Pretty windows to the sky...
Though the temperature has been unseasonably warm over the past few days (melting the snow - hooray!) the skies have not exactly been sunny and blue. A pretty day here or there, but otherwise it's...
View ArticleWeekend dreaming...
A story or a dream... (lovely little girls...) (may grow up and wear a white dress) (or perhaps not so traditional) (or no white dress at all) (they will still be lovely) (they will pull on their...
View ArticleBathroom Brainstorm!
(grey+yellow+white=pretty!) A few months ago we made some big moves in the house - switching bedrooms with Miss Ella-Bean, painting, and setting up my craft/dressing room. The dust has settled...but...
View ArticleVote!!!
(graffiti with a message) (you don't have to dress up to do it!) (elephant? donkey?) (this just in - vote!) (it's your choice) Can you guess what I did today?
View ArticleHave a seat!
(source) This morning was busy busy - two back-to-back playdates and we were down for the count! Ella took a lovely long nap and I pretended to be productive. OK, I didn't pretend, in fact, I didn't...
View ArticleElla and her Dolly
Have I told you about dolly? Ella's dolly - I got it for her for Christmas from The Rice Babies, a wonderful Etsy seller (hooray handmade!) I got to chose her skin, hair and eye color as well as the...
View ArticleBaby Making...
Or I should say, making for baby (but I got your attention, didn't I?!) Last week I finished my second dress for Ella and I must say, it was much better than the first - I guess practice really does...
View ArticlePhoto an Hour!!!
Here it is folks, my day today, every hour, in pictures!!! 8am - Ella's breakfast 9am - playing with stickers before getting dressed 10am - ready for our playdate! 11am - playing with the sit-n-spin...
View ArticleIce cream FAIL...
(tasty source) Today we drove two hours round-trip for lactose-free ice cream, and sadly, it was a fail. Why did we drive for so long for this specific ice cream? Well, Ben had a $10 gift card that...
View ArticleTeal & Cream Lovliness...
This. I'm wishing for this...like now (please?) Spring is almost here (I hope, I hope!!) Peeks of blue have finally been showing through the otherwise gray sky and the sun is starting to feel warm...
View ArticleHappy weekend...
(pretty house) It was a quiet weekend, with Miss Ella-Bean getting over a cold, we were mostly house-bound. One can only read so many board books, however, so both Saturday and Sunday evening we...
View ArticleSimply what it looks like
Welcome to the March Carnival of Natural Parenting: Natural Parenting Top 10 Lists This post was written for inclusion in the monthly Carnival of Natural Parenting hosted by Code Name: Mama and Hobo...
View ArticleEvoked...
It happened yesterday while on a run, I looked down and saw them pushing up...crocuses! A sure sign of spring, I started looking a bit closer - new branches coming out, buds appearing and temperatures...
View ArticleAaaa-Chooo!!!
Dear Tissue Box, I'm sick :( My brain is full, but not with fun creative thoughts. I was convinced I had avoided the cold that was sauntering around our little house - first to Ben, then to Miss...
View ArticleHow to be Sick in Style!
According to my latest research, it is still cold season! Being sick is the pits - you feel bad, you look bad...or do you? Here are a few steps that will help you feel less crummy and pretty things...
View ArticleHello Sunshine!!!
Spring is days away and today it finally felt like it! We had a nice (slow) walk to the park, which includes looking for a small dog that lives in the basement apartment of a building we pass and...
View Article1st Day of Spring DIY Roundup!!!
Spring is officially here - hooray!!! I have already spent a few days with the heat off and our windows open. We went to the park at least five times this past week and we are all sleeping better due...
View Article(Happily) Seeing Red...
Red has always been my very favorite color - there is even a picture of me as a toddler dressed head-to-toe in red with a red balloon - I admit, it's pretty cute (and probably why I was so very happy...
View ArticlePretty Vintage Pieces...
As you may remember, since Ella turned one I've decided to dress her only in vintage, second-hand, hand-me-downs, and gifts. So far, so good! Ella is one well-dressed little lady, thanks to our kind...
View ArticleMemo: It's Spring!
This is what it's like in Chicago: (pretty source) This is what it's like in New Hampshire (where I've been hiding out visiting the past few weeks!) Clearly, New Hampshire has not yet received the...
View ArticleSpring gardening has begun!
Last winter I decided not to throw out or compost our mums (and a random sage plant) after the weather turned permanently cold. Instead, I decided to try my hand at over-wintering the plants. So...
View ArticleAn Update (finally)
Well, the month of March has been updated in 365 Days of Ella. As it turns out, it's hard to remember to take a picture per day - I wasn't expecting that when taking on this project! So thank you to...
View ArticleHoundstooth? I do!!
Houndstooth - it's a pattern that's been around for awhile, but has some serious staying power either blown up SUPER big and mod or really small as an unobtrusive background pattern. On a recent trip...
View Articlechanges...
We've been sick around here lately. Rather, we've been sick for the past 2 months (or so it seems!) A nasty cold that takes you out at the knees and keeps you down for at least a week. We keep...
View ArticleMoving on...
Join me over at Glad To Be Here - more musings on pretty things!! Since my last post, nearly a year ago, much has changed! We have since added a new little one to our family, little Charlie, born in...
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