Crowder Water

For those "in the know" Crowder Water is a Gin & Tonic. So needless to say this just might have to end up in my wardrobe:



Crowder Water and Cashmere together at last! A match made in Heaven!
Suddenly, I am thirsty.

what i have been up to while not posting

As told by photographs!
These are in no real order - and they are from Oyster Festival weekend (Nov 4-7).

Freya making a run for the water, thwarted.

A family portrait, on Urbanna Creek.

Freya on Phil and Joy's front porch.

Showing her new trick - going GRRR!

Sleepy baby, early Friday, watching Sesame Street.

At the most perfect diner ever - Dot's in Richmond.

Playing on the pier.

The Coast Guard is out - so is the baby life jacket.

It was a fantastic trip... we all had a blast. Can't wait for next year!

Oh Dear

This should come as no surprise to anyone: I cruse like a sailor on shore leave. And I have had a very hard time trying to clean up my potty mouth, also not so surprising. So the following should come as no surprise either: my daughter has picked up on my favorite curse word. She did this a while ago, I noticed when she dropped her monkey and as she was picking it up I heard her say "oh, shit".

I, still think that this is funny as hell. It did however help me in getting my potty mouth in order. Currently my favorite thing to say in stead of Shit is Oops. Rutabaga is right up there too as well as nonsensical things like Murrrrr.

Shockingly, she hasn't picked up the Eff-bomb. Which is rather odd, as her father can't get though a sentence without at least on.

Outstanding!

A letter to a patron of a library explaining why the library is not going to remove a book from their shelves. This has to be one of the best letters addressing such a heated subject matter.

http://jaslarue.blogspot.com/2008/07/uncle-bobbys-wedding.html

Lists

Things I Miss:

Real hardwood floors.
A house with personality.
My flat belly.
Disposable income.
Living in the city.
Artistic endeavors.
Sassy.
The carefree days before I had dogs.
Not having a house covered in Lab hair.
My god - the hair!
Having a house that was easy to keep clean.
Having an established garden that I got to play with.

Things I Love:

My husband and daughter.
That I have a backyard big enough for Maggie to hit top speed.
Tank tops in January.
Flips year round.
Walking at the park.

Oh, Dear

I am in deep love of this Fall's Kate Spade line of clothing of all things. Take a look: has anyone ever seen a larger collection of Perfect Sivy Wardrobe Items EVER????

Example A:

red sweater dress and funky knee socks.

Example B:

cute little shirt dress and cashmere cardigan.

Example C:

same cardigan and oh dear god I NEED THAT DRESS!!!

Example D:

super mom! in a fantastic tweed coat!

Example E:

here i am juggling a bird cage and all these empty frames...

The only problem??? Now I want to cut bangs.

How Am I Suppose To Resist

When the add campaign's are so cute????

Here we have a sweet kate spade ad, not that I need much convincing in the kate spade realm of things.

And then there is this lovely from J. Crew - the crewcuts line for little's. I could just eat this up. It reminds me of an e.e. cummings poem...

"and bettyandisbel come dancing

from hop-scotch and jump-rope"

Thankfully I don't have the same reaction to the adult advertisements, other than wanting to paint my nails orange, and Freya isn't big enough to fit the clothing yet. Or we would have to ban me from the internets. But it's sooo cute is only gonna work once or twice...