Howdie beach loving bloggy gals. Remember that bed from Friday, that nice crisp, tidy percale one? Well Friday night we were tucked up in it, me reading, drinking hot chocolate, Mr Beach Cottage making notes (he likes to write notesa lot). So I thought rather than, you know, blow one's own trumpet, I would nonchalantly throw into the conversation the Washington Post mention (and thanks to those who emailed me about it, if not for you I would never have known).
Me: "Do you know where Washington is?"
Mr BC: "Err ye-eah, of course I do. Why?" writing while speaking
Me: "'Cos our old cottage got featured on the Washington Post website!" (trying to voice a mix of nonchalance with you-should-be-impressed)
Mr BC: without looking up: "Oh that's good." Carried on note-writing
Me: "I mean you know the Washington Post, the place where the President lives"
Mr BC: "uh huh, great" copious note-writing
Me getting irritated "do you think you'll ever be in the Washington Post?"
Mr BC: "Nah"
So that's the kinda recognition I get around here, this Beach Cottage Crew are a tad more interested in going down the beach or playing their various sports or writing notes than talking about old pieces of furniture or mentions in publications or decorating beach homes. And that ladies is why I write this blog. Do you feel my pain?
Talking about vintage furniture (please I hope you are not getting bored with yet another post of a piece of furniture) and after showing you all my bed on Friday here are some pictures of our new old wardrobe. Would you believe me if I told you we got it for free? You are probably thinking that I cannot possibly have come across another thing for nothin'? OK well I'll pretend then and tell you I bought this for a few hundred dollars. But that wouldn't be true.
I came across this and arm-locked Mr BC into putting it on the roof of the car, this was truly a precarious job, but with his male-physics-tieing-on skills and my supervisory/instructing skills from below we made it home safely onto the drive of the Beach Cottage.
I'm sure there were curtains twitching as a little circus of lifting and instruction then ensued to get the thing into the cottage, but to be totally honest, I didn't really care.
Soooo, she was in great shape, and I was absolutely lovin' the plainness of this piece, the simple lines of the period, in particular the inlaid sides and rounded door fronts and the classic Deco adornment hinting of delicious old days gone by. This was exactly what I had been looking for to tie-in with the floor and the bed and the cushions.
Here's how she looked before:-
In not bad shape, but certainly needing a tidy up – a coat of primer, a couple of coats of my secret *wink hand mixed beachy white and a quick sand and distress…
I love her, and gave her a full-on Beach Cottage initiation – taking not very good pictures of her and asking her last night, if she had heard of Washington…
Mr BC is us ‘Blog girls’ typical other half – but we love them anyway. You are right that is why we bloggers need each other – we get it -we understand each other. Keep on keeping on with the furniture makeovers. Love them
Alison
You must have a sixth sense about where to spot free furniture. I didn’t know about the Washington Post. Now I shall have to go and see where it is. Congratulations, Sarah! You have both a rich, innovative blog. And a way of telling about it that makes us come back for more and more! (Hell, what do men know…)
Brenda
Oh she’s a beauty! Finding the prefect second-hand piece of furniture or little trinket even is perhaps one of the most exciting things in life. I think, anyway
Utterly hilarious! I love your new piece…. absolutely gorgeous… enjoy the Sunday and have fun celebrating your Washington Post recognition, and plotting for the new piece!
HaHa, yes I feel your pain! And I agree with Janmary… I’m impressed about the Washington Post even if Mr. BC isn’t. Still odd though, but maybe that’s kind of a compliment from him actually. Could it be that he’s just not surprised because he’s used to you doing wonderful things?
And it really makes me feel better to read some of these other ladies here say that their husbands don’t read their blogs either. I was feeling sad about the fact that mine doesn’t ever read mine.
I love the wardrobe, and holy smokes, you got it for FREE?!!! I really wish you would have taken photos of it tied onto the car. Too funny. Glad it made it home in one safe piece.
Sarah, another freebie, girl!? You are the luckiest thing around. Congrats on that piece, it is beautiful and BIG congrats on the WA Post feature. I keep hoping they would deem me worthy of mentioning, but so far nada. Enjoy!
Well, WE are impressed with you even if that family of yours isn’t.
Love the new wardrobe, what happened to all your old wardrobe as I loved that too! I saw a fantastic one the the other day in Vinnie’s but I have built in’s in my house so no place to put it, such a shame because it was authentically distressed and everything.
I had to tie a piece alot like that onto the top of our car, and I can’t tell you what a scary ride that was! It sure is a beauty, and congrats on the Post mention…you deserve it!
ahhh…this is just perfect for the Beach Cottage..just perfect!!
