Frog Fairy

I've been trying to sew some winter pants for the boys these past couple of weeks.  It's not happening very quickly....well, at all!  Dexter or Hugo or both of them keep following me upstairs to the sewing space and insisting that their sewing projects require attention/use of the sewing machine/guidance from me.

Last week Dexter begged to please make a softie.  He drew his design first, then cut out 'pattern pieces', chose some fabric from my stash and basically went for it!  I helped with the final assembly and hand stitched closed the opening where he stuffed in the stuffing.  But that was about it.  The rest is all his own handiwork.  A Frog Fairy of course!

Moonset, Sunrise

Last Sunday morning Dexter and I rose before dawn and rode our bikes in the dark to Sydney Park.  We watched the super moon setting in one direction and the sun rising over the city skyline in the other direction.  It was simply magic.  It felt like we were the only people awake in the city.  The moon was fat and yellow (and impossible to photograph).  The skies perfectly clear, not even a whisper of clouds. We cycled to the very top of the hill and sat snuggled up against the cold on a park bench. 

For the next 25 minutes we watched the fat yellow moon slip slowly below the horizon.  Dexter was truly tickled by the whole thing.  Through chattering teeth (poor kid was shivering, it was cold!) he kept saying "Wow!  It really is bigger" and "Wow!  You can actually see it moving!"  and "Wow!  I'm so pleased we got up so early to see it mum".  Lots of wow's!

Slipping out of the house in the dark, into the tranquil predawn city; riding past a total of oh, maybe 4 cars; the fact that we actually followed through on our plans to see the super moon set which we only came up with the night before and sharing the whole adventure with a most enthusiastic 6 year old...well, it was a pretty special way to start the day.  A morning I wont forget for a long time.

(Not my photo, taken from here).