fiddlehead.....every changing, ever growing

fiddlehead....ever changing, ever growing
Showing posts with label favorite things. Show all posts
Showing posts with label favorite things. Show all posts

Thursday, January 6, 2011

who, who

This is my little owl friend.  We haven't named him yet, but he is deserving of a special name.   I have been exhaustively searching on-line for an owl cookie jar.  Not exactly sure why.  Strange thing to search for for hours, right? But looking for my perfect owl cookie jar became a little bit of an obsession for me!

Why?   Well, I first saw an owl cookie jar in passing in the kitchen of my favorite show, Modern Family, and just loved the idea of having a "kooky" cookie jar.  Something my fun, unique that my kids will remember dipping their little hands into for my cookies.  I really think that is it....creating a sweet memory...."kooky for cookies".

He now sits on my kitchen counter and asks
"Who, who wants a cookie?".....me, of course!
"Who, who stole a cookie from the cookie jar?"....me of course!

He is a really happy, friendly owl, though and  he doesn't judge.  If you look on-line at owl cookie jars you will see there are many crabby, judgmental owls out there.  Who needs that in their kitchen cookie jar?  Not me.  I mean, look at him, he is advertising his cookies for pete's sake on his nice round tummy.  And he is wise (he knows cookies are necessary), I mean isn't anyone who has ever worn a graduation cap?

So, after an exhaustive search on-line, many lost ebay auctions and one broken owl jar (Mom's gift to me) that was delivered, Mom and I decided after Christmas to have some fun antiquing.  I really didn't expect to run into an owl cookie jar as my search had been solely on-line.  Funny thing is that this guy was in an antique store right here in town all along!  Just waiting and asking,

"Who, who will take me home, fill me with cookies and love me?"...me, of course!

Thank you Mom for my cookie jar.  I love it....and I love that we found it together and will think of you every time I dip my little hand in for a cookie.

Thursday, December 23, 2010

African Ornament

Tessa's first Christmas home.  I remember last Christmas so clearly and how I was dreaming of our next Christmas together.  And here we are...it feels like a miracle in so many ways.


This beautiful Africa ornament recently arrived and has been gracing our tree this year.  I love its simplicity and beauty.  I love that it will hang on our Christmas tree forever reminding all of us of Tessa's homeland, her birth family, our love for Ethiopia.  The bonus is that this ornament is apart of the Moore family's fundraising efforts to bring home their son, Miles.   Please check out their blog and order something to support their efforts!

http://makingroomformoore.blogspot.com/

Tuesday, April 8, 2008

A few of my favorite things...





I love this photo of Jack...so sweet! Look at those cheeks...one of my favorite things is to kiss and snuggle into those cheeks.

Here is our dog, Blue. I love him- even if he does drive me crazy sometimes...He is the physical embodiement of the chaos that is our lives these days!

And this is Margo's orchid...which I am babysitting while she is in Spain. I gladly enjoy its beauty...it is truly one of my favorite things in the world.

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