my mom has been my favorite coffee companion for the last three weeks. she left yesterday. *sigh*. it's that thing with family and good old friends: you can have coffee, be together and the silence between the talk feels good. even if it lasts for a long while.
those last few days she was here, and i finally got the hang of the granny square crochet project, we would sit together, talk a bit, but also just sit the two of us with our crochet work, sometimes making a break for a cup if coffee, prepared and served by my dad. what a luxury of good coffee company.
she left this beautiful pillow behind for me to look at and admire. i love those granny squares, but i am also really thrilled about that perfect white back of the pillow. so simple and pretty.
i obviously also like to go out and have coffee. in fact, it feels like ages since i went to tel aviv and had a coffee date with a friend. you know, one of those coffee dates that involves a lot of talking, walking around the town, a bit of shopping, some nice food, and - of course - a cup of coffee.
anyway, i think i need my morning coffee now with my dad, my coffee companion these days. and if you're looking for company, then let jane of spain daily introduce you to coffee companions around the world.
It is fun to see family come and sad to see them leave. Thank goodness you dad is still with you. I have been seeing a lot of granny squares popping up on blogs. Are they the latest trends? I have one my grandma made a very lonnng time ago. xo
ReplyDeleteoh...that looks wonderful
ReplyDeletehope you can see you mum soon again
It's beautiful. I don't know why I am shedding tears... I have the exact moments with my mom and I really don't want to lose them...
ReplyDeleteOh I want to learn how to crochet from my mom too! :-)
Thanks Trine! ( looking forward to your e-mail! ;) )
xo
you are so lucky to have had these three weeks together - sounds so good!
ReplyDeletethe next time you go for a coffee break in tel aviv, take some photos for us, will you? :)
p.s.: i can't believe it - as i type, it's starting to snow heavily outside. again. argh. i had already mentally planned what to plant in my flower pots...
oh it's always so sad when they leave again, isn't it? I love the crocheting though, beautiful cushion and throw.
ReplyDeleteI really like the fan pattern for the backing of the cushion. I haven't been in the company of a crochet companion since I learned to crochet from my grandmother. Enjoy your dad's visit.
ReplyDeleteso lovely to read about the love of/for/with your parents.
ReplyDeletelucky you!
Hello Trinsch, these crochet treasures look so beautiful!
ReplyDeletethe pillow and the blanket are wonderful!
ReplyDeletebtw, i lost your comment on flickr again... I am so sorry ;(
looks like there's been a lot of coffee drinking happening lately - the crotcheting seems to have gone pretty well! gorgeous pillow!
ReplyDeleteIt sounds really relax..just the two of us..that sound is in my head now!! Thanks..
ReplyDeleteI love the idea that you make that with your mother it has to be good..
i think you summed it up perfectly:) here´s wishing that one day we´ll meet in tel aviv for a coffee...;) p.s. trust me on the whole wheat biscuits...;)
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely pillow your mother made. I am so glad you had athe opportunity to spend the last three weeks with her. It is too bad she had to go home.
ReplyDeleteWow, she made some beautiful crochet squares and that pillow is lovely. Nice that you spent some good time together and shared a few coffees.
ReplyDeleteoh, how fun to sit and visit with your mom! love the blanket!
ReplyDeleteWhat a sweet post and beautiful cushion, bot sides!
ReplyDeleteerm botH
ReplyDeleteWhat a perfect way to spend time with your mother over coffee and crochet. I find doing projects with my mother (or anyone really) is a special way of connecting. Now it's your dad's turn - that will be nice too :^)
ReplyDeleteI'm actually sitting here with a cup of afternoon coffee, so You are my coffee companion today! I love your cushion too, my mother was a quilter...I cherish the things made by her!
ReplyDeletewhat a lovely way of being together with your mom&dad, hope you will see them soon again :)
ReplyDeletethe croching's super!
the succulent in my post is a moonstone.
Oh, it's just beautiful!! LOVE the colors! A treasure!
ReplyDeletebeautiful squares beautiful stripes ...
ReplyDeleteOh! I miss having coffee with my mum. We were just recently lamenting on the phone the distance between us and our inability to just call eachother up for a stroll or a coffee. Sigh! Great post!
ReplyDeleteYou are blessed to have had this time with your mom.
ReplyDeleteFlot flot pude!! Er vild med symbolikken i de to første billeder: først din mor i sofaen og derefter puden som hun har lavet, der ligger på samme sted som hun sad. Gav det mening?? ;-)
ReplyDeleteWhat lovely crochet! I too enjoy having coffee with my mum = it's a morning ritual in my mum's life whereas I don't like coffee....my caffeine usually comes in another form.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful!
ReplyDelete