Jane and the ducks

Country Style

A little skirt for Lily made from a skirt that my mom had intended to sew for herself about 20 years ago (without a pattern;-). I love green this year (especially with red boots)!

Le jardin potager de Manon

 

Still enjoying France for a few more weeks... XOXO

3 Little Sweaters

My grandmother knitted these sweaters and I think they are so neat... they remind me of some of the ones that I have seen in Belgium from Quincy or Maan or on cool websites such as Little Fashion Gallery! Honestly (hum, hum), it's not that I want the kids to dress exactly like I did when I was their age (ha) and they won't be wearing clogs or wide pants with these but I can't help but enjoy a little bit of vintage on them... while they let me anyways!

 

Green sweater (pattern and yarn from la Droguerie)

Yellow and Red (pattern and yarn from Phildar)

For a Happy Doll;-)

 

I have really enjoyed reading the Happy Doll blog and it is a wonderful place for sewing and knitting doll patterns. We have not named our HTSY dolls yet but at least they have a new little outifit to share. My mom knitted the sweater and I used a vintage piece of Liberty for the dress.  

In a "Sugar City" kind of mind...

 

First project from the great Sugar City Quaterly. I don't knit much at all and embroidery is a great and portable craft for the summer. Lily loved working on this simple project and the simple running stitch worked very well.  

Old-fashioned Candy

The girls enjoyed my mom's stories about a very special shop where she used to go in the summer to get warm lollipops when she was a little girl... and then, seeing it and having one! A very special day and a nice surprise to discover that the shop was still open after 50 years!

  

Le Manege...

Me:

"You know, I used to ride on that when I was your age".

Manon:

"Aaaahhh... and Mommy, is this where you learned how to drive"?

"Huh, huh... that's where I started".

(Wish it had been this cheap (2.50 Euros) to get a license;-) Quite a scam in France anyways...

Barbapapa

  

Can you tell how much she loves it? Makes me smile! Cotton candy was one of my favorite thing when I was a kid. It is difficult to find in the US and it tastes even better when you can't have it all the time;-) How about you? What was your favorite summer treat?

The Beach #1

I wanted to thank you for all your kind comments these last few days;-) I have no problem reading mail but replying to comments is a bit trickier and I can't figure out why... must be the summer brain! We went to the beach and it was windy, a bit cold but very sunny and we ran on the beach, built castles, explored sand dunes and ate fish and lots of delicious fuit! Lily took a few lessons at the pool to learn how to dive;-) She was cold and shivering but she practiced and practiced until she got it! See the snails below? No worries, we did not eat them (ha, ha, ha).

 

Leaving the country...

 

Only for a few days...