walnut boats..Christmas eve

Finally they set sail...... On Christmas evening we made a nice place for them to swirl around. After being waiting during advent on the seasonal table, we were all so happy for this moment.

2010!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

We wish you a great and inspiring new year.

May all your wishes come nearer to you,

May you see all of your blessings and

enjoy all of it.

by Danielle Drescher

Advent 3

Running to the advent third week...know it isn't supposed to be this way....as quiet pace would be fine this time of year.... but in reality. Hai!

The animals have arrived, in our garden.. Also a barn is quietly awaiting.. In here the animals find shelter because we have here in Vancouver...loads of rain...

(nativity barn is of set from Dick Bruna) I wish to find a nice wooden one, or make it ourselves....

But this is our present we gave julia for her 1st Christmas... it is nice to see her growing into the images... at first she liked to chew the angel... now she likes to know why the family is on their way...and the barn is filled with the animals. just as she likes it as an almost three yr old, with a touch of...

Ps. on the picture a little barnhouse (find at www.hestiaglobal.com)

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Sorry, forget all about putting pictures on the blog, following up the weeks....(flying by actually)

So 2nd week: Flowers and plants are added. From quiet we go to powerful as this feels for me.

In the mean time, maria is pregnant on her donkey with Joseph approaching step by step... via our windowsill...

Mother&Child-2

By Carrie Groenewegen

Whistler

Skiweekend at Whistler. Good cold fun!

Knitting in winter...

The best thing you can do in winter, is working with wool. All different kinds of wool. gliding along your fingers, keeping you warm. and the one you are knitting for.....warm too....

A nice difference of knitting I have spotted.. the european way and the 'uh' north american' way? or where is it originally from? I like it! Anyway, in making an effort trying it the north american way great help for me is: www.knittinghelp.com if I need some video guidance.

The wool I used is NORO. inspiring it is, keep buying the same coloured one and the colours make me want to make, Next to the hat, Maria, joseph, They are on the way, aren't they, so a cape is nice and warm... mittens for Julia. etc.

I personally see no ending yet....

The book 'Knit one, embellish too' from Cosette Cornelius-Bates I used for the hat and mittens is good, works easy and very good to follow...as well in the european way.......

Christmas in our home

Mother&Child

by Lura Schwarz Smith.

Till Christmas I will try to put some nice pictures here on my blog as I like these images so much

13 december 09 Santa Lucia

Angels descending..our version...

A little porch to heaven, bringing each morning a little angel during advent. like a big staircase.....

engels descending from heaven, love the image...

As Christmas is for me all about Family, quietness of the outerworld.

Here is a postcard I got from my beloved grandma. (we shared a similar love for angels)

by Rudolf Sonnleitner

Book of the season:

Now we have shifted from reading Elsa Beskow's

Woody,Hazel and little Pip, we continue in

Freddie Langeler: Children of the stars.

whatresults in me make a little woolen 'painting' of a girl catching stars.

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The silk etheric ones

Angels in all their different qualities.

angels...and....fairies....tinkel...tinkel...bells

Some of my angels and fairies I made for the fair.

Also I used an original pattern of a starchild, (just because I love this image)

Christmas event at work...

Julia in her silk skirt. (quickly assembled by me in the days before....).

looks really neat, even if I say so myself....

Especially with all the stickers she has put on her top....

It was a nice idea of the company, to bring a gift for a child and to bring food. Of course there was loads of food to eat ourselves..lovely.... all ways fond of that one...and julia even got a present herself from Santa Clause after being photographed with him.....wauw. so well organised. and the tradition of gingerbread cookies...

painting stairway from heaven....

Advent! November 29th 2009

The first sunday, the first candle, the first moment to stand still by all the energy we are surrounded by.

This is the first week of advent in the Paradise garden. which is all about earth, water, fundamented with all treasures found on our walks (love the quietness we have now in the corner of our living room).