There's Glitter In Them There veins!

In honor of reaching my 300th post (The political post I promised not to do) (yea me!) and because I am away on holiday (floating in Willy Wonka's chocolate rivers, thank you very much), I'll be revisiting posts from my first few months of blogging. But first, there's something you should know.....


Shhhhhh! I have a secret.

I have turned into...

a girl!

Don't laugh. I've had several stages in my life. We'll just skip over the eighties, shall we?

I have been a hiker/camper/ backpacker.
An artist/painter/college student.
A Mom ('nuff said).
A house painter/Lumberyard employee/bartender.
A military wife.
None of those things require heels.

Worse,

I was born to people who should not have procreated. One could use my sister and I for prime examples of arguing the missing link theory.
I never looked like those other girls-- blond, blue-eyed, smooth-armed lake beauties.
Nope, I was the orangutan floating on the inner tube, newly sprayed with a concoction of baby oil and peroxide to bleach the arm hair while cooking my skin in the sun.

So the girly look really never suited me and truthfully I observed it with disdain.

Then along came Miss Ky.

And I purchased pink things. I purchase hair things (for a baby who would take 2 years to finally grow some hair). Miss Ky has a few tutus... but she's not in ballet (yet). She has a few tiaras and her room is all things Princess.
There's no limit when it comes to girly-fying her living quarters.

It grew on me.

I now love all things girly and feminine.
I love feathers, fur, sparkles and shoes (most specifically, these shoes).
If my eye makeup shines like a disco ball, all the better.

So you'll understand why I nearly had an out of body experience when I entered this shop....



My Hubby immediately saw the danger his wallet was in, but foolishly let my FIL, who was visiting last week, take Miss Ky out of the shop so that I could freely walk around petting everything lovingly.

I think I told him several times I wanted to move into the shop, but I can't be sure since I was suffering a
texture induced euphoria.

See that bedspread? (hopefully below, you never know with blogger)
Dupioni silk my friend.
You know how I know that?
It's what my wedding dress was made of.
The bed it's on? Only £4000.00.
I thought we should get two...

I didn't buy the bed, but this is the shop where I purchased my ornament for

The Secret Ornament Exchange
over at Abbily Ever After.

What's that you say?

You haven't entered?

Well you'd better hurry because

the deadline to sign on is Halloween!

Now, if you'll excuse me, I have bonbons and chocolate to consume.
I wonder if there will be anyone to fan me while on holiday?







*All photos taken with the permission of the shop personnel of Unique Gifts and Treasures