Friday, November 20, 2009

Fawned Friday

Good morning & welcome to the 44th edition of Fawned Friday!

Enjoy!


01. Pretty little home in Berlin.

02. Gorgeous ring sling.


03. Photo collage love.

04. Pom-pom lamp DIY.


05. Staircase inspiration.

06. Cute little smittens.


07. Peacock feather hoops.


08. Felted ball DIY.

09. Notebook pouch.


10. Words to live by.







14. Road rage reduction project.

Have a lovely weekend, mes amis!

Au revoir!

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Life & Love In 380 Square Feet

I recently came across this LA Times article (via Ohdeedoh) about a family living in a tiny little home in Echo Park with their 9 month old babe & their dog. I find myself completely smitten with their space & their philosophies.


“When you have this small a space, every decision is critical. You can only have things that fit within the scale of this space. And these are all things I have wanted for a long time.”


“Everyone who comes over says, ‘Wow, it's so cute,' but I know they are thinking, ‘Wow, it's so small.”



“I don’t think we’re so crazy. The way that most people structure their living situations is so the parents are most happy. But who’s to say that a kid wants to be in a room down a hall?”



“People tell you [that you] need all this stuff for a baby. All you really need is diapers, a place to change him and boobs.”



Amen.

Monday, November 16, 2009

A Few Of My Favourite Things


The Reigning Cake Walk Champion

Do you remember the Cookie Cake Pie recipe that I included in my Fawned Friday post a couple weeks ago?

Well today I won one!

My incredibly talented friend Chantilly - who is due with her first babe next month! - made two for the cake walk at her baby shower this afternoon. She spotted the recipe on my blog & when she told me she was going to make it for one of the prizes I was so excited. Then I just happend to be the first cake walk winner and knew exactly which dessert I wanted to bring home.


It's SO tasty -- and may very well put me in a sugar coma by the time it's done.

Please come & steal a slice so that it doesn't all go to my thighs (or more accurately, my squishy belly or chubby baby cheeks).

I should also add that this was one of the most fun baby showers that I've ever attended! It was held at a local cafe, which I used to frequent years ago, and they had so many fun games! No chocolate bars in the diapers at this shower -- instead there was bingo, the aforementioned cake walk, a piƱata (which was actually a cast of Chantilly's fabulous belly & breasts!), a coin toss, guessing games & more!

Gretchen had a fantastic time as well & I think that her stranger anxiety phase is coming to an end. She was so excited to scoot around & play with balloons, and though many people she'd never met wanted to hold her, she never once cried. Another couple brought their sweet little two month old babe with whom Gretchen was rather smitten.

I should also mention that any baby shower with a pink slushy vodka concoction is pretty rad in my books. So fantastic -- I'm definitely stealing some of their ideas for the next shower I throw (for myself, or otherwise!)

This week I'm actually doing a baby belly photo shoot with Chantilly & her partner Jesse -- I can't wait. I so love helping couples to preserve these memories.

I hope you all had as much fun this fine Sunday & that your whole weekend was full of smiles!

Peace & love.

Sunday, November 15, 2009

The Naming of Cats


The Naming of Cats is a difficult matter,
It isn't just one of your holiday games;
You may think at first I'm as mad as a hatter
When I tell you, a cat must have THREE DIFFERENT NAMES.
First of all, there's the name that the family use daily,
Such as Peter, Augustus, Alonzo or James,
Such as Victor or Jonathan, George or Bill Bailey—
All of them sensible everyday names.
There are fancier names if you think they sound sweeter,
Some for the gentlemen, some for the dames:
Such as Plato, Admetus, Electra, Demeter—
But all of them sensible everyday names.
But I tell you, a cat needs a name that's particular,
A name that's peculiar, and more dignified,
Else how can he keep up his tail perpendicular,
Or spread out his whiskers, or cherish his pride?
Of names of this kind, I can give you a quorum,
Such as Munkustrap, Quaxo, or Coricopat,
Such as Bombalurina, or else Jellylorum-
Names that never belong to more than one cat.
But above and beyond there's still one name left over,
And that is the name that you never will guess;
The name that no human research can discover—
But THE CAT HIMSELF KNOWS, and will never confess.
When you notice a cat in profound meditation,
The reason, I tell you, is always the same:
His mind is engaged in a rapt contemplation
Of the thought, of the thought, of the thought of his name:
His ineffable effable
Effanineffable
Deep and inscrutable singular Name.
T.S. Eliot.

...

Several years ago friend gifted me with a copy of T.S. Eliot's Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats. This poem is one of my favourites.

Hmmm, perhaps I should start sharing more of my favourite verses... I think I just might.

Saturday, November 14, 2009

Sir Winston Hendrix & His Kingdom Of Leaves

This afternoon, while the babe napped, Winston & I hung out in the backyard for a while. The air was warm & the leaves were crunchy under his little Boston Terrier toes.

That green ball in his mouth is his most valued possession. He chased it and chased it, though I never threw it even once.


Leap, leap!


I've considered raking our yard.


But I think I'll just let it go & see what happens.


The woman who owns our house admits that never once has she raked this yard, so I almost feel like I'd be violating it if I did.



Besides, Winston seems to like it better this way.

Happy weekend, mes amis.

Tinderpuff


Tinderpuff belongs to some friends of mine & I just had to share this photo with you. The look on this little kitty's face is just priceless -- somewhere between offended & surprised. I'm not quite sure.

What a little fluffernut.

Friday, November 13, 2009

The Babe & The Boston

Overall, our pets are fairly tolerant of the baby. The cats, Lydia Deets & Kitten, usually choose to maintain their distance whereas Winston is more than happy to endure pulled ears and smacks pats on the head.

He often goes out of his way to sit with her or to lay beside her and he's never nipped or been aggressive (although he has accidentally knocked her over a few times).

The other day Gretchen saw him sitting outside on the porch & she scooted over to say hello.



I think they are going to be the best of friends.

Fawned Friday

Bonjour! Salut! Good morning! Guten Morgen! Buon giorno!

Welcome to another edition of Fawned Friday -- there was so much to love this week. Enjoy!



01. The storybook baby shower.


02. The messy bun via A Cup of Jo.



04. An inspiring reflection.

05. Woodland doll house.

06. Gorgeous wreaths.


07. Mix & match nursery.

08. Clever little animal pendants.

09. The most beautiful coat imaginable.



11. Pretty paper tags.


12. Grownup hot chocolate.

13. Hand forged antlers.

14. Cookie jar love.


15. Delicious apple recipe.

Did you know that this is our 2nd Fawned Friday the 13th -- our first was back in February. Fancy, fancy.

Thursday, November 12, 2009

Introducing Baby Azi

Congratulations, Mel & Ben! She is absolutely beautiful.

Azriel Ruth, born October 29th.

She & Gretchen are exactly 9 months apart. Nine months minus 11 minutes -- to be precise.



Much love. Welcome to the world, tiny one.

The Baby Toss



The baby toss: a distant relative of the caber toss, but cuter.

And less Scottish.
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