~ 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

~ 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

~ 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 }

~ 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

~ Oh Happy Days ~

The countdown begins

I have started my Christmas list

Happy November

{image from mary ruffle}

~ 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?}

~ 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}