~ our joyful moments - week 5/52 ~

We've chosen a new theme word for February - appropriately it's "love"

I received this beautiful banner as a prize from one of my favourite instagrammers (sangthebird) - its my daily mantra now.  

Karin has been visiting the Palm Hose with those beautiful camellias and that lovely light.

I love how the hint of pink ties our shots together this week

We share photos each week based on a monthly theme word (here and on IG) as part of a weekly photography project (#ourjoyfulmoments2015).

We're still after suggestions for monthly theme words ... 

~ our joyful moments 2014 ... the wrap-up ~

All 52 of my photos for our weekly project...so many happy memories. 

#ourjoyfulmoments was a weekly photography project - Karin (photographybykarina.blogspot.com) and I each chose a small moment from our week that made us happy and shared them here and on Instagram. 

In 2015 we're changing it slightly with a monthly theme word.  We've chosen "nature"  for January...would love some suggestions for later on!!

~ our joyful moments - weeks 49 and 50 ~

 

I'm finding it harder and harder to keep up with blogging even once a week at the moment - my resolution to blog more often next year is going to take some work!

Lots of lovely flowers and Christmas preparation bringing us joy this fortnight.
I made a floral wreath at a workshop which is now hanging inside and we picked our first hydrangeas of the season.
Karin has her beautiful candles out (and I spy some familiar wrapping) and also found these stunning roses in Copenhagen

#ourjoyfulmoments is a weekly (!) photography project  - we share the photos regularly on IG and intermittently on our blogs.

~ our joyful moments - week 48 ~

{I originally wrote this post a week ago and somehow it never got published}.

This is week 48 of #ourjoyfulmoments -  my photo is some of my snail mail presents wrapped and ready to send  - the snail mail community on instagram is such a supportive and wonderful group of women and I'm loving sharing some Christmas joy with them.

Karin has found some rare blue skies in what is usually a grey time of year. 

We share some little moments of our week every week here and on IG.

~ our joyful moments - week 47 ~

This week I'm sharing roses from our garden sitting on the kitchen table in the beautiful afternoon light.

Karin has harvested her very first lemon from her tree - a perfect specimen.

#ourjoyfulmoments is a 52 week photography project sharing the small joys of our worlds here and on IG.  

What's your joy this week?

~ our joyful moments - week 46 ~

Very seasonal offerings again this week.

I've been starting a little bit of Christmas craft (those overseas postal deadlines are looming) - thought this one just had to be part of #ourjoyfulmoments.

Karin has been finding a little colour amongst the grey.

#ourjoyfulmoments is a weekly photography project - shared here and on IG

What's bringing you joy this week?

~ our joyful moments - week 45 ~

We're celebrating the seasons this week.

I'm bringing in handfuls of the tiny Cecile Brunner roses that fill the house with a subtle peppery scent and Karin is enjoying the variety of citrus - to eat and play with!

#ourjoyfulmoments is a weekly photography project where we share small joys from our week here and on instagram.

~ ourjoyful moments - week 44 ~

This week's little joys - sending out some love via snail mail and those gorgeous crunchy leaves on the ground in Sweden.

Karin and I share a photograph each week here and on IG showing some of the everyday wonders and joys in our lives.

~ our joyful moments - week 41 and 43 ~

Somehow I've got mixed up with my weeks and missed a post.

So this week I'm sharing two - weeks 41 and 43.

I've gone for cuteness this week - we visited our cousin's farm over the weekend and fell in love with Tiny Tim the poddy lamb they have been hand rearing since his mother died.  He thinks he's a puppy and now my children want one too!

Karin found these gorgeous autumn leaves on an outing with IG friends.  Love those colours.

(And two weeks ago I was mesmerised by the afternoon light in my backyard - we are slowly growing our own bluebell forest!
Karin was deciding on paint colours - such pretty colours again).



#ourjoyfulmoments is a weekly photography project where we share the little things that bring us joy.

What's been your highlight this week?

~ our joyful moments - week 42 ~

I've finally finished reading The Luminaries (last year's Man Booker prize winner ...this year the winner was a Tasmanian author!) - what a slog it was.  I'm glad I finished but it was hard work  The book is looking pretty near my bed with some yellow banksia roses and my favourite beads though.

Karin has been baking again - her food is almost too pretty to eat I think!

We are finding the small joys in our lives and sharing them here and on IG

Have you read any good books recently?

