I love unplanned weekends.
Things just unfold and I follow their paths with a skip in my step and a light heart.
One ritual that never changes is an early morning Saturday and Sunday drive with Mr E in the Jeep to get coffee and sit by the beach with fresh baked muffins before he heads off to work for the rest of the morning.
But after that, both days flow into varied activities.
Saturday afternoon Mr E and I went off in search of land sales as we have a hope in our hearts to build a home of our own one day.
Also on Saturday I finished a quilt...
...and pieced an older stitchery into the centre of a churn dash block to make a *don't know what you'll eventually be* project.
I sank back in my easy chair late that afternoon with a nice cup of tea and browsed through two new books...
...and thought about making this quilt for a modern-minded daughter.
Sunday began relaxed as usual with coffee at the beach, then just a block from our home the Label Traders Vintage Market was being held so I left Mr E to his bonsai and set off for a wander in search of treasure. I was not disappointed...
Sunday is also baking day so after a lovely lamb roast lunch with all the trimmings I made a healthy banana, carrot, sultana and apricot loaf...
Back in the sewing room that afternoon I cleaned out my bobbin drawer...
...and made the first tentative cuts into some old clothes with the idea of altering them before spring arrives.
Last week's big vase of flowers were waning so I chose the blooms that still showed vigour, trimmed their ends, and displayed them in an old tea pot on my desk...
...which set me onto another task - tidying my work desk.
I have two desks. One is in the sewing room and I sit there to plan my day and sketch new designs.
The other desk is in the office, where I do all my business via email and also where I write my blog posts and patterns.
Dear Blossom handed her comfy swivel chair over to me the other day and now it's a much nicer place to sit and work...
The day was drawing to a close by now, so before the sun dipped below the horizon I watered my herbs and brought the washing in off the line for ironing later that evening...
Here on Monday morning I can honestly say I am feeling quite rested and refreshed, which is good because my diary has plenty of entries for this week.
But I have next weekend always to look forward to.
How do you achieve rest and refreshment?
hugs
