our zucchini friends...

around these parts...

not only do we eat alot of vegetables... we like to excercise with them too

as well as doing a little dancing ...

and who does not love a zucchini moustache?











they are even cuddled in small arms...



Oh my how we do so love our zucchini's.

can't wait to meet you all..

going to drive a wee bit of a long way this week to meet, greet and bring home this lovely most amazing 4some of beauty...to be happily placed right here in this wee home in the country, not far from the sea...been waiting a long time for this addition.

hope your week is going simply wonderfully!

vintagely fresh and new...

Vintage Kimono Silk...so beautiful...don't you agree?

Some new little lovelies here to adorn your hat, purse,

a top of any kind, summer sweater...

well, just about anywhere you attach these

the sun will shine a bit brighter and you are sure to sport a smile.

absent but very present...

I may be quite blog absent, however, in everyday life I have been very present...between swim lessons, play dates, beach and park jaunts, gardening, cooking for all and new adventures thrown in all over the place, it is all enough to make one Mum completely bushed by days end....happily bushed, I might add.

I am quite excited to share that even throughout all the business of summer there has been some new lovely items created and heading into the shop over le weekend...they are coming from this amazing batch of vintage kimono silk...all i can say is that even in the still of late nights, when all are slumbering soundly, my heart swells and I sport a wee grin while creating new pieces.

Wishing you a downright delightful weekend.

simple pleasures...

this week...there was this...

and this lost wee man...he belongs in this country home..not far from the sea...

and this...oh my...

and a little guy...who loved it all...

then another day we did this....

to see our lovelies artwork here

first hers

then his...

there was a huge slide...(where Mum stood below with heart in throat)...

and lastly the awe and amazement for

our wee man to see his first one man band show...
now that was good.

What a fine week it was.

wee little lady...

yesterday found me in one of my fav fav thrifting spots, with little ones in tow, and as much as i thought that might be a tad bit crimping of my shopping style...it was delightful!

at first there did not seem to be too much to my liking, then around a corner, on a table scattered with various treasures...there she was standing proudly just a few inches high in all her wooden beauty, with her hair cropped blond & short (like moi), she had the most lovely dress, which surely was handpainted in her homeland of Finland...she has traveled long (and perhaps a bit hard, for there are a few scratches on her backside) to find me.

she cost so little and has already brought much happiness and inspiration such that i cannot explain...
this wee little lady now sits quite cheerfully on my desk where she recounts tales of adventure, friends, men folk in faraway lands and lessons learned....she is sure to meet some new friends around this country home not far from the sea in no time at all.

her name is yet to be determined, but if you know me, you know, she will be adorned with a rightful name before weeks end...

here is to little ladies who find their way into our homes, give us inspiration, mystery and insight from a lonely spot on a consignment table to the warm and fuzzy spot on my sunny desk

on days such as these...

sometimes when children are sick...doesn't happen a whole lot...but when it does..
you stay home and secretly enjoy the solitude of homelife (and constantly hope they get better soon), but embrace the fact that you all do not have to go anywhere..anytime soon...and so you:

build forts and pretend to live in 100 year old castles in faraway, exotic lands...like Scotland or Texas and places like that...

you draw toucans with oil pastels..because oil pastels..ROCK
you take countless water breaks on your unending worksite..also known as your backyard..which, no matter how much work you do...never seems to be close to finished...enjoy the process...that is my mantra.
and you plant..plant...plant and love what you do...always...how about you?