north of the sun

a different post, i have video's to share. one is just forty six seconds (the other two are a bit longer, just a bit though), this first one is a trailer of an all time favorite short film. we attended the banff mountain film festival where 'north of the sun' was aired. it's gorgeously filmed, elegantly realized, very good times.

i hope you will have a chance to see the entire thing!

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then...this is my niece. my darling talented niece made her first music video. it was a family
collaboration. my darling nephew is in it too, he's the blonde with the skateboard.
my sister is in it,  friends are too...it is for a cause that is important to them.
i want to show my support too. i'm so proud of you amanda,
love, uncle lori

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and finally.

meet mabel and ivy.

sisters.

singers.

these toto's are the daughters of my good friend jo. jo is also in a band of her own, 

with kirti and emma, called dear cedar. now jo has gently supported her two young songbirds towards the making of their first cd, under their new name, 'charm of finches'.

 hear mabel and ivy below.

go here if you have an interest in this project (jo, i love the video, love your girls. well done all)

 thank you for your time dear friends, i know i've taken a lot of it and feel i should, at the very least, come over and cook you dinner now  :)
happy easter to all who celebrate. xoxo lori

wool fairies

 made by amy

time shared with friends, drinking tea and knitting, i love when it happens! this week amy and i met at a local cafe (missed you karen!)  we try for once a week. today my camera was in the car, so happy to take photos of amy's newest knits, the adorable mustard colored baby sweater and hat. my sweater is slowing coming along, a pleasure to knit, mostly though, it's patiently waiting while i stitch instead...

yarn along project bags (this one just sold. there are not any in my shop at the moment, but if you'd like one, please send me an email, lorix5@hotmail.com, they can be made to order! thank you!)

these photos are a bit overexposed, it's been very foggy and grey here

wool fairies sent surprises through the mail (gifts and giveaways won!):

from andi at my sisters knitter

and from tina at peacefully knitting


and

from south africa, carle of nuturing fibres, handmade this photo book, with pictures she found on my blog, and used them for inspiration when custom dying the beautiful wool she also sent.  i love the wool, the colors glow, the variances and depth, divine. for this wool and book, i really don't have enough words, thank you from the bottom of my heart carle

and from linda of natural suburbia, more nurturing fibres in gorgeous greens, her daughter jenna made the  stitch markers! linda, another south african blogger,  is also a mama, knitter, designer, (these are only some of her many talents) a talented mother and daughter!


then, using the christmas gift card to amazon from my eldest son kyle, the gift card fairy, (thank you son!). these came

LOVE icelandic knits, i'd love to make everything Hélène Magnùsson designs, i've only briefly looked through, but i think this will be a favorite on my knitting book shelf. and hedgehogs in the fog! do you know the award -winning animated film directed by yuri norstein? the companion book, about the adventures of the philosophical little hedgehog is a treasure.

some links:
amy's baby sweater, a free pattern on ravelry : here
yarn along project bag : here
nurturing fibres wool from south africa : here (carle is offering a lovely free shawl pattern for the month of may, and a kal to go with it here) thank you carle!
(the portrait on the cover of the book carle made was painted by artist julie whitmore)
and icelandic knits here ~ little hedgehog book here ~ film here
thank you andi, tina, carle, linda and jenna!
yarn alonging here

thank you for coming by, have a wonderful day!

why i wake early

thursday morning
the plan was
to get the gps coordinates
for a trail on figueroa mountain

waking before dark

we headed north east
through dense fog and light rain

ascending the mountain

the fog rain only grew heavier
not letting up like we'd hoped

when i pointed out my backpack had no rain fly

and more, that it seemed like less than fun to hike right now
it was decided chuck would be going without me
he needed this information for an assignment due
he would be going the ten miles alone now

i was alone too, to wander

four hours later
chuck was back,  the sun came out
i wandered about while he was gone
both of us drenching wet
our warm truck felt like heaven.

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number nine

and number three

these two grandchildren of mine
i took these photos last week at their baseball games

tonight we have a date
for dinner and a movie
in honor of earth day (everyday)
we've got tickets to see african cats!
i think i'm more excited than them.

i wish you a happy earth day and easter weekend if you celebrate them.
xo lori