Hello September

Our routine has changed. The buzz of everyday school life, children spending the waning summer light outside after homework, and us hanging onto the weekend. We are welcoming fall with our whole hearts.
Plans of picking out the perfect pumpkin, maybe a hay ride through a field, and some apple picking are in order.
Fall is the absolute best where we live. I can't imagine not seeing the leaves change color or smelling the change in the air. There is this musty damp crinkling crunching of a New England fall. If you never have experienced one you must take a trip here when it all happens!
Right when all this starts to happen I get back into the knitting, making mode. I feel this need to bake yummy pies while wearing an apron and to light candles at night. It's almost like this internal alarm clock goes off warning that winter is right around the corner and to enjoy the comfort of fall before it's too late.
Things are still crazy hectic around here but soon, very very soon it will all slow down a bit. I need to keep reminding myself of this. The long days, the tired overwhelming feeling will just melt away and soon my favorite month will be upon us. But this month, this September, we are happy to be right here right now.

End to August

I'm still right here. Silent, extremely busy, and enjoying the last bit of summer. Our days have been packed full with our everyday jobs, getting the kids ready for back to school, and big decisions. Those free moments to create a post just haven't popped up - a quick picture snap here and there for instagram has been about the most I've managed to do in August. 

It's not the way I like to spend a month but I'm sure soon things will slow down. A cake will be needed soon to celebrate a birthday and then September will begin. Structured school schedules and quiet mornings. Aahhh!

As for my little giveaway there is a winner! 

Congrats to:

Thanks everyone for entering. 

I'll be back soon with a proper post. About embroidery patterns, our busy days, and lots of pictures.

Our Everyday

The end of summer vacation is right around the corner. School uniform shopping, time to start going to bed early, and no more underwear gang. One last month. 

It's Time To Say Thanks!

These are some things I have been working on lately. An embroidered pillowcase and some embroidered old photos. The photographs would make excellent gift tags, cards, or just really awesome wall art framed. I haven't had the chance to put some in the shop yet - but they will be coming soon. 

But first I wanted to have a little giveaway, one to say thank you! It's been awhile since I had one of those. 

So here is the nitty gritty:

The Winner will get the standard pillowcase embroidered in the picture above and one of the embroidered photos pictured as well.

All you have to do to enter is leave a comment telling me which photos you like the most and what you would do with it?

I will pick a winner randomly from the comments on August 23rd. The giveaway is open  closed to everyone worldwide. Goodluck!!!

7 Years

Yesterday dear hubby and I celebrated 7 years of marriage. It doesn't seem that long. We went about our day pretty normally. I got a hair cut, spent time with the kids, and just enjoyed our day together. I've finished up a lovely embroidered pillowcase and worked on a new embroidery project that I'm excited to show you. 

The pillowcase will be making it's way here for a long overdue giveaway.

Inspired Photography

Once a day, I take a picture. Just a moment - unscripted, unedited, and real. I was very inspired by Alain Laboile. His La famille collection is so free. Really capturing those everyday memories you wish you could hold forever. 

While often I try to set up a photo, cropping out the mess of the desk on the right or the lone sock that lays on the floor, these are uncropped. They are real moments in my real everyday life.