The Betsy Blouse

The Betsy Blouse, sewn with a pleasing vintage plaid fabric in my Sweet Jane Handmade shop. Sizes 2T thru 8 youth.Check it out!

A new dress in my Sweet Jane Handmade shop made with classic vintage fabric from the 1970's!

Oh, and detailed with a little wooden button and denim pocket (organic cotton / hemp blend) for good measure!

a hat and a song

A new sleepy-time hat in the shop, or as I sometimes call it the Wee Willy Winkie hat, this time in candy cane, or Cat in the Hat flavour, or "Argh Matey", whatever suits you, really.

Wee Willie Winkie runs through the town,

Up stairs and down stairs in his night-gown,

Tapping at the window, crying at the lock,

Are the children in their bed, for it's past ten o'clock?

In other news, am loving this song by Don Brownrigg, Sweet Dream Sleeper. Don is based in Halifax but actually hails not far from this neck of the woods in Newfoundland (Codroy Valley I believe). I can't believe I had the good fortune of hearing Don perform this song and a few others live at a Singer/Songwriter Circle this past Spring at the Trails, Tales and Tunes Festival in Norris Point. I would have bought his album on the spot after hearing him but he didn't have one at that time. Good news is that his album is set to be released on October 22nd. Check it out. I can't wait to hear the rest of the album.

And because you're gonna want to sing along, I've included the lyrics here for you.

SWEET DREAM SLEEPER

rest your bones
your day is done
your gentle soul
on the run
close your eyes
hop skip and jump
on the lam
and over hump

you're never gonna get that far
you're never gonna reach part of your heart
you sweet dream sleeper
you never gonna reach that high
you never gonna see if love’s nearby
you sweet heart keeper

With a heart like a hammer
thump de dum thump thump thump

Chase your dreams
through your nightmares
Mean your words
and say your prayers
You left your mind
go pale and numb
locked your heart
out in cold blood

you never wanna reach that high
you never wanna see if love’s nearby
you sweet heart keeper
you're never gonna get that far
you're never gonna reach part of your heart
my sweet dream sleeper
with a heart like a hammer
thump de dum thump thump thump

dreams aren’t as weak as we are
the mind’s not as weak as the heart
sleep my little sweet among the stars

you're never gonna get that far
you're never gonna reach part of your heart
my sweet dream sleeper
you never wanna reach that high
you never wanna see if love’s nearby
my sweet heart keeper
On the lam and you’re in the dark
you’re never gonna get close to your heart
my sweet dream sleeper
my sweet dream sleeper
with a heart like a hammer
thump de dum thump thump thump

credits

released 09 August 2013
Written by Don Brownrigg

this and that

Some lovely apples that were made up into an Apple Pandowdy earlier this week. I have no recipe as I just throw this together as shown by my mother: oats, brown sugar cinnamon and butter. 

A cute drawing I found on the top of our fridge of Maya with her Nanny H. and my mother's dog, Rocky (and some other fashionable unknown lady). Don't you  just love the details?

And lastly a photo of some cupcakes my daughter and I made for her birthday. Snapped it just before we were about to head out the door to the swimming pool for her party.

Hope you are all enjoying these beautiful Fall days!