a weekend in the country (IV)

la pampa . day one
april, 2013

we arrived in the middle of a wind storm
and were greeted by friendly dogs

we later picked wood and quince.

i embroidered by the window,
while the rain fell outside
and laughed by the fireside.

at night we befriend a little mouse.
cat. made him a little bed in a drawer,
hoping he would stay the night inside

♥

a day in may (II)

and i am not alone while my love is near me

i know it will be so until it's time to go 

so come the storms of winter and then the birds in spring again

i have no fear of time

today i'll meet up with my mom for breakfast
and later m. & i will go for autumn stroll to the botanical garden,
i'll take a nap, read a book, play with pixel, put on a pretty dress 
and go out to dinner with family and friends.

i will be a year older, once again
time passes by so fast

♥
 

sunday (IV)

{ re-uploaded. originally posted on may 15, 2013 }

april, 2013.
few times i had been so excited to do my homework
as i am with cooking classes.


i was determined to use my great grandmother's pasta machine
unfortunately, and after several attempts at cleaning it,
sitting on a shelve for many years took it's toll and it was too dirty
and i ended rolling it out by hand.
i'd like to think that that would've made her even more proud.


hope you have a lovely day

♥

just a minute in april

let us dream of evanescence, 
and linger in the beautiful foolishness of things
― kakuzō okakura

reading little women, louisa may alcott
watching rent-a-neko.
listening one of my favourite songs, ever ♥
cooking sweet treats & homemade pasta.
working on little presents.

hope you have a lovely day

♥

away & back

dear friends,

i've been selfishly away:
working on personal projects,
embroidering my heart out every day,
attending workshops and cooking classes.
free time doesn't come often, so i had to make the most of it
and suddenly free time was not free at all.


i hadn't had the chance to work on little handmade presents
and because of that i haven't mailed the letters yet
and so they sit in my desk half finished, longing to be sent
which they'll be, hopefully next week!


hope april was kind with you


much love,
toi.-

♥


ps. pixel says hello ♥
ps2. i opened a little shop

just a minute in march

autumn has been officially here for over a week
but it was only a couple of days ago,
coming home one afternoon, that i suddenly noticed it

the days are shorter, the leaves are changing colour and i'm happy
march was a slow, quiet month. a month of embroidering and tea,
of naps with pixel and dinners with friends, of lazy mornings and walks in the rain

reading the wonderful wizard of oz by l. frank baum
watching twin peaks
listening to beirut & sin fang almost every day ♥
working on little projects
taking photos again. i took almost no pictures on february and march
going away for a few days :)

hope you have a lovely weekend

felted

a few weeks ago i went to a needle felting workshop
i did a little wizardly polar bear with a starry pointy hat
and then a little mouse for pixel to play with ♥

tea party

may 2012.
birthday tea party with lovely friends ♥

sunday (II)

{ re-uploaded. originally posted on june 11, 2012 }

hi hello,
happy monday ♥

asleep on a sunbeam

sometimes i wish i lived in a small house with a big garden
and not a tiny window

the sweet scent of sun dried clothes,
the soft touch of grass beneath my feet
life's little pleasures.

noon

korma chicken with bulgur pilaf

coconut red lentil soup & cha siu bao

may, 2012.
a cold, rainy long weekend
perfect for movies & homemade food

just a minute in may

and just like that, almost half a year has gone by
may was a pretty busy month, filled with small moments worth treasuring
and at the end of the day, that's all that really matters

reading mashi and other stories, rabindranath tagore
watching silly little videos
listening to this lovely song
writing letters
wearing braids. i'm glad i'm letting my hair grow longer. for now that is..
taking short naps with pixel

hope you have a lovely day

little tiny hands

on a sunny saturday afternoon
four pairs of little hands helped us made cookies & muffins
and together we discovered a fun new game: the typewriter ♥

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