Humboldt Mansion

My sister-in-law, Anita, has the best shopping spots in Springfield and we found this little treasure after she read about it in the paper. It's at the Humboldt Mansion which has lots of events and she's now got a few shops with some fantastic goodies as seen in the pictures below. I tried to show some restraint after a larger previous purchase (another post) and settled for some vintage ornaments and some paper ribbon. You can see some more fantastic pictures on Common Ground. If you're in the area (Springfield, Missouri) I highly recommend a visit. I'm going to have to start planning visits around her few weeks a year that she opens.

Thanksgiving

We had a fantastic Thanksgiving at my parents house. We got their early afternoon Weds and headed out this morning to Missouri for more family and shopping. A wonderful trip to Kansas and I have a few pictures to prove it. There are more but I got tired. :)







I continue to have lots to be grateful for but haven't had a lot of time to blog about all the grateful goodness. I'm adding all of these people to the list plus turkey and chocolate.

Happy Thanksgiving!

We've had a lovely day of food, movies, shopping and play in the studio (at least for me). It's been a wonderful holiday and I hope you're enjoying it with family, friends and the tasty goodness of your choice.

Happy Thanksgiving

Everyone needs one of these for their studio. Maya is super cute and only one of the many things I'm grateful for this day. I hope you are surrounded by people that love you and you too have lots of good things for which to be grateful.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving!

It's been a quiet Thanksgiving in our house. We took the easy way out and got a smoked turkey from a bbq place ... it was very tasty and didn't take all day to make! I think we're going to head out in a little while and see The Queen. It's gotten some pretty good reviews and I love Helen Mirren. If we can stay awake long enough, I may even make my husband buy some new house shoes at the Eddie Bauer Outlet at midnight, mostly just because we could. :)

Tomorrow morning I'm heading to my friend Kate's to make a vase. She's got the super cool glass kilns and tools so we're going to play in her studio for a few hours. Tomorrow afternoon we're heading to the square for the "Dickens of a Christmas". We've lived here for 6 years and have never managed to do it but tomorrow's the day - well, that's the plan any way!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone ... if you're not in the US, well, it's probably the weekend and that's a good reason to be thankful too!