These Are a Few of My Favorite Things

A cup of tea

when you're taking a break,

a favorite magazine

when you want to escape,

that happy feeling

that crafting brings - 

these are a few

of my favorite things.

♡

Time Flies

You don't have to be
especially wise
to recognize that
time simply flies.

Have you lost a day,
a week, a term?
I think there's a time thief
but I've yet to confirm.

♡

Featured: Summer is here already
and I've yet to show you
my new-ish winter blanket.
Time flies.

Vive la France

The beautiful azure sea

that amazing southern light,

the markets, the scents, the people,

Provence, you've been a delight.

♡

Let Her Have Cake

A little girl

was taking a break,

preparing to enjoy

a nice piece of cake.

A squirrel jumped on her

giving her a fright,

he was actually hoping

to get a small bite.

A bird flying by

was horrified by this,

but the squirrel didn't care

and blew her a kiss.

The oak tree sighed:

"well, he is young",

and the naughty squirrel

stuck out his tongue.

A yellow butterfly

who was always so kind,

sided with the squirrel

if the girl didn't mind.

Other animals arrived

drawn by the chatter,

and all wanted to know

what was the matter.

Some had an opinion, 

some had a laugh,

when the little girl

finally had enough:

"You are all lovely,

but for heaven's sake

let me have a moment

to enjoy my piece of cake"!

♡

Featured: My picnic blanket is finished!

My lovely niece Dana

is the first to use it.

I Dream My Dreams in Pink

Pink said to black:

I love you to the moon and back,

black answered pink:

I hope it's as far as I think.

♡

Featured: I've rediscovered
my passion for doilies.

A Handmade Holiday

Our Passover this year was quite

casual and very child friendly.

I wanted to share some things I made:

1. Yogurt drink bottles made into little vases

2. I used empty tea packets to draw

these little characters

3. And wrote names on them to use as

place cards

4. I filled drink cups with festive choclates

and artificial flowers

5. And put giant marshmallow lollipops

in little bottles

6. These went on the table and at the end

of the evening every child got one of each.

7. The adults got a roll of date delight

(recipe below, if you'd like to try it)

8. And a jar of my grandmother's

traditional holiday cookies

9. Finally, I made a felt flower garland

♡

Recipe for Date Delights:

Warm up 500 grams of pitted dates

with a little butter to soften them.

Let cool and add 3 cups of goodies -

granola, quinoa puffs, broken cookies,

nuts, dried fruit, whatever you like.

Mix well, make little rolls

and roll them in coconut.

Easy and quite healthy. Enjoy.

Brown and Broken No More

I was walking down the street
when I happened to meet
a sad looking chair
that gave me a stare.

It was getting dark
and the weather was bad,
I couldn't just leave him
looking so sad.

The chair was broken
and brown, it is true,
but I had paint
and a hammer and glue.

I told him of all
the places we'd go
once he was fixed
and got back his glow.

I promised to
fold him into the car
and take him advneturing
near and far.

The chair liked my plan
and wanted out of the weather,
so I picked him up
and we went home together.

♡

Featured: Two coats of paint

and an embroidered seat

gave my poor chair
a new lease on life.