I love this framed print reminiscent of Holly Hobbie illustrations (which I, of course, searched to find official history and links - the character debuted in 1967 - and found very little, meaning I'm now curious and likely to rant more about this in the future). It was a gift from my Mom when Ainsley was born, and it reminds us both of photos of Sophie when she was little and we had backyard ducks. Here's a little piece about that time in our lives: The Short Tails of Two Ducks. Around ... View Post
The Short Tails of Two Ducks
Jemima Puddleduck and Flower Daisy came into our lives one morning near Easter when a tiny little girl (who is now a lean and limber almost-tween) wriggled with excitement en route to Orscheln Farm & Home. We'd checked with some family farms, and none had ducklings ready to go given the holiday. We found the "straight run" (meaning, nobody was vouching for their gender) of three-day old duckies bustling around under heat lamps, and we loaded up all the requisite items (heat lamp, feeder, ... View Post
