A Noble(ish) cause

One night a while ago Jodi from Ric Rac and I were emailing each other about the town I live, Jodi use to live here, we started talking about our crafting and about her amazing selvedge frock (I was saying it was amazing Jodi is far to modest for that) . She said someone actaully said to her/ emailed her that she was wasting her talent making softies. This comment has stayed with me as I just cannot believe anyone would ever think that?
Speaking of Jodi - have you voted yet?

                          this sweet photo is used , with permission, from Nic at Yardage Design

Call me Pollyanna but I really believe making a softie for a child to cuddle, to play with, to be comforted by in the middle of the night, to dress up, to drag thru the supermarket, to take to the park and push it down the slide, to feed and play and dress up- is a noble cause ( ok maybe noble is overstating it) but certainly something to appreciate... or making anything for someone else- its just the nicest thing you can do? Don't you think? When you are making it you are thinking about the person, what they will like, the colours you choose- its so heartfelt. I love that some little children all over USA, and Europe are cuddling something I made. It gives me the warm fuzzies...

Its like cooking ( and as you know I do very little/ none - however there was that one time) I know its how Chef shows love. He always cooks for our family. ( although sometimes he does threaten to strike and I cook, but sometime I just have to come up with the idea of what we are having), even before he goes off fishing/ to work/ crabbing, general hunting and gathering- and I often say don't worry about my dinner but he finds the idea of me having toast and fruit for dinner so unacceptable that he cooks for me. I have stopped arguing- although always so appreciative and I NEVER for one moment forget how lucky I am. He knows I appreciate it and I really really do...

But do others see it as showing love- by feeding as nurturing? I know loads of you will find the what-are-we-having- for- dinner question exhausting and hate having to do it all the time.

We have people over for dinner a lot - we love it- sometimes its just pasta eaten sitting on the lounge but I do love that idea of sharing food with friends. There is nothing I love more in the world than a full table of food, big bowls of different things you serve yourself , and all the chairs full of friends- children giggleing and squealing with glee in the backgroud... to me that is perfect...

Plans are underway for Busy's 3rd Birthday on Australia Day ... I cannot wait to see her little face when she sees what we have in store for her! I think I am as excited as she is!!!
(And trying not to cry as the munchkin gets a bit older and less babyesque- I am SUCH a sook)