Yarn Along - arm knitted scarf!

It's Yarn along time, this time I've been busy making warm, toasty scarves for the colder months and thanks to my dear friend in NSW she has been "advertising" hers proudly and other ladies have wanted one too!!

I've been having a wonderful time putting these together and of course reading to my treasures!This is a great rhyming book with an awesome reminder of not giving up and being true to yourself!
Smiles The Torrents'

Yarn along - Colourful weaving

 

One our weekly trip to the library I found this brand new Eric Carl BOOK!!! Whoo Hoo!! He is a pretty awesome children's book author and I was keen to read this to the little girls.
It even comes with a read-a-long cd (which was still brand new!!) narrated by Stanley Tucci! So with a new book to read and a new weaving project it seemed perfect to join in with the Yarn Along. I'm not sure if the colours in my recent wall hanging are inspired by the book or the other way around but I do know I'm LOVING the brightness and the fun they both shine!

What have you been reading this week?
Smiles The Torrents'

Yarn Along - Weaving Wall hanging

One of the things I like best in our homeschooling day is our Read-a-loud time! It makes me soo happy to see all the children gathered around attentively listening and, when finishing a chapter, shouting "MORE, MORE!"This is one of Esther's favourite reads! Who doesn't love Noddy!! We found a few Noddy books at the Op-shop, Esther is ALWAYS on the look out for more!

I've also been working on some Wall hangings with my new fav craft WEAVING!! I received a mini loom for my birthday and I'm having the best time creating different ART with it!!
I'm pretty excited to share this with you and the other clever crafty people at the Yarn Along, which the lovely Ginny heads up (well at least that is the only place I've seen it!) Her knitting is totally amazing and her wonderful family make her blog a MUST to follow!! I wonder if weaving is ok to join in on??? Hmmmmm...
at least it works with yarn!! That after all is the name of the linking fun!
Hope you are having a great week, filled with reading and craft and laughter with your treasures!
Smiles The Torrents'

ANZAC Day, something to think about and some awesome books!

It's ANZAC day! I've enjoyed some traditional Anzac biscuits which I finally made crunchy! My husband was super excited as they are his favourite!! YAY!! We've spent time with close friends and read a book all about that first day in Anzac Cove and then how they built a house in a day!

I found this amazing book from a list HERE courtesy of  the lovely Jeanne over at A peaceful day, she has done an awesome job of putting it together with some info about each book! It totally inspired me!! I'd like to have a collection of Anzac related books also! So I've ordered (but sadly it didn't come before today..) this book, which Jeanne recommended.

I've always wondered what the relation between poppies and Anzac day is all about.... hopefully tomorrow I'll know!
My dear Friend Heath goes to the Dawn service every year to see her Pop and then the 11 o'clock service where he marches. It moves me each year, I love the bond, the tradition. I hope to make Anzac day more meaningful for our family too......

We bought the latest Colin Buchanan cd this week, God Rock. One song on it is all about The Armor of God. It reminds me that we are all at war in one way or another, but mostly a spiritual war, a war that has been won by Jesus and what He did for us on the cross, if only we give our lives over to Him.

I have a dear friend who's hubbie is currently serving in Afghanistan, this amazing woman and her 6 treasures are doing life without their Daddy, like soooo many other families all around the world!
One day the wars will be over, one day the pain will be at an end...... one day Jesus will return!!!
My question is in all of this, "are you on the winning side?"
Lest we forget!
Smiles The Torrents'