Winter Pine

Winter pine
Originally uploaded by James Jordan

A thank you to James Jordan for sharing this photo on flickr.

Lisette Living Room

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Originally uploaded by studio-d

Another view of Ross Chapin's Lisette Cottage.
A thank you to studio-d for sharing this photo on flickr.

"Mama of Knit Knit"

And now something about delightful little boys. Amanda Soule has done it again. See her latest (of a zillion) wonderful post here.

Saving Bottles

pretty bottles
Originally uploaded by K'vitsh

If you like to save pretty bottles, but have trouble with a sticky residue remaining on them after you soak their labels off, you can pour a few drops of cooking oil on the sticky places. Smear the oil into the glue with your finger, then wipe it off with a dry cloth.

Magic.

A thank you to K'vitsh for sharing this photograph on flickr.

Her Mother Flew Away

Is there a theme here? I think that I am simply appreciating my own three daughters, and the opportunity to be a mother, more than ever.

Today I am confident that you will be blessed if you go and visit mackin ink and read what Karey has to say. Bring tissues.

Loveliness from Jamie C.

There is a beautiful post over at The Family Chiara today. It's about sisters and mothers and playing and love. Go and see.

New Year, New (Small) Kitchen

One of my favorite holiday treats was taking a car load of stuff to Deseret Industries on Boxing Day, as is my usual pattern. (I love passing on some of my excess on the day after Christmas!) The delivery was followed by an hour spent in the store buying small-scale kitchen ware for a newly-set-up play kitchen we have put together upstairs in our home. I scored big time for little cash, and I spent the next few days making felt toys to round things out. It was great fun.