Moonshine Junkyard

there is nothing more magical than christmas morning. it's like time stops. you are surrounded by family and everything is warm and cozy and there are treats all around, people are laughing and it is the heart of winter and you are snugly wrapped in bliss. we woke up late on christmas morning after a wrapping extravaganza the night before. joey and i made monkey bread and my little household relaxed waiting for the whole fam to arrive. i went and put on the dress i've been saving for the big day. i procured this pretty gunne back in the summer i think! the velvet trimming at the bust is a deep forest green, set against the scarlet red calico, in the classic gunne prairie-girl style...she's my ideal holiday frock!  beattys begin to gather.... ready to hand out gifts.... being older and wiser now...giving gifts to each other is super fun in a whole new way. nothing too extravagant, a lot of special handmade item

all kinds of goofy celebratory festivities are going on round here.... solstice night i baked. the perfect long-winter's-night cozy activity.  it rapidly became clear what my favorite baking ingredients are... butter, coconut, chocolate, nuts, more butter.... it is widely known that i love aprons , so naturally i have a collection of vintage or homemade christmas aprons. they remind me of being a little kid and helping my mom bake plates of goodies for our neighbors. in fact, i use her old one all the time and it makes me feel just like mrs claus! for baking night i pulled out my Holly Hobbie christmas apron, sorry i didn't get a good picture. while i baked away, darin made a fire and stayed busy doing this: next day we finished up our christmas shopping on main street. i decided (following a similar holiday dressing rule as sasha ) to throw on everything green in honor of winter and the evergreen. clashing shades welcome! i just g

Spent another magical day at the Nevada City Winter Bizarre . A perfect welcome back into blogging, and by the way, sorry for my unintended absence. Lots of wintry Christmassy goodness has indeed been happening, and this event takes precedence on my list of fun stuff I've been wanting to post. Becky and I were back in our corner booth, flanked by outrageously stylish and cool neighbors vending things like colorful hoods and the raddest crochet pants. I got to spend the day with the cutest fam on earth.... Surrounded by gorgeous vintage goodies.... And meeting up with all kinds of friends old and new. We were just a hop and skip away from Amber , yippee! Always the purest delight to catch up with a kindred spirit sister. And to see heartfelt individualism on so many levels.... I love these dear ladies . They make my spirit glow. This year a lot of my Placerville friends set up booths of their own.  Here are Chelsea and Jen