soft spark

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i have added a new holiday dress to my shop -

'soft spark' is made of pale rose wool/cashmere.

cap sleeves sparkle in vintage hollywood regency brocade.


fully lined. side seam pockets. invisible back zipper. invisible hem.

the holly + the ivy

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i will be at christmas at hycroft this saturday + sunday -


hope to see you there!

gold star

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i was in victoria earlier this week to attend my sister's convocation ceremony.


graduating 'with distinction', she received the degree of bachelor of social work from the university of victoria.


the recipient of the honorary doctor of laws was deepa mehta - who addressed the graduates with an inspiring and moving speech.


congratulations, lillesøster!


xo

thrifting tuesday

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hadley had the day off from school yesterday. some children had unfortunately contracted h1n1 and classes were cancelled so the classrooms could be disinfected.

so we went thrifting -


i found myself a wicked raincoat (labelled 'rain cheetah').


homemade pottery (C.L. 1967).


halloween costumes were 75% off - we picked up some great outfits for the dress up box.



small blochs.


ice skates for hadley. unworn and $5.

not photographed are the requisite arthur/berenstain/angelina books + ponies. quite a haul!

a great day - unspoiled by the horrible bus driver on the way home. bah humbug!

a happy halloween

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hadley's first trick-or-treating adventure was a success (no surprise there!).


her bag of candy was 'too heavy to carry' after only two blocks (avoiding the houses with the 'scary wool' aka fake spiderwebs) - and after sorting thru her loot - she only wanted the smarties + lollipops.


i learned too late of the 'halloween fairy' (the child leaves their candy out for the fairy who visits during the night and exchanges the candy for a toy). next year.

** update: i told hadley about the halloween fairy. she looked at me skeptically while i explained the details and then replied: "well ... i'd NEVER do that! i love candy too much!" and then polished off a box of nerds. **


earlier in the month, we traveled to the pumpkin patch.


like last year, the combination of muck + mushy pumpkins made hadley retch - so i grabbed some pumpkins and we hightailed it to the snack bar for mini-donuts + hot chocolate.


with halloween behind us, i am hard at work preparing for three upcoming local christmas markets at hycroft, dunbar community centre + heritage hall.


new in my shop - rosso - is a oneofakind dress in vintage cotton which features bold 'painterly' colour blocks of brick red, dark rose + olive on natural background.