Let’s get back to documenting my vacation days. Honestly, I don’t know any other purpose for this than just to remember what I did and what I achieved. It’s like scrapbooking — only in words.
So, the previous night I went to bed at 3 AM (not my brightest idea), and of course, I was woken up at 10 AM because the courier called. He had brought all the sewing things I ordered — shiny new pins, sewing feet, and sharp scissors. 🎉
The night before, I had already managed to make curtains for the bigger window, but now, with all these new tools in hand, I couldn’t resist. I still had some fabric left, so I made curtains for the smaller window too. I even ordered some more fabric online. I needed more.
Of course, all this meant that two hours before my brother and mother came over, the house was a complete mess. My plan was to clean everything up… but then I noticed Helmī carefully trying to fix her toy, Bil. The view was so sweet it just melted my heart. 💛 At that moment, I figured — the cleaning can wait, I let her be :). She made a pillow and blanket for the smaller toy and fixed all the toys that needed needle and thread 🙂 Love it!
In the end, we ended up eating dinner outdoors and having a lovely time on our new sofas. And you know what? No one minded one bit. Sometimes, the mess doesn’t matter when the heart feels full.
— Ilze
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I love this so much!
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My heart melts watching Helmi so seriously working at the sewing machine . . , that you have taught her she does not need to go into a shop and buy fancy things made half the world away but can make what she needs herself her way! . . , and I am smiling – have always thought of myself as a ‘night-bird’ but for me 1am is usually the very limit , ,
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Helmī definitely has her own unique style… normal things in the store are just not for her — unless it has a dog on it or it is a stuffed dog 😊 Then she’s all in. If it’s a corgi — she’s screaming with joy! 🐶 As for me, I try to head to bed around 11pm… but somehow it never works out, and I end up still awake at 3am 😅
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Tell Helmi I FULLY understand ! Have had quite a few dogs but THE long-term favourite was a Pembroke corgi and master of our house called Sir Charles Slurp . . , well ‘Charlie’ . . .
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Haha, I’ll tell Helmi! 😄 She’ll be curious — especially since we have our cat Marley at home. I think she’ll love hearing about Sir Charles Slurp… “Charlie” sounds like quite the character! 🐶
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A delightful post
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Thank you, Derrick!
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Your photographs are a delight to look at and you convey the sound message that sometimes mess IS okay because it is more important to make the most of the opportunities of the moment!
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🙂 Thank you
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Anne from Something over tea posted the comment above – I don’t know why I turned out to be anonymous 🙂
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Hi, Anne! Thank you for the comment! Showed as “Someone”. Maybe need to log in?
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Cleaning can almost always wait.
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Yes, it can…. sometimes I postpone it for a while… until I hate the look of the place so much – I have to clean. It’s easier to keep the renovated part clean… hard for the one that is concrete and dust… and we live in it 🙂
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I love it that your daughter is sewing. And your soup looks yummy. What a good mama you are!
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Thank you, Mary! Sometimes I think I’m not… too lazy, or too tired…
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