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Showing posts with label saturday. Show all posts
Showing posts with label saturday. Show all posts

Saturday, December 17, 2011

Saturday - Time to take it Easy

Lately, I've been working hard in my handmade jewelry designs workshop for 6 days of the week (who of us doesn't?!) trying to keep up with orders and shipping them in time before Christmas. Today, Saturday, I decided to put everything aside, and take it easy.


As it so happens, at the end of my day, I usually get to bed only every 02:00 AM. I start reading my enjoyable novel ( now it is "The Pillars of the Earth" by Ken Follet) but wake up after two hours, the book lying open on the floor and the  light near my bed still on... This won't do! I was saying to myself. So I've decided to follow the rule "when you don't have time - make time!" - and so I did.
For the last few days, in the morning, I've been preparing myself a nice mug of delicious coffee, take the book in my other hand, and sit in my rocking chair in my sunny veranda. (There are large glass windows there but as it is cold,  they are shut and the sun shines through).  During the week I limit this for 30-40 minutes every day. Today - I did this for an hour or so. What a pleasure! Thank God for Saturdays!
As for my work during the week, between working to keep up with orders, I handcrafted two band rings with the same design, but different metals:






 Silver Band ring with vertical soldered strips of silver




I was wondering : Should I call this my ZEBRA ring?


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Sunday, November 27, 2011

Grandma's Prayers

My new ring is a simple thick 14k Gold band, hammered all around with a punch. You will find it in my Etsy shop
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Goldplated band ring 
Saturday was a beautiful day. The sun was up and warm , the air was fresh and the flowers and trees looked their best after last week's rain. A perfect day for birthdays.I drove to the in laws of my daughter Adi's house, as we were celebrating my grandson  Koren's  birthday  there.  Koren is my adorable two year old grandson.
I brought along with me two pies which I baked. One was a mushroom pie, with many kinds of mushrooms and cheeses in it, and the other - a spinach and noodle pie. I copied the recipes from my favorite cook book and they came out real yummy! There were great salads there to accompany them and a wonderful chocolate birthday cake, baked by my son in law's mother.


Then we played with Koren and sang birthday songs to him. Before I left, I watched as Koren's grandpa placed him on his knee and read a story book to him. I could not resist taking pictures.


Happy birthday little one! May God keep you safe from all the evils in this world, and may there be peace on earth! High time!!

Koren listening attentively to the story abut Goldy locks and the three bears.