the week through the lens

it has been on the back burner, i have not been taking a lot of photos for a while now, and that should change. so i put the "hand made" lens back on the camera body and got started this week. it touched me in a special way, as i wander and have the camera ready be it in the kitchen, or living room table... this enables me to see with new eyes and i like it. we will see if it sticks, it is a start to a new friday review of what caught my eye. there is to be said, that i was inspired by erin boyle and her blog "reading my tea leaves". she does a wonderful job and it is so inspirational to have a look at her photos...

:: 1. dinner with my in laws, festive and seasonal, home cooked and happy to have guests

:: 2. end of year present by joel's employer, what a nice gift

 :: 3. some wintery flowers, they brighten up the droopy out doors

:. 4. an other bonbon is on the needles

:: 5. the communities advents card, so very happy about my friends design...
       as you open it up, all four advents candels are printed, thank you t

the week through the lens

it has been on the back burner, i have not been taking a lot of photos for a while now, and that should change. so i put the "hand made" lens back on the camera body and got started this week. it touched me in a special way, as i wander and have the camera ready be it in the kitchen, or living room table... this enables me to see with new eyes and i like it. we will see if it sticks, it is a start to a new friday review of what caught my eye. there is to be said, that i was inspired by erin boyle and her blog "reading my tea leaves". she does a wonderful job and it is so inspirational to have a look at her photos...
 

:: 1. the days have become fogy

:: 2. the "rindermarkt" in zürich at thursdays festival of lights

:: 3. like every year, an early start with my imigrant friends, baking christmas cookies

:: 4. the joy of november orchids

:: 5. and this package of clementines made my week turn upside down. a little dance was performed
       the littlest of the family took a whole bag of those wonderful fruit along for all her school mates
      and teachers!

the week :: through the lens

so there is not even a corrrect "the week :: through the lens", as my life looks more like this picture... lots of constructionsites. although the room in the picture is all renovated and ready for our guest tonight, as planned. thank you to my house mate and hard working friend! he painted the room, pulled out the carpet which otherwise, would have been on my to do list...
the religion class i taught today was watched by my mentor and it went soso-lala, still ok, but lot's to improve. she was kind and attested, that the core is perfectly fine and the teaching goals are fine, to improve are mainly timing and that i should pack the lessonplan less tight. she was gracious and i will do better next week.
for today, on to the next activity on my list, get my neighbors car to pick up beer and other beverages for the converence tomorrow. instruct a group of volunteers to bottle local water and label it as such. and so many more things, which are not even on my list right now. i feel like that converence is an overwhealming construction site occupying a lot of my attention and energy. and it will be done by tomorrow night.

so, this is it, enjoy a blessed weekend. and a big thank you to my family and friends, helping out at all kinds of tasks, like bottling local tap water...

the week through the lens

it has been on the back burner, i have not been taking a lot of photos for a while now, and that should change. so i put the "hand made" lens back on the camera body and got started this week. it touched me in a special way, as i wander and have the camera ready be it in the kitchen, or living room table... this enables me to see with new eyes and i like it. we will see if it sticks, it is a start to a new friday review of what caught my eye. there is to be said, that i was inspired by erin boyle and her blog "reading my tea leaves". she does a wonderful job and it is so inspirational to have a look at her photos...

:: 1. the carrying, the library ordered the book and i was the first one checking it out...

:: 2. some wonderful glowing cotoneaster around our house is lighten up the gray start of the week.

:: 3. the white chicken is changing it's dress.

:: 4. in the spurt of finishing of a sunny friday afternoon, i managed to take the compost out.

:: 5. one of our bedrooms is getting a new wall covering, after taking down the old one. by the end of
       next week, there will be a new carpet put in too.

the week through the lens

it has been on the back burner, i have not been taking a lot of photos for a while now, and that should change. so i put the "hand made" lens back on the camera body and got started this week. it touched me in a special way, as i wander and have the camera ready be it in the kitchen, or living room table... this enables me to see with new eyes and i like it. we will see if it sticks, it is a start to a new friday review of what caught my eye. there is to be said, that i was inspired by erin boyle and her blog "reading my tea leaves". she does a wonderful job and it is so inspirational to have a look at her photos...

:: 1. a got a new raincoat... (from the second hand shop)

:: 2. my new shirt, i love it (also from the second hand)

:: 3. the fall cutting is done on our geraniums

:: 4. green tomatoes, i love them to make some more chuttney

:: 5. it's time for a little candle light

toss up and shuffling around

i was kind of locked up this morning. i'm in my last year for my religous-education degree. and part of this last year is practical experience with lots and lots of reflection. not just me reflecting my teaching lessons, but also within a group setting. i'm absolutely aware how it sounds, when i say; we are eight ladies, all in their first few years of teaching primary school kids in a semi voluntairy classroom setting (for the kids it is kids and their parents it is up to them, if they want to come and be thaught in christian formation/katechism).
i do understand the importance and also setting safe setting it is, to help each other through difficult classroom situations. still, for me it is a very challangeing setting being "locked up" for 3 hours. especially today, as the morning started out so wonderfully sunny, after 4 days of rain and fog and overcast. i managed and was so very happy to get out and running this afternoon.
yes, running i was, after 12 days of not doing so. i feel physically fit again, just getting the strength back from curing a cold with a migrane and stuffed sinuses. i'm back alife and happy, able to use my body again.

this said, i also am tossing up and shuflling around a few things in my life. a bit more teaching and advent season approaching, i still want to be able to get some sewing and knitting done. i have not been able to give those tasks a good alottement of time. and so, i decided, while in the woods this afternoon. i need to step back a bit from my "virtual" world. it is now lightly said, it even takes me some second thoughts writing this down. there have been so many memories written on these pages, right here. but i stick with my decision, there will be "the week :: through the lens" on fridays, but everything else is tossed up.
i'm a bit curious myself, of how many days i will keep posting....