CabbageLarsen

...and I return!

...I have been absent, for what seems like and eternity...but I return...oh, weeks and weeks ago the computer went BOOM and we were left floating in cyberspace..well that's melodramatic, it broke and we tried to fix it, but to no avail; we tried to live without it. That was worse than the frustration of trying to mend it, and so here I am sat at a shiny new laptop.

Things that have made me smile over the last few months:

 

the conversations that button worms have.

 

...new books.

 

crabbing...such fun!

 

...lots of sewing projects...

 

selling a custom order dress...doing my first stall..and so much more. The garden is heaving, our first cucumber is almost ready to pick.

...and the plans we have for the holidays.

We are so excited.

The Guitar Strings

Last night I went to bed early with a hot chocolate, my knitting and an old and rather hilarious copy of "The Big Book of Needlecraft" (quotes from this later are a must!). Martin stayed up to restring his guitar...this morning he said they were strung better than ever before...

        ...this made me think...

...in affluent times how we forget the value of things, everything is disposable...those guitar strings, this time cost more, in relation to our income, they meant more, and so he spent longer fitting them, with more care, took pride in it.

It is easy to think only of the difficulties that arise from having less money, and forget the beauty of everyday things. We are only poor if we let ourselves feel that way. In many ways having less can help us feel as if we have more.