Archives for January 2010

délicieux scents

Hello all you lovely ladies out there… here is a post for the beauty queen in you. I’ve recently discovered L’Occtaine en Provence, which is expensive but utterly divine. Here are some delicious smelling products I am using at the moment:
This eau de toilette from L’Occtaine is so pleasant. The scent is “Cherry, the softness of a single summer”. Yes, I do realize it’s not summer, not even close, but that doesn’t mean I can’t pretend it isn’t. So there.


And I got this wonderful lotion for Christmas (thanks Adams family!!)… Ruban D’Orange Soft Skin Milk. Dreamy. The scent is refreshing without being too strong. It’s a very good moisturizer too… really does a great job on my dry winter skin!

Also, These products are both on sale now, which makes them positively perfect. C’est fantastique! Oui, oui, oui!

all the pretty colors!



Light pink?

light blue?

light yellow?

BRIGHT yellow?

a plain creamy white?

or green OH SO bright!?

(top photo from winifredStudios at Etsy)
I just entered a contest at the Pioneer Woman’s Tasty Kitchen blog…. all I had to do was enter my favorite ice cream flavor and I’m in the drawing to win a KitchenAid mixer!! The options for colors aren’t as playful as my picks, but who gives! Imagine what all the tasty things I could make with one! Oh, let the girl dream…..

adorable ceramics.

I’m in LOVE! I found these adORable ceramic stacking jars here. It’s a website called mirrormirror— a british company with all kinds of beautiful gifts. I think these jars are just precious with their floral patterns…. and it’s so fun how you can mix and match the lids!

Here is another cute gift: stacking egg cups. Not sure if I’d ever personally use these- but if the opportunity ever arose where I needed stacking egg cups these would surely be the ones I would want.
They are just darling!

LOVE!

The Horn Book Magazine

My first Horn Book Magazine (Jan/Feb 2010) came in the mail yesterday! Excellent! I already know I’m going to love this subscription— it’s just such a perfect resource for the teacher in me. In this issue I particularly liked the section on “Horn Book Fanfare: Our Choices for the Best Books of 2009″… gives me a chance to see what the experts think.
After reading through the list here are the books I’m most excited to find at the bookstore:
written by Liz Garton Scanlon
illustrated by Marla Frazee



written by Alice Schertle
illustrated by Petra Mathers


written by Joyce Sidman
illustrated by Pamela Zagarenski