Corner's of my home - the boys room

It was time to do some re-arranging in the boys room now that the boys are so mobile that EVERYTHING needs to be explored. On Saturday/Sunday Jacob figured out where the electric socket is, plus a few others things where in the way too, so I figured I might as well child-proof the room a bit more, so they can explore to their hearts content. The shelf was actually right at the food end of the bed but a) Jacob started to pull things down while in the bed and b) it's very useful to cover said electric socket, so I moved it to the far wall. I did move the nigh table out too that I kept using but now they figured out how to climb on it, so out it went. I am still sleeping in their room right now (Jacob sleeps in the sidecar bed and Niklas on the big mattress with me in between them), so the mattress stays on the floor for the time being.

Making Merry

 

During the last week I have been busy. Once the boys were asleep I spend my evening decorating, wrapping present and making the last presents. The boys made cute little butterfly footprints for their Omi and Uncle, that needed to be wrapped. The glas jars contains homemade air freshener that I decided to give a try this year. Now all that is missing is baking cookies and I am all set for Christmas.

Corners of my home

Yesterday I picked up my new (used) bookcase. It was handmade many years ago by my neighbors uncle. When the house was sold, the person who bought the house (another neighbor) said I could have it, so we went over there yesterday morning and got it. I decided to put it in the bedroom , where I have the most space for it. I am so thrilled with it. I am even able put in my wool and fabrics and still have space

Taproot

Yesterday my most recent order from Taproot arrived (well I picked it up from customs where it was stuck but that is a different story). I have been meaning to get the print set of Wandering through the Seasons from the wonderful Phoebe Wahl for while but the high shipping cost always put it in the back of my mind to order it at a later time. So about 2 weeks ago, I ordered it together with my calendar.

 I love the art of Phoebe Wahl and already have the picture Instillness in my living room for a few month. From the moment that I saw the pictures that follow this rosy-cheeked family through the four seasons, I really wanted to have them displayed in my living room, and I could not only get one season, it had to be all. They are so beautiful don't you think:

Wandering through the Seasons

Art by Phoebe Wahl

Art by Phoebe Wahl

I also go the 2014 calendar with art by Phoebe Wahl! It includes many of the images that have appeared in the pages of Taproot. Those images are a a real inspiration to me and I am looking forward to seeing the different images each month.

working in the kitchen

  

  

Since returning form the UK, I have been busy . There is so  much work to do but the weather is not helping with all the work. It has been a constant stream of rain since I got back with the odd storm thrown in the mix and maybe an hour or so of sunshine. I desperately need to do some work outside but that's just not possible.

With that in mind, I focused on the kitchen that was still work in progress and bothered me quite a bit. After we finished putting tiles on the main wall a few month ago, I still wanted to put tiles on the floor and the corner of the other wall. With all the rain we had, we went to work last weekend. We ripped out the old floor and put the tiles in. Then did the wall and bottom border of the wall. On Friday the last bits and bobs will be done and then next week I get a new counter space for the kitchen, which means another piece of the never ending renovation/re-modeling is done :)