In all her GLORY

We lost a hen this week.  She really held out and kept perking up for over a week, but alas she didn't make it.  Here she is in all her glory, sunning herself on the children's playstructure.

Watermelon as the children named her--was a sweet ole thing and very loved around here.

She arrived last spring from a friend with one to many chickens at the time and quickly became the cute, charming NEW girl in town...it helped that our rooster, Clover, at the time took a liking to her...but truth be told once he was gone she started to make her way down the pecking order endng up last somehow?

The dear friend who gave her to us took her home the other day to her heated coop to see if it would help her, but as the story unfolded this little red hen went to heaven.

Kisses to Watermelon, a true lady and a sweet sweet hen!

{this moment}

what do we do? we do what works!

Here at our house we do have some systems...

my guy...

boutique or bust

lately we have been slinging our wares a little further than the esty realm by placing them with several sweet children's online boutiques...
it is really neat to be able to open our audience wider as well as be a part of these great collections.  the neat ting about the online boutique is that it is essentially a curated event.  from stripey baby socks to handmade hairbows everything is picked by that sites buyer or stylist. and some have picked us!

go over and take a peek at the latest and be sure to peek at their other splendid offerings!

a snowy day

Here is wintery Maine the snow has finally fallen! We had over a foot last week and a few inches hear and there all this weekend.
It makes the days cozied up by the woodstove all the more merry.
We have had lots of time to snug up all together and some REALLY cold nights in the negative degrees.
On those cold cold nights when Papa stays downstairs to stoke the fire I get to snuggle with both my little ones in the big bed. One under each arm. And boy do I love that.
I wouldn't want to have them in the bed every night but those times when they are there with me are so precious.  Little bits gets right in her favorite spot since she was born, under my left arm. And lucky enough Apple Blue is a man of the other side, so it works out perfect.

Oh to snuggle in their freshly washed hair and fleecy pjays, the stuff of dreams!

Well, Mama dreams-- at least!

Out on Hurd Pond

Here's to a NEW YEAR!

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