Creating

Lavender bars

my house is filled with a dreamy lavender scent

rainbow mica soap

Cooking and Creating

Whole wheat, oat, and masa harina loaf

New sweater for Pete

My baable hat, and the pattern book for Pete's sweater pictured above

sauerkraut in process

soaking whole wheat flour overnight

the results of the soaking, maple cinnamon rolls

Our eggs dyed with beets, turmeric, blueberries and spinach

attempting to dye some yarn with the leftover dyes, used citric acid as a mordant

we made a mold out of an eggshell and made beeswax/coconut oil candles

Currently Creating Week 1

I named this blog The Quiet Minutes, because at my current stage of life any free time I get can be counted in minutes, not hours. These short pockets of time I usually have the choice between cleaning (um, no*) or creating which takes the form of knitting, sewing, soap making, crocheting, drawing, or writing. The other option is reading which I choose half the time.

I am what is known as a non-monogamous crafter and have an embarrassing amount of UFOs (unfinished objects) scattered around my house.

I have decided to be more intentional about what I work on during these quiet minutes. I have a plan to make at least one thing for each family member, starting with the husband. I am knitting him a hiking vest to wear as a second layer when he does his autumn and winter hiking. I am using stash yarn for this project which is another goal this year.

I am also hand stitching a quilt for my youngest, this I find to have a wonderfully relaxing effect on me, I can do this project while the kids are playing without fear of messing it up:

* I do actually clean, but not when I have a minute to myself!

The other creating I do, when I have help with the littles:

I love making soap, here is a collage I put together of some of the soaps I have made over the past year. What do you like to create when you have time?

The Light Between Oceans

A friend told me about this book, and said she would pass her copy to me. In between first hearing about it, and then hearing more about it from other people, I was excited to read it. Once I reached the halfway mark I had cried several times, and was quite invested in the characters. 

This story made my heart ache for each and every character. It was almost too much to handle. I wonder if it is more taxing for those that have dealt with miscarriage or infertility? I still think it is a good book, but it is heavy. I passed this to my mom today, and then it will go to another friend. Have you read this book? What did you think?