where is it?

Gosh, where did all the time go again these past ten days? Well, first there was a baby pottery session, then a lovely  concert at the Albert Hall, autumnal walks, simple lunches while baby took her nap, frothy coffees, lots of experimental baby meals, more first times, nearly every day...
Yesterday I had a first time - tried to make some macarons au chocolat - and although they tasted all right, they did not hold their shape and it would be a disgrace to show them here! And in the midst of all this, I hear you ask...but where is the sewing gone? Well, I ask myself the same question every day!

tarte aux pommes

Well deserved time out. Baby and I are already having a grand time on day 2 of the holidays. I have baked a simple apple tart which turned out to be fabulous (no soggy bottom either, Mary Berry would be proud!) and Baby had her first taste of meat and loved it.
She makes a right mess too now and loves emptying her toy box! She is so curious. She looks at everything in amazement and we look at her trying to figure things out for herself. It's bliss.
Now that I am a bit more at peace I should be able to do more around the house. Thank goodness for holidays.

octobre

♫ Francis Cabrel - Octobre ♫

This October I am loving a few things, like

♥ the approach of the Great British Bake Off final - it's the first year I watch all of it, and I am very excited! 

♥ pretty red kalanchoe - they add a bit of peps to our table

♥ watching Baby crawl instead of dragging herself on the floor. She can finally use her knees.

♥ generally speaking, watching Baby do just about anything. She fascinates me with her eagerness to work things out by herself. She makes us laugh out loud, worry for her fragile little person, and every emotion in between.

♥ autumnal walks in the park - weather permitting, that is! The cold front has appeared out of nowhere and it's as if the remnants of summer never existed.
♥ getting back in shape and wearing skinny jeans again - Yeah! ♥

my favourite season

When I leave the house in the morning the air is crisp and the sky full of light wind which makes me dizzy. I put the heating on in the car. The heating is on in the morning in the house too, just to take the edge off when you slip out of bed.

Leaves are slowly starting to turn yellow, red and brown. Flocks of birds are migrating in the sky. In the evening time is suspended while the sun sets, as Baby and I watch from the comfort of our warm and cosy home.
Pubs and restaurants have already started advertising their Christmas menus, and over on the Posie Gets Cozy website, ornament kits are being assembled. Autumn is here, and I couldn't be happier!
Over here, not much is new. I promised a post this weekend, and...well...I nearly managed! This evening I have to charm the man of the house into giving me a few free minutes to pen these words. Nothing new, as I said. Time still escapes me like when you pick up a fistful of sand at the beach and it all disappears through your fingers. Still, I am working hard on trying to complete my next baby playmat and have tried to do a few stitches every night week.

Today's wish list

I wish time would stop for a few days and I could catch up with sooooo many things that needs my attention.
I wish I had more time to do silly sweet little nothings. Things I said I would do but haven't got round to doing yet...grrrr!
I have wished for two minutes to write this post for so many days, it's actually laughable. And yet I have to go, keep going.

This weekend, I promise, I will make time to come back here properly. Till then, ciao, the storm that has become my life shows no respite, and I must attend to it. Luckily, I got a nice bunch of autumn-coloured flowers to appease the eye when I get home in the afternoon!