Happy Birthday Uma!!!

It was my Mama’s birthday last week… what fun we had! I took her to a sweet little cafe in town (Citrus) and we had a little lunch, chatted, and enjoyed the warm sun! realllly great salads! then we shopped a bit in all the little antique shops…. then…. we had my parents over for … Read more

felty kinda day….

we had so much fun this morning trying oh so hard to felt these sweet little Easter eggs I found on this site! Felting is something I have really been enjoying lately being so crafty! Having kids makes me try to do so many little craft projects… a lot of which I remember from when … Read more

welcome Spring!

it’s here… the birds are chirping, the air is a little cool, the sky is oh so blue… welcome Spring! welcome warm sunny days planting little seedlings, welcome picking vegetables at the farm, welcome late nights spent in the garden eating dinner by candle light and enjoying families togetherness and a little wine….. some lovely … Read more

necklaces…

from amber necklaces to shell necklaces our girls have been quite fancy lately… I ordered this beautiful amber necklace almost 2 months ago all the way from Lithuania… whew! it is said that these gorgeous stone’s elements are a natural way to help soothe babies that are teething… the natural oils are absorbed into babies … Read more

bike ride to our secret beach…

this is our “secret beach!” we always feel while there that we’re pirates on a deserted island… at least that’s what we pretend….. it’s a secret to most of the tourist which flock to our little town these days…. but to us locals this is a real gem…. mums the word… it’s not too far … Read more

Beach girls…

Hello Spring… how we have missed you so…. thank you for putting smiles on everyone’s faces… thank you for giving the birds something to sing about… thank you for touching all the lovely flowers and making them all so so colorful… thank you spring for getting us to the beach again and allowing us this … Read more

Woodland Fairies… breezy birthday!!!

oh my… what fun! for quite awhile Isabelle has been really into fairies.. magical, pixie fairies… whenever we take walks she always is looking for forest fairies… even on the beach! We have sleep fairies that come each night she sleeps all night in her bed and they leave a tiny paper butterfly! (have to … Read more

Happy 4th Birthday Isabelle!!!!

our little girl turned 4 last week! It always is so special when your child has a birthday… such excitement and happiness… remembering when she was born… all the years of fun and love! I love all of the traditions in having a birthday… many from when I was a child, many when from Pappa … Read more