Catching up

April 4, 2012
haiku

The peepers emerged
Pushing leaves & grass aside
We shall soon find frogs leaping

April 5, 2012



Moon nestles between the tree
Reminds me of a little egg on a leaf.
Bemused at what the egg moon might become
A glowing orb hatched into the night,
Scooping milk from the sky with a giant ladle
& we in wait for our fill.

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The moon was full & bright

& Followed us on our journey southward

My midnight guide

Closer

I want to keep this image with me
Remembering the day
With its warmth & light
Watching the kids clamber over the rocks
With bits of their lunch
Over turning rocks in the tide pools,
Gazing out into the bay
Feeling the breeze at noon

I need to hold it closer
Brace myself against all that is
Rough
& give myself the ease of reason
& my heart
To know we did right by us all

30 for 30 & Lady Solace

I was inspired by a poetry reading last night to try and write a poem a day for the month of April. I know I am a few days behind, but I plan on catching up. 30 poems for 30 days.
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Lady Solace

I am on the front steps crying
My face raw, my worries spread out in blotches across my eyes and cheeks,
She is with me & she is not afraid.

It's as if, she knows then
That I need her energy & love.

& it's then that I can begin to
Pluck myself out of the burden
& be with her in this moment,
Watching her on her tiptoes peer out the window,
& look back at me and smile.

Reversible

Recently made some sweet pants for a new little moon baby & yesterday was fortunate enough to meet her.
Being in there home during their baby moon brought back wonderful memories.
What a time it is after your first baby is born. Your now looking at life through new eyes. The world's axis has shifted. A part of your heart has left your body & you have to begin living life with that odd new feeling.
& oh boy are you tired.
But there is magic in the sleepiness. Wonder in the utter perfection of your baby.
What love.

Many Blessings.

Found

On our latest bottle dig, a friend found a jaw with teeth still intact.
We had wondered when we might find someone's long dead pet. That day we had also found a few ribs, my guess from a pig.




Besides perturbing the neighbors with our digging, we had a lovely picnic. It was a warm & lovely day.

Hodge podge

Working with clay


Her creation


Skate box


The "tabernacle" or Our throne of games.


@the sewing machine repair shop.
I had to go in to find a replacement belt. Lucky for me they had some real eye candy there. A whole collection of toy machines. Was doubly lucky that day. I installed the new belt on the machine myself. Happy to report I was sewing by that evening.

Reaching high heights

He has always managed to amaze me
Consciously climbing
With dexterity and monkey abilities
I am in awe
My own inner child rejoices
For him.

I am excited
To watch him reach many more high heights.

Footies

Here in Maine, feet can get awfully cold. & shoes awfully wet. Some kindly people have a welcoming basket of footie slippers by the door to keep your feet nice & toasty while visiting.

In January I had the pleasure of visiting a friend and being reminded of that hospitality. I was bent on making some Footies for us! And I figured it out. Hacking up another pattern, watching Dowton Abbey and knitting away. I finished the first slipper by the end of January. Milo promptly claimed it and slid around for the month in the one while I made slow progress on the second, but tonight, I pulled it together and finished. A little uneven, but definitely lovely.
Now, since I have an idea of what I am doing, I can outfit the family in a more fitting and toasty pair. Just in time for Spring?!?

Feeling summery

Although its still winter here in Maine, I am feeling the summer groove & with that, I am in the mood to outfit my little lady with some warm weather attire.



Here is another swing reversible smock dress....


She has red buckle shoes for this one. I love the cream fabric with flowers on the one side. I saw it at Mardens & snatched it right up.




Next we have a very special accomplishment for me....sleeves. Although they look uneven in this photo, I assure you they are even & attached, my very first.


Trying to get my very busy toddler to pose for a photo was hard indeed. She loves this summer tunic & wanted to put it on right then and there. Melts the cockles of this Mama's heart, I am telling you.
Fabric from Home Remedies right here in Portland.

Definitely more to come in the making department. This is too much fun.

A dress

One of the highlights of having Ophelia, is dressing her up. She even sweetens the deal by enjoying her frocks. Today I whipped up this reversible smock dress.
Based on a dress I bought last year from the Nesting Housein Mount Airy, a small Mama business called Eieio, you can find her shop here. Her fabrics are lovely and the quality on the sewing fantastic.
I wanted to try my hand at this great dress. The simple design and snap closure made it easy to sew it right up and have it on her in an hour. The hardest part were picking the fabrics to compliment one another.



I think it turned out lovely. Looking forward to making more!

Collection

He is firmly in the collecting stage,
Bottle caps first & foremost,
Bottles
& arranging....



He's using his eyes and interprets,
Uses the camera to capture
What is quickly disperses by his sister



He's inspired
& diligent

It's oh so quite

I've been oh so quite here. But I feel perhaps I may be hitting my stride again.
This little Lady we will call Nikette. Made for a Sweet friend turning 1 yesterday. We went to a butterfly lunch with tea sandwiches & quiche. Quite lovely indeed.


And so peaceful until.....

Evening, morning

-photo by Elana

Evening in the city
Eating Tapas
Drinking Pilsner



Early morning
Doing math
After cereal and a cup of tea

This moment

Series in Cape Ellis

Wednesday

My handy blog app was on the fritz this week..,,
So I am playing a bit of catch up.

Above we have the three little bears enjoying the steamer trunk.
When I was little I would hide out in that trunk too. I still can remember the musty smell and what it was like from the inside.

Could you give me a hand?

It was a day
Of half completed projects
Laundry
& never making it to the market

Dinner
Found us empty handed
But things picked up at the
Great Wall
We ate gazed at the fish
& were happy once again.

This moment

Accordion to sources, something's been bubbling up....

Making

We made laterns with jelly jars



Made laughs by dressing up silly



& made wishes in the fountain


Not a bad day at all.