Happy Spring!

 An outing to see a sweet puppet play, "The Winning of Kwelanga."

 Nathan continues to amaze me with his artistic abilities. This is his pencil sketch of Leonardo da Vinci, which he drew for a 7th grade block.

 The amazing Mama who takes care of Nuriel while I work just had a baby, so there's been lots of babywearing-imitation happening at our house. 

 I had a fabulous 38th birthday. I've been dreaming about Venice, so Nathan drew this picture inside the birthday card he made for me. Noah got me banana pudding (yummy!) and Nuriel kept insisting that it was HER birthday. :-)

Nuriel planted some Easter grass on Palm Sunday morning...

 ... that evening we got some unexpected snow, which resulted in a fabulous snow day that Monday.

 By Wednesday the grass was already this tall!

 Using some pea shoot sprouts and coffee & vinegar, I dyed some of these eggs with my students.

 A visit to a local Alpaca fiber festival with these sweet little one, just a week old.

 A fabulous creation by my friend Mindi - in exchange for a set of rainbow bunnies for her daughter. I love this dress!

 No chocolate bunnies were devoured in our house this year, but the Easter bunny did bring a chocolate carrot with the bunnies I had sewn from felt for Nuriel. {She loves her chocolate.}

Happy Easter!

When the sun,
from all around the universe,
speaks to my human senses---

And joy,
from the depths of my soul,
unites with light in a vision---

Then thoughts
from the confines of myself
move ever outward
into the vast expanse of space---

And they unite,
however dimly,
the essence of my being
with the being of the Spirit.

(Easter Mood by Rudolf Steiner,
translated by Tom Mellett)

A lovely sunny morning it is here & this is our simple family nest.
May all of you have a blessed day, this day & always.

For Easter Mornin'

While Noah was taking a 5-hours nap (thank goodness he feels a bit better now) & Nathan was getting a big chunk of his Platypus report done, I was felting. Seeing my students' finished chickens yesterday inspired me to finish the batch I had started a while ago for our family. They are just too cute. What a simple & sweet project. Off now to a dinner invite!

S p r i n g... In 2nd Grade

I posted about these as a WIP Wednesday a while ago. I haven't finished my set yet, but my 2nd graders have finished theirs - as you can see. They are so excited about these egg covers. Those who have siblings are planning to hide chocolate eggs underneath - away from brothers & sisters. Some struggled completing one, so the fairies will have to come this weekend and help a bit. Others finished three and are now working on lil' baby chicks along with it. I love the big, red comb on the yellow one. How fiery.

WIP Wednesday

A pilot-cap in Koigu Painter's Palette Premium Merino. I love that yarn, but hardly ever treat myself to a skein since the local yarn shop doesn't carry it.

I'm also working on a set of spring chicken egg covers. My class will do this as an Easter project. The kit is available at Peace Fleece. I love all the fun colors.

Tomorrow I will be 35. I remember how happy and optimistic I was at my birthday last year. Just such a different feeling this year...