A Lively Hope
What I've been making and reading, travel edition
This week was all about getting my feet under me again after a week away with family. We had such a marvelous time: swimming in various locations, lots of cousin time for the kids, lots of games and chatting for the adults. I read 4 books and got only slightly sunburned.
Now I’m realizing that the homeschool year is quickly approaching and I have not spent much time planning or prepping. I’ll focus on that next week. (Would you be interested in knowing what curriculum, etc. we’ll be using?)
One of my main goals for our vacations this summer was to let go of any expectations of getting official work done. I didn’t bring along any of my current work projects or art pieces in progress.
I brought my little english paper piecing set-up and made quite a lot of progress basting hexagons. I also took a simple art journal that ended up being a fun collaborative project with my nieces one afternoon. It stretched all down the dining table and we each worked on a little section with acrylic paint markers. (Stay tuned, I’ll show you more in a future video).
READING:
Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall. This book has been on my radar all summer. Lots of people are talking about it, and I can see why! It was beautifully written and such a heartbreaker of a story. I was disappointed by a trope I hoped wouldn’t happen, but then did (if you’ve read this, I’d love to talk to you about it!) and I have lots of thoughts/pushback on the outcome for a certain character. This is all very vague, in order to avoid spoilers. Overall I enjoyed this book. I read it in less than 24 hours. It was perfect for a vacation read, but I do have strong opinions about a couple of things.
Slow Dance by Rainbow Rowell. This was another perfect vacation read. A slow burn romance with characters I loved. Romance is not my typical genre, but this a was fun and light but still contained substance.
LISTENING:
My 16 year old son and I have been enjoying the Animal podcast while we drive places. We haven’t listened to all of the episodes, but the first two have been delightful.
WATCHING:
I just finished reading Wonder by RJ Palacio aloud to my two younger kids (ages 8 and 11) and we’re looking forward to watching the movie this evening for our weekly pizza and a movie night.
IN THE SHOP: I don’t want to alarm you, but now would be a great time to grab this Halloween Blackwork project if you’d like to have it done in time for October.
Here’s to making time for the things we love to do!
Heidi