Willy Wonka can i work for you???

this image is my idea of heaven...

i am a candy junkie...

i go into every candy store...always bringing home a bag to munch on...

the prettier the better...i like candy in my favorite colors...aqua and pink..the old fashion type in the jars....

i always make up goodie bags to give away.... always color coordinated....

on holidays i always bring people candy gifts ... {who cares if they are on a diet}

my girls are addicted as well....the dentist loves our family..

check out Amy Atlas candy tables

on our trip to Martha's Vineyard i stumbled upon this yummy shop in the little town of

Edgartown...

the fudge was AMAZING....{notice the pretty pink fudge}

some of my favorite candies ...{again notice the colors}



my candy jar on my kitchen counter is always full of some sweet treat....
i think i should go work for Mr. Wonka...

ice cream topped with sprinkles...

ice cream for dinner???

you betcha ......when it is just molly and me....

shhh..... don't tell the others...

pick a bowl

sparkling strawberry ice cream{yes...that's the name of it} topped with sprinkles

time for bowl number two.....

maybe next week we will have tiramisu or cherry trifle...

pure luxury.....especially if you can get away with it!

a weekend of dance......

this weekend i spent....
5% of my time in the garden....

95% of my time.....

at the shine dance festival....

{where my daughter syd picked up 7 golds and 2 silvers}

A thoughtful friend ...

i love surprises...

my sweet..lovely...dear.. friend Carol met me for tea yesterday and had a humdinger of one waiting for me...

she presented me with a lovely ribbon box....

inside were these adorable p.j.s from be compleat

{a few posts back i featured their fabulous sleepwear}

Carol knows that being the "mother of the bride " can be stressful at times....{ the wedding is almost upon us}....

so this was her formula for a happy friend

pjs+tea+magazine=de-stress time

and it worked!!!!!

last night i slept like a baby in my new jammies....

so when i am feeling like this....

i slip these beauties on and all is well....
{maybe i will just keep them on until the wedding}

THANK YOU
Carol

xoxoxo
A great weekend to you all...

Is your home plagued by the sock burglar?

this is what my sad little life has come to be.....

the girls and myself are heading out the door each morning with mismatched socks...

for once my husband is not involved in this craziness {or maybe he is??}...

..his socks are all nicely matched and lined up like little tin solders in his drawer...

but then again he doesn't have to worry about patterns and colors to match....

...his sock are an exciting shade of black or white.....

so this leads me to believe either...

he is behind this and is stashing our girlie sock somewhere to drive me totally insane .....

OR

the rest of us are girl slobs and leave our socks all over the place and they are lost forever

{ at least until i clean under beds..or find them stuck in the sides of the clean fitted sheets..etc.}

OR

there really is a sock burglar .....

SO

i pick the last one

SOCK BURGLAR!!!!!

{ because who wants to be called a slob?

and my husband really has no extra time on his hands to think up such a scheme}

...this is my missing sock box...it started with one or two sad socks that had lost their mates....

now it is overflowing and growing like a bad weed in chicken fertilizer....

SO tomorrow....

i am off to buy new socks for us girls {it's easier than cleaning!!!}....

and i am changing the locks on my doors....

BEWARE.... mr. sock burglar could be on his way to your home!

beauty in the details...

detail: to furnish with the smaller elements of design and trimmings...

yes....i am a detail kinda gal...

i make purchase depending on the packaging and the sweet added bits of an item...

the sweeter the better..

buttons..bows...lace...ribbon...

these are some of the p.j.s i purchased because i loved the adorable trims on them...

detail on shoes....{i helped Molly pick these sweeties out}

and especially detail on china....

{i just noticed i may have a thing for roses as well}

do you pay attention to the details?

a date with Marie Antoinette......

Saturday night girl time

cozy socks....kettle corn...Marie Antoinette.....

we bunker down for a date with this favorite villainess.....

so deliciously girly girl...

this movie is filled with...ice cream colors....

pink....turquoise....creamy yellow.....

period costumes to die for.....a real treat for the eyes....

lucky Kirsten Dunst to play dress-up in all those lovely dresses...

Versailles is amazing!!!
the kettle corn was yummy too...{a treat from trader joe's}

cozy fashion friday finds.....the perfect dream...

today i am feeling like curling up in some cozy jammies...with a cup of apricot tea and a good book...

in my part of the world it's raining cats and dogs....a very very dark and stormy sky...which just for today.... i kinda like...

wouldn't these yummy jammies be perfect for a day like this???

i would stay in them all day long...

you can find them at be compleat

the prints are amazing.....you must take a peek!

wouldn't these beautiful jammies and this room equal the perfect dream?

white phone how i love you!!!

find all this beautiful furniture at swedish interior design....

the perfect image.... armoire filled with dress-making fabrics....pink shoes on chair...adorable dress hung on door...

i think i will gather up all of my girl's sweet dresses and hang them up for display....

{furniture images found in country living..british march edition}

happy weekend to you all..

The Renee Award....

A Great Big Hug goes to Isabelle at Suzy's Vintage Attic

for giving me the Renee Award....

