peachy

When I was a little girl I remember wanting a 'pink' party, I was staying with my Aunt at the time and she kindly indulged me. We invited the kids from next door and sat about eating cheese marbled pink along with pink meringues fashioned to look like toadstools, I can't remember what else but it's stuck in my mind. So when it came to making an Etsy treasury [my first] instead of sensibly choosing things I'd like and might buy I ventured down that road again to my childhood and parties, only peach this time!

Peach Sweet Tea Gourmet Loll... BOSSGirlsInc $10.25	Gray and Peach Bunting Weddi... ApplesModernAr... $17.00	Extra Large Vintage 1950'... auntnonniesnes... $28.00	50s dress- peach pink rhines... HarwoodCollect... $84.00
White - Creme - Gold - Dull... BethNewcott $26.00	Peach Cotton Coloured Bakers... PeachBlossomUK $6.50	Origami paper ball - Peach k... WaveofLight $34.00	peach large triangle sticker... inkkit $3.00
Striped Paper Drinking Straw... ButtercreamDre... $4.00	Chevron patterned wall butto... Beh1ndHome $26.00	Cap Sleeve Peach Baby Doll T... BUTTONSbySarah... $69.00	Blush Peach Daisy Dish CatsPawPottery $9.00
Peach Bookmark Bookworm Cr... pigswife $6.00	Pinwheels - Peaches and Crea... HalosHaven $11.70	Set of 4 Vintage Retro Gold ... CuriousCris $12.50	1980s Skirt / Plaid midi Ski... shopgoodgrace $15.00

Treasury tool supported by the dog house

snow glorious snow

I just love the stuff - makes me grin from ear to ear! By Sunday we had a fair bit round our way, so D and I set off on a walk, an adventure. We wrapped up well, put on our shades [much to our neighbours amusement] and headed into the white. Our aim to reach another village for a pub lunch, following white roads up over rolling hills. We took maps and ventured on paths we'd not trodden before, across fields, following woodland and hedges, up and down lanes. Hardly another soul in sight it all felt rather surreal, the landscape of white, so clean, so pure and uniform. After an hour or so the friendly village pub proved a very welcome sight! We made the most of it drinking ales, tucking into hearty roast lunches, and stuffing ourselves silly with puddings safe in the knowledge we could walk it all off on our way home. Our only regret not having bin bags in our pockets to slide back down the hill to home! 

dear friends

A package arrived recently from our dear friend Martha and her family, all the way from Ethiopia via her mum here in the UK. A package of potions (I like that word) in lovely bottles, a pumice stone and a card showing Ethiopian flowers, perfect gifts don't you think? I love the feel of the pumice in my hand, the lightness and texture, almost magical. I love the little bottles, each one different, I love their scents. To be honest I haven't a clue how to apply them, I'm not the best when it comes to beauty treatments - any ideas? I really want to use them, they smell absolutely divine. The hyacinths another gift though from D's parents, one of my absolute favourite plants and such a beautiful deep colour too, they've faded now but I still find them beautiful and look forward to planting them out in the garden to flower next year. I'm slowly creating a little corner of hyacinths, I add a few more bulbs each year, there is something about them so alien they don't quite fit in and I like that!