Tag Archives: caterina

Playing with dolls

Over the last few months, I have developed a new interest: OOAK dolls. It happened almost by accident–Caterina, who is nearly three years old, got interested in dolls, and I rediscovered my old passion for them. Initially, I just planned to start a collection that she would appreciate as she got older, but then, after [...]

Planning a fairy birthday party

I have started planning for Caterina’s birthday party. Yes, I know it is more than two months away. But I have taken up a huge work commitment and I know that my time will be limited between now and the end of April. This year, we are going to have a fairy tea party, and [...]

The little girl on the prairie

Call it the Laura Ingalls Wilder legacy, but I have a thing for prairie dresses. I think little girls just look adorable in them. Obviously I was looking forward to getting one for Caterina but it wasn’t easy. I just couldn’t find any on this side of the pond. Thanks goodness for the Internet though. [...]

Princess birthday party

Gosh I have been away for so long. So much for going back to normal life right after Christmas. That was wishful thinking! We are not back to normal life now—we have bought the new house, but works are still going on and most of our furniture and things are still in storage. The builders [...]

Collage finished

I had a flash of inspiration just before falling asleep on Saturday. An idea on how to finish that collage I had started on a whim. It was the three segments I had sort of found myself with that suggested it. Well, that and, I suppose, the fact that we were still celebrating my daughter’s [...]

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