shellebellecreates

You know why I cut my hair?

I didn't want my bangs to grow longer than me.
I took a 15 minute break, Mo was supposed to get dressed. Her hair got caught in her button, she did not want to disturb me and took matters into her own hands! I love her spirited independence!

thoughtful friday

"Love starts when we push aside our ego
and make room for someone else."
--Rudolf Steiner

**edit** Today is not friday. Today is still Thursday, I have been a day off all week.

goals

1. spin at least thirty minutes daily for 30 days.
2. Try one new recipe per week.
3. Fall in love with making miles of bias tape for my lola and lolita apron. Or just manage to finish making it with out burning my fingers.

dragonfly

dragonfly
Originally uploaded by shellebellecreates

"While hunger rules, peace cannot prevail. He who wants to ban war must also ban poverty. It makes no difference whether a human being is killed in war or starves to death because of the indifference of others."
-- Gandhi

iphone mosaic

iphone mosaic
Originally uploaded by shellebellecreates

i am having issues with all things apple right now. I want to box it up and leave it at the shop until somebody makes it all better.

weekly gratitude

* my family brings me so much joy. mo was very lovey this week giving lots of kisses! watching jay grow up into a nice young man is amazing. manthing is getting even better at cleaning up the kitchen and makes the best quesadillas!

* i am grateful for the fresh produce my garden is providing. today i picked kale to make kale chips and it was delicious.

* the sky

* morning walks

* quiet knitting time, and completing projects, so satisfying

* the library, and amazon search capabilities

* photo booth in the mac

It has been a long week with school starting, I am grateful for the routine and rhythm that comes with school days. The whole house seems to fall into place better. We were so scattered in our lazy summer days. I feel so much more grounded and productive now. I just need to adjust to my earlier rising time.

good bye B

caught red handed

I have a weakness. I love red vines. It all started when I was little and my neighbor would share what was then known to me as California licorice. Her friend mailed her the large tubs of it, she would share one piece at a time. Now of course you can buy it everywhere and it is still super yummy, and we do buy the big bucket full with some regularity. Yesterday I was having a rough time making the miles of bias tape for my lola apron. I had problems measuring an inch and then I realized I did not want an inch but then found a way to make that inch work because I did not want to waste fabric and then you know I always seem to burn myself while ironing bias tape. So I need a treat and snuck into the candy cabinet (what you don't have one of those?) for a piece of licorice. Mo caught me so I gave her one but took a second for myself. She said aren't you going to share with Papa? Me, no he's asleep. She thought this was not right, went up to share her piece with Papa. She woke him up and told how I would not give him one so he could have a bite of hers. Too sweet of the little one, but really why share with the sleeping beauty?

thoughtful friday

"In simplicity there is freedom-
Freedom to do less and to enjoy more."
---Katrina Kenison

DNC

I am debating going into Denver to take part in a peace protest or go see Nader for the his rally.. I talked to local law enforcement (actually a 6'8" member of the swat team) who did not recommend taking a family down. Will it be the chaos somebody is broadcasting?( can't find the news article but they might have it on the site, i read that this group was planning on throwing feces or some such nonsense.) Or just busy? And why is I-25 closing for Obama's speech? I must go and ponder some more.