where I am right now - February 22nd 2016

Making : a Polaroid quilt for a friend 

Cooking : delicious dinners from Chelsea Winter's cook books

Drinking : water

Reading: the magic faraway tree to the boys each night

Wanting: the summer evening glow all year round

Looking: forward to friends coming to stay

Playing: in the water at the Margaret Mahy playground 

Deciding: on where to store our growing cicada collection

Wishing: we could be at the beach every day

Enjoying: ice cream with Mr B on 30 degree days

Waiting: for the next date night with Mr B

Liking: my new pergola and festoon lights

Wondering: what to grow up the new pergola

Loving: quality time with the family

Pondering: the power of the earthquakes 

Considering: a haircut 

Watching: people enjoy the fun spaces in the city

Hoping: to get more peaches off our trees before the bugs and birds get them

Marvelling: at how much the boys have grown in the past 5 years

Needing: to finish hand quilting the quilt

Smelling: gladioli from my garden

Wearing: jandals

Following: geonet 

Noticing: how fast my garden has grown

Knowing: we have been through so many earthquakes and still relatively sane

Thinking: about how to Project Life this year

Feeling: glad we have so many photos of our family

Admiring: how well the boys play together

Buying: all things star wars

Getting: excited Master B will be 9 in 5 days

Bookmarking: recipes for tomatoes 

Opening: the fridge a zillion times a day for cold water

Giggling: at the word cliff - as the boys were saying it as clift for a while

Feeling: thankful we can remember

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Art makes me

Art has power

in the way we think, wonder, create or dream

it has the power to inspire 

or the ability to transport you past memories to a specific place or time.

When I finally visited the Christchurch Art Gallery after its very long awaited opening (five years later) with Mr B

I was filled with so much joy

the power of the familiar made me grin from ear to ear

the thought of so much change around me but in this space there ware all these moments captured in time.

It took me back to all the times I visited when life was simpler (a life before the earthquakes)

when the boys were so much younger.

It was just wonderful to see all the art and my favourite pieces

I just wanted to stand and absorb the power and the feeling of joy in my soul and plan my next visit.

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where I am right now -January

I feel like I blinked and December vanished!  Its January already!

Making : Blackcurrant Jam

Cooking : From my new stack of recipe books

Drinking : Nespresso

Reading: Mollie makes  magazines

Wanting: It to rain so I can test out the spouting and barrel I just installed.

Looking: At school bag options for the boys

Playing: with watercolours

Deciding: what chocolate to eat from our large selection we have been gifted over Christmas

Wishing: To go back to the Christchurch Art Gallery 

Enjoying: Trips to the park with the boys

Waiting: for my gladioli to flower

Liking: My simple loom creations 

Wondering: why our potato yield was so bad this year

Loving: Days spent alone with Mr B

Pondering: the view of the city

Considering: planting more plants

Watching: the boys grow

Hoping:  there is no more painting for us in the near future

Marvelling: At the new functional space we have 

Needing: more patience

Smelling: the garden

Wearing: a smile

Following: the boys around the new playground in the city

Noticing: All the birds in the garden

Knowing: that we are creating memories together

Thinking: abut how fast the past year went

Feeling: Thankful all the painting is done!

Admiring: All our storage solutions

Buying: Lunch boxes and drink bottles

Getting: Excited for Master B's 9th Birthday next month

Bookmarking: great playgrounds around the city

Opening: post

Giggling: at all the awesome photos I find on the camera

Feeling: very thankful for grandparents

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Christmas Encraftment Market

Come and check out Christmas Encraftment! 

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where I am right now- November

Making : Christmas Angels

Cooking : bbq for dinner

Drinking : lots of water 

Reading: the weather reports

Wanting: Mr B's ring to be fixed asap

Looking: forward to construction starting

Playing: games with the boys

Deciding: on my Encraftment Market table layouts

Wishing: for more date nights with Mr B

Enjoying: the glow in the evening skies

Waiting: for our garden to be in full bloom so we can enjoy all the fruit and vegetables

Liking: all the video's left by Master B on the camera about lego

Wondering: why the camera can't just auto rotate photos for me

Loving: friends coming to visit

Pondering: how on earth the garage was still standing after all the eq's given how damaged it was

Considering: what exterior lights to buy

Watching: grand designs nz

Hoping: for a week of sunshine

Marvelling: at how fast the boys are growing

Needing: rest

Smelling: the flowers

Wearing: protective gear to remove the garage

Following: so many awesome crafters on Instagram

Noticing: all the close ups of the dog

Knowing: these two are my world

Thinking: this is a great time to year with lighter warmer evenings

Feeling: proud of this quilt

Admiring: the awesome photos the boys leave on the camera

Buying: storage solutions

Getting: over a cold

Bookmarking: christmas card options

Opening: wrapping paper to wrap Christmas gifts

Giggling: at how many screws this child stashed in his pockets while sorting

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