One cup of black coffee….

….. may LOOK like any other cup of black coffee ……. but trust me! They don’t all TASTE the same!Today’s coffee is Mzuzu from Malawi. Delicious. Perfect for a quiet few minutes with my crochet!

A two cup day

As I finish my first cup I realise I need a second.

Relax!

Hook another round and enjoy!

Today….

…. was a two cup of coffee day!

Coffee and crochet

SMILE!  😄

Coffee in the garden

  

Lovely to feel the warmth of the morning sun on my back. 

Snatched moments

2016 has not begun in the manner I expected. Moments of peace and solitude have been snatched from an otherwise busy and troubling ‘schedule’. The ‘something new’ I mentioned in my last post has certainly been on my mind.

It isn’t the first cup of coffee that is the sweetest of the day as far as I’m concerned – it’s the second! The first is drunk whilst doing other things – but the second is savoured 😉

Unexpectedly I ended up in hospital. Emergency treatment was required for an undiagnosed problem – and there will be more to come. It is a relief to have the diagnosis – now we can move forward (carefully for the time being) and hopefully later this year all things will be ‘back to normal’.

Sadly, shortly after the hospital stay, my dear mother died. At the age of 97, and in the advanced stages of Alzheimers, it was finally Broncho-pneumonia that was the final cause. She went quickly, peacefully, and with her family around her. I was holding her hand.

The funeral is next week. I’m not looking forward to it – but God is GOOD! He has given me much comfort in His Word – and this verse is kept close by me

My current crochet is a blanket that I have affectionately called ‘The Blanket of Fire’. I began it in the last week of 2015, and it’s for a special grandson. On a couple of occasions I took it with me when I spent time with Mum. She could see the colours and feel the softness. My next plan was to make one for her – but sadly I’m too late

I am very close to finishing this – hopefully this weekend will see the crochet finished and then the rest of the ends must be woven in. I’m looking forward to that – I find it quite therapeutic. My plan is to hand it over before next weekend. I’ve loved working in these colours. You can read a little more about it here. The above colours are pretty close to reality. I haven’t found them the easiest to photograph.

 

Where did that day go?

The problem with Bank Holiday weekends is that somehow a day goes missing! I woke this morning thinking that it was Sunday……

….. Only to find out it’s Monday! 😀

So, what did I get up to yesterday? Did I find my little bit of peace and quiet? Well, yes, I did, but not until late in the evening.

I continued with my crochet, just relaxing and taking my time. I don’t think I’ll have any chance to do any today.

As for today! Well, I did actually intend to do some gardening – but ……

it rained! Instead I’m just taking it easy and planning the rest of my week.

Aah! That’s better

Somehow my day isn’t complete if I haven’t done something creative. That doesn’t mean that I have to complete my Life’s Work! It jusst means that I do something! Often something will end up in a journal like this. I call them my ‘Collective Hotchpotch’ Journals – no theme, and permission to do anything in or with them. I have quite a few – this is my current one. I’ve been doing it for some time – and in fact 6th September brings me to the end of anothere 100 days of daily ‘doing! I often give reference to my daily ‘doing’ over here.

It can be very relaxing to create when there is no pressure or deadline, and sometimes losing myself in something like this is the perfect revelation of peace and solitude. Let’s face it, you are never alone when you have a paintbrush in hand 😉

Time to relax

It’s been a hectic week. Lots of business to attend to. All done now, and the prospect of a quiet Bank Holiday weekend ahead. Now, it’s time for some crochet. The secret blanket is progressing well…… It isn’t half finished yet, so there is still a lot to do!