tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3369122943288791173.post2754952814910899971..comments2023-08-18T19:26:48.227+10:00Comments on thirtynine: Merino for a Melbourne wintermarisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14715341254331190992noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3369122943288791173.post-52831656970536158142017-07-14T17:04:30.694+10:002017-07-14T17:04:30.694+10:00Thank you Masha. I love the gathered wrists, too. ...Thank you Masha. I love the gathered wrists, too. Hope you enjoy reading Anne to your girls! marisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14715341254331190992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3369122943288791173.post-25803608910321320552017-07-11T04:43:02.926+10:002017-07-11T04:43:02.926+10:00Beautiful! I love the subtle details of the dress ...Beautiful! I love the subtle details of the dress - the gathering at the wrist, the adorable tie. And that color is so great! I am really looking forward to reading Anne of Green Gables to my girls; I think we will start that soon! I had forgotten all about The Endless Steppe; I loved that book!Mashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05364861545043732582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3369122943288791173.post-28571449015388888152017-07-09T13:05:23.206+10:002017-07-09T13:05:23.206+10:00Hi Shelley! I was coming back to re-read Inder'...Hi Shelley! I was coming back to re-read Inder's comment about the books she recommends and saw your question. I honestly feel most of the classics we have read are a little weird and a little slow. haha This year we read Alice in Wonderland, which felt like Lewis Carroll/Charles Dodgson was on mushrooms the entire time he wrote that book. Then Peter Pan. I decided we needed to combine our slower books with more exciting books, reading a little of both each night. So we read Peter Pan + The Mysterious Benedict Society. Then Texas Tomboy (not a classic book, but slow with lots of long descriptions) + Henry and the Chalk Dragon. And now The WInd in the WIllow + The Penderwicks. We are only on page 105 so we aren't to the near death experience part yet.<br />The beloved book that was too slow for my kids (and me) as a read aloud was Little Women. I know - that's basically heresy. We had the unabridged version and the descriptions were so long that I knew I could not do 700 pages of that. I would see both Tia and Jude's eyes glaze over in complete boredom. Indigo read it independently and felt it was too slow to read even silently to herself - although she did finish it. She said it had the longest descriptions of the most mundane things. She loved (and devoured) the entire Little House on the Prairie series and Anne of Green Gables. She enjoys old-timey literature in general. But she couldn't get into Little Women. <br />I didn't grow up reading classic literature - it was not read or required at my schools nor in my home. My parents were never fiction readers. So I am reading nearly all of these books for the first time with my kids. rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12000794959264304528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3369122943288791173.post-10525120684695359622017-07-09T01:12:43.293+10:002017-07-09T01:12:43.293+10:00I LOVE this dress Marisa. I know exactly what that...I LOVE this dress Marisa. I know exactly what that merino fleece feels like to wear and so I would wear this exact dress every. single. day.<br />Doesn't hurt that I'm a big fan of the colour too.<br />Ok, I'm hitting up the sale for some fleece and copying you outright (I'm sure I have that book).<br />Lightning McStitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955101913822685967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3369122943288791173.post-29996960315603930412017-07-09T01:10:59.789+10:002017-07-09T01:10:59.789+10:00How are you going with Wind in the Willows Rachel?...How are you going with Wind in the Willows Rachel? It's one of the only books I've given up on reading to the kids. The pace was just too slow for them and then that whole weird (to us atheists anyway) midsection with the baby otter's near death experience. It's one book where I think an abridged version would have been the wiser choice.Lightning McStitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955101913822685967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3369122943288791173.post-79887760593314987822017-07-08T18:45:55.399+10:002017-07-08T18:45:55.399+10:00Thank you Rachel! I think reading aloud is one of ...Thank you Rachel! I think reading aloud is one of the loveliest parts of having young children - especially when you get to revisit all your old favourites :)marisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14715341254331190992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3369122943288791173.post-34134759968916136742017-07-08T18:44:33.601+10:002017-07-08T18:44:33.601+10:00I haven't watched Anne with an E yet - but tha...I haven't watched Anne with an E yet - but thanks for reminding me! R watched one episode with a friend and enjoyed it. Thanks for the book recommendations; not familiar with the Little Princess but will look it up :)marisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14715341254331190992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3369122943288791173.post-43723430756413701392017-07-08T09:37:31.973+10:002017-07-08T09:37:31.973+10:00I love this dress! It's so perfect for girls w...I love this dress! It's so perfect for girls who are a bit older! I want to make one just like it for my girls. <br /><br />We also do read alouds each night. We are currently reading The WInd in the Willows. It's such a sweet story so far. My kids loved Anne of Green Gables, too!rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12000794959264304528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3369122943288791173.post-53335442669774196302017-07-08T03:14:28.712+10:002017-07-08T03:14:28.712+10:00I love the Endless Steppe! That was one of my favo...I love the Endless Steppe! That was one of my favorites as a kid, actually. I also love that you still read aloud! I read to my kids every night, and I have no plans of stopping! This dress is lovely, and the color reminds me of something Anne would wear in "Anne with an E," the new Netflix series. Have you watched it? I know a lot of people dislike it, but I am enjoying it so far! I like the grittiness! Maybe that's why she can appreciate the dress - she has good taste in books featuring girls who wear plain clothing! If you haven't read The Little Princess and the Secret Garden ... DO IT!!! Inder-ifichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09724667602427496583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3369122943288791173.post-41117901854583874802017-07-07T19:00:26.191+10:002017-07-07T19:00:26.191+10:00Merino is definitely fine; the one I used is quite...Merino is definitely fine; the one I used is quite a thick one but it still gathered up easily and drapes beautifully. R has now worn it two days in a row because it's her 'warmest dress', so I'm already thinking perhaps I should make something else in merino! Pity I live so far from the fabric store (especially as they're having a sale).marisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14715341254331190992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3369122943288791173.post-32609061806577063692017-07-07T11:18:23.286+10:002017-07-07T11:18:23.286+10:00This colour looks amazing on R! Love her dress. I ...This colour looks amazing on R! Love her dress. I have this book and really want to make this dress for my big girlie. I was wondering if Merino might be a good option, now I know it will be just fine! I still have some green merino fleece I bought from the Fabric Store two years ago! It is super wide! I think there is enough for a dress for my R :)<br />Jenya @ While she was sleepinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11443073685889323191noreply@blogger.com