My grandmother used to harp on me about “kids handwriting today….” on a regular basis. But she kind of had a point. She had a beautiful script, whereas mine is a hodge podge combination of capital letters and lowercase, half cursive, half print. It’s a lost art, is it not? I’ve thought many times about enrolling in a calligraphy class, it’s just so beautiful, and it seems like it might be a bit relaxing. An art class of sorts, don’t…
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I think I’ve posted this quote before, but it bears repeating. At least for me. Especially today. “I’d rather be a mother than anyone on earth bringing up a child or two of unpretentious birth I’d rather tuck a little child all safe and sound in bed than twain a chain of diamonds about my {carefree} head I’d rather wash a smudgy face with round, bright, baby eyes than paint the pageantry of fame or walk among the wise” Meredith…
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It’s that time of year again….Spring! Which, to me at least, means gardening. We try to have a garden every year, just to give the kids Summer jobs. The produce is an added bonus, but I really want the kids to learn how to weed, water, and harvest. My kids actually get really invested in the garden, getting out to water and weed in the morning before it gets too hot, and I find them snacking on snap peas while…
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Wasn’t Leslie wonderful last week? I have a total crush on her blog A Room Somewhere and was so thrilled she visited for a whole week. If you love her, please go visit and say hello on her site, she’s very friendly. Thanks Leslie!!! {photos via A Room Somewhere}.
Who needs to decorate a nursery? Playroom? Laundry room? Up for grabs is a set of Vintage Map Wooden Blocks + a La La Love You poster from Sparkle Power. Total value = $25 + = cute! Giveaway Details: To enter the Sparkle Power Giveaway leave me a comment on this post telling me where you’d put this fabulous set of blocks + poster. If you blog about this, you get an extra entry. Email me at allison@petitelefant.com to let…
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I don’t think you can blame your parents for everything, but there are certain things that they should certainly be blamed for. This, for example. And this. Recently I was sharing a story with my in-laws that I have not shared with anyone since the 7th grade. And this is it. In grade 6, I was put in a special group of students who had the privilege of taking a special field trip to see the junior high science fair….
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Just can’t get enough of these hot, bright colors in Miss Ruby Sue’s Etsy shop . . . Thanks for letting me visit, Allison! And thanks to all for reading and for your comments. Please come see me at A Room Somewhere! I’d love to share more with you.
Find something old and diminutive, like this vintage cotton pinafore, at Baby Hank Vintage. Or this fabulous little Mexican top, at Petit Vintage. This would be so cute with some little red shorts and white sandals. ***leslie var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-3347741-1"); pageTracker._initData(); pageTracker._trackPageview();
A little something to live by: “How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives” -Annie Dillard- A wake up call to myself, perhaps?
