christmas countdown

christmas countdown, a photo by wood & wool stool on Flickr.

Why wait?
Tomorrow is December
Christmas countdown has begun!
Yay, only 24 nights.

All nine 'brand new' scrapwood x-mas trees are made by me today.

Pick one and send me an e-mail...
(these trees can be stamped with any text whatsoever, if you like)

(because of confusion about the money spent on research by Pink Ribbon, I've decided to donate - the 8th part of the trees sold in November - to the Cancer Fund KWF Kankerbestrijding)

sunday morning

sunday morning, a photo by wood & wool stool on Flickr.

With my brand-new big wool handmade 'sennaloves' cowl. (sometimes another project slips in between, even though I really have no time for it at all)

Drinking coffee on the new peony pink Fermob bench in the garden. (after a few days showing off in the living room)

It's a piece of candy in front of the wooden fence with garden poem. (None can have a healthy love for flowers, unless he loves the wild ones - Forbes Watson.)

wood & wool stools sarah

wood & wool stools sarah, a photo by wood & wool stool on Flickr.

fermobism

fermobisme, a photo by wood & wool stool on Flickr.

The old white wooden garden bench moved to the front yard recently.
That's a very good reason to order a new Fermob bench for the garden.
What colour?
It's difficult to choose.
The names of all those colours are as pretty as the colors themselves.
We already have a Carrot chair, Savanna and Willow Green loungers.
It actually is pretty in every single colour I think.
We picked Peony Pink.
Oh, it is so pretty! (I'm a Fermob fan at heart)
The bench may stay indoors for a few days,
before it will be our new backyard bench.

dreaming of a white x-mas (tree)

dreaming of a white x-mas (tree), a photo by wood & wool stool on Flickr.

wood & wool x-mas tree on request;
white and natural scrapwood
and stamped
ánd curvier*
(* two more planks)

red berries in a bucket

red berries in a bucket, a photo by wood & wool stool on Flickr.

today @ villa augustus

today @ villa augustus, a photo by wood & wool stool on Flickr.

the tree is almost bare

the tree is almost bare, a photo by wood & wool stool on Flickr.

100% wool boots & blanket

100% wool boots & blanket, a photo by wood & wool stool on Flickr.

zilalila handknitted blanket from Nepal (Sukha) and fully lambwool lined Shabbies (Zappaz).

I'm prepared for a severe winter.

destination saudi arabia

destination saudi arabia, a photo by wood & wool stool on Flickr.

Mena Samoor, Mohammad, Moyassar & Samar;
all four have their own wood & wool stool.

[happiness]

[happiness], a photo by wood & wool stool on Flickr.

eleven-eleven-eleven

Today is a special day!

It's Dutch Day of Sustainability,
start of the carnaval season,
the day before the arrival of Sinterklaas in my hometown Dordrecht.
and how many people will get married today?

wish you all 11-11-11 happiness!

sleeping on the couch - 'happiness'

sleeping on the couch - 'happiness', a photo by wood & wool stool on Flickr.

Pippa sleeping on the couch.
She's not feeling well.
When she wakes up and we are both on the couch to cuddle together,
we agree this feels like a kind of happiness.

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><((((º>, a photo by wood & wool stool on Flickr.

hurray for the front yard!

hurray for the front yard!, a photo by wood & wool stool on Flickr.

Inspired during our last visit to Paris, we made a plan to change our front yard.
About 7 Years ago we planted far too many flowers, plants and shrubs.
(it's difficult to create a garden out of nothing)
All the planting turned into a jungle and we could only sit on the bench under the kitchen window.
So we decided all plants had to go, only the hornbeam hedge and ginkgo tree remained.
The black soil we covered with gravel, that's all we had to do.
The result is great!
Oui, oui, our new small front yard feels like a 'petit Paris parc'.

home sweet home & office

home sweet home & office, a photo by wood & wool stool on Flickr.

I've been working at home this morning:
Updating the administration and preparing packages for shipment.
(the non-creative side of the wood & wool business also must be done)

Fortunately I have a nice 'office' and with loud music and a beautiful 'second hand' bouquet beside me.
(Some weeks on my weekly Flowerday at Villa Augustus, the flowers of last week are too good to throw away. They have a second life for about two days. Fading roses are the best!)

The garden gentre also delivered 25 heavy bags with gravel for the front yard.
(another garden project next Sunday) and when I was resting on the bench in the front yard for a while, I saw a small leaf on the upper branch of the yellow ginkgo tree. Like a heart against the bright blue sky.
November 4th. Yay I love those infinite beautiful autumn days!

outside

outside, a photo by wood & wool stool on Flickr.

At the beginning of the week the pavers have been busy working in the garden.
We have a smooth paved terrace in our backyard again.
It's a big difference, even though nothing really changed.
Everything is back to normal height and leveled.
The best job is to sweep sand between the stones. (I think it's fun)
Give me the broom and a big applause for the weather.