30 posts in 30 days: zine giveaway
Set those Butterfly Rocket* fireworks alight, this is my 30th post in 30 days! I have successfully completed the Nablopomo challenge for November! To celebrate I am going to giveaway one of my ‘Cut.Paste’ zines. To enter, leave a comment below. I will leave the comments open for 7 days (I will happily post it internationally). Now this co

A little early…
…but it’s the closest weekend to the 1st of December and two little girls (and one big girl!) couldn’t wait any longer! I bought the ‘Eloise & Skipperdee Go Caroling’ ornament pictured above the year my Eloise was born. It’s become one of our favourites! (released in 2004 as part of the Heirloom ornament collection by Carlton Cards)

Good Luck Black Cat
Featured Gem 21 Real Photo Postcard ‘Good Luck Black Cat’ Date: 1909 People: Unidentified Studio: Unspecified Postcard Back: Blank Notes: Such a great pose and fabulous costume! (From the same collection as

Flashback Friday: Nice look!
Circa Dec, 1978. Nice look don’t you agree? Christmas must have been approaching!

The Cruise of the Walnut Shell
I picked up this lovely old picture book in an opshop in New Zealand several years ago, just after getting off the ferry on the South Island. It’s in poor shape, tattered and torn, but all the pages are there and it is quite magical to look at! I am not sure the publication date but the handwritten message inside says: “To Lucy from Uncle King June 28th 1892″ This is around the time my grandfather and his si