Smelling the roses despite the thorns. My baby is 7 months! Time flies and I think goes to warp speed once you have a child. I am absolutely loving the stage Ruston is in right now! He is growing and developing so fast and everyday he learns something new. When he is playing you can practically see the wheels turning and trying to figure out how to accomplish what he wants. He is generous with his smiles and his laugh is the best sound I have ever heard.

Words and dreams with a bit of beauty thrown in. On Sunday we went to my favourite place, the beach! A lovely walk along the beach and then won two prizes on the two pence machines at the amusements. My bag is from Browns.

what to wear? Christmas party.

I gave it my best shot, interpreting it as a little cottage with an outside chimney. I even included the stairs on the inside. And the kids are delighted. It was four days in the making spread across the whole week. On the first day I made the gingerbread dough using the same recipe.