A hasty afternoon

Wednesdays have the busiest scedule of our week

with my daughter  having two after school activities that I take her to.

They are somewhat badly coordinated so we're rushing to and fro all afternoon.

 When we get home from school/work there is just enough time to have a quick something-to-eat and a last minute rehearsing the keyboard before we're off to piano practice. 

Next time we get home it's just in time for me to enjoy a cup of coffe in the sun (at least it was today) and for my daughter to catch up on her homework.

Then we rush off to my daughter's dancing class.

And while she is dancing I usually go for a very much needed brisk walk.

It's a busy afternoon but still it's so nice to be able to do these things.   

Cut by measurement

When doing my clear outs in December it turned out I had kept loads of old writing paper, some of it now more than twenty years old. I almost threw it out cause we don't use much of it nowadays. We have drawing paper and office paper, but not much need for paper with lines and squares.

Except for small notes for putting down to-do-lists, shopping lists and other stuff to remember.

So the other day I sat down with a pair of scissors and cut away until I had a nice little pile of new old note pads.

Repurposed.

Resized.

   Restacked.   

 

New favourite

I know I shouldn't have, but I brought this home from the charity shop. 

As soon as I spotted it I was sold.

Or rather - it got sold, to me.

This wooden candle holder.  

I love all it's ins and outs. The shape is perfect.

Another favourite that I've had a while is this little bowl from the Elvira series from Figgjo by the design of Turi Gramstad Oliver.

 http://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turi_Gramstad_Oliver

I love the bold black line in its decor.

Happy weekend clutter

Pictures from a Saturday morning:

My daughter is a heavy sleeper on schooldays, but come weekend she jumps out of bed bright n early!

I tend to sleep in, so unless she wakes me up, she's on her own for a while.

This shows how she has spent her morning;

Sitting on her blue chair by the coffe table, watching a movie or two and playing some music

- the discs are on the table.

She's helped herself to half a kiwifruit, eaten with style - plate and all :).

Played with a balloon - or rather she's probably danced with it - she always dances.
Rummaged the box where we keep birthday  and cake decorations and such - don't know if she found what she was looking for.

And Ellie, the rescue elephant, lying on the sofa, never far away these days.

(Ellie was donated in one of our before-Christmas clear outs, and taken to the charity shop.
But a couple of weeks ago my daughter confessed she missed it so
and regretted she had given it up
and really-really wanted it back
because it was a Valentine elephant.

So we went to the charity shop, luckily it was still there, 

and we bought it back :)

All this abandoned as-is, to come and have breakfast with me, and then run out to play with friends.

Now I'm sitting here, with my after breakfast coffee,

looking at this scene,

smiling.

Sometimes clutter makes me so happy:)

Labeled

We've been getting continously more gadgets in the house and with that more and more wires that constantly get mixed up.

I was tired of bringing the wrong charger for the cell phone on weekend trips.
Or pulling out the wires also for the TV and the DVD-player every time the channel box needed a restart, just because I didn't know which was which.




So I took out my Dymo and made labels for all the loose end wires

Confusion no more.



And it's Friday:)
Happy weekend!

Longing for spring

Looking for green...

 

A play with words.

But every time I see green - in any shade or shape - I dream of spring.

One step closer since it's now February:)

Last month of winter.

Love those Fridays

A few glimpses from around the house on a Friday morning.



A golden glimmering candle in the living room.

Still snow in the garden, but since this picture was taken the heavy wind has blown it around and rearranged it somewhat.

In the kitchen, a tray for oils and othe cooking gear.

A stack of pillows waiting to go to a more permanent storage on top of the closet.

Love that it's Friday!

Have a wonderful weekend.