Here where I live, the people don’t put curbside treasures out. I think it may even be against the rules..not sure. ANYWAY, never, not even one time in my entire long life, have I found something curbside.
Funny story about your hubby…men just don’t get it!!
Great look here, girl!!
People in your part of the world have a LOT better trash than people in my part of the world! That wardrobe is lovely. Congratulations on the Washington Post! How exciting! My husband would have had a similar reaction. They just don’t get it. However, my husband would NEVER have tied that armoire or anything else on top of the car and brought it home for me either. laurie
SUPER site! I’ll never have to look anywhere else for ‘inspiration’ pictures!
Lovely home! Beautiful artistry! I AM IN AWE!
I’ll be back when I have time to do your work justice. Love at first sight here.
Thank you for commenting on my nothing little project, on my nothing little blog. So sweet of you, really.
Ooooohh…. this is just too nice to have been free!!! It looks spectacular and I am green w/envy that you found it. You’re a lucky gal! Love visiting here…. Sue
hello thank you so much for the comment! and yes, list-making makes life worlds easier. this post is great and CONGRATS! on the news and the wardrobe is so shabby chic! love it!
That wardrobe is gorgeous! I laughed out loud reading your conversation with your husband. A few weeks ago, Southern Living’s Healthy Living section of their website featured me as the “Mama Blogger of the Week.” I was pretty excited. My husband looked up from his paper and said, “Oh. That’s nice.” Grrr!!!
Yep, I have an in one-ear, out-the-other listener when it comes to my blog too. haha Now…if he’s talking (which takes 20 minutes to get to the point of a short story), I had better be all ears, alert with interest and ask relevant questions. hehe
Congrats on the article!
LOVE the armoire. Great job! I think I need you to fly over to help me with some projects…I find so much inspiration at your site. No beach. But we are only about 4 1/2 hours from Washington DC.
Congratulations on the Washington Post! That’s awesome! I really the armoire too and I think we can probably ALL relate to the husband conversation (or lack thereof!).
I love the “piece” and the interview with the hubby about the Washington post-that sounds like a typical conversation and later he willsay you never told him-heehee.
Cheri http://www.itssoverycheri.blogspot.com
Can’t get any thriftier than that!!! The armoire turned out beautiful. Even my hubby loved it. Congrats on the Washington Post article. That would be the ultimate in cool.
G'day! I'm Sarah, I live in a tatty old cottage, near the sea in Australia with a battered old deck & a big old fig tree out the back...stripped wooden floors, old sash windows & a jumble of vintage furniture. [Read More …]
G’day ladies, oooh have I got a good Beach Cottage recipe for you or have I got a good recipe for you. Well it’s actually not Beach Cottage, I cannot claim that… So, a couple of months ago I met up with a couple of blogging friends, AllConsuming and Mrs W for a lil [...]
G'day ladies, let's have a Too Easy Beach Cottage recipe yeah? The original place for Too Easy Recipes on the web ;-)
So, after my last salad went down a storm in my inbox, that's here if you missed it, I had to do this one seeing as I make it most weeks.
There is a problem with this salad and kiddos though...it looks, well, it looks, kinda yucky...but once they try it, they'll ask if and when they are next having it....at least that's what happens in this ratty old cottage...but I must interject here that my kiddos are 'good eaters'? ...they didn't get a choice in that ;-)
Now, stop, don't start running and hitting that next on your blog reading list, pulses are your best friend in the Too Easy Dump & Go kitchen for the busy mum, or busy anyone for that matter...that reminds me I must blog the garlic canneloni Go To for when you forgot to do dinner, feel like a bath but have three ravenous young Beach Cottage Kiddos on your hands...another day.
I am almost embarrassed to tell you how easy this is, we have it so much that I always have a couple, make that six, cans of lentils around and a jar of goat's cheese in the fridge...the great thing about this is that it's all too easy to get ready in just a few minutes, but it looks, tastes and seems like you did oh so very much more than that.
You can obviously too change it up a bit depending on what you have to hand in your kitchen, and I must say that is how I settled on this version...because one day when I made it I didn't have enough Parsley in the garden and so I chucked in some basil too, and liked the Summer feel it added.
I think of this as being a rather posh salad, not sure why, because it couldn't really be further from the truth...the great thing is that it works so well for an average run of the mill day, (when I did this for this blog post, it was a hot Sydney Sunday and I did it just simply to go with Rosemary & Garlic stuffed pork, you can see that pork here),
...but just as easily it works on a regular old Wednesday night when you have lost all enthusiasm for rustling up yet another meal, or indeed on Saturday night, when your friends are on their way over for dinner and you my friend, are in your new vintage inspired clawfoot bathtub (that's me in a few weeks time, k?) without any clothes on, a tipple and no idea what to cook for dinner...
