First Advent marks the beginning of our looking forward to the celebration of Christ's birth.
Teenagers from our church are soon going to Appalachia to deliver Christmas presents to needy children. So we knitters decided to include scarves in each box.
The yarn I used was pretty boring, so I added 4" fabric strips at the edges. Mostly polka dots, but some plaids, checks and florals thrown in add to to the fun. I hope a little girl somewhere in Appalachia will like it!
Is this the biggest cabbage you have ever seen?! A friend brought this over from his garden - it would be a gorgeous centerpiece. :) Wishing you a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend.
Here is a corner in our den. The round clock looked lonely on the wall, so the mirror was added to "mirror" the clock. The very-cool horse thing on the top was given to me by a friend...I love it.
When I lived in Germany, the only people who had cuckoo clocks were the Omas. But on my last trip there I found this little cutie and just couldn't resist. The little swiss miss bounces up and down, moving the bird across the porch! The tick-tock drives Micah nuts...he always stops the girl from swinging. Then I start it up again when he goes to school.
Underneath the kitchen bar is a great spot for stools and tons of scuff marks. Black chalkboard paint takes care of that....anyone who wants to leave a message is free to write and create. This message left by two sweet teenage girls.
Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bone. Proverbs 16:24
Part of our front yard is like a giant amber blanket of leaves. You'd think I would wander out here and sit, and ponder, while watching the leaves gently and sometimes not-so-gently fall to the earth. It is a nice thought...but I unfortunately don't get out here too often. But just the idea of it makes me smile.
Flea market dishes, antique linens, fresh flowers and candles, mixed with IKEA napkins + friends + food= great evening!
I hate stuff on the counter. One exception is a glass cylinder to hold paper towels.
The pine cone is not exactly stable - I have to take it on and off when I use a towel - but it looks nice!
" And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life? And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these." Matthew 6:27-29
A sweet neighbor brought over this tiny pumpkin filled with flowers (flowers are nestled in a glass jar with water). What a nice treat to find on my porch.
I lived for 11 years in the eastern section of Berlin, and this photo by an East Berlin artist perfectly captured scenes from the city. Leaning up against part of my I-have-way-too-much-Polish-pottery collection, it brings back many, many memories.
I'm pretty sure this cutie is from an amazing German artist named Silke Leffler.
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