 
							
					
															
					
					 by Robin | Feb 12, 2008 | Family, Family Traditions, Favorite things, Great ideas!, Nostalgia, Party, Personal, Photos, Valentine Tea, Valentine's Day
Each year’s party, at least in most recent years, begins with Noni reading this passage~   “When did you last have a tea party?  When was the last time you enjoyed a cup of tea with someone you cared about?  Isn’t it time you did again?  ...				
					
			
					
											
								 
							
					
															
					
					 by Robin | Feb 8, 2008 | Celebrations, Family, Family Traditions, Favorite things, Great ideas!, Holidays, Kids, Mom stuff, Party, Personal, Photos, Surcies, Sursees, Cercies, TREATS!, Valentine Tea, Valentine's Day
Thirteen years ago, my mother-in-law timidly asked me if I’d be interested in hosting a mother-daughter Valentine tea party for my then three-year-old daughter, her first grandchild.  After giving birth to four sons, she was delighted, finally, to have a little...				
					
			
					
				
															
					
					 by Robin | Feb 6, 2008 | Favorite things, Nostalgia, Personal, Photos
I’m not gonna lie, I absolutely LOVE this picture!  Isn’t it deliciously WRETCHED??  It’s me, shortly after celebrating my tenth birthday.  For fun, let’s enumerate how I could love it so: 1)  I could sooo be John...				
					
			
					
				
															
					
					 by Robin | Feb 6, 2008 | Photos, Wordless Wednesday
A prize! Found at the same antique shop as last week’s freaky dolls,kept under glass at $35 a top.Don’t you wish you had saved your childhood Cracker Jacks prizes now? Wordless Wednesday HQ wordless...				
					
			
					
											
								 
							
					
															
					
					 by Robin | Feb 4, 2008 | Favorite things, Marriage, Nostalgia, Personal, Photos, Valentine's Day
My favorite Valentine’s gift evah was given to me in college by my then boyfriend, now husband of 20+ years: a hand-made card.   It’s little surprise that a “words of encouragement” girl would choose a card for her favorite gift, but...				
					
			
					
				
															
					
					 by Robin | Jan 29, 2008 | Photos, Wordless Wednesday
I thought dolls were supposed to be soft and cuddly and leave you wanting to play with them, not running away, arms flailing overhead, screaming with fright.  I stumbled across the two of these at an antique store over the weekend and wondered, "Did...