1 After singing with Sophie and the Suitcases this morning, I took the Sally-boots that I made this week to a friend for her new baby boy, Declan.
Sally-boots for Declan
2 I have been reminded this afternoon by of a quotation that pleases me. Thank you, Usha Pisharody
Each morning when I open my eyes I say to myself: I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today. I can choose which it shall be. Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasn’t arrived yet. I have just one day, today, and I’m going to be happy in it.”
~Julius Henry “Groucho” Marx.
3 It’s been a long time since my last piano lesson but I have practised a lot since we came home from Senegal and today my lovely teacher said, with the first half of one piece, that I would have been given top marks if that had been the exam! Now I have to make the rest of the piece as good!
Malou
April 27, 2012 at 12:32 pm
Wow! How I wish I can knit. These are beautiful boots. 😉
mybeautfulthings
April 27, 2012 at 2:58 pm
Glad you like the Sally-boots! I love making them, every time and I’m told, they stay on unlike most other baby boots 🙂
Malou
April 27, 2012 at 3:00 pm
My mom-in-law knits and I love the thick woolen socks that I got from her. They’re still in perfect shape after so many years.
mybeautfulthings
April 27, 2012 at 3:04 pm
Malou, knitted things do stay in shape if they are loved and looked after as your socks obviously are! Could your MIL perhaps teach you to knit? 🙂
Malou
April 27, 2012 at 3:06 pm
I’m afraid I don’t have the patience for knitting, same with sewing. My daughter is so keen to learn so she does pretend knitting with chopsticks. 😉
mybeautfulthings
April 27, 2012 at 3:21 pm
That’s lovely! 🙂
Choc Chip Uru
April 26, 2012 at 8:18 pm
Beautiful boots my friend – I am sure they were much loved 😀
And wonderful job on playing the piano – I failed to practice that or the flute before realizing singing was my forte 🙂
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
mybeautfulthings
April 27, 2012 at 3:01 pm
Glad you like the Sally-boots! I love making them and, yes, they are always well received. Thanks too about the piano. I started learning when I was 11 but gave up before 1st Grade as my teacher was horrid and hit me over the knuckles with a wooden ruler whenever I made a mistake! Starting again as an adult has been a revelation and I am pleased that I enjoy it now. I also love singing! 🙂
erranttranscendentalist
April 26, 2012 at 7:51 pm
What beautiful little boots!! so colorful! And, congrats on such lovely praises from your piano teacher!
mybeautfulthings
April 27, 2012 at 2:50 pm
Glad you like the Sally-boots! I love making them. And yes, lovely praise from my piano teacher: clever, too, as it makes me want to practise more! 🙂