Last week I mentioned that my daughter needed a bunch of things for her new preschool. Well, one of the required items was a hat. This country has weird rules. But as we’re often yelled at by other moms at the playground for not wearing hats, it wasn’t totally unexpected. I’d never made a real…
Goodies in my mailbox!
Awhile ago I saw this post from Beverly of Flamingo Toes where she featured her Rebecca bag: Now, I’m not a purse girl. (I’m an outerwear girl, if you must know.) I have my brown and black leather purse, and that’s it. But I love the styling, size, and exposed metal zipper of the Rebecca…
School Bag
A spot recently came open in a preschool near our house and I made a quick decision and enrolled my 4 yr old for the spring semester. She’s loving it, and I’m loving that she’s loving it. However, we were left in a bit of a scramble to collect all the required items from her…
Farmers Market Farewell Bags
We live a transient life right now, so Susan isn’t the only person I had to say goodbye to recently. Christy is another great friend who also really helped me adjust to life here, prepared me for the experience of giving birth here, and let my daughter crash her in-home preschool a few times. She…
Pocket Locket: A Tutorial
A reasonably quick, fun gift for a little girl in your life. Especially the Curious George type. Instead of opening and closing with a hinge, this locket has a pocket. A little background on the idea. I thought about getting K a locket. Well, in fact, she has one, but I will not let her…