Digging in the archives...

"Grandma, I found a princess dress!!" 

"You found a princess dress?"

"YES, can I wear it?"

"I really like this princess dress"...

pretty shoes and toenails for a pretty little princess 

even pretty fingernails... 

"Look what else I found!! "

{there are many treasures to be find at gmas house!! } 

"this is so pretty Grandma"... 

"I can do it myself"... 

YAY...success...with just a little help. :) 

" Can I wear some of these too?"

"No , sweetie "

"WHY NOT??"

"because you don't have holes in your ears"...lol 

"okay, I will wear this pretty necklace"... 

Thus went the conversation a few years ago when a younger Annika was visiting me for awhile. I remember it like it was yesterday, but I had no clue what she was talking about...a princess dress???
When I went upstairs with her and saw the dress , I said ,

"YES, and we MUST take some pictures!"

You see this was MY DRESS when I was a wee lass 50 + years ago. I was probably about Annika's age when I wore it.  My sweet Annika is now six years old so she no longer fits in the dress, but I must try it on her little sister Ainsley and get photos also.

How fun to travel back to years ago all because of a dress and my sweet little granddaughter.

{These photos were taken a few years ago also and as such aren't the best quality, but I still wanted to share them with you}

Happy Monday!!

Love came down

Late on a sleepy, star-spangled night, those angels peeled back the sky just like you would tear open a sparkling Christmas present. Then, with light and joy pouring out of Heaven like water through a broken dam, they began to shout and sing the message that baby Jesus had been born. The world had a Saviour! The angels called it “Good News,” and it was!
-Larry Libby

Wishing you and all those you love a very Merry Christmas and a Happy and blessed New Year!!

I wondered as I wandered...

...what I might find that would grab my attention.  I was given some $$$ for Christmas so  I went wandering  last week. {I only managed to spend $15 so I can go again! lol}  I trudged through several antique malls and this child's gray wool coat set is the only thing that really caught my eye. I think it is so precious and it just makes me wonder about the child who wore it.  Was he happy?  What was life like for him? Who did he grow up to be...??  I choose to believe that this child had a wonderful life filled with people who loved him and cherished him. I think he grew up and did or is doing wonderful things in this world.

I added a sprig of greenery for the season

Isn't the fabric just beautiful?

Love this precious little hat...

...and suspenders!! Is this not too cute or what?

I love the detail on the back of the coat..there is even a little pleat in the middle.

Does anyone have a clue what era or year we are looking at here? Would it have been the 50's or older? I really don't know and I wonder about that too. One thing I do know for sure is that it was made in the U.S.A. That is always a plus!!


Christmas is less than 1 week away blog friends!! Are you ready??? :)

Just a heads up that I am now running a 20% off of everything in my Etsy store in case you are interested in anything. Pop me a line and I will edit the listing to show the discount. Thank you!!

Bribery works...sometimes! :)

Oh my sweet gd Annika! She is four  and 1/2 years old now going on 16. Oh how fast they do grow.  This particular day I was watching Annika and her baby sister Ainsley and I wanted to get some good pictures...however,  little Ms Annika wanted nothing to do with picture taking. So guess what I did...yep I will confess...I bribed her!! Shhhh don't tell anyone...hee hee.  It was a few weeks ago and I don't even remember what I bribed her with. LOL. {I think it was a treat of ice cream after lunch}

 

What a silly girl...but the photo is still so cute. This little gal has a lot of spunk.

I guess that she decided it was time to growl like a lion.

This one is better...she is finally warming up...I think.

Oh oops...maybe not.:)

But wait...here it is! The photo I had been waiting for at last! Love this little gal to pieces and I cherish the rare moments that I get to spend with her. She is a treasure.


Happy White Wednesday! Be sure and visit Kathleen again for more beautiful posts.


