Getting Ready for First Friday

Downtown Lancaster is hopping in preparation for First Friday tonight.

Mimi and I popped on our sandals and headed downtown to drop off these felt flower hair clips I made from Wensleydale wool.

Mommalicious and My Aunt Debbie, as well as Alicia above, looked fresher than ever.

A little assortment of my big brooches. Pick one up before they disappear...:)

I am all about bicycle tweed rides this past month, and couldn't resist this little brown plaid bow tie. I'll use the vintage clasp on a Most Dapper Gent bow tie that I'm making for a prize for a tweed ride in Minnesota, come autumn. And then I'll save this little number and wear it myself sometime, probably in my hair.

Off to tidy the front porch, and get some accessory making done. Have fun downtown. XX

Emergency Shop Stop

Just in from the My Aunt Debbie and Mommalicious shop...where we dropped off some colorful Wensleydale headbands (requested by a shopper today- thank you!) and some french inspired felt rings and barrettes from Mimi's line.

The shop windows look fantastic! Debbie's is ablaze with antler decor from Call Me Squirrel (found by Squirrel in the woods with his dog).

We are on crazy time now...this week was nuts. I had a horrendous case of Strep early in the week, which was followed by the important holiday activities one would expect a week before Christmas. Super Mom managed a holiday open house with both kids...



the school Christmas concert with a wiggling Mimi...



mailing Christmas cards,finishing a blankie and two Christmas crowns for the kids, a little bit of shopping, you know...etc.

anyway...back at the shop- check out the Call Me Squirrel cuties...

(even better at night.)

Alicia's Mommalicious window is a frosted vintage holiday wonderland.

Here's us...me in new glasses- half hour old. purple and lime "Hepburn" they say. Mimi..."behind" the scenes, we're at the register! working the counter. Like Big Shots.


and here's what we dropped off...

We took a spin around the shop and checked out all the festiveness...





Mimi wondering when she can wear larger vintage items. First it was these shoes.

(above) she was eyeing these tweedy hats. (Tweed girl, of course she was.)


Alicia and her little vignettes= FAB..



I hope you have a good weekend. I hope I can clean up my house! Might need a little Christmas miracle!!! XXX

Look what I found in my fig magazine!!!

Alicia and Debbie of Mommalicious and My Aunt Debbie! my local retailer for Maggie French Accessories, and my boss! Debbie is wearing a dress by Luciloops! They look like movie stars....!

How cute are they?! LOVE IT!!!!

Shop Pics for Your Personal Enjoyment.

I'm in an annoyed fog today. It has to do with Max's school, there was lack of communication about his therapy. I realized it in one shocking feeling, and had to drop everything and get to the bottom of it before 9:15 this morning- before his dear 2nd day of Kindergarten progressed further. My first parental involvement at public school experience.
So when crisis was averted, I popped into the shop to take down my summer window display. I am the weekly bookkeeper for the vendors who sell at the My Aunt Debbie Shop. Each week I pick up my work, but today, I also needed to dismantle the window.
I sit now, with Mimi asleep on the My Brestfriend nursing pillow on my lap, organic dairy free (not too tasty) noodles on the floor, and a package on the table that needs sending-that I wrapped up with 29 yards of clear dollar store tape in my frustration.
Here are pics from My Aunt Debbie and Mommalicious (they reside together at 310 North Queen in Lancaster.)
Enjoy them, while I hope to stand up, carry Mimi to her crib, wipe up the floor, and wonder where my amazement from yesterday went....


Antler home accessories from Call Me Squirrel. A dog helps find these on hikes...with a guy named Squirrel. I've talked about them before - they are very cool.

bag by J. Almodovar.

sketches by Oh Talking Bird...


Spacey orbs by Debbie Serdy.

my dress is out of the window, going on the racks today...

headbands by Peachy Tuesday...

birdie bag from Blue Q.

That's all. Onto a better day.

Home On the Range

We are taking it easy this week, and while Max napped, Mimi and I had a girls Fashion Movie time together. The latest movie was "The Devil Wears Prada." I'm enjoying my little girl buddy.

Mimi, 15 pounds 11 oz.
Mimi had her nine month checkup on Tuesday morning, the day after Max's operation. She has slipped to the 3rd percentile in weight, and 20th percentile for height. She has gained less than 2lbs in 3 months. I felt so defeated when the dr. said this. I was so tired from Max's ordeal the day before, that after I heard this news my head hung low as I walked her home from the office. the dr just wants to keep an eye on her for now, but I'm having flashbacks to last summer and our intense ultrasound appts with the Fetal Medicine group. (she is such a little alert and strong baby, I really think if anything, it's just a growth issue.)
I nurse Mimi on demand, and she eats baby foods like crazy (3-5 jars/day + our own fresh fruits and cheerios, noodles, brown rice, waffles etc). It takes me half an hour to feed her each meal, which I've diligently done since she was 6 months old. Max is not the best eater, so I've introduced her to the exact array of foods that are recommended.
I think she may have a dairy allergy, so we've avoided dairy until we get that checked next week. My sister suggested that maybe she can't metabolize my milk if I have dairy and it ends up in my milk supply. In the meantime, I am carrying her everywhere to give her as much love as I can. I carried her shopping. she loved all the kisses she got as we traveled down the aisles. i think in this picture she's actually more zoning out snuggly than weirded out!

In other news, our little park is getting a new play structure. Max cannot wait til it's finished, which should be in a day or two. There is a terribly high slide there from like 1952, which scares me to death. I have a joke that I'm going to list it on Freecycle! "Large Slide. Must dismantle during night hours. Bring men and a large truck."
So I hope that the kids gravitate to this new playground equipment with it's wide lower slide and safety railings.
Later on Tuesday, I walked Max slowly to the park (we had just watched Harriot the Spy and were sneaking into the park to spy on the workmen). Max took off running once he saw this set. He tripped over their safety netting that was on the ground and fell and skinned up his legs and hand. He said walking back that he wished we were at the house already:(

Yesterday with a fever, he asked for nothing. no toys, not to go anywhere, and nothing to eat. but later I dragged him to the store, and bought some drinks, and bath soap, and a big new lovely pack of crayons which he carried home in his seat.
exhausted, poor guy:( now with kind of sunken post surgery eyes.

We picked our first tomatoes of the season from our city pickers garden...that we keep on the back porch next to the back door. I'm pulling out tomato recipes now, because there are more ripening...!

I brought the dollhouse up from downstairs. the kids are so sweet together playing with it. We got a full set of furniture and a complete family from our friends from Shreiber Pediatric. Thank you Carter and Owen!!!

I'm glad that I can be home to take care of these cuties. I am still working for Debbie Serdy of the My Aunt Debbie Shop at 310 North Queen Street, I am happy I can do her artist vendor paperwork from home. This week was all about family, and we're starting to think of the beginning of school too, buying uniform shirts today!
I am super excited for autumn and some new wool developments that are underway. (there's been some secret felting work happening here.)
Last but not least I leave you with a random picture of our backdoor coat hook...I did photograph other eclectic areas to keep it real for you, but the pics just looked like clutter piles. So this will have to suffice (my work apron full of paint, Max's bug catcher, etc.) You didn't want to see all the weird jumbled up baby toys, spoons, and various lip glosses on my end table anyway. xx