Treasured Things

This bear, Winnie There Pooh if you will, has been with me all my life. As least all of the life I remember. My understanding is that someone made and gifted him to me for a baby shower. He has guided me through potty training, nightmares, adolescence and college. To my knowledge, he has only been out of my possession one time. On that occasion, he went to stay with a very dear friend while she endured the ravages of a brain tumor. While there, he said the things I could not say and kept Bear Bear (her treasured stuffed friend) company. I knew my friends journey was ending on the day she handed him back to me and stated he needed to go home because he was looking under the other bears dresses. He is worn, tattered and knows everything. I loved to rub his ears and smell his head for comfort. I was reminded of him by the arrival of these two little treasures:

Crafted by a dear friend and immediately given a chosen place on the bed, these two lovelies now sit, watch, comfort and cuddle my daughter. You can tell yourself that these things hold little significance but I will tell you otherwise. Particularly when I awake to cries of "Mommy! I can't find baby turtle!" in the wee hours of the morning. I hope everyone has a few of these treasured things in their lives that help them remember the past and move toward the future with comfort. Please share some of the memories of your over loved and tattered things! Do you still have them?

Vintage Pearl

I have been perusing the Vintage Pearl website for a long time now. I think my husband may have noticed the browser open to the page because for my birthday I received this pretty little box:

And much to my delight, this was inside:

They specialize in custom, hand stamped jewelry and keepsakes. I have to say that this is something I will treasure for a long time. So if you are looking for a unique gift for someone you love, head on over and check it out. I don't think you will be disappointed.

Confirmation

In the 60's today! I'm thinking short sleeves, summer shoes, crocus blooming....

Tulips peeking.....

Soon enough we will be smelling the ground thawing! Be sure to get your veggie seeds started! I think we are definitely going to get an early start this year!

Mother Nature Network: 8 Awesome Urban Chicken Coops

Something I thought you might like:
Clucking Cool

Sew Thrifty

This week I was pleasantly surprised to realize that in the back corner of the local thrift store a huge selection of patterns was hiding from me. Lots of things from vintage to new patterns that I happen to know are still on the shelf at the local fabric store! Many of them were uncut particularly if you were talking children's clothing. Probably many well intentioned seamstresses out there whose kids grew up too fast! Then much to my delight a dear friend shared some patterns with me as well. Her daughter had grown up and rather than toss them, she shared them! In all, I picked up about 20 patterns this week for the grand sum of $5.00!

I also scored some vintage knit fabrics. I think they will make super fun tops. Precisely the type of odd thing my friends would expect to see me in! I couldn't be happier!

Winter Watering

If you have not done so already, these warm February days are an excellent time to drag out the hose and give all of your trees and shrubs a good winter watering. Often Colorado winters are not wet enough to get woody plant material through the winter months. This is especially true if you have newly planted trees and shrubs. It is not as big of an issue for well established plant material. All you need to do is pick a sunny day, drag out the hose and hand water anything you think could use a drink.

More Signs of Spring

Another sign that spring is on the horizon is the fact the the ladies have started to kick to the egg laying. In my experience, young ones really don't get started until the spring after they are purchased. Wahoo! Fresh eggs! I am thinking we will most likely get 2-3 more chicks this spring. For me, spring is not spring with out a baby something. I'm pretty sure I am not going to get away with a baby goat, lamb or calf so I better stick to the baby chicks!

Thanks ladies, your treats are most delectable!