THE WEEK THAT WAS

1. Sleeping like this

2. Chocolate cupcakes

3. My baby and blossoms from the backyard

4. So many sausage rolls that you can no longer be left alone of the bed

5. A stroll and a chew on a giraffe leg

6. A Pom Pom A Day pottery petal pots

7. Daydreamer

8. Blooms: mini chrysanthemums

8. My boys. My best.

MAKING ON A MONDAY

 

Casting on the second basic bootie for my brother's baby Beanie. I can't wait to meet the little soul.

13/52

'A portrait of my son, once a week, every week, in 2014'

George: rolling around and giggling at the sight of your silly mama. You love to be outside, watching the birds and the trees and trying to get a good handful of grass in your mouth.

I'm not sure who started this project but I came across it and I love it. I hope it's ok that we join in. I might play catch up and post the past 12 weeks in the coming days, I have that many photos of this little man that it won't be hard to catch up - the tricky part will be selecting the photos - not to worry though, for I am at my happiest when scrolling through photos of the baby when the baby is sleeping.

SUNDAY SNOOZE

You my darling are perfection.

I can't resist letting you catch a few zzz's on your feeding pillow at these handful of times when you don't finish with a big burp and a squeal, ready to go play again. I freeze and try not to fidget and disturb you from your slumber. At 5 months I fear these moments are fleeting, as you become so big and boisterous that I wonder how much longer you will go on feeding this way. And so I cling to the chance to sit and stare at you sleeping on my lap, so peaceful and perfect. 

SNAPSHOT

 

Coffee table collection.

We watched the Mandela movie this evening. What a man. What a story. What a country. 

So much wisdom. So much to teach my son. So much more to be done in this world.

I love the variety in this photo. The stack of books that sit alongside this one feature the topics of our lives: parenting, travel, cooking, bedtime stories, ultra marathon running and knitting. 

POM POM APPRECIATION: A HAPPY TRIVET

What better way to protect any surface from delicious hot dishes than with a glorious cluster of pom pom goodness. Honestly, who comes up with these things?

Trivet: Happy as Larry Designs
Tablecloth and napkins: from a little textiles shop in Jaipur 
Placemats: Anna Chandler Design
Kareem lantern: Amalfi

AND SO WE BEGIN

a pom pom a day keeps the doctor away

hello humble little pom pom
sitting there with your fruity friends
within your wooly web you possess powers to nourish a healthy mind and body
with a daily dose of your creative flair, together we will make fun things happen
so what is your fate fuzzy little friend?
will you sit atop a beautiful beanie? will you yarnbomb a steely metal post?
let our daily adventure begin!