Month: November 2008
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The Alchemists
Such magic has been around me this week. Knitting time. Time to meditate. Winding time. Time for calm. Time for patience. A time to begin, slowly slowly, to transform what resides in the mind. There is simply no arguing with, nor hurrying along, tangled silk. A green, forest path, an enchanted forest, an emerald forest,…
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Astrid’s first (proper) word
Yesterday Astrid said her first word while they were all out at the zoo. She said Tiger. And she said it again last night just before seven when daddy asked if she said Tiger that day. Astrid said Tiger! And it was a real, proper, audible word! Mornings before daddy goes to work and before…
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immer hin
There’s a phrase in german, immer hin, which means something along the lines of always going there, always getting there, always moving towards it. Immer hin. Yeah. Things might take a while but you’ll get there in the end. A little conversation about rhubarb cake reminded me of it recently. I like immer hin you…
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just in case anybody wants to know
We left all our pots and pans behind in the assumption we’d magically be able to afford a set of Le Creuset when we got here. Instead we’ve been living with a £5 set of crap from IKEA, which keeps food colder than the plates do. Anyway, they must be discontinuing the colourway, but the…
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us and the bump we go walking
Lovely Shops has been updated including Yvestown + Shinzi Katoh, an amazing exhibition of creatures, the new Cath Kidston site and some rather delicious body creams at Beauty Expert. Did I mention I now have a terrible cold? This is on top of losing my voice a few weeks ago, not to mention the nocturnal…