Here's a little teaser of something that I've been working on. I had a wonderful photo session this morning in the woods despite the cold, and I'm very excited to sharing this work very soon.

The time is passing by so fast. I’ve been quite busy lately, and I’ll be even more busy in the upcoming weeks. Not that I’m complaining at all! I’ll be working on a new exciting project, that I hope to share with you very soon.
But that also reminded me to slow down, and take a few minutes here and there during the day to enjoy some simple things: a cup of tea, some details on an almost-eaten pumpkin pie, harvesting some rose hips on my way back from the post office, finding inspiration in the little pussy willow branches that I collected last January, knitting a few stitches  whilst thinking of a nice way to wrap the first christmas present, and updating the pages of my knitting diary.
Until very soon..

Where do you find inspiration from / What does inspire you lately?

Fall, leaves, fall; die, flowers, away;
Lengthen night and shorten day;
Every leaf speaks bliss to me
Fluttering from the autumn tree.

I shall smile when wreaths of snow
Blossom where the rose should grow;
I shall sing when night's decay
Ushers in a drearier day.

Fall, leaves, fall
by Emily Jane Brontë

I wish I could bring some of these lovelies back home with me, but as you can see the only ones that could have fit in my bag where the tiny succulent plants that were carefully protected behing the transparent doors. I also thought of bringing my whole home in there, and settle down. It was quite warm in the tropical greenhouses, and I could easily picture myself sitting there with my knitting and a cup of chinese green tea.

But at the end of the visit, I found out that some of the lovely plants that I had spotted during my visit where actually for sale. Needless to say that I came back home with quite a bit of green souvenirs. I will show you the new family additions in a next post. If there's any plant lover up here? I’d love to hear your stories about plants/ the most inspiring botanical gardens that you visited…

Until next time, I'm wishing you a wonderful day.

We’ve had many days of heavy rains lately, that are washing away the golden leaves that started to gather on the floor. When it’s rainy like today, one of my favourite thing to do is to head out to the botanical garden, with a warm pair of socks in my boots and my camera in hand. Then I could spend hours walking along the aisle of the tropical greenhouse, analyzing one plant after another, with the sound of the rain pouring on the high windows.

My mind is so peaceful in places like these, and I always come back home so inspired, my little notebook filled with new ideas and some of the plants that I could collect of the floor.

I will be sharing the rest of the photographs tomorrow. It's always so hard to select only a few pictures when there's so many to choose from in my camera! Until tomorrow! I'm wishing you a lovely evening.

Less than two weeks ago, I was openning a package that came in the mail, with two incredible skeins of yarn. Road to China light is a wonderful blend of baby alpaca -which is my favourite fiber, cashmere, camel & silk. I'm not mistaken if I say that I have never held anything more soft, and luxurious before that.

It didn't take me too long to find a pattern that would make justice to this decadent yarn. Shaelyn is a beautiful shawl that showcases a simple yet very delicate lace section. And the drape of the yarn makes this shawl such a wearable addition to my wardrobe.

I patiently waited for a whole day, the two skeins by my side, before the urge to cast on was to strong to resist any longer. Just a few days later, my new shawl was soaking in lavender water, blocking, and drying on the line, waiting to bring some warmth around my neck during these chillier autumn days.