 This is a gloomy week here in Michigan. It has been rainy all week so far. I told hubby tonight that we are right on track because the Hillsdale County Fair is this week and it always is cold and rainy! Every year! I can't remember when it wasn't that way during fair week. We do not go anymore ...too cold and too old. :)

Some granddaughter lovin'

...children are a heritage of the Lord

Psalm 127:3

We went to our youngest son's house yesterday

to celebrate hubby's birthday and

we had a wonderful time.

While we were there I told Annika I wanted to take

her picture and she immediately fell down

on the floor and posed like this!!!

Can you believe it??

She is a little ham and we love her to pieces!

{my son on the other hand said, "oh no, the

paparazzi are here again"}

Don't you just love her little pink *tutu* sticking

out underneath her dress?

I took this picture some time ago of her hiding

behind a chair. Wish I could remember why

she was hiding.lol.

I snapped this photo when we were at a parade this

summer. She is only three years old!! She is growing up so fast though...three going on

thirteen. :)

Have a blessed Sunday ~

Family Ties

My handsome oldest son and his beautiful family.

Melissa {mommy}, Jason {daddy},

Kanaan and Keira.

They just had family pictures taken

and I had to share this one.

I think it is gorgeous.

Breathtaking Images ~

I just had to share these gorgeous images with you.

I purchased these from Eva last week and I think

that I will be heading up there again

tomorrow and dig around for some more treasures.

My husband may be working tomorrow for the first time in months,

so that is a good thing. When I go to Eva's antique store he tells people

that I went "to a store that is dusty and has a basement full

of thousands of books that smell that way too"...

lol...he doesn't share my desire to rescue what I can before she closes,

but he is always my biggest fan no matter what I do.

I wanted to make these images high resolution , but my

computer is on another slow streak today so I had to settle for

lower resolution. I do hope you enjoy them anyway.

Have a wonderful day! Blessings~

Get out and VOTE

Doesn't this adorable vintage photograph say it all?? This precious child holding our great American flag and wearing his newspaper hat. Please go to the polls today and vote and show your love for our great country. America... land of the free ...home of the brave and where many opportunities abound. Blessings!

Become Like Little Children...

I wanted to share something with you today that my son posted on his family site and it really touched my heart...I hope it touches yours too. Have a blessed Monday!

"Matthew 18:3 says "And he said: 'I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.'

"Growing up this verse or this concept was always related to a child's faith. Jump off the table and daddy will be there to catch you; get hurt and mommy will be there to comfort you. A child has absolute faith in their parents to be there for them and in turn we have been taught that this is the meaning of the verse.

After being a father for only one year I have come to a different understanding of this verse.

Have you ever watched your child through the day; watched how they interact with their parents. Mom and Dad literally ARE their life. One story for us particularly comes to mind to describe what I mean.

Liss and I were getting ready to eat dinner one night so as always we had our TV trays set up in the living room. Keira was playing around the couch and Liss was going into the kitchen (probably to get the food...I don't remember why because this isn't the important part). Upon seeing Liss leave the room as she often does Keira started following her mommy out.

Problem: The TV tray next to the couch was directly between her and the path to get to mom. Solution: Who cares.

Keira proceeded to try and push her way through the hole between the tv tray and the couch. She of course started crying because she couldn't make it through, but being a typical father I decided to wait a moment and see what would happen. Would she backtrack, sit up and wait for help? Neither.

This little girl was so intent on getting to her mother that she didn't care what stood in the way. She wasn't making any headway. It was obvious she would never make it through, but this little girl didn't care. She kept pushing and pushing causing more pain to herself until daddy finally came to the rescue and freed her from her prison allowing her to continue her single-minded pursuit.

This is the understanding I've come to know from this verse. It's not "jump and I will catch you" it's "push, pull, scrunch, twist...do what you have to do to seek me with all your heart.

"Do this...be like a child. Have a single-minded pursuit of me like a child. Stop at nothing to find me like a child.

Matthew 18:3 says "And he said: 'I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.'"