Showing posts with label Willow. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Willow. Show all posts

Tuesday, 8 January 2013

365 Days in Nature 7

Around the time of Blake's 1st birthday, we went to the cemetery to see Willow's Place, 
which is in a commemorative garden for children who have passed away.

It is a very pretty garden, with clever landscaping,
 and lots of space for sisters, brothers and cousins to explore.










Willow, you will always be remembered.

Love to you
xxx

Thursday, 8 November 2012

Sunshine on a Cloudy Day

It's time for A Snap, A Set and A Song! Knowing that this week's theme was Clouds, I woke up this morning with a plan to take a photo of the cloudy sky outside our home. Only thing is, for the first time in ages, there was not a cloud to be seen! So I  popped outside after work to see if there were any clouds at all, and found this miniscule one:


It's the Running Man cloud!

Over at polyvore, the first thing to catch my eye was the I've Got Sunshine on a Cloudy Day print 
which immediately made me think of Willow, because the song My Girl was played at her funeral. This week of the year is quite difficult, remembering Willow, however, sometimes during the cloudy times we are reminded of the sunny things in life that can help lift our spirits - all the people we love, and the beautiful gifts of nature. I made a happy set to express this. 


I've Got Sunshine on a Cloudy Day


Sleeveless lace dress
$110 - houseoffraser.co.uk



Orange handbag
udobuy.com


Monsoon bangle jewelry
monsoon.co.uk


Retro earrings
modcloth.com


Sunshine Print, I've Got Sunshine, Earth, Summer, Sky, Blue, Clouds,...
etsy.com


I chose two songs to share, My Girl by the Temptations:


Those purple suits make me smile!


And also a fantastic song from Christine Anu from the year 2000. 
This song still has such a great feel:




Hope your blues are lifted a little!

Come see some more Cloud Snaps, Sets, and Songs over at Thea's blog!





xx





Tuesday, 6 November 2012

Bittersweet Birthday

On October 26th, it had been a whole year since my younger sister had her twins Blake and Willow. 
Sadly, Willow passed away, a year ago today, so Blake's 1st birthday party on the 28th was one of smiles and tears, as we celebrated his life and remembered Willow. 



Blake is a gorgeous little man, I could hug him all day!



Nana got to have a cuddle!

As did his Mum and Dad, Kristie and Dave:



Not sure how I didn't get a photo with Blake, but I got one with his sister, Lily. She's a character!


Lily spent a good half hour arranging party hats on Jonathon's head until he looked like a punk! 

(Spot the Where's Wally in the background, lol!)

Here is my boy, Jack, with my older sister's son, James. 
They are usually in some sort of wrestling clinch or another!


This is a shot of my sister's family with her dad and his partner Ruth.


I didn't manage to get a very good shot of the birthday table and cake, but I loved all the red and aqua and the circus theme - too pretty!


And this bunch of flowers was from Kristie's mothers'group, 
with butterflies to keep to remind us of Willow.



We won't forget you Willow. Sweet dreams little angel. 
We love you so.
xxx

Thursday, 5 July 2012

Sleeping Beauty

This week's A Snap A Set A Song theme is "Fairytale" and, while I adore many fairytales, I was inspired to make a post about Sleeping Beauty. I love this story, and Disney's Maleficent is such a frightening villain! When she turns into the dragon at the end, my gosh, how scary! I also love the scene in Disney's film when the fairies are fussing over whether Aurora will have a pink or blue dress 
- love those little ladies!

My Snap is a  montage of the wonderful characters from the Disney film:


My Set was designed to capture the beauty of the princess, the castle setting, and the roses that grew all around over a hundred years.

Sleeping Beauty


Bridal jewelry
etsy.com

DIPTYQUE Roses_floral Candle
$52 - lindestore.com

Well Jeweled Rose Perfume Bottle
addisoncollection.net

Champagne Tiara, Gold Wedding Tiaras
usabride.com




My Song is the beautiful and sad, A Thousand Years by Christina Perri (just a tad more than Sleeping Beauty's one hundred years, but still fitting.)


When I was creating this post, I couldn't help thinking of my little niece, Willow, 
who passed away last year, after ten days of life.




So I dedicate this post to her, 
as she is our family's own Sleeping Beauty.
Sweet dreams, little one. We love you.

xx