waldorf mama

right now...

inspired by amanda's post, here are my ten words for right now...

:: inspiration

:: cozy

:: creativity

:: comfort

:: art

:: play

:: organization

:: beauty

:: imitation

:: possibilties

what are your ten words this february day?

shelley

gratitude friday...

this week, i am grateful for...

:: living in texas and our beautiful texas weather.

:: some great news on the health front for my husband.

:: the thanksgiving celebration will be joining in today at maya's sungarden.

:: my blogging friends and this beautiful online community that we share.

:: that every friday is a day of thanks for me.

what are you thankful for today?

shelley

october...

i missed my official september self-portrait, but i did make this post - which counts, right? oh, but of course it does. and without further ado, here are our october portraits (this first portrait is also doubling as an additional photo of my new red rover scarf)...

me :: october 09

maya and papi :: october 09

happy october to all...

shelley

another beautiful baby hat photo...

from my friend, cari vaughn, of cari vaughn photography. this one in my sunset orange silk...

my absolute favorite color. just like a warm bit of sunshine, isn't it? thank you for the lovely photo, cari!

shelley

autumn equinox yarn...

happy autumn equinox! we've had an abundance of rain the last few days so what better way to celebrate the change in seasons than photographing more of my yarn stash? and in some beautiful fall colors, no less...

alchemy silk purse in the desert song colorway

and in the waterlily colorway

araucania patagonia (in my favorite colorway!)

fiesta boomerang in rainforest

lorna's laces lion and lamb in the red rover colorway

and in the firefly colorway

louisa harding grace handyed in frost

sundara aran silk merino in the basil over buttercup colorway

and in the toasted orange over pistachio coloway

happy autumn knitting!

shelley

on the road...

we enjoyed our weekly commute again yesterday...

happy tuesday, everyone!

shelley

mindfulness...

with our long commute each week to maya's new school, i want to be mindful of the world we see around us as we travel and take time to notice the little things. it is so easy to set ourselves in rush mode, so easy to let things pass us by. but i am noticing that our car time has become our quiet time. and i'm finding it quite grounding and centering, both for maya and myself. especially when we take notice of something we have not seen before, which usually sparks a conversation and an opportunity to share and learn. i'm relishing these moments with great mindfulness and joy...

yours in this moment,

shelley