tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66317517274572637182009-11-13T20:18:24.237ZAbout big changes, a new house, and manipulating a whole lot of strings.A Puppet Operahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18251240092722868726noreply@blogger.comBlogger117125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6631751727457263718.post-50573824109351599472009-11-13T11:35:00.005Z2009-11-13T20:18:24.244Z

The perfect holiday party dress. If only I had a holiday party to wear it to... Accepting invitations now.Christian Dior Couture Fall 2009 image: Viviane Orth by Steven Gomillion & Dennis Leupold for l'Officiel Brazil October 2009 via this is glamorous

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Oh Anthropologie......You had me at 'hello.'I was never that big a fan of Anthropologie, Urban Outfitters' older, girlier sister, in the states, but after spending a half hour in their new Regent Street store yesterday, I'm head over heels for it. I can't eat, I can't sleep, I can't get you out of my head. Why didn't I notice you before, casting your fancy, frilly glances my way? How did I not

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I've updated my profile in the main feed. Please take a look if you are so inclined: A Puppet Opera is known socially as Sarah Jane Manley. A native of Joliet, Illinois, Ms. Manley came to London on a whim in 2000, and now lives there with her English husband and Anglo-American daughter. Ms. Manley spent her childhood taking dance and piano lessons, reading romantic novels, and being teased and

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A frightful night was had here by all at a Puppet Opera. Spooky wind, scary shadows, and terrifying Jack O'Lanterns to frighten away the evil spirits. Isabelle was the cutest- I mean scariest- chicken on the block. Look how fluffy and sweet she is in her costume handmade by me. We are a little crazy about Halloween, and the darling result made the long hours of sewing and the total cost of all

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Isabelle helping Daddy make treats for Halloween. So cute!

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I think the hat on her head is actually supposed to be a cherry, but look how saucy she is at the top of the jungle gym.

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11 days to go until the greatest holiday of the year. 11 more days to get the chicken costume under control. Need more feathers!(image courtesy of Martha Stewart online)

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I took the day off yesterday to celebrate Jules' and my fifth anniversary. But I'm back today with a little post about my favorite season. I love the dark, smoky weather, the beautiful turning leaves, caramel apples, pumpkins, cashmere, velvet and boots. I think I'll leave the rest to John Keats.Ode to AutumnSeason of mists and mellow fruitfulness, Close bosom-friend of the maturing sun;

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...this takes the cake. Many people know that Isabelle is going to be a chicken for Halloween this year... but not a cooked one! This is just creepy. I don't know what Martha was thinking. If you click on the link you can see the whole segment of her show with babies dressed as lobster Newburg, a Caesar salad and an apple pie. Eurgh.

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So, you guys know how I like to save money, right? Who doesn't, in these troubled economic times? A couple of weeks ago, when Jules was out of town, I thought I'd see how many meals I could squeeze out of one chicken, both to save on dough but also to save myself having to run to the store every night. And the answer, ladies and germs, is that I got 9 full meals for Isabelle and myself out of one

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Isn't it fun being a girl? As I sit here in yesterday's jeans, paint-spattered running shoes and an old sweater, sometimes I forget. I'm off to find something pretty to wear, spend a few minutes browsing perfumes, and have a little cake and some tea by myself. I hope you have a fancy day too (images from Vogue Korea, via Fashion Nation).

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Crisp, fall weather has finally arrived, so Isabelle and I took a trip out to the Royal Botanical Gardens at Kew yesterday. In retrospect we should have gone today because the sky is absolutely blue and cloudless instead of humid and overcast like it was yesterday, but we were in too much of a hurry to enjoy a day out to wait. Today I am mourning the loss of the just-about-to-flower nerine bulb I

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Isabelle was testing out her pearly whites the other day with a bowl of popcorn. We can't wait for our first trip to the movies!

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Some people have it, some people don't. When you've got it, flaunt it.

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I saw this morning that Dan Brown's latest potboiler is on the shelves at my local grocery store, which probably means its at real bookstores too... and I'm guessing we'll start to see it under the arms of commuters everywhere not long from now. So, Mr. Brown, if you're reading this, I thought you might be curious if I was going to take a flip through. Is this the one that will break my fatwa

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I shamelessly love autumn. We had a burst, yesterday, of Indian Summer weather. Hot, humid and sunny; in the middle of putting away my summer clothes I had to turn around and extract a pair of shorts to wear because I was simply roasting in jeans. Today, the weather remembered that it's September, turned off the sun and kicked up the breeze. I love the dreamy light, the cooler temperatures,

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Hello friends! We're back from our big American vacation! We had a marvelous time, and were so happy to be able to have such a long visit with Grandma and Grandpa; Susan, Dan, Katie and Gabriel; Bill and Nina.Among our many adventures was a trip to Lake Michigan: A trip to the zoo: Rides on our bikes: Visiting Bill Burck & Co. on their farm and meeting their chickens: Reading stories: Eating

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Boo. My final post is online at Pregnancy and Newborn Magazine today. Since Isabelle has turned one, and is now not actually a newborn, they're going to say goodbye to us, and hello to a new mommy blogger. Anyway, you can read my swan song and all of our digital archive for a final week at the link above, so if you haven't had a chance to read us before, please check us out now (here are some of

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(image courtesy of Martha Stewart)Happy Birthday to Isabelle! This was her last year:And this is her now:Last year she was just a little bag of plasma, with a tiny velvety head and squinched up face. Today she can stand, eat pancakes, walk around (with a little help from the furniture), clap her hands, and sing Frere Jacques. Crazy. It's hard to believe it's only been 12 months! She is a

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Many, many thanks to Mark and Sushi next door for looking after the baby while we escaped.......and got inspiration for a new hairdo:If only my hair was going gray from underneath instead of the other way around.

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Well, hello there. We've met before, do you remember? My name's Sarah, and I run this blog. Sort of. So, I haven't posted in weeks. Get over it. Life's been busy. Things get in the way. And I just sliced the tip of my right thumb off with a mandoline while trying to make scalloped potatoes, so this posting (typing with 9 fingers) will be short. Here is a list of what we've accomplished since I

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Without a regular job to go to (thanks, economy), I've been making like Candide and working on the garden. It's still mainly a blank canvas, and to be honest I don't know where I'm going with it. If I had the time, energy, or upper body strength it would require to put in hard landscaping I would have sorted it out by now, but the fact is I just don't have any of those things, so I'm taking it

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Okay, first let me say that I never intended to leave that Fry vs. Laurie post up for so long. I'm a little embarrassed now. I hope that this photo of Isabelle and her friend Tilly at baby swimming last Thursday will make up for it. Tilly is the star student at baby swimming. Isabelle is the baby who hangs by the side of the pool weeping. Sad. As you may have guessed, we've been very busy around

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Fry vs. Laurie. How can I possibly choose between them?

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