We have an emerging wood pile - it's actually got way bigger than this since I took the photo! It's gorgeous Manuka collected from Clevedon by a bunch of blokes. Little by little Darling Man is 'making mosaics' as he saws and chops and splits and stacks our winter bounty and places it in a pile that is a pattern. I love it - it promises me hot, steamy, scented baths and cosy winter nights by the fire - while it basks in the summer sun in readiness for later on. For this to happen Darling Man has to be out there and at it - little and often - however slowly but surely that pile is growing!Little by little I am getting my extra home jobs done - that's the only way to approach it when you work full time outside the home and opportunities for domestic affairs are limited! Last weekend I cleaned my stove and oven which was honestly a little overdue - now I am beaming with virtuous-ness every time I sweep by it and glance over its gleam-y surface!
Last weekend a girlfriend and I went and saw the movie 'The Kings Speech' I was inspired by his patience and persistence as he overcame the challenge of his stutter and eventually embraced the kingship - something I am sure he would never have thought he could do at one time of day. I really like movies that are based on a true story.
Finally - little by little my confidence to ride pillion on the back of our motorbike is growing... Darling Man has been so lovely and patient and encouraging to me. I have surprised myself realizing now how much I enjoy it! We had some great little jaunts last weekend and I find that one seems to see so much more from that viewpoint. I saw this amazing letterbox that was all done in mosaics - it would certainly have taken some time and patience to put all those little pieces in place. I want to have a go at that. My sister who lives in France sent me these 'naked' plaster of Paris hearts that are begging for it - I WILL mosaic them in the colours of Oyes one day.
One final 'finally' - I spent a good deal of time un-picking my knitting and little by little getting it back on an even keel but that's another story - do you think there is such a word as 'un-knitting'? And what is it that you are doing 'little by little'?
How exciting riding pillion. I hope that motorbike can call into Hunter St one day for a cuppa.
ReplyDeleteABSOLUTELY Joan! We'd love that!
ReplyDeleteYour wood pile looks great, i did not know you owned a motorbike, we have one well my wonderful man has one, it is in peices on gran's (mum's) garage floor it amazes me how patient she is and not telling him to hurry that mess up and get it back together, his would be a little by little project! like you i am unsure of being on the back these days 10 years ago i would leap at it,now i say you have fun when it gets going on your own, maybe when he up grades one day to a bigger harley then he has i will enjoy being on the back! enioy unknitting, i am sure that would be something that i would have to do dare i even try it! love Del
ReplyDeleteI'd not take a motorbike ride even with encouragement, I'd rather hangglide.
ReplyDeleteThe word unknit - a creative way of describing undo; unpick being the worst in my opinion,rings of chore and lack of progress,
so yep the motto is try to be creative amidst disaster eg tell the mind "unknit"
Little by little - " Gets you somewhere sensibly " More likely to have significance attached to the outcome.