~ our joyful moments - week 40 ~

It's school holidays here and the children and I had a lovely wander through the Botanical Gardens during the week.  The Japanese gardens are looking particularly lovely - with the maples in full colour, the camellias in bloom and the wisteria almost in full flower.

Karin is in Italy - this is the view out over Lucca from the top of the tower.  I'm wishing I was back there too.

Every week we share a photograph here and on IG showing some of the everyday joys in our lives.

~ our joyful moments - week 39 ~

I'm really grateful for #ourjoyfulmoments as its the only thing keeping my blog going at the moment - I'm determined to find some more time, ideas and photos to share soon!

This week we made caramel slice and styled it just like Donna Hay did in her recipe.  Ours is not so uniformly perfect but it tasted yum!

Karin is travelling in the Cinque Terre.  Hard to believe we were there just 4 short months ago .. I want to go back already,

#ourjoyfulmoments is a weekly photography project shared here, on Karin's blog and on instagram.

~ our joyful moments - week 38 ~

Greeny goodness from our gardens this week.

I love the "blossom" that covers our golden elm at this time of the year - we have a hammock under it which is the perfect place to lie on a sunny day.

Karin has been harvesting before the frosts start - I love how productive her garden is.

#ourjoyfulmoments is a weekly photography project - we share our pictures on our blogs and on IG.

I hope there are some simple joys in your day.

~ our joyful moments - week 37 ~

This week I found some"weeds" in the footpath outside our house ... sweet little forget-me-nots that I love having in a vase in our bathroom.

Karin found some cheery hydrangeas - such a gorgeous colour!

We're finding and celebrating the little moments in our week that bring us joy - here and on IG (#ourjoyfulmoments).

~ our joyful moments - week 35 and 36 ~

 

I missed last week as I was sick in bed with flu - so I'm catching up today.  I'm so grateful for the #ourjoyfulmoments project as its the only thing keeping me blogging at the moment - I'm hoping that will change soon. 

Last week we made lemonade scones on a whim and devoured them in minutes, still warm...delicious.
Karin was harvesting beautiful veggies from her garden - and probably making something delicious and gorgeous looking - she is a talented cook and photographer!

Karin and I  are both sharing flowers again this week  - my daughter Lily is holding a beautiful bunch of spring daffodils and Karin went out after the rain and found that beautiful light and those gorgeous pink roses.

(Pink roses are my favourite roses - which ones are your favourite?)

#ourjoyfulmoments is a weekly photography project here and on IG where Karin and I share the small joys of our week.

~ our joyful moments - week 34 ~

It's flowers again this week (I'm actually surprised this hasn't happened more often).

I did some weeding and found some more grape hyacinths hiding in my garden.

Karin was at her mum' s and caught that magic light just before a storm.

This is week 34 of a 52 week photography project that Karin and I share on our blogs and on IG - #ourjoyfulmoments.

What's giving you joy this week?

~ our joyful moments ... week 33 ~

 

Cappucino made for me at home by my husband in our new cups - and polka dots - lots of simple joys making me smile this weekend.

Karin has been harvesting from her garden - such a gorgeous array of goodies.

#ourjoyfulmoments is a photography project between Sweden and Australia sharing the little joys of our daily lives.

~ our joyful moments - week 32 ~

The first grape hyacinths are poking their way through in my garden - I had to collect a few for a small posy.

Karin has celebrated her birthday in style with this beautiful cherry cake she made (and styled so beautifully) this week too.

#ourjoyfulmoments is a photography collaboration for 2014 between Karin and I.  We're sharing the small joys of our week here and on instagram (and this week we're sharing a similar background for our shots too!)

~ our joyful moments - week 31 ~

 

After a week of sleety rain and biting winds this scene greeted us from our back door over the weekend.  This is quite a heavy snow-fall for Hobart - and coupled with a beautiful clear day it had everyone in town heading for the hills to throw snow-balls.

On the other side of the world Karin is enjoying summery sweet peas.  I must plant some this year - the colours are just divine.

#ourjoyfulmoments is a weekly photography project where Karin and I share the little moments of joy from our weeks on opposite sides of the world.

~ our joyful moments - week 30 ~

 

Beautiful nature shots this week with the first of the spring blossoms appearing here in Hobart and that gorgeous afternoon light in southern Sweden where Karin has been visiting.

#ourjoyfulmoments is a weekly photography collaboration between Sweden and Australia - sharing the little moments of the week that bring us joy.