted (amazing, considering the ridiculous amount of sleep i had), with a renewed promise to nurture my (creative) self. it was a great weekend of hanging with friends - old and new. it was pure goodness :)
(most of these awesome pics are courtesy of jaz!)
September 08, 2010
