Time for Some Etsy Love

    As duly noted, the weather here is abominably hot. We are headed to Memphis tomorrow to attend a special wedding where we are slated to have cocktails on the veranda post ceremony. I think I am going to need one of these to get me through. This along with some alcohol should do the trick. But then again, wine always makes me perspire. I better keep it real: I'd like to think wine makes me perspire, but alas, it makes me sweat. Somehow I think I'll just have to suffer through. If interested, you can find these vintage silhouette fans on sheet music HERE! 
   I do know that everyone is sooo over wall decals of any kind, but, nevertheless, I find these a bit whimsical. They would be fun to discover tucked in an odd, but out of the way location. And since I am a bird lover of the first order, these little turquoise birdies might have to find a home in my house. I am thinking perched on the wall above the baby crib. Little One would be delighted and Little Two might be inspired to pull herself up to take a look. And best of all, they are bargain priced at...gasp...five dollars! I am in! You can be a copy cat if you want and purchase them HERE!


I am really too old to play with dolls on my own, but you can bet that with two granddaughters, dolls will be a part of my future. I recently discovered these handcrafted wool felt and linen dolls by Leilalou of France, and they are so oooh laa laa, don't you think?! I would like one, two or three. Enough for Little One, Little Two and Nonna to each hold when we have our tea parties. I am almost certain I won't want to share mine. And besides, they are about as far from Barbie as you can get. Thank goodness. She is better left in my long gone past.