Splendette. Just the sound of the word makes me think of wonderful beautiful things. And you would be totally right there! For those ladies of a vintage persuasion, it is well know that bangles are worn in a stack. Eh? What do I mean by a stack of bangles? Well, it is not uncommon…

The 4th of July will see me hit my 43rd birthday. I know, I don’t look a day over 20 I hear you say! Well whilst I will be 43, I am still acting like a 20 year old. My  late 30’s – 40’s have been the happiest years of my life, even with…

Well this year we decided as a family that we wouldn’t be buying lots of knick-knacks 0r physical presents. This is mainly due to all being adults, with full time jobs (apart from Little Chick, the feckless student) and are quite capable of buying whatever we want or need during the year. However, this…