The Story of the Bodhi Tree

Patchwork tea towels

I have had it on my mind to whip up these tea towels for a while now. Originally they were going to be part of Christmas gifting, but my time + energy got the better of me! I was even more inspired when I received a set of Jane's beautiful organic towel sets. I have some overdue gift giving + trades, and these will be going off to those people in all different parts of the world.

There has been more needle felting going on over here! I decided our little village needed a pond....

I have been wanting to do a pregnancy post and soon I will, but for now here is a picture of my growing belly at 20 weeks. I feel so big already! I am carrying this baby similar to how I carried Angie, which was not as comfy as with Bodhi! Things are happening faster this time round, I guess that is what happens with each pregnancy.

Opa Amaro arrives home

My stepfather is a Rolfer/body worker and spends months at a time in Germany (where he is originally from). This past trip was especially long - from the beginning of October until today.

Bodhi was very excited to pick him up from the airport this afternoon. He was even more eager to open up his gifts from Germany! Although most of the things that Amaro brings back are now available in Canada, there is always something special about getting them right from the source!

These masks are something that I had as a child and always loved. When I lived in Germany there was an amazing store in our neighborhood called Berg's Tea Laden that sold these, along with many other beautiful treasures. We had quite a hoot trying these on today! Fun for the whole family.

A sweet Ostheimer wooden horse

A set of Lyra pencil crayons (the Waldorf selection). We have many a set of these, but it is always nice to have a fresh pack!

Thanks Opa!

Beautiful Gifts

Today we had a good day with friends. Bodhi and Cedar have lots of fun and keep us on our toes!

We had a late gift exchange, which is always lots of fun.

These are the things I made for Cedar (crochet mushroom, wet felted egg shell, + needle felted orange)

Jane really out did herself this time! I have been eyeing all of her creations for so long (we are lucky to have one of her hand-dyed streamers).

Jugglers which are a HUGE hit so far!

Tree stump (love it!)

Organic towels with fabric sewn on (how cool is this?)

Yay for having such talented, like minded mama friends.