Mornings

I am 100% sure that Geoff will be less than impressed that I've shared these photos - morning faces and all. I don't mind sharing such images of myself - does that say that I should have more pride in my appearance, or perhaps that I can find beauty in all things?!

This is what our weekend mornings look like. These are the moments that I'm so aware I will miss the most when they eventually end. This, for me, is what being a family is about.

New

Bought over the weekend at the Mud Factory in Healesville. The potter is lovely and the cup equally so. My morning coffees have already brought me extra pleasure when drunk from this beauty. Potting is always something I've wanted to do, but put off. I think 2009 might be the year.

Sisters

Winner

Thank you all for your interested posts about the mag. I haven't tackled any of the patterns yet, I was put off my sewing for a couple of days after fussing for ages to fit a yoke onto a shirt I'm making, wondering why this one just wouldn't fit, finally adjusting to make it fit and then attaching the facing only to realise I'd put it on upside down. That kind of unpicking tends to kill my enthusiasm a little.

So, with a sophisticated random selector (a small child named Leila using the equipment pictured above) the winner is Leslie. Drop me a line with your address missy and I'll stick it in the post tomorrow.

Reader

Connections are starting to be made; golden words are being recognised and today our first reader came home. The milestones of learning have never been as measurable as they are with reading, you can almost hear her little mind working the letters around and around. So proud.

Blousey

It's hardly form fitting, perhaps some may even call it a little frumpy, but me, I call it cool (as in not hot) and comfy. Not a difficult pattern at all and the sort of thing I'm happy to pull on any day. Butterick pattern 5219.

I have another cut out but need to start trying to fit garments when sewing rather than just sewing and hoping it fits. This one could do with about 1cm off the top shoulder seams so it sits flatter, but the idea of undoing facings and adjusting is beyond me. I will try, however, with the next one to fit as I go.

Lyrics

"I have seen days when your smile goes on forever, you light up the room, in the deepest darkest weather"

Pete Murray, Smile