Here I am again, after a long pause. I've been wanting to post for weeks now, but have had trouble finding the time lately. Things are crazy busy around our household and there are no signs of our lives slowing down. I just need to learn how to balance everything better.

After taking two months off work this summer I've started working again, and volunteering, and I'm still trying to socialize regularly and have time for family while trying to crank out as much handmade stuff as I can. I've been feeling very overwhelmed and am hoping that I'll find my rhythm soon so that it all falls into place effortlessly. Maybe I'm crazy, but I'm not willing to cut anything from my list of things to do. The result is that the blogging falls by the wayside. I'm hoping that I'll also find a way to fit this into the routine and post at least once or twice a week on a regular basis.

I've been knitting in full force lately and hope to have a couple of sweaters finished before the really cold weather hits in December. We've been holding off putting our heat on, I think, mostly because we're in denial that winter is on its way. Even more reason to add some new sweaters to the wardrobe.

Our lovely friends at The Wardens Today did a very sweet post about me a few weeks back. I wish that I was on top of it to thank them earlier!

Happy Sunday.

Wow I seem to have blinked and November is already over. I guess we've been busy visiting some flea markets, buying up estate sale sewing supplies, making stuff, hanging out at home, watching our little baby grow, reading lots of books, enduring the shorter days, cooking a lot, dreaming of new projects to start up, doing lots of laundry, eating cake and going to see shows.

There are a few christmas bazaars going on around the city and I might try to pop into one in the neighbourhood tomorrow (at Zossener and Blücherstr. in the afternoon).

Happy Friday.

Filling.

Random medium format photos from 2009 (secret stasi prison berlin, ruegen island, norway, ireland)

It's been busy busy over here and probably will be until at least Thurs... that's when we fly back to Canada for a glorious three weeks.

Today I finally picked up a few rolls of film that I had been saving up to get developed. There are even photos from some of our summer trips.

Here's a lovely advent calendar/blog... a new drawing every day.

Happy Tuesday.