yarn along: baby seals

let me introduce: the seal siblings! i used a neat pattern that makes for a well shaped crochet seals. are you wondering why one of them looks better fed than the other? no, it's not because one of them is mommy's favorite. it's because i experimented, i tried using hooks in very different sizes. the slimmer seal was made with a smaller hook as suggested in the pattern, the chubby seal was made with a much larger hook. i think both are cute in their own way!

joining ginny again this week. what are you knitting and reading?

favourite little pieces :: sky blue dress with cloud details

bought by:       our mum, early 1980ies

brand:              mothercare
size:                 6-9 months (70 cm)
features:           clouds, clouds, clouds

another favourite little piece here, and more to come!

the (long) weekend list

even though today is sunday, it feels a lot like saturday because tomorrow is a public holiday. love it!
here is my list of what was special this weekend:

* enjoying the swings with my little man, particularly the view of the lush, green leaves above us

* old friends staying for a few hours and a night before hopping on a train to Sweden this morning. good times, good food, good conversations, good wine :)

* taking the the little guy to a festival of vintage US cars and seeing the delight on his face. he just LOVES cars, especially vintage ones.

* impromptu dinner with what we had in the fridge and pantry (pesto, veggies and parmesan on baguette) enjoyed together with an impromptu drink (lime, basil, water and some %%%)

* and, as mentioned above, a saturday feeling on a sunday.

hope everybody had a wonderful weekend!

linking up with amanda (the habit of being)

::: Sketchy Sunday ::: air

after a break from sketchy sunday to support our family through difficult times, here we're back with the sketch theme "air". if you have sketched anything else in the past weeks (no matter which subject), you can share these sketches here as well, just include your additional theme in the description line when you link up!

::: SKETCHY SUNDAY :::

the weekly art challenge

by the artsy ants

every sunday the artsy ants will publish a theme which is to be sketched during the following week. you can take that theme literally, or you can let it spark your creativity, develop that topic, and see where it leads you. the following sunday, come back and link up your sketches for all to see.

the sketch theme for this week was:  AIR
you can link up your specific blog post, flickr upload, etc.
the link collection will be open all week long in case you're not yet ready to link up today.


now let's see what you have sketched this past week! here just a few guidelines:

• encourage other participants by visiting their posts, letting them know how much you enjoy their sketches
• keep your submissions family friendly
• follow artsy ants and link back to us if you have a blog or website

see at the end of this post what the new theme of the week will be!

next week's sketch theme is:  

WORK