Recycling

It looks like summer has arrived , shame it didn't arrive last weekend while we were camping in the Sussex mud at the WoWo campsite. We still managed a brilliant weekend away visiting friends and watching cricket. I even had time to finish a few of my small reuse/recycle projects. Hope's memory bear is finally finished , his name is Levi (thanks to all those who made suggestions this one is perfect!) .He is made from her first baby grow and her daddy's jeans I've never made anything like it before, and after days of sore hands from fitting the joints and sewing denim I doubt I ever will again. So he will for sure be as unique as I intended !

Im really enjoying my recycling projects especially those using old clothing and my sewing machine. I find sewing very relaxing and we all need a lot of that in this crazy house full of girls. I have started making some baby hats for the cooler weather from fine knit merino wool jumpers I had in the wardrobe. A bit of a impromptu design as we were away camping and I had forgotten to pack Hope's hat for the chilly evenings by the fire. Many people have been asking about them and saying I should sell them so I may give that a go .I should have some spare time over the summer to make and build up a good stock for the winter when they can be worn. The original hat was made using only a few stitches but I have since made a few more that are a little more refined / attractive! I've added a pic of the originals to give an idea of what they are like.

Winter hats packed away for today at least as the sun is finally out .Heather has gone off to school wearing her summer dress uniform the birds are singing in the garden and Hope and I are off for a swim , it looks like its set to be a lovely week here <3

Spring is in the air .

Well at least it should be well on its way by now. However this weekend felt like midwinter. We camped on a small farm site but we did have a hookup so ran a small heater in the tent. The air was biting cold during the day so we wrapped ourselves and baby in many layers for bed . I think I over done it a little as it turned out we were all too hot.
BBQ s beach walks and generally relaxed days made for an almost perfect weekend despite the dodgy weather. Can't wait for our next little camping adventure in just two weeks time . Hoping that baby Hope will sleep as well and be as content as she was this time around !

Snug as a bug <3

ready steady camp ..

We are going camping this weekend . Baby Hopes first camping trip and the weather forecast says it will be 3 degrees on Saturday night ... sheepskins at the ready .. she doesnt look too phased

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Moving on

The past is history . The future is a mystery. Today is a gift , thats why its called "the present" .
I have the most beautiful gifts x

Reblog.

Over the last few days someone has been reading my entire blog. The statcounter shows me which pages have been viewed and when . It drops a pin on a world map and shows where they are located. It's usually pretty accurate.
The avid reader has viewed many posts from way back when I first began blogging. I'm not sure what they hope to learn or find or if they are just enjoying the read. I started a little back reading of my own. Only to find that each entry brought back memories of all kinds but mostly memories of what I DIDN'T post to my blog . Just what life was like back then , how hard I was trying . And I found one entry that really says so much about where I am now in life.

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21st October 2008 : Broken

The remote control is broken. It sank when it was forced into the broken bubble tube.
Lots of things get broken in my home.. Not always deliberately as such. .. sometimes deliberately broken but without the understanding of *truly forever broken* and the sentimental value of inanimate objects .
I dont have many things of sentimental value .. I value life and people and the things that money can't buy .. Im not a materialistic person AT ALL .. the remote can be replaced .. the bubble tube was expensive but repair was possible .. and life goes on ..

but what about those things that can't be fixed .. the things that when they are broken stay that way .. for always .

Trust .

When someone breaks your trust , no matter how much you love them Im not sure that repair or replacement is ever possible. The foundations of any strong tower need to be solid ..
no cracks ..
broken trust is like a crack in the foundations. It weakens the whole tower, suspicion seeps like damp into the cracks in the foundations and the base of the tower starts to brace itself and take the strain of the great weight above it . The tower stands in strong winds and rain .. through violent storms.. and the pressure moves higher up the tower.. before the cracks appeared it relied heavily on the foundations to hold it firm.Now the whole tower must take the strain.. The tower trembles and further cracks appear, fault lines appear at so many levels waiting for the final thrust that causes the tower to crumble into a heap of rubble. That can never be rebuilt or restored. The bricks themselves will have small cracks and fault lines just waiting to let in the damp once again.

So what can you do ? before the tower falls.. can you patch the cracks ? lay a damp course shutting out the cracks below ground level ? Do you pretend you can't see the cracks appearing in the walls ..plaster over them and wait another year maybe two until they appear again .. keep painting and repairing the surface and hope that your tower will outlive you ?.. or do you sell up .. move on .. perhaps invest in a new tower .. or just let it fall and find yourself a home in the rubble of the old tower ?? not over shadowed by it any longer .. just surrounded by all that once stood before you. Everything that was part of you and the foundations that once supported your tower.

Is there a chance the land below might dry out sometime ? if the rain holds off long enough .. not even a small shower for a while .. can the cracks seal and the tower become stable again .. all four walls intact .. no cracks .. no damp ..

The showers keep coming ... they dont even make puddles but they wet the land again.

I need a long hot summer .

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Building a tower with a mixture of old and new bricks . And what a beautiful tower it is .

Thanks for reading .