finishing up the year

the year is on it's last leg, or better arriving at it's peak...

it is not really this or that, but i decided to look back a bit and try to put it into a few words. not very elaborate or eloquent, just rambling along. as i'm sitting down and keep on breathing, it's not a question of life or death, it's the moment of being still and take it all in now.

as i work through many struggles, and i don’t give up. i work hard to learn from made mistakes. if there’s something i really want to do, i work to stick with it.

i’ve found that, more often than not, from every failed attempt, there’s something of value to take away. i hope to model resilience for my children,with my efforts to persevere.

most everything i do helps me, to stay balanced — and also brings me joy.

this is true for the past year and will still stick with me in the coming year. and so i decide in the spur of the moment, that i don't tally up my list of 2018. (you can look at it, and i do so too, in the mid year "list poste". and with this i close the year, glad for all of it and grateful for the learning experiences i got.

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 wished for mittens, done and on his hands

:: 2. the new game, played over and over again -azul-

:: 3. lots of fogy nights make for wonderful christals

:: 4. the sun is setting and it's just so pretty to watch

:: 5. how much fun to find an old broken trumpet and bringing new life to it!

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. starting the week with a wonderful bouquet, a seasonal joy fitting my retro vase...

:: 2. early in the week we had a bit of snow.

:: 3. followed by some frosty mornings.

:: 4. an advents concert put on by my friend and her childrens choir and a few wonderful musicians.
       it was wonderful and the whole family attended, which made it even more special.

:: 5. thea and i had to kill time at a train station, she discovered the photo booth!

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 morning star greeting me to start the day.

:: 2. after running and enjoying the sun rise, coming home and loving the red berries.

:: 3. this years advents window, at twilight. i love the simplicity of it.

:: 4. lots of wonderful winter vegetables, this one is a fennel salad.

:: 5. and then there is all the cookie baking, cinnamon, chocolate, all spice, lemon, and much more
       smells wander throug the house.

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 first week of advent, we lit the candle of hope
 

:: 2. my advents present, a book to look deeper into fermenting

:: 3. the first hellebore are in bloom in our garden, seems like the weather is too warm, as they
       are supposed to be in bloom later in the year.

:: 4. and i'm in the middle of teaching a class of fourth graders. guess what we were working on....

:: 5. somehow i managed to bake "gritibenzen" just in time for st. niklaus day!