A New Years Eve Baby

via

Too damn many candles this year!

I don't like it...

Not one little bit!

Petie

Happy Birthday to Me

As I was walking out the door this morning,

I found a bag sitting at my front door.

This is what was inside.

Perfect...

Thank you Anna!

Anna is my niece by marriage.

She also writes over at Life Be Delicious.

What a wonderful family I have been blessed with.

I opened it a little early...Oops!

Petie

I love Rustic

Festive Ginger Christmas Cookies

Perfect for Christmas tree decorations or for giving

to friends and family for gifts.

They describe them as, "pretty, but rustic". 

Anything with the word "RUSTIC"

grabs my attention.

I am all about the "RUSTIC".

I'm a little late in the game to be making these this year,

but will definitely be making these next year.

I love how they aren't perfect.

Be sure and check out the blog.

I think you will be amused at the writings and be inspired to make some of the recipes.

pics 1,2, and 3 from british larder

These cookies are so me.

Pretty, but rustic.

(Oh, and you might as well throw in frumpy. I'm a little frumpy too.)

Petie

Rockin' the Vintage Christmas Dresses

the vintage lassies

modcloth

shop on line 2011

I love the deep cherry red in the two vintage dresses above 

and 

the green vintage dress is so classy and 50ish.

What to wear? What to wear?

I am always last minute when it comes to picking out 

something special to wear.

I better get busy.

Petie

a Country Living Christmas

all pics from countryliving

Don't you just love Christmas time?

I do....

Petie

wrapping paper 2010

Loving this simple wrapping with the tags below.

1.valdirose 2. localgringosetsyshop

I don't know how many gifts will be handmade, 

but they will definitely be handpicked.

Petie

dies and dat

The pictures above are from an on line catalog that is in German.

I was to lazy to translate the pages to English.

But I thought the category,

dies and dat 

was cute.

Visit HERE if you would like to see more.

Petie