Mockingbird Hill Cottage

Mockingbird Hill Cottage

Feeling Yucky

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Well, my friends, I am definitely feeling under-the-weather. My wish to get rid of this quickly has apparently been denied. I don’t have the energy to share much with you today. Trying to save money this year, I bought a faux wreath from Michael’s for a couple of dollars, added some trim and a big bow that I already had. Nothing earth shattering, but I can recycle this every year and that’s a good thing.


Oh, I just got a whiff of our Christmas tree – that must mean I am not totally stuffed up! I’m grateful for the little things, at this point. Have a stress-free day, everyone.

Look What Arrived in the Mail!

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Are you familiar with Vintage Lizzie? If you aren’t, run right over to her blog and website! She has a shop on Cape Cod (already I am jealous) and she is so talented. I got to know her through Elyse, who has visited Lizzie’s shop and shared it with us in her posts. So – Lizzie had a giveaway and I won! Yesterday, in the midst of this awful cold/sinus yuck and dealing with a mistake made by the tax people in NY State, this package arrived:

Let’s see what’s inside, shall we?

This gorgeous stocking, made by Lizzie, with her own line of fabrics; UrbanGardens Textiles. Look at the detail in this beautiful stocking.

This is the prettiest stocking I have ever seen – something tells me I will be leaving this out all year long.
Lizzie made these sachets (with UrbanGardens Textiles) – filled with lavender:


That sneaky Lizzie also included some wonderful treasures:


I knew this next beauty was coming, so I just had to buy a little tree – you will see why.

Lizzie made this reversible tree skirt for a feather tree. Isn’t it lovely? I don’t have a feather tree, but I do have this sweet white tree from Michael’s.


Thank you from the bottom of my heart, Lizzie, for such a generous giveaway. You are a treasure, indeed. I love everything – a pink lover’s dream come true!

Lampshades, Dollhouse and a Cold

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The dreaded seasonal cold/sinus thing has hit me and I’m not happy. There is some shopping yet to be done and what am I doing? Sitting here wrapped in a shawl, blowing my nose. I insist that this thing leave my body within 24 hours – preferably sooner.

Thank you for all the wonderful comments on our Christmas Tree. As I write this post, I am gazing upon our pretty tree. I love it. Oh, and I’m sorry that many of you tried to get the bottlebrush wreaths at Big Lots to no avail. I guess I am one of the few that found a Big Lots with some still on the floor – perhaps my neighbors don’t fully appreciate the beauty of these babies?

When I scurried out to Target on Sunday to get more lights for the tree, I found the perfect shade for the parakeet lamp. Yes, I know I said that I had found the perfect shade before, but I was apparently mistaken. This is the perfect shade.


It is such a pretty, soft shade of gray. Thank you, Rachel Ashwell, for your Simply Shabby Chic line.


Perfect. And it allows for a bigger light bulb. The other would only fit over one of those pointy chandelier lights that get too hot. This one works with a regular old light bulb.

The warm, cozy light that comes from little lamps placed around a room is one of my favorite things.

The dollhouse has been temporarily moved to the top of the music cabinet. And now my husband is thinking we should use the dollhouse table as our coffee table here in the den. It does look nice there. That means we have to begin another dollhouse table search. Though nothing has been done yet to renovate the dollhouse, some Christmas decorating has been happening:


Oh yes, that is Paul McCartney looking out the window. Don thought Sir Paul should pay a holiday visit to the dollhouse. Maybe he’ll play us a tune or two.

Lambs Like to Party

Lambs Like to Party

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