its in the details #2

happy friday peaches! today is another in the details and i am very happy to have ruth from lavendar biscuit to share with us a little part of her everyday. ruth is such an awesome lady, a sweet blog friend and a wonderful support to citybirds, i am very happy to call her friend :) take it away!

This little frog sits on the chest of drawers in my bedroom, where I can see him

everyday.

When he was new, back in the 1950’s I believe, he was full of a solid perfume. You

can still smell it slightly all these years later. He belonged to my Grandma, and I was

fascinated by him. Whenever I visited her house as a very small girl, I was allowed to

hold him & smell the last little bits of perfume within.

Seeing him everyday brings a smile to my face as I remember my beloved Grandma,

and smelling that perfume just takes me right back to being a little girl again …

Grandma taking the time to whisk me some chocolate milk (I’ve never been able to

recreate it), spending hours playing make-believe with me, walking my brother & me

to the local newsagents for treats & realising she still had her slippers on J, singing

me to sleep with “On Richmond Hill” (her favourite old-english song), and when I

stayed overnight & woke up scared, she would wake to my touch saying “I thought

there was an angel touching my face”.

She was the sweetest and kindest lady to everyone and I’ve been missing her every

day for the last 24 years. Seeing her beautiful little frog every day reminds me that

she’s still with me, here in my heart. x

thank you so much ruth for sharing such a wonderful and sweet memory of someone you love. i am sure we all have something in our lives that reminds us of someone we have loved and lost. a reminder to us all that we never fully lose the ones that have touched our hearts.

xo,

cb

packages!

last week i was surprised by not one but two packages! the first one was from a giveaway that i had won from a bird out of water's blog and i was the lucky recipient of a cute little birdie, some awesome mustard yellow button earrings (i had been wanting a pair of stud mustard yellow earrings!!) some cute felt birdies, a cute slide notebook and an owl pin (which is now on my favorite blue coat!) thanks sweetie for the awesome treasures! your little baby birdie has a permanent place right on my desk and every time i look at him he makes me smile! thanks for having an awesome blog and if you haven't visited a bird out of water i suggest you do so ;D

the 2nd package was an utter surprise and the sweetest most thoughtful package i have ever received! it was from the most awesomest lady over at lavender biscuit! we have become very good buddies and i just adore her so much! she knows how much i love koalas and sent me a postcard of them in their most infamous pose..sleeping! and a awesome illustration of the addams family! both of which are now hanging on my fridge! she also included one of her amazing lavender sachets which smells incredible and is so well made! sachets are typically meant to be stored in clothing drawers and that is where this little heart shaped guy will be going! and every time i open my drawer i will be reminded of my wonderful friend! thanks sweetie! check out her fantastic blog!

*********by the way....today is the last day to get 20% off all clothing at my shop!***********


xo,
cb