The Charm of a Doll

"Dolls ought to be intimate friends."
- Sara, from "A Little Princess"

I am surrounded by all things boy. The theme of our home is Star Wars. I decided to be crafty this month and create a new arch nemesis for Darth Vader.

Hints of Easter

While the Fall weather is upon us in the Australian Capital Territory, I am striving to bring Easter indoors.

Seeking Valentines

I needed to start doing something crafty. I started to make my Valentine gift tags for treats I plan to give to friends and neighbors.

A Vintage Christmas Gift

And forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your 

 - Khalil Gibran

I received a wonderful Christmas gift this last year. It is an antique Edwardian hair comb. It is just a costume piece, but I wonder how many wonderful parties it attended in the last 100 years!

Fruit and Flowers

Look what I found at my local chemist. A chemist for you Americans is our version of a drugstore. Is it just plastic fruit and flowers???

You can flip open the tops for lip balm.

They are by an Australian cosmetics company Miki. Check out their very cute website: http://www.mikicosmetics.com/main.html .

Yummy Mummy

One of the Australian fashion magazines, Madison, included a free Butter London nailpolish with the December 2011 magazine. I snagged the one with Yummy Mummy. It has the color of ashes of roses, which is an old color name for a pink taupe color. It reminded me of the color my new hybrid rosebush (yes I am a dork) named Julia. For those who are a bit older..ahem...it also reminded me of the dress that Maggie wore in the Thornbirds movie.

Butter London Yummy Mummy Nail Polish

Julia Hybrid Tea Rose



Thornbirds

A New Habit

" When Aunt Elizabeth Murray permitted Emily to drink real tea - as a matter of course and not as an occasional concession -  she thereby tactility consented to let Emily grow up."

 - Emily's Quest by LM Montgomery

I have been having trouble sleeping at night. Of course it could be the gallons of Diet Coke I consume all day to keep up with a three year old. So here is a new goal and habit for me that I have started tonight. No more Diet Coke after 1pm. Herbal non caffeinated tea will be my drink of choice before bedtime. I have to admit though, I still want my Diet Coke.