waldorf mama

this moment...

a friday ritual (inspired by soulemama). a single photo capturing a moment from the week. a simple, special, extraordinary moment. a moment to pause, savor and remember. if you're inspired to do the same, share a link to your 'moment' in the comments!

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this week, i am grateful for...

:: internet access!

:: another 'this moment' friday post...not posted on a friday. :-)

:: last minute fort building in our old house as we packed up a final round of boxes.

in gratitude,

shelley

corners of home...

given our new space, i decided a new 'corners of home' installment was called for. so here are a few glimpses of our new corners...

still more to come (once i finally get internet access here)!

our new space...

here are a few glimpses of our new space! keep in mind that we're now in a very small studio space - less than 700 square feet, to be exact - with a completely open floor plan. coming from a home that was twice as large, this has created some interesting challenges to say the least. but it has also given me a golden opportunity to consider what we really need, and what we really don't need. a very cleansing and organizational process, to be sure! here is how it looks so far...

dining area (taken from the kitchen)...

dining area cabinets...

kitchen (i'm missing my beloved maple cabinets!)...

maya's bedroom area...

nature table, eames chair and rug...

our king size bed...

the studio is basically L-shaped, with the front door opening directly into the kitchen and dining area. the bedroom area is just beyond that, with a smaller area opening out and to the left - which is maya's bedroom space. the nature table, eames chair and rug occupy the easeway between these two bedroom areas. a small closet and bathroom are also adjacent to this space. we painted the walls, throughout, the same color as the kitchen and master bedroom in our other home - a soft lemon-lime green - which perfectly suits this small space and keeps it light and bright.

more photos and details to come as i get a bit more organized...

this moment...

a friday ritual (inspired by soulemama). a single photo capturing a moment from the week. a simple, special, extraordinary moment. a moment to pause, savor and remember. if you're inspired to do the same, share a link to your 'moment' in the comments!

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this week, i am grateful for...

:: moving day! 

:: finding a wifi connection so i can finally make my friday post (even though it's sunday). :-)

:: finding moments of calm among the chaos.

in gratitude,

shelley

moving day...

so, our big moving day is finally upon us. we've packed many more boxes back in dallas and boxes here in our temporary location, loaded them all up and will be making the transition to our small studio apartment tomorrow morning!

i hope to post an 'in progress' photo sometime tomorrow for my friday 'moment/gratitude' post. then i'll be back in this space next week with all of the fun details of our move and the first images of our new home sweet home!

wip wednesday :: felted iphone purse

i'm finally getting around to putting the finishing touches on my felted iphone purse pattern (which many of you have requested and been patiently waiting for [since january? how can that be?] - sorry for the delay)! i just wanted to make and add one more purse into the photographic mix (to use for some 'in progress' photos), so i promptly cast on for a pink and orange one...

i'm quite anxious now to quickly finish this so i can finally announce the arrival of this fun and functional pattern!

as for my yarn update today, another yarn in the orange family (anyone surprised?):

malabrigo aquarella, in the canelones colorway...

happy creative wednesday! as always, i'd love to hear what you're working on?

our state fair...

each october, the annual state fair of texas is held in our hometown of dallas at historic fair park. after a day of rest and recovery for maya from her brief illness (since this was a long weekend), we headed south on the train for our annual visit to this remarkable fair...

highlights for this year was the butterfly exhibit, as well as the annual bird show and dog show favorites. maya also had a young giraffe and camel eat out of her hand during our visit to the children's zoo. and like every year, we marveled at the beauty of the art and buildings surrounding us. and, of course, there were the traditional corny dogs to eat!