* january *

ah, January..... 

it came in with snow, which was just so beautiful 

{especially as it sat heavily on our Christmas 

tree which was still sitting out on the deck}

  

 the old asylum looked magical......

and we were treated to some lovely warm,

comforting fires to keep our toes toasty and 

make our marshmallows squishy and squashy....

{just perfect for making smores.....}

Evie learned to play cribb at Christmas....

she was more than happy to be my teacher......

{I did lose the game though.... she's ruthless that girl......}

there was a bear's birthdays to celebrate.....

so of course cakes had to be baked

and decorated......

so that celebrations could be had......

I picked up a big bag of duplo from an op shop for the small
people in our family to enjoy......

and let's just say that toys for 'little people' never lose their appeal

 {even when my little people aren't so little anymore.....}

Evie added to her playmobil collection....

{this is another toy which is a favourite in our home and never loses its appeal......}

Brian and Evie spent a fun afternoon making a dinosaur

landscape diorama, which actually turned out really well....

and Isaac decided to use his typewriter to do his schoolwork on.....

i do so love the clickety clack of an old typewriter.......

and that was january here in our home.....

quiet, gentle and 'homey'..... just the way we like it......