a patch of blue

the week, it rained.  it rained alot. so i spent most of it indoors listening to that pitter patter on the pavement below.  but what i liked most about the indoorness was the time i got to play house and conjur up a new handmade item for one of the bedrooms, a hand-crocheted cotton nap/lap blanket in pastels.  it is not quite finished yet but well on its way. 



see how far it's come?



12 spools of cotton so far and another 8 to go



with the help of these

and the light that is finally filtering into my bedroom

from my sunlit balcony which is inspired by my friend
chichi's enamelware collection

and pretty soon i will be able to step into my boots and
go for hikes again, those long missed walks on country roads

i am linking to faded charm cottage

"Don't scrub the soul out of your house."

inspired by posy, i put together a little kitchen corner today as the rains threaten once more to bring us all inside for tea and crumpets

i so love real houses, not those pictured in magazines

too perfect and unlived in, a house has to look lived in

and that's why posy's blog is so appealing, please take a peek.

so off i go to the the little red house

to share