Through the keyholem # 8 - Nightstand.

real people, real homes

we don't care how 'unpolished' it is, we're just nosy!

 

I am one of those people whose nightstand ends up expanding to the floor, so these days I do not actually bother with one, and instead I have two shelving units next to each other, beside the bed.  The shelves mean I can have lots of books nearby and there is plenty of room for the invariable bits ad bobs that end up being thrown on there at the end of the day.

What you can't see is my overspilling yarn stash - it's to the right in a box on the bottom shelf, but there's too much so it's expanding to the next shelf, onto my easel, the floor. 


To follow and/or join in "through the keyhole" have a look at Holistic Mama's blog.

Through the Keyhole #5 - Coffee Table.

real people, real homes

we don't care how 'unpolished' it is, we're just nosy!

 

This week's Through the Keyhole; hosted by Holistic Mama is all about coffee tables.  

Thing is, I do not have a coffee table, I could probably fit one in; but at expense of space for the children to play.  I do however have a large pouffe, that at different times doubles as a foot stool, spare seat, coffee table, art table, changing table, and something to jump off.

This morning we went into town, spur of the moment, I was listening to the local radio, while crocheting, (the pink fabric at the back - it's a dress), and heard there was a multi-cultural festival on.  So, shoes and jackets, and ring sling found and out the door we went.

While in Folkestone, it seemed rude not to pop into the yarn shop.. and the pouffe is showing the fruits of that "popping".  Some DK crochet cotton, 100% new wool in "Thyme" and some green ribbon - the ribbon is to make some parachet balls for the kids to play with.

The pouffe is basically a dumping ground.  When I'm childminding it's kept mostly clear, come the evening, when it's just Rye and me, it fills up with various craft projects, books.. and very often the laptop....

And look at that, my son is almost tall enough, that when he's sat on the sofa, his feet reach the pouffe!

through the keyhole #4 - shower/bath

The bathroom in my rented accommodation.  A bathroom, that is barely big enough to fit the bath, basin and toilet in.  Still, its functional and does.  When I move next, I want a shower.  Fed up of flannel washes with a basin of water because I refuse to run the bath every day.

Through the Keyhole #2 Corner Bookshelf.

Little snippets of around the home - inspired by Mon at Holistic Mama

This bookcase tends to house all my favourite non fiction books.  Bottom shelf there are my cookbooks, it is part of the middle shelf I've taken a photo of, housing various herbals, festivals, steiner, tarot, Blake, and parenting books - and, as you can just see, my printer and the freeform piece of crochet, which I haven't actually touched for a while now.  The top shelf is a mismash of bird, wild flowers, herbals, folklore, history, unschooling, parenting type books, along with various tarot decks dotted about.

Incidently, my favourite tarot deck is the Enchanted Tarot.  The artwork is beyond beautiful and the accompanying book is well written and includes little enchantments to be preformed for each card... I did a reading for a friend the other week and the crux of the matter was to let go and be more free, childlike... the enchantment.. play with children and blow bubbles :-)

through the key-hole #1 ~ sink view

"...each week i'll post the latest peek and the theme for the upcoming week (do offer suggestions!). we share a photo of this area and leave it at that, or we share a snippet of info - do you like it, wish it were different? is there a story attached to the area/object.... the idea is to keep it intimate, so not a view of a whole room, but a close up of the area/objects.

this week's theme is sink view - what you look at when you wash the pots-n-pans. is it a brick wall, a spice rack, a window into the neighbour's garden?"    From Holistica Mama


So, this is my view from my kitchen sink.

There is a window on either side of the cupboard.  Direct view though, this is what I see.  Interestingly, almost all the objects (except the white cups and plates) are charity shop finds.  Hehe, and that tube of handcream... been with me over a year now, inspite of being smack bang in front of me.. I still forget to use it!