{pretty, happy, funny, real}

Capturing the context of contentment in everyday life ~ Every Thursday, at Like Mother, Like Daughter!

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{pretty} & {happy}

This week the pretty and the happy are joined together.  I couldn't decide how to separate the two.  The pretty things are making me happy and the things that make me happy are pretty.  

Grocery store carnations

Assorted sea shells from our trip to South Africa.  

We've been leaving the shells in a glass bread pan on the dining table and the kids have been studying them and trying to identify them.  We keep adding water to them as we like the intensity of the colour when they are wet.  Keeping them in water also means that the sea sponge is soft and flexible instead of hard and brittle.

A sweet little elephant carving I bought at a little antique store in Stanford, South Africa

Finally working on my Ovate shawl.  I love this yarn so much!  It is Malabrigo Aquarella in Arapey (AQ13).

 

{funny}

This little guy has a knack for lounging and making himself comfy.  I was working in the kitchen and suddenly realized how quiet it was.  I went in search of Judah only to find him watching a kids' show on Netflix whilst ensconced in a pile of blankets, pillows, and clean laundry on our bed.

 

{real}

And this is what the living room looks like at the moment, more or less.  It is a particularly warm day here for March and once the kids realized this they were out the door in a shot leaving behind all the games and assorted play things that had kept them occupied most of the morning.  We'll tidy up once it's dark or everyone is soaking wet from the snow and needs to come in to warm up and dry off!

 

 

Comments

[Mary]

I found an urchin like yours in the second picture on our honeymoon, it was so special, full of memories, intricate and fragile as a piece of china.
You have an interesting variety for study.

[Jen]

Hi Mary,
I love sea urchins! I only found three intact ones along the beaches we walked as they seem to be easily broken in the surf.
There is a really neat Etsy shop that sells jewelry made from sea urchins, shells, etc., called Star of the East. I bought a sea urchin ring from them years ago. I had not ever seen one in nature before January of this year. Here's a link to the shop if you're curious - https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/StaroftheEast?ref=l2-shopheader-name

[Jenny]

That yarn is so pretty. It reminds me of a sunrise.

[Jen]

Me, too, Jenny! I saw the yarn and loved it and so I found a pattern to work with it. It reminds me of summer and being a little kid.

[Lisa G.]

I have used a thick and thin Malabrigo yarn many times for hand warmers - I just love it. It's Gruesa, but looks just like the one you have. The texture gives a lot of interest to what's otherwise a plain design.

[Jen]

I will have to look up the yarn you mentioned, Lisa. Thanks for the suggestion!