Little Rock Tunic

Bought this great book (Tuniques pour Petits et Grands, Hachette) and decided to get creative during the holidays with Ooma! Fabric and colour combinations chosen all by herself....model Esprit Rock.

and here is the finished product....

Then and Now

Yesterday marked the sixth birthday of Elliott....where have those six years gone? So much has happened to that little boy since then. He has already lived a lifetime, and I'm sure he could write a book about it all. So much for someone so little. He has been a brave little man, a fiesty fighter and shown us really how to bounce back after a trial, even if he manages it perhaps more sucessfully than us at times! Happy Birthday sweetheart!

Soft-skinned darling, little monster lovely, your infectious laughter and fits of giggles will always outweigh moments of doubt, when we wonder what to do as parents, how best to teach you and how best to make life good for you. Your affection consumes us and draws the rest of the world to you, you cheeky little pickle, facing life full on at every moment - thankyou for teaching us how to live too...

Birthday bash!

Happy 4th birthday to ma petite poupée chinoise.....a happy (but very tiring) weekend was had by all - fun in the garden on the new trampoline, with little friends in the sandpit, fancy dress and loads and loads of birthday cake! Ooma Millie was the star of the show dressed up as a clown and big brother Elliott showed us all what he was made of in his home-made Hulk costume. Far too much champagne drunk by mummy, but never mind, it kept me sane during the whole weekend!

Happy birthday my little one!

My baby is all grown up! The month of March saw the first of Elliott's milk teeth drop out - or rather bashed out by his little sister. It had been wobbling for a while, and then in a moment of heated babble between brother and sister, Ooma took the bull by the horns and whopped her brother straight in the teeth. So the tooth was out, albeit somewhat prematurely, and tears were streaming down both faces. A memorable moment...not to mention yet another lesson in self-control from mummy. Finding the tooth took a while, but eventually smiles were redeemed when said tooth became the conversation and Elliott realised that he could actually earn some real money out of this...



Oh Gappy one...



Ooma, the guilty party (although not looking particularly guilty actually)

A special post as it was his birthday today, this was me and my dad way back in the flaring 70's...still think about him everyday and wish he could have known my little ones...

Happy Birthday Miss Phillips!

For Ivy, who celebrates her birthday today...we remember when you came to visit us for the first time...have a lovely day my dear!

Someone's been sitting on MY chair!

I've always been fascinated by small furniture for the little ones of this world and since becoming a mother, I seem to have started collecting kid's chairs (much to my husband's despair). When I see one I am constantly surprised by the way style and design works it's way into our lives at such an early age...for me these objects represent the history of design and are sooooo collectible simply because to collect the real thing would be not only too pricey for most of us, but also impossible to house, and these little miniatures are perfect pieces of a bitter sweet combination: the simple nature of doll's furniture combined with the grown up world of retro design and style...

The kids love it when I bring home an old little chair which needs repainting, I love restoring it, changing it's colour and adding a little cushion to match, and Monsieur Seb just rolls his eyes again...





This little red chair I picked up is my most recent bargain, I added the cushion. It reminds me of Goldilocks and the three bears...I love it! It will probably go up for sale at some point on the website, when it is up and running more....probably by the end of the year.