*s.i.w.e.f.

dear diary,


:: this week my eldest son turned 29

:: he called breathless "i was on a paddleboard two miles off the coast, we were surrounded by at least twenty migrating blue whales!"

:: my youngest girl called " i got a job!"

:: my youngest boy called also "i got in! "(the school he was hoping for)

:: my middle son sent to me in the mail a letter and an apple gift card! he said have fun!

:: my oldest child made a commercial for lexus

:: my husband was offered a job as editor of a (big) magazine (he had to turn it down though)

:: my sister heard my mom sing the words to a james taylor song



i felt immense joy and pleasure at all these things
(* so i won't ever forget)

then i
took a hike
visited a gallery where my friend has a showing
spent four days with my dear friends here from germany
went on a date with my husband
showed a friend how to knit cables and she gave me some of her handmade beeswax candles
and then, after work, i started working on these...

i am going to call them green sleeves. the embroidered patch is my own design, the knitted pattern is found here. instead of wasteful paper cardboard sleeves, i hope others will want to try these reusable cozies. they keep your tea or coffee warm and keep your hand comfortable. because a comfortable hand is important indeed!

little friends approve of the soft wool

and now for the winner of the give~a~way

nice to have helpers

3 years housewife and bhavana! congratulations! yes, it seems i couldn't help myself and chose two, please email me with your addresses, thank you everyone.

♥ lori

p.s. thank you so much from Chuck (and me too!) for all your kind words on my previous post, i love that photo of him!