celebrating the seasons: creating cozy

yesterday and today are hot and humid again, though mostly overcast and a bit bleak. but earlier in the week we had some truly chilly weather. dan chopped up a fallen cedar he found in the woods (wow, it smelled good), and we fired up the wood stove for the first time this season.

there has been a lot more indoor play, blocks and puzzles are finding a new life. crayons and sketch pad and stacks of library books. we spotted a bear on our road yesterday, so indoors seems fine right now!

the rug tristan is sitting on i found for $10 at a yard sale. a nice addition i'd say.

but i'm looking forward to more of that chill. so we can keep those fires going. i love the flicker and crackle. the particular warmth and light a live fire casts across a room.

outside brother autumn continues to spread a blanket of acorns and leaves across our yard. below are some photos of a lovely seasonal garland our friend and playgroup host made with her family. the big leaves are magnolia. i think we'll give this a try with some finds from our yard.

thing thursday

it's a two post day. tristan is taking a bath and told me he wanted some privacy. he said, mama, will you go in the bedroom and do your work folding some sheets or something? and so here i am, "folding sheets." he is right next door, babbling to himself, and asking me a question every other sentence.

with regard to themes, on the thursdays i don't actually have something thrifty to share, i think it will simply by "thing thursday," where i talk about things in our world: crafty things, food things, household things, and so on.

so let me begin with the little acorn craft we did this morning:

sweet, no? i found a link to a picture on the crafty crow. no instructions really, but fairly self explanatory. the glue was a little messy, but tristan had fun pressing the acorn caps to the paper.

i'd also like to mention that we are enjoying stromboli lately. i used to make this fairly often when tashi was younger, and somehow fell off of it. but it's back. soooo good. tristan didn't even complain.

and a few pics of tristan sporting yia yia's latest sweater for him. very handsome, yes?

well that was just enough time to fold up a few fine "sheets." the little mister is calling me now.

until next time!