still life: my kitchen, a.m.

My kitchen has become a place of work and learning. I have discovered new-old ways of nourishing my family, frugally using what we have and safe ways to clean. I enjoy the space, it is the original kitchen and makes no accommodation for lots of bench top appliances. It works. It is a working kitchen, not a display kitchen. It's a place I feel happy.

Collected things I love to look at, serving purpose. Seeds collected and drying, citrus cleaner steeping.

My next task awaits.

Tools at the ready.

 

Growing food from kitchen scraps.

 

The first tomato growing experience provided much learning. And not many tomatoes.

 

Poppi's African violets. I have warmed to their delicate ways.

 

Linking up with The Beetleshack Stills. Wishing you a moment of still in your day today!

 

still.life(four)

An opportunity to reflect on my surroundings. To breathe in the rare moments of stillness in my world. To celebrate simple abundance in my daily life.

 

1. Artwork from the first day at new Kindy. I am very grateful for the kind way he has been invited into this lovely little community.

2. Op-shop goodies: a lovely vintage sheet (I found the matching pillowcases a few days later!) and another big glass jar, which I have already filled with sweet peaches, sugar syrup and booze. See you in six to eight weeks, peach liqueur!

3. Tomatoes, charred by the heat. Now they are getting well and truly soggy.

4. Drawing has been de rigueur over the school holidays. His walls are now covered with home-made posters of favourite cartoon characters.

5. The community centre chicken coop- we have the keys! We went to visit, harvested some tomatoes growing there and put our plan down. Getting some girls to live there is next on the agenda.

 

Linking up with The Beetle Shack.



still.life (three)

An opportunity to reflect on my surroundings. To breathe in the rare moments of stillness in my world. To celebrate simple abundance in my daily life.

 

1. Breakfast debris. A combination of children's cereal, an attempt to right a milk intolerance and the remnants of the Christmas table.

2. Celebrating my birthday, 1980's Chinese style. As it should be.

3. Drove past a case on the side of the road for several days. Chatting with a friend on the beach, she told me about her desire to sew a quilt. We stopped and checked her out, brought her home, and she works! A classic, couldn't-kill-it-with-a-stick, Singer, built in 1958. She's heavy, we named her Gertrude, and my friend is happy.

 

Hanging out, in all the happy stillness, at The Beetle Shack. Do check it out.

still.life (two)

An opportunity to reflect on my surroundings. To breathe in the rare moments of stillness in my world. To celebrate simple abundance in my daily life.

 

 

 

 

 

1. A moment to sew, for the Handmade Ornament swap.

2. A new toy. See you on Instagram? I'm sascedar, there.

3. The most gloriously vivid pile of vintage textiles, all found in one go. Pure happy.

4. Lacy, air-dry clay ornaments strung into a mobile for the festive season. Easy, pretty.

5. Feeling very useful, a bucket of home-made laundry liquid, cooling and stirring, cooling and stirring.

 

Come join the party at Emily's shack.



still.life (one)

An opportunity to reflect on my surroundings. To breathe in the rare moments of stillness in my world. To celebrate simple abundance in my daily life.

 

 

 

 

 

1. I am fascinated by the way the beans know how to climb.
2. Somewhere new to sit. Thanks Aldi and your random products!
3. Hair accessories have become rainbow sprinkles on our floor.
4. A humble harvest. We followed a renowned textbook for growing potatoes (The Potato People by Pamela Allen) and it worked! Home grown taties.
5. I picked up this mag on a whim. Very. very glad I did, you should check it out, too! The Simple Things.

Joining with Em, of The Beetle Shack, and a whole bunch of lovelies linking up.