December 2009

Magnetic Dress Up Dolls

December 28, 2009

[nggallery id=10] …are where it’s at! It all started last August when our lovely friend Kristen got my daughter Mycelia and her BFF Esme the fabulous Mermaid dress up dolls. The girls loved them, as did us mamas. In fact, I knew right away that I would be buying Mycelia more and more of these [...]

Read the full article →

Vintage Big Box

December 25, 2009

[imagebrowser id=9] When one thinks of vintage brand names, I believe one tends to picture the uppity designers or boutiques who are either still in existence or else live on in legend. I know that I was thrilled to recently find a Valentino slip gown, a number of I Magnin pieces, and a fabulous Bullocks [...]

Read the full article →

Many Lovely Dresses in the Twelve Days of Christmas

December 23, 2009

[nggallery id=7] I thrifted the children’s book “The Twelve Days of Christmas: A Christmas Carol” (illustrated by Sheilah Beckett and published by Little Golden Books in 1992) when my daughter was just a baby. Now that she is three years old and understands that Christmas is a special time with special books and music, she [...]

Read the full article →

Welcome To Our Little Cottage In The Woods

December 21, 2009

[singlepic id=37 w=500 h=350 float=] (Alternatively titled “A Week In The Life Of My Family”) Yay!! I’ve been so looking forward to sharing the images of our new cottage with the world! My partner Graham built it himself this autumn, and it is on the property of a friend of ours. It is less that [...]

Read the full article →