Saturday Find!

Took the boy to a wee friend's party early on Saturday morning and on the way home saw a car space right outside the local charity shop. Well it would have been rude to pass up a quick look.....

Glad I did- found these fab glasses and jug. They are in seriously mint condition. Love the colours and pattern. They are quite 1950's aren't they?

Got some great books for the kiddos as well- more of that later. Out in the garden doing some post winter clear up today- the sun is shining in Glasgow! Hope you are all having a great weekend!

Jo xx

Little Green Shed

I am very excited that Lou at Little Green Shed has these lovely postcards for sale in her shop today! I think they are lovely and can't wait until the prints are there too! Check out Lou's blog and her Etsy Shop shop for lots of lovely images and great writing. Its one of my favourites.

Happy weekend everyone!

Jo xx

{Images by Lou}

Till Tuesday

Kept it quiet today, aside from morning pre school for the boy we were in and around the house. Tidying the kiddos rooms hence the pics- big clean out and some new things going up on the wall etc. Making rainbow badges for rainbow day tomorrow at nursery. Cooking tea, doing some searching for songs my music mad boy loves on Youtube and lots of dancing and playing. As ever a lovely wee day together.

1. Wee ones room.
2. Jammy nose!
3. Our room.
4. Tea set.
5. Monkeys and bears.
6. Owl family (and copy of Beautiful Son by Hole).
7. New thrifted tray.
8. Rainbow badges.

Nordic Rainbow

The kiddos have a rainbow day this week at nursery and I was doing a wee bit of net searching for tops. This one from http://www.modeerskahuset.com/ is lovely and we may be making some purchases. Check out the range it is super lovely. Full of lovely stuff for boys and girls. The Scandinavian kids clothes are something to behold!


{Picture credit Modeerska Huset}

Welcome to the week

Wild Geese
You do not have to be good.
You do not have to walk on your knees
for a hundred miles through the desert, repenting.
You only have to let the soft animal of your body
love what it loves.
Tell me about despair, yours, and I will tell you mine.
Meanwhile the world goes on.
Meanwhile the sun and the clear pebbles of the rain
are moving across the landscapes,
over the prairies and the deep trees,
the mountains and the rivers.
Meanwhile the wild geese, high in the clean blue air,
are heading home again.
Whoever you are, no matter how lonely,
the world offers itself to your imagination,
calls to you like the wild geese, harsh and exciting–
over and over announcing your place
in the family of things.
--Mary Oliver, Dream Work

If I am down there is nothing like Mary Oliver's words to pick me up and I think this poem is particularly good at reminding me that there is more going on, a continuum that can sweep you up and make you feel part of something bigger.

I for one am feeling positive today and looking forward to what is coming up- I hope you are all well too. Lets get the week started.

Love Jo x

Till Tuesday

This is a 'Till Tuesday' with a bit of the weekend shoved in for good measure. As I have blogged before we have all been a bit poorly so I just didn't feel like doing a post at the weekend. I wondered if you did a straw poll of all UK Mama bloggers this last month- I bet kiddo sickness, bugs etc would feature highly. Anyway onwards and upwards!

We started with lovely fruit (vitamins!) on Saturday morning, then we got a new fence put up out back. As work went on all day we nipped off in the afternoon for the kiddos first trip around Glasgow's Clockwork Orange. The bubba hated it, witness the petrified wee face above- the boy on the other hand LOVED it!

We cooked some food for the week- with two wee helpers.

Tuesday we had a trip to Milngavie town centre and hit the Charity Shops. Top toy for the bubba by way of a Mystery Machine, an owl money box and a Royal Copenhagen Little Mermaid plate for me. The boy scored a cute wee Pingu purse but no photos allowed apparently!

My eye is trained for the particular shade of  Royal Copenhagen blue. Having had a Danish boyfriend  in the past and an amazing trip to Denmark for my 21st I have always loved all things Danish- a highlight was seeing the mermaid and this little plate was made for me. The fairytale is haunting- I have never forgotten the way she felt every step on land like sharp blades in the soles of her feet- a true reminder in a grim wee tale that Nothing comes without a price.

Finally we took Miss James from Bleubird Vintage's lead as usual and tried her homemade crayons- they were a big hit.

Anyway I hope you are all well and thank you again for reading.

My very best wishes Jo x

1. Finn's fruit.
2. Wee orange one on the Subway.
3. New fence.
4. Wee cooks.
5. Little Mermaid.
6. Mystery Machine.
7. Owl moneybox.
8. Homemade Crayons.

Comfort in a hug

Today this picture says how we have all been feeling here over the last wee while (bugs, sleepless nights, feeling poorly). This is called Comfort and I found it at the lovely Peonies and Polaroids, and its from here.

I love this image, there is nothing like a hug, with your partner, with your babies. It makes the world safer and smaller and more loving. Being a mother is complex, heartbreaking, and difficult at times- thank goodness a hug comes easy and works so well.

This made my Monday lots better, Jo xx