Vintage on line

I know you've probably all moved on but I wanted to get this last post in and a trip to North Carolina and lots of family time has kept me very busy. I was not ready for Christmas to be over this year, which is very unusual for me. I am trying to get into the spirit of the new year now and have been cleaning and organizing like a maniac. It feels so great.

We had a wonderful holiday filled with lots of this

and this


and a fair amount of creating too. As usual I didn't get nearly as much of it done as I had wanted to. This is actually a project that I started last Christmas. Looking at it, you might think that I was drinking when I made it but I've decided that the crookedness adds character and gives it a more authentically handmade quality. At least that's what I'm telling myself.

There were lots of thoughtful gifts, some from Anthropologie (yippee!) and several on my wish list. There were lots of surprises, happiness and most important, thankfulness. I hope you all had wonderful holidays filled with love and laughter and I'm looking forward to catching up with all of you next Tuesday when life gets back to normal in our house.