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Tell It

Posted on March 2, 2021 by hernibs

We have enough people who tell it like it is – now we could use a few who tell it like it can be. ~ Robert Orben

Posted in Living Simply, Simplicity | Tagged art, bc, Beauty, freedom, happy place, heart, home, hope, inspiration, Life, light, photograph, Quote, remember, Robert Oben, seeing, thoughts, words | 2 Comments

Love Notes

Posted on February 19, 2021 by hernibs

Posted in Living Simply, Simplicity | Tagged art, happy place, home, inspiration, Life, love, notes, photograph, share, thoughts | 1 Comment

Mocha Helping With The Puzzle

Posted on February 18, 2021 by hernibs

Posted in Living Simply, Simplicity | Tagged art, cat, happy place, helping, home, inspiration, Life, Mocha, nature, photograph, puzzle, seeing | 1 Comment

Lap Quilt Nearing Completion

Posted on February 16, 2021 by hernibs

I love the choice of a solid colour between the quilt squares. A few more little touches and it’s finished.

Posted in Living Simply, Simplicity | Tagged art, Beauty, craft, happy place, home, inspiration, lap quilt, Life, photograph, quilting, sewing, share | 3 Comments

Eldest daughter is working on this Dresden Plate lap quilt for her grandma’s 100th birthday in May. Still trying to choose the colours between the squares. It’s going to look beautiful when it’s finished and mom will love it.

Posted in Living Simply, Simplicity | Tagged art, Beauty, crafts, Dresden plate pattern, happy place, heart, home, inspiration, Life, love, photograph, quilt, sewing, share | 5 Comments

Living In The Past For Now

Posted on February 7, 2021 by hernibs

Staying home and being safe has been the perfect chance to work non-stop on my family binders project and that’s exactly what I’ve been doing. From printing family trees to pasting in historical pictures, I’ve been thoroughly enjoying this process … Continue reading →

Posted in Living Simply, Simplicity | Tagged art, happy place, home, inspiration, Life, memories, Peace, photograph, remember, share, survival, thoughts | 2 Comments

Positive Results

Posted on February 4, 2021 by hernibs

Positive thoughts precede positive results. ~Matshona Dhliwayo

Posted in Living Simply, Simplicity | Tagged art, bc, Beauty, ducks, forest, garden, home, inspiration, Life, Matshona Dhilwayo, nature, photograph, positive, Quote, remember, results, thoughts | 2 Comments

Braided Rug Growing Larger

Posted on January 25, 2021 by hernibs

Posted in Living Simply, Simplicity | Tagged art, braided rug, crafts, happy place, home, inspiration, photograph, rug making, upcycle | 6 Comments

Frosty Friday

Posted on January 23, 2021 by hernibs

Frosty Friday yesterday, hibernating for today. Time to curl up by the fire, wrapped in woolly warm attire, work a puzzle, read a book, be a baker or a cook, sip on steaming homemade soup, refuse to let my spirit droop, … Continue reading →

Posted in Living Simply, Simplicity | Tagged bc, Beauty, cold, forest, freedom, Friday, frost, happy place, hibernating, home, hope, inspiration, Life, memories, nature, photograph, poem, remember, seeing, survival, thoughts, winter, woods | 4 Comments

Lovely Colour On Grey Days

Posted on January 18, 2021 by hernibs

Posted in Living Simply, Simplicity | Tagged bc, Beauty, flowers, garden, home, inspiration, Life, nature, photograph, seeing, winter, witch hazel | 1 Comment

Another Puzzle Finished

Posted on January 17, 2021 by hernibs

I remember typing on an old Remington portable typewriter many, many moons ago. I still have an old Underwood sitting on my studio cupboard. It reminds me of my dad who repaired and cleaned typewriters to put himself through college.

Posted in Living Simply, Simplicity | Tagged creative, finished, happy place, home, inspiration, Life, photograph, puzzle, share, typewriter | 4 Comments

Braiding A Rug – Sewing the Braids together

Posted on January 10, 2021 by hernibs

The long strips of braided fabric are now sewn together into a rug, around and around, adding more strips until the rug is the size you want it to be.

Posted in Living Simply, Simplicity | Tagged art, Beauty, braids, clothes, crafts, happy place, home, inspiration, Life, photograph, recycle, repurpose, rug, sewing | 4 Comments

Witch Hazel is Blooming

Posted on January 7, 2021 by hernibs

A winter gift, Witch Hazel blossoms scent the yard with a sweet, healing aroma. I had to bring some inside and arrange in this unique vase sent to me by my cousin for Christmas. Witch Hazel Hamamelis virginiana Deciduous large … Continue reading →

Posted in Living Simply, Simplicity | Tagged bc, Beauty, flowers, garden, gift, healing, home, inspiration, Life, nature, photograph, silicone vase, winter, witch hazel, yellow | 2 Comments

Braiding A Rug – Repurposing Old Clothes

Posted on January 4, 2021 by hernibs

Old shirts, jammy pants and leftover fabric are cut into strips, the strips are folded in half with the edges folded inside and ironed flat. The strips are then sewn together end to end to make longer strips. Those strips … Continue reading →

Posted in Living Simply, Simplicity | Tagged braiding, covid projects, craft, creative, happy place, home, inspiration, Life, old clothes, photograph, repurpose, rug making, sewing, share, survival | 2 Comments

All Things Are Connected

Posted on January 3, 2021 by hernibs

If all the beasts were gone, men would die from a great loneliness of spirit, for whatever happens to the beasts also happens to the man. All things are connected. Whatever befalls the Earth befalls the sons of the Earth. … Continue reading →

Posted in Living Simply, Simplicity | Tagged bc, Beauty, Chief Seattle, connectedness, forest, frog, happy place, home, inspiration, Life, loneliness, nature, photograph, Quote, remember, seeing, survival, thoughts, winter, woods | 4 Comments