Friday, November 6, 2009

~ XOXOXO ~

Sending you all some love
{photo taken by my daughter in Paris of this year}
I have been under the weather for a few days with this
terrible flu bug
{diagnosed today with the H1N1 virus}
I am taking a few day off and hope to be visiting you
all again soon
please stay healthy

Thursday, November 5, 2009

~ Treasures Old and New ~

Bringing together
old & new
treasures
to help celebrate
Girlfriends and Sisterhood
{pretty things we all seek and adore}

my favourite old teacup
+
a favourite new necklace
**a recent purchase from Tracy.... visit her etsy shop here
you will be so glad you did **

my mother's old pretty china
+
a charming new pair of earrings
**a giveaway win all the way from Stockholm Sweden
thank you Eva
please visit her lovely blog Angel.Pearls to find
new treasures to add to your collection**
***
One more huge thank you
to Ocean Dreams
for presenting me with
The Superior Scribbler Award
please go visit her amazingly lovely blog
it really is a delight
***
New and Old Friendships
These are my true treasures

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

~ Knee High Fun ~

I found them today!
{all fuzzy and warm}
~Every year starting December 1st
it is our family tradition to hang socks
on our stair railing
one for each child~
~I fill them every morning with little treats
until December 25th~
~like an advent calendar
only 100xs better
because the treats are amazing
handpicked by me~


~this is definitely a
Christmas highlight in our home~

~when my girls came home today and saw the socks
they knew exactly what they
would be used for~
{the only requirement is that they have to be knee high socks}

~the fun part is they get to wear the socks after~

~advent calendar socks....
so much fun
~
{the store clerk told me they were going to get pink stripe ones in too... we will need some of those }

Monday, November 2, 2009

~ Pure Enchantment ~

Window Shopping
Everyone loves to do it!


Whimsical Fun
Pure Make Believe
Enchanting
Magical
Best Place...any major city
Best Season... a week or two before Christmas
Best Time....Night

All of us girls
in our home love to make a trip into
Vancouver or Seattle
at Christmastime
we walk up and down the busy streets
{best if done at night and snow is falling}
peeking at the imaginary worlds
so cleverly displayed
in the shop windows

Just another reason to get excited for the Christmas Season
{as if we really needed another reason}


the above window display was
designed by Beluga-creative platform
located in Paris, France

Sunday, November 1, 2009

~ Oh Happy Days ~

The countdown begins
I have started my Christmas list
Happy November
{image from mary ruffle}

Friday, October 30, 2009

~ Pretty Treats for Halloween ~

Trick or Treat
****
Forget Black & Orange
How about some Pink & Turquoise treats?
****
Happy Halloween
{is it true that you Australians do not celebrate Halloween?}

Thursday, October 29, 2009

~ calling all sweet tooths ~

sticky... sweet... gooey fun
A morning devoted
to the old fashion candy kitchen
{my kitchen}


naked & sad apples



sweet caramel chunks


gorgeously yummy
layers of
apple...caramel...chocolate....sprinkles


laugh-out-loud-fun
was had by all

{two willing daughters and myself}