Happy

My little one turns 20 months tomorrow. How it has flown by, so much rapid change as she grows and we grow with her. A bundle of energy and fun pushing me to do more, play more, think differently, cook more, read more, talk more. We are happy, she is happy as she tells us often ... happy being her new favourite word. She is my inspiration. Delving much more into myself for inspiration and finding it in the simple things that surround us. Its so lovely being a mother and having a happeeee daughter to skip through life with!

I've decided Wednesday is my blogging day - while she sleeps - so here is my little entry and I'm now going to get out there and make some connections with the other lovely people blogging such fascinating thoughts, ideas and images .... have a happeeee day!

Turning back the clocks

Easter has come and gone, the clocks have been turned back and the days are shorter and cooler. We spent our easter at the beach, eating chocolate and meeting a real Jemima duck lookalike!

If you are interested in the lovely, handmade wool felt and silk scarf in my banner I have just started a shop.

Have a great day.

A litte bit of autumn felting

A quick burst of autumn and we've now come down with colds and an ear infection for the little one. Nonetheless the days are glorious here in Sydney - blue skies, sunshine and 25C degree days with cool nights. I've done a little felting though and here's a pic. It's a happy scarf for my aunt who lost her home in the Victorian bushfires. She and my uncle are both very resilient and already on to the task of rebuilding. A sad reason but a good one to go through all my old photos and find some to send to them so that they have something to remind them of past happy times. Speaking of scarves the Victorian Scarf Festival is on again for anyone who is interested.

The Beginning

For the past 18 months since the birth of my baby girl, I have been an avid blog reader, devouring the words and images created by gorgeous (women mainly) who love, parent, make things, have good days, bad days, inspire each other and are inspired by the simple things that surround them. I've bought things on etsy, read books recommended by people, been blown away by beautiful images and really affected by the honesty and emotion in the words of people who are in many ways more real to me than some of those in my 'real' world. I've marvelled at the creativity in living and making. The handmade work is often so breathtakingly beautiful I am in awe.

So now it is time for me to give a little and share some of my own creativity and thoughts and something of my day to day life with my divine little girl and my much-loved man. I work two days a week in arts research and I also have a fledgling business as a copywriter. I'm a felter (at least a very beginner one) who has many projects in her head which are starting to emerge as I carve out some space in my days. Textile design and crafting in all its forms is a great love.

Why Wood and Spoon? Wooden spoon popped into my head today as a simple, elegant, timeworn tool that you use to create and nourish over a lifetime. It is these qualities - simplicity, elegance, well worn, nourishment, creativity that I value and hope will be characteristics of my blog. We shall see she says with a more than a little trepidation and excitement!