simple days..

...are the best kinds of days.

Sometimes they seem rather few and far between, but they are so lovely when they happen.

 Like a ray of sunshine peeking through the grey sky on a chilly afternoon,

we're reminded that spring will appear in small but sure ways.

xo Marguerite

Happy thought - Winnie the Pooh

Just for happiness. :)

Two of my favorite Winnie the Pooh songs from Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree.
Our niece has been watching these over and over. She loves them so much! It's so cute.

♥Marguerite

As You Wish- a February Treasury

'As You Wish' by prettywit

Hearts and arrows and love... happy valentines day!

Colorful Stackable Wish Brac... LaurelsandMoss $18.00	As You Wish vinyl message--S... CheaperVinyl $7.50	cute hot orange enameled hea... snapcrafty $2.75	2 pcs brass ARROW jewelry em... ThePeddler $2.91
Black and White Photography ... CarolynCochran... $15.00	5 Wood Chevron Ready to be P... Gshop8 $7.10	Valentines Heart Garland - h... QuiltedBlissBy... $15.00	Ripples in Peach by Patty Sl... SewFineFabric $5.00
Wanderer Cabled Fingerless G... TheWillowNest $20.00	Yellow, Pink and White Chevr... EllaBeyerFineA... $110.00	Mickey & Judy - Babes On Bro... jennionenote $3.00	Chevron Ring Black and white... starlightwoods $23.75
arrow ring in silver / gold applelatte $14.00	Black and white photography,... PhotographyDre... $13.00	I Love You A Bushel & A Peck thimblepress $20.00	Grey Ear Warmer Headband wit... KnittedHome $20.00

Treasury tool supported by the dog house

What pretty things! Happy February my friends!

♥Genevieve 

M.M.M.M. The Three Spinsters Pick..

Good day and happiness to you!
We have made an amazing discovery. And now have only to wish it was in DVD form. It is this film. A mini series of phenomenal dimension. We enjoyed it so much and thought you would enjoy it too! There are simply too many wonderful and funny scenes and characters, I cannot even begin to count them. Please watch and see for yourself. You won't be disappointed.

Buckinghamshire 

by Edwardinred.

   Watch the trailer for a taste...

Good day to you all!
Aimee

Hello There...

 Merry Christmas!! I hope you all had a charming holiday!

We certainly did. We got to be with family and eat our favorite foods and I even lost my voice singing Christmas carols. HA!

We even had a White Christmas! Yay!

We also spent a lot of time making gifts. We had so much fun coming up with things to make for our nephews and nieces and all our family.

Here's a couple things I made..

I gave my oldest nephew, who loves anything camo and is doing so well learning how to play guitar, a music stand and a handmade case for it. And can you believe it? I found camo guitar fabric! Well, technically it's basses, but I didn't realize that until I was making it. heh heh...

And also a camping pillow case with the same fabric like the ones I've been making for our etsy shop.

For another nephew who likes cowboy stuff, a flannel camping pillow case with...yes, cowboys.

 And for my niece,  a Hello Kitty pillowcase, and for the two sweet girls I am nanny to, pillowcases with their favorite animals... Pandas and Unicorns. =]

 A couple months ago we were so lucky to get to visit our friends who live in the Greenwood of Oregon.

We had a lovely time at their cabin in the woods! They prepared for us the most wonderful food and kept us warm by keeping the fire going all day and even gave us a tea party! It was delightful!

As a thank you, I wanted to make them each a Wolly Pop that was inspired by their own character. =]

 I've also been having way too much fun with my "doll house". It's not really a house, but a corner of my bedroom that I've been decorating and making into a little home for my 1860's china doll.

You can see more pictures of it on our doll blog HERE if you like. =]

So, that's some of what and where we've been. I hope everyone is having a delightful January so far!

Love,

Marguerite

Happy Thanksgiving!

I just wanted to tell you about our Black Friday/Cyber Monday sale at  our shop Pretty Wit! 

 I Heart Roses Rings $4

Most things are up to 50% off! And to show our appreciation to you, our  good friends, we'd like to offer an additional coupon for free shipping in the US!  Just enter the code "spinster" at checkout! 

Lotus Flower Necklace $10

Hand Knit Braided Cable Cowl    $30.80

 

 

Jolly Judy Party Dress $140

 

Hope you all are having a beautiful and relaxing Thanksgiving weekend!

♥Genevieve

It's time for coziness and hot cocoa!

Here is one of the oldest and most spectacular lodges in Oregon.

Built in 1936, right at the timber-line on top of Mt. Hood, hence the name Timberline Lodge.

Here is a picture of the lodge being dedicated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on September 28, 1937.

 

And here is the lodge in Winter. --Talk about being snowed in!

My Mom and us three spinsters stopped by there on our way home from getting apples in the Hood River area. We went from Fall to winter in one day. It was freezing cold up there and there was some snow already, but when we got inside it was nice and cozy with fires going in all the (huge) old fireplaces.

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So, we decided to get lunch at one of the three restaurants they have inside. 

It was called Ram's Head and was on the 3rd level.

The food was stupendous and the hot cocoa was, in a word, divine. 

Gen took these pics.

Starting from the bottom...

Hot Chocolate

whipped cream

chocolate sauce

salted caramel sauce

bits of English toffee

a cinnamon stick

heaven.

 This was ours (above)

This was one I found online (below) Chocolate sauce, baby!

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So, if your ever traveling in Oregon and you have good winter tires and a day to spare...

It is certainly worth seeing... and tasting.

Hope you're all having a wonderful November and getting excited for Thanksgiving Day! 

I know I sure am!

Love,

Marguerite