Random pictures and happenings in our home.

The January meeting of the quilt guild was an inspiring one. We had a visitor, telling us about her quilting life and journey - and she brought with her so many gorgeous quilts! 

And, for the second time in my three years as a member, I won in the lottery! Two beautiful, large pieces of fabric (the floral one is from Jen Kingwell).

There's been a long period of greyness around here lately. It is very tiring, especially when it's dark when you go to work - and almost just as dark when you get home again. The snow (appearing and disappearing as the temperature swing and the rain comes and goes) makes it a little lighter, and the sun is finally lenghtening it's appearance a little bit more each day.

Right across the road from my bus stop, there are some birches. In the summer they're green and glorious, in the fall they light up with everchangeing colours - and in the winter they look something like the photo above. Now, this picture is in black and white. Mostly because the streetlights here are of a shade of orange, tinting everything you try to photograph containing white with a hint of orange.

I like photographing trees. Here are some on the side of the road as we're out driving. It was really freezing that day.. 

On our way home from school one day, the sun shone warmly, giving almost a feeling of spring. 

You can see the snow and ice starting to melt on the branches.

I'm not often wearing seemingly glow-in-the-dark protective gear at work, but sometimes I have to. To be honest, this was the second time in my ten years working there I had to wear protective gear. We were visiting the construction site of another project, which was fun and interesting. 

At home we've finally hung the kids' baptism plates (containing information of their birth dates, time of day/night, weight, length and time of baptism). The bottom one is A's, the middle one is P's and the top one is mine. There's no picture on my plate, but a sketching of a mother and baby. 

Ending this post, I'm including a picture from the Disney film Robin Hood, which appeared on one of the social media platforms that I use. It is just incredible. I mean, just look at that face! (Not to mention his arms..)

February is here! I hope January was kind to you and that February will bring you inspiration and crafty goodness.