I was delighted to say the least!...

as recipient i have the honor of passing the award onto 8 other blogs ....

oh boy.... now that's a challenge...to choose only 8 when there are so many lovely blogs that inspire me .....

soooo i have decided to give the award to these new blogger friends that are always keeping my comment box full of such beautiful and encouraging words.....

in no particular order...

cottage cozy

bushel and a peck

faded plains

that girl designs

lola b

vintagehome colleen

little bryd vintage

knitty, vintage & rosy

The Renee award was created by Bella and Ces in honour of their friend Renee. In Bella's own words,"this is a brand new award and i have the pleasure and honor of spreading the seed to watch it grow. I hope it finds it's way to those who are like Renee: the acorn, a small package becoming a tall and sturdy oak giving more acorns, becoming tall and sturdy oaks, giving acorns..."

to my friends who received the award...

ONLY IF YOU WISH ..... you can pass it onto 8 other blogs that inspire you!!!

la cerie sur le gateau....

isn't this adorable???

this is a linen tea towel brought back from France in Molly's suitcase ...

i am soooo excited to share their charming website shop with you...

if you like this image you will love...

la cerise sur le gateau

{the cherry on the cake}

the whole collection gets me excited...

i think this towel needs to be framed and hung in my kitchen....

...oh and please don't blame me if you want everything in their adorable little shop....

girls day out....

fun time with two thirds of my girls.....

in downtown Vancouver ...

some of our favorite places to visit....

True Value Vintage....a great place....hard to find because it is underground...

but worth the search...

full of fun vintage clothes and accessories.

we needed to pick up some treats from Butter but...

it was closed....boo hoo...

but snapped some photos from the window..

one of the best bakeries i know of...

next visit i will take some photos from inside....you will love it!!!!!

and yes....cherry blossoms....the streets of Vancouver are covered with them!!!!

oh...how i love this time of year ....

too many sweets......

this weekend i made these sweet little poesy holders to hang around my home....

so easy...

an old glass mason jar..this one is teeny tiny...

some wire....

an adorable hankie..

a piece of ribbon..

wholaa!!!

ate way too much Easter candy....

still eating sweets....
my breakfast this morning....
pumpkin scone and tea...
do you find that once you start with the sweets it's hard to stop?
i am at that place right now!!!!

Easter Wishes....

....anything is possible if we only believe.....

have a wonderful Easter....

see you Monday...

eye popping bunnies....

cute or tacky?

what's your opinion?

would you put these Easter Bunnies in your garden?

find them here

cast iron bunnies in bright eye popping hues.....

i would put the aqua one in my garden.

pretty blooms that greet me.....

Pansies are my favourite flower...

these happy little fellows where smiling at me from my garden when i left for work today..

who could not love these little guys with their perky little faces..

did you know that in Denmark, Germany and Scotland pansies are sometimes called...

Stepmothers...the larger lower petal represents the mother...

the middle petals her two daughters...

and the two smaller petals at the top....the stepdaughters

these pretty little blue fellows were waiting for me as well....

i am finding my passion for all things blue is spilling out of my house and into my garden..

me and my addiction continues......

ok...i found another magazine....actually my daughter found it ....{she feeds my addiction}

this one is amazing....

it's called Lula

....it's big and glossy and has beautiful photographs

addiction\compulsive physiological need for a habit-forming item. . .

magazine\a periodical containing miscellaneous pieces such as articles, stories and poems, often illustrated. . .

self-diagnosis.....

a magazine addiction....

happy reading to all....

young love...

life has been very BUSY in my part of world....

first dance competition is OVER...

my daughter Ali is getting MARRIED in 4 weeks...4 short weeks...4 very short weeks....4 very very short weeks...

{i still think she is too young...only 19... but then again i was close to that age when i found true love}

her younger sister Molly put on a bridal shower for her over the weekend...

oh..... did i mention the wedding was is 4 very very very very short weeks!!!!!?????
...plus 2 more dance competitions before the wedding..one the week of...

call me crazy!!!

topped with a pillow or two......

Syd and i were rearranging the living room and thought we would have some fun with the pillows.....{sorry for the dirty feet...she had just gotten in from dancing }
wishing you all a FUN and SILLY weekend......

maybe topped with a pillow or two???

a little bit of Joe for fashion friday.....

these are my favorite pair of shoes...

comfy with some style...which is hard to come by in MY shoe world...

i got them here...

us Canadians have a secret....it's called Joe Fresh..
stylish clothes at a great price..

yesterday i just discovered that they now have a beauty line...

these are some of the items i brought home....

the cost is unbelievably low and so far i love them...

a special surprise to make my day....

these flowers are for my new friend Andrea....

this lovely parcel arrived on my doorstep a few days ago...
i had ordered the adorable little aqua salt cellar..... that i could not live without.... from Andrea's shop Faded Plains ....
the very adorable bluebird plate was a surprise gift from her...
she knows my love for bluebirds and all things blue.....
HOW THOUGHTFUL WAS THAT!!!
Thanks Andrea for making my day....
please check out her shop....she may have something you can't live without....




such a sweet bluebird...
the perfect image for my bluebird notes

dance...dance...dance

all ready to go...

dance competition season starts TODAY....

first competition with many....many...more to follow

jazz....lyrical....tap....stage.....production...ballet...modern...

nine dances this year...

Sydney does the dancing....

i do costumes and hair...

the rest of the family cheers her on!!!