Way back in December we welcomed a new member into our family. In the days leading up to Christmas, my nephew Squish (okay, that's not his real name, but that is what I call him,) came into the world and into the arms of my sister Jemimah and her husband Adam, through an amazing sequence of events that was sealed with Squish' adoption in March. And if you follow me on Instagram you will notice ... View Post
Baby Big Top
There is nothing like a party to get your creative juices flowing... Sunday Jeanetta and I threw our friend Becky a baby shower... It was a small, simple affair at my house, with lots if yummy treats to eat and time for visiting with friends and family. Becky is a lover of vintage goodies like us, and had picked out super cute retro inspired fabrics in stripes and dots for Baby Spencer's ... View Post
Shall We Move On to Lovelier Things?
Well, I have managed to clean my studio and that at least has seemed to help set my mind and spirits right again. And the sun is out the grass is green. A beautiful spring day after all the storms (outside and in) of yesterday. Yes, there is the rest of the house to contend with, but this room seems to always be the one that the very process of cleaning and organizing somehow helps me to regain ... View Post
Monday’s Loose Ends: Goodbye Summer
Today is Labor Day, the last official holiday of the summer. Ironically I am spending it by making more Halloween goodies for the shoppes. But I am ready for summer to be over, ready to move into a new season and all that it holds. This summer was truly busy. Wonderful but busy. Friday night was the last "hurrah" of the summer, with a combo Bon Voyage/Happy Trails party for some very dear ... View Post
A Camping Birthday Party
Around this time 3 years ago about 10 of my friends and I had either just given birth or where about to give birth. Amy (one of my very, very nearest and dearest friends) and I delivered our boys only 2 days apart. In the same hospital. I went first, on a Tuesday. On Thursday, I padded down the hall, in my slippers and nightgown, to see her and her new arrival, The Bean (as he had been referred ... View Post
