What a great Thanksgiving weekend. We celebrated here at home in the afternoon and that evening, I went to the hospice house while Chris and the boys had dessert with neighbors. We’ve had boatloads of turkey leftovers, some of which have already been transformed into turkey salad sandwiches, turkey broth, and turkey tetrazzini. The next… Read More Post-Thanksgiving and Pre-Christmas
After writing my rather Scrooge-y post last night, I decided to do some Christmas decorating. I know that you’ll all be impressed. Yes, that is a Fisher-Price manger scene, sans Mary. She apparently decided to skip out on all of the guests and well-wishing animals in order to take a post-delivery nap. Much needed, I’m… Read More Update to Christmas: I’ve Decorated!
Now that I know that I can officially begin to decorate the nursery, I’ve been looking to buy a few more prints to go on the walls. Have you heard about Felt? I came across it a few weeks ago. It’s kind of like the New Zealand version of Etsy. They have an entire section… Read More Felt.co.nz
Up till this week, not much progress has been made in baby boy’s nursery. We had a lot of stuff that needed doing: Yikes – talk about a cluttered room. This photo makes it look so dark and tiny in there, too. I’m happy to say that progress has been made thanks to some muscles… Read More Lots to Do
Have you heard of “A Little Ink”? They’re another great New Zealand based design shop that I found through the wonders of the interwebs. I love their handmade prints and adorable poems that go along with them. Prints like “Spike the Hedgehog”, “Charlie the Cheeky Cat”, “Ghandi the Goldfish” {one of Chris’ personal favorites}, “Bianca… Read More “A Little Ink – Poetic Art for Children” Nursery Prints
Since we’re renting, our decorating options are a bit more limited than if we owned a home. The room that will eventually become the nursery has 3 light colored walls with 1 dark charcoal gray wall. It’s very “blah”. Since we can’t paint {and who the heck would want to with our 20 foot ceilings},… Read More Erupt Prints – More Nursery Designs!
One thing about moving to another country – all of your “go to” shops suddenly become a bit harder to find! I was a little discouraged by this until I started discovering the many great New Zealand based companies and designers out there. I was so excited when I stumbled across the StickyTiki shop. New… Read More Nursery Ideas – StickyTiki Wall Decals
(click on image above to make it larger) We put up our Christmas tree on Saturday, and I was so pleased! In the almost 4 years that we’ve been married, we’ve only put up a tree once before, making this time numero dos. We were in Spain during our 1st Christmas (on our honeymoon), put… Read More O, Christmas Tree!
Does this not look fun? I can’t wait till the Christmas event in Boston, which I am thoroughly planning to drag Chris to 🙂 photo courtesy of hostessblog.com photo courtesy of hostessblog.com
