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Fresh Air & Mud!

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Today was a rare day of truly no plans, no errands to run, no chores (that were being acknowledged…), a little play date first thing but it was just the 3 of us (plus bump of course!) by 10.30am.

The weather was grim this morning and we were all tired after a night of being disturbed by the howling winds, so we settled down on one sofa for some Disney movies and a cosy day at home.

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By lunch time the rain had stopped and I needed to get out of the house for some fresh air and (gentle 😉 ) exercise. We got dressed up ready to take on the wind and chill, and after we had waited out a major tantrum over suitable attire from the little Miss, we headed to the Fire Hills. I’m pretty sure Emma being 3 now is harder work for us all than being 2 ever was, it is a… dramatic age!

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The walk was much needed and appreciated by all I think. Wonderful views across to Dungeness, lots of friendly people walking their dogs, plenty of mud and puddles for little Miss and an opportunity to walk linking arms with my husband. It has been a while since we have all walked anywhere leisurely enough or safe enough for Emma to just run freely ahead. I have missed walking and talking with Vince in that relaxed, not-at-home way that is just different somehow. I know it is going to be more important than ever to savour those moments when this baby boy of ours is born. We have an extremely blessed and happy marriage but I know it will take prayer and work from both of us to keep it that way, I hope never to be complacent about our relationship.

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Whilst walking the hills I became slightly obsessed with sky and the clouds as the sun started to set… and consequently took too many photos. But it was so gorgeous, I just love horizon landscapes and skyscapes where we live…. and in general!

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Ahhh that walk made me feel just so much better and less tired than I had before we went. Refreshed and invigorated, as much as I can be at 24 weeks at any rate… walking in the countryside is definitely one of my ‘happy places’!

What do you most like to do when you get that cooped up feeling? I’d love you to share it with us here 🙂

Naomi x2

 

This December…

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…has been special.

It was our last as a family of three and Emma’s last birthday and christmas as an only child! There will be a little baby brother crawling around our house this time next year 🙂
It was also special as we hosted Christmas for the first time instead of going it alone or visiting with others. We invited my wonderful Nan to come and stay with us a few days and it was just lovely having her here!

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This December has felt busy.

I’m not really sure if we have been more busy than previous years or if it is just pregnancy tiredness making me feel that way. My best guess is that both are true. But I am so grateful to have been busy with fun, family and friends, and I am of course grateful for the little life I am growing!! Still, looking forward to a slightly slower pace in the New Year.

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This December has been fast.

I mean really fast. I think this also contributes to that busy feeling, one minute I was in November, then it was Emma’s birthday, then it was Christmas and now it is practically 2015 and I feel like I just blinked it by. A blur I tell you.

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This December has been creative.

Despite this poor little blog having so little to show for it, I have been crocheting away this month. Although I have been sticking to small, quick projects of my own choosing (and have for the time being stopped all commission work) my inspiration/motivation is back! I will be taking some *proper* photos of my pieces in the new year and promise to share them here… at the moment I scarcely remember to whip my phone out before I’ve given the item away!

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This December has been traditional.

On that same note, I have not taken more than a handful of photos this month despite all of the big occasions. My hands are usually too preoccupied with something else to manage a camera into the mix and I was a little sad about this in a way. But then I looked back to this date last year and found this post about our festivities in 2013… and I was strangely pleased with how familiar it all looked and sounded. I love that our Christmas and way of celebrating it is already becoming full of our own lovely little family traditions. (It has also reminded me of what I really liked about blogging in the first place – a place of memories to look back on!)

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I hope you have all had a lovely month and enjoyed your Christmas celebrations! I will pop back in tomorrow for an end of year blog post round up of some sort 🙂

Naomi x2

 

Goodbye Autumn…

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So today is apparently the official first day of winter… and the start of Christmas judging by the number of fully decorated trees and houses in my social media feeds!

I am almost ready to welcome the Christmas season into our home and by the coming weekend I am sure we will be fully decked too. But for now I am still enjoying my cosy autumn colours, so here are some of my favourite photos I had meant to share a few weeks ago…

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::: One of my favourite garden birds… that I have to look for elsewhere as our little garden is over run by neighbourhood cats!

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::: The first fire of the season <3

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::: My cosy autumn themed mantelpiece <3 Complete with crochet pumpkins, toadstools, leaves and a pom pom garland.

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::: A new scripture print went up for autumn too – probably my favourite verse, Jeremiah 29v11.

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::: I even managed a little crochet, a chunky green cowl for myself in King Cole Gypsy.

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::: Also a little slouchy pompom hat for Emma, made using a double strand of Stylecraft Special DK. <3

Yay for happy, cosy, autumn days!

Ok, I think I’m about ready to embrace Christmas now! I’m off to crochet some little things for a christmas fair at our church this weekend 🙂 I’ll try and share them later this week!

Have a wonderful first week of advent!

Naomi x2