knitting and reading: 12/09/14

 i have another scarf on the go.  

this time i'm using wool 

that i've unravelled from an old sweater of mine.

 i've been busy decluttering for a couple of months now,

going through my closet and donating most 

of what i haven't worn or do not fit into any more.

i found this old sweater of mine,

tired and moth eaten and not donatable...

 so i unravelled it... 

and ended up with two large balls of charcoal coloured wool.

the scarf is for a friend... 

i added blue accents, her favourite colour, for texture and design.

if you are looking for a good fiction to read...

you might want to give ruth ozeki's 

a tale of the time being 

a try.

i started it a week ago and 

i am almost finished because i couldn't put it down.

the story weaves through difficult topics such as 

bullying, buddhist monkhood, prostitution, and suicide.

ozeki has such a great writing style that although the content is dark, 

the reading is light and humorous at times.

if you read it... you'll have to tell me what you think?

erica

xoxo

joining frontier dreams and small things

hello monday: 12/08/14

ho...ho...ho!

we had a busy weekend of jingle mingling...

there is nothing better than getting together with friends

and sharing yummy food to kick off this christmas season.

the weather stayed balmy all weekend long...

perfect for long walks to the village to tackle more of 

gift buying, package mailing, dog walking.

but now, i want to say....

hello monday !!!

i'm playing along with lisa

where i greet the brand new weekand all the gifts it brings.

hello  eating healthy... with the all the butter, cream and sugar lying around the house (in various guises of cookie forms)  i am forever emptying the crisper to make healthy meals for this family of mine.

hello gift wrapping... must add more tape on my shopping list for today so i can do more wrapping while i have the house to myself.

hello christmas movies... i'm picking up our favourite holiday movies from the library this week (a christmas carol, elf, and miracle on 34th)... then i must remember to pick up more popcorn.

it is going to be a busy and wonderful week... 

full of little surprises and christmas cheer.

i've been very fortunate,

because everyone i run into

 seem to be in the spirit of the holidays.

wishing you all a great start to your week.

erica

xoxo

moment: 12/05/14

a moment

a friday ritual, a single photo, no words, capturing a moment from the week
a simple, special, extraordinary moment
i want to pause, savour and 

remember.

erica

xoxo

inspired by soulemama

for the love of lichen

the sun came out 

and shone all day 
yesterday...

so bright... i was able to see all the dust bunnies, 

all the sticky spots, and all the crumbly bits 

that one misses while cleaning up on gray days.

after my kitchen was sparkling,

i spent the lovely afternoon with a friend.

we browsed through the library's collection of christmas cds, 

sat and talked over cups of tea 
before our hunt for christmas stocking stuffers,
then a long walk home 

with our backpacks filled with goodies.

en route... we stumbled upon these.

the most beautiful collection of lichen 

growing on a fence post.

simply breath taking...

don't you think???

erica

xoxo

thrifted threads: burgundy

welcome to another 

'what i wore wednesday'

today, i'm linking up with lindsey for some fashion fun

unbeknownst to me... this is suppose to be the colour of the season.

my hygienist wanted the source of my sweater...

even my daughter was eye-ing it.

well, unlucky for them,

this burgundy sweater

was a thrifted handmade find !!

i spotted this hand knit wool cardigan a couple of summers ago,

 a season when all the sweaters 

at the thrift store goes on sale.

nobody noticed it when i wore it last winter

(i don't know what colour was in season then?)

but it seems to be getting a lot of admiration this year.

hope you are all keeping warm and cozy in your woolies this season.

as i write this post, it looks like another frosty morning

but sun sun sun all day.

erica

xoxo

knitting and reading: 12/02/14

i am so in love with my purple production

that i started another scarf

with the same pattern in fushia.

the yarn, (or should i say yarns) i used...

are a mix of leftovers and thrifted balls that i've found.

i have been having so much fun combining yarn because 

it allows me to infuse texture wherever i like.

however, now that i'm almost done

i'm not too sure about the brown accent !?!?

together with the fushia,

the garishness factor seems to be too high.

while i decide whether or not to unravel, 
i have my books 
(and all my neglected chores...of course)

i picked up a copy of thoreau

from the church book/cd sale on sunday.

i am tickled pink to finally have my very own copy of walden...

in my quest of decluttering,

i've come across so much of thoreau

in films, magazine articles, and blogs.

for me, his life and his writing is beyond inspirational.

so much to knit... 

so much to read...

this life is so delicious !!!!

erica

xoxo

joining frontier dreams and small things

hello monday: 12/01/14

hello monday !!!

i'm playing along with lisa

where i greet the brand new week

and all the gifts it brings.

hello december...

and thank you for bringing some fluffy white snow for us to play in

hello 50 bag challenge...

canadian diabetes is coming to pick up a few bags this wednesday,

i've filled 28 bags in total for this decluttering challenge... only 22 to go.

hello christmas tree and ornaments...

they are going to go up this week,

 and i can't wait for all the twinkling lights that accompanies it.

hello christmas baking...

and all that butter and sugar and cream.

i'm getting all my ingredients this morning 

and hope to be knuckle deep in batter by this afternoon.

hello sacred arias...

lately, i can't get enough of andrea bocelli,  

his arias filled our home and hearts all weekend 

and will continue all this week.

hello everyone....

happy first of december

wishing you all a great start to this week !!!

erica

xoxo