Amelia Magic

Things That Make me Happy # 4

This is going to be a very short post.  I want to share a link to my favorite......one of....my favorite photographer/bloggers out there.  I actually have many favorites.  Photographers and bloggers.  My list on the right doesn't even begin to tell the story of how many blogs I visit. 

I visit Liivian Talossa every day, stalking, waiting, holding my breath to see what she has in store for me.  I can't read a word of what she writes, I don't even know what the language is, but it doesn't matter, I adore her.  If you can enlighten me, please do.

Her post today held a special kind of magic for me.

Have a visit.

Liivian Talossa.

Things That Make Me Happy #3

I love to crochet.  A lot.  I usually have my crochet bag with me everywhere I go; to the beach, the park, the movies--yes, I said the movies---you try and get through Kung Fu Panda for the third time without going crazy.  (Okay, okay, I didn't really see Kung Fu Panda three times, but you get the picture.)

Anyhoo, I always have it with me (my crochet bag) and I love it, love it, love it.  Here is the funny thing, I only know how to make ponchos, but I can now make them very well, and I have made a ton of them, a whole pile, in fact.  Most are gifts, ready to be sent out, but some are waiting to be photographed for etsy and posted there for purchase. 

Have a look.........

....isn't she sweet?

This poncho is a size 4 to 6, it is made with two yarns crocheted together for extra warmth and durability.  I will have other sizes available, and other colors too.  Fun, right?

Here's a closer look.........

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...check back in a couple of days and I will have it posted on etsy, if you are interested.

Now, I am off to learn something new, maybe this beauty. 

Hurray, cheer me on!!!

Silly Me

Me: "Hey Piper, come here, I wanna tell you something."
Piper:  "What?'
Me:  "I love you."
P:  "What else?"
Me: "You are really smart."
P:  "And what else?"
Me:  Uh (this is a new game) "You are very clever."
P:  "Let me tell you something."
Me:  "Ok."
P:  (pointing at my forehead--??--)  "You are really pretty---all the time."
Me:  "Wow, thanks."
P:  (pointing at my head, again)  "And you are really smart."
Me:  "Yes, I am, thank you for saying so."
P:  (now pointing at my neck, where a necklace should be.)  "And your heart is really pretty too."
Me:  "What heart?"   (silly kid, I am not wearing a necklace.)
P:  (duh)  "The one inside you."

Things that make me happy.....#2

I say # 2 because the last post was really the first installment of the "things that make me happy series", I just didn't know it was a series at the time.  But, really, how serious is a series if it just shows up sporadically?  We will see, I am not making any commitments.  Anyhoo, here is number two:

Audrey eating her morning "moatmeal".

McCann's instant maple and brown sugar.

Yummy.

"Mommy, mesh?"

"Yes, Audrey, you made a mess."

Let's talk about the weather.

 

Friday was the first day of fall and it most definitely did not disappoint.  It was chilly and windy and a bit cloudy and then it started raining and I was over the moon happy.  Seriously, a different person.  (I would move to rainy Portland if it weren't for all of the bridges there.)  So two days of wonderful glorious soggy wet wet rain to wash the dirt of the steaming hot summer away and then today is so beautiful, stunning.  The air is sparkling clean, the slight breeze has a hint of chill (must wear sweater) and the sun is streaming down through bright white billowy fluffy clouds.  Everything is glistening and sharp.  I love it.  I am happy.  I am feeling creative and ambitious.  Strangers are being sweet and smiley to me because I walk through the neighborhood with a goofy smirk on my face because I feel so lucky to be enjoying this day, this weekend, this fall season. 

Life is good.