Wonderfull (Full of Wonder) Wednesday

What could be more wonder-full than a sled ride with Papa!

An Enchanted Childhood Playschool ~ February 6th-10th ~ The Letter P

We had lots of fun with the Letter P!! 

We ate Pineapple, Pizza, Penne Pasta, Pears, Peppers, and Peanut butter.

We Played Pirates and Princess and Pixies and worked Puzzles and Played with finger Puppets, most every day!


Monday, we Painted like Picasso.

Tuesday, we Painted Pink Pigs!

We made Peppermint scented Playdough on Wednesday.

Thank you Pinterest for the "snow" playdough idea!

Thursday, we created  Pretty Peacocks.

We are Pretty Pleased with P week!

eggs in wooden bowl (still life)

An Enchanted Childhood Playschool ~ January 30th-February 3rd ~ The Letter O

We are moving right along on our ABCs.  This week was The Letter O !!  We read a sweet little book that quickly became a favorite-- Owl Babies!

We made stuffed owls for Ceative Time.

Another day, we read The Barn Owls.. and then made "shape owls" which somehow ended up looking more like ET (oh welll....).

Friday, we made octopii (octopusses and even octopode are Webster approved).

And ate octopus for lunch!!!

Upcycled

I have become quite fond of the Goodwill in the next county over (The one we had here closed several years ago... Poo!). When I find myself with nothing to do on a Saturday morning, a sewing machine calling my name, and absolutely no material to use, Bunny, her papa, and I mosey on over. We scour the racks and racks of clothes, hoping to find that perfect piece. I can usually spot the good ones without even pulling them out, but The Hubs is still learning what the different fabrics and fibers look like. He walks around and randomly grabs a hanger to check the tag on whatever he thinks looks good. Bunny usually likes to ride in the buggy, and sort through the pile. On this day however, she had a bit of extra energy to run off. And with a nearly empty store, I was inclined to oblige her.

We have decided that, since we have a large selection to choose from, we will be very picky and only select 100% wool (or cashmere if we are lucky). We actually end up with quite a large pile in our buggy. At the end of our search, we sort back through all of our finds and only keep the best.

Once home, I decide what piece I want to work with.

I lop off the sleeves.

Using a pair of well fitting pants as a template, I mark were the inseam should be.

I splice down the seam (leaving a couple of extra inches at the top for the waistband).

I pin and sew the two leg pieces together.

Then I fold down and sew the waistband, and insert the elastic.

I also like to use the chest piece of the sweater.

Trim it up and sew, making it into a dress for Bunny.

I have to say that this is my favorite outfits of Bunny's. She gets lots of compliments on it.

This Moment

{this moment} - A Friday ritual inspired by SouleMama. A single photo capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. If you're inspired to do the same, leave a link to your 'moment' in the comments for all to find and see.

It IS so sad....

 "It's so sad. Everything is gone," sighed a playschool boy, after he had begged and begged to run ahead into Poppaw John's garden.  I am sure memories of berries, warm and sweet. Of bite size tomatoes and crooked carrots. Of green beans and sweet peas eaten off the vine. Of pumpkins peeking out from behind massive leaves....had prompted his desire to hurry to the garden. He was so sad when he saw.... nothing.  Just sticks, dried leaves, straw and nothing else. 

He was right, it IS so sad......

Unless you know where to look.

And there, buried deep, in the mud and the muck.... Hope.

The garden isn't gone. It is simply resting and soon.... very soon, it will produce an abundance of

Joy!

red stained mouths and hands full of strawberries

children running here and there, unsure where to start first

the look of awe as they pull on some green and out comes a carrot

watching their own pumpkins grow from green to orange

feeding the dried sunflower seeds to the birds

Pure Joy!

Until then, we wait. And we remember. We breath in deeply and go back... just for a moment. Soon.