I have a complicated and ever-changing relationship with goat's cheese...it never fails me in its performance and it never fails to impress me (you can find out a bit more on what I like in food here if you like) and I kinda collect it...because it's very easy to collect and has a fairly long fridge-life, I love trying out different ones and there's not many things I love more than goat's cheese on sourdough...but I think the best thing about it is not thinking about it exclusively in the toast/salad department...I've stuffed it in chicken and all sorts of things as a last minute and it's been fab.
But let's get down to the nitty gritty of this super salad that makes you look like an angel who has been on her knees all day scrubbing the front step when really you are in the digital world and spent most of ...
G'day Beach Cottage ladies, howdy, howdy howdy today for a Beach Cottage Too Easy recipe.
If you like cake, cream, sugar and chocolate, make this.
This is, rather than a recipe, a putting it together...as you know I am no dessert maker, but, I do make quite a few sweet things, because, somehow I have ended up with kiddos, who in their roles as offspring, believe that part of the deal, is that not only do I feed them a home-cooked meal with a few homegrown ingredients in there, yes, they also believe that dessert and not the kind that comes out of a packet is included too in this All-Inclusive Deal they call Parenthood.
So, this, for sure, is no culinary masterpiece, but if you are looking for something that is so very easy, dump-able, uses everyday ingredients and at the same time makes you look like you spent hours pulling things together plus tastes good....well, then this is for you.
Best though, you don't make this for yourself, if you have spent the most part of your week sitting on your derriere reading blogs...this my friend ain't low in the calories department...if, however, you are treating yourself to a delight in a mason jar, this is so for you.
I first had a version of this when at dinner back in Old Blighty with a girl, I once, in another life, caught the train up from our village to London with...she was a funny thing really...I am not quite sure how we got on...she was kinda prissy and a bit bothered by too much...I would run to the train flustered, having got up late, and she would have a spreadsheet on the train times, if you know what I mean.
Anyway, a few years later when we both had bambinos, I bumped into her again and we met up for playdates and dinner sometimes....this particular night, after a lovely meal she served up little bowls of creamy, cakey fruity stuff topped off with chocolate flake...it was delicious!
She didn't serve hers in little jars like this, hers were in a champagne glass and not quite so layered as these ones, plus she used tinned fruit not fresh or frozen.
Years later when said offspring kept requesting dessert, one day I wangled together somehow these from what was around in the fridge and they've been with us ever since.
Most likely, if you ever come here for dinner, and shock horror, you dont' bring the dessert with you, this, if you are lucky, will be what you will get.
Throw it all together, sprinkle a lil bit of chocolate on the top and the blog reading past-time you so rudely left in order to make this, is my friend, your oyster.
Beach Cottage Too Easy Layered Raspberry, Cream & Sponge Dessert
1 small maderia or butter cake or a pack of cupcakes (or of course make your own)
1/2 cup whipping cream
1/2 cup cream cheese
1/4 cup sugar
8 tbsp fruit
1 x chocolate Flake or chocolate bar for grating
1. beat the cream cheese until it is soft
2. whip the cream until soft peaks form
3. combine & add the sugar through
4. cut your cake into portions
& layer into the bottom of your jar
5. add a tablespoon of fruit
6. layer on top the cream combo
7. repeat
8. grate chocolate or Flake on top
*Beach Cottage Recipe Notes : this is just a guide really, you can use any cream that you have on hand...I have made this with clotted cream (don't even go there unless you want to seriously get these babies on your thighs), with double cream and I have even, in desperate times squirted in that, ...
G'day Beach Cottage ladies, well I thought it was time for some blogging tips here today, alongside a few nice flowers and shells ;-)
I was recently part of a blogger discussion group over at Kidspot and a couple of hours later had a few questions from girls who couldn't make it to the live chat, one was on my Facebook page and one via email, the Facebook one I will deal with in another Real Girl Blogging Tips post...the email one asked me what essentials do I think every blog needs?
Well I have been around here for a while now doing the blogging thing, so I should know this, yeah and I mused this on my walk by the sea this morning I thought well what do you only need?
...I think it is really very easy when blogging, whether or not you are blogging up there in the lofty heights of the Super Bloggers or you are just dipping your toe in the water, to get side-tracked by 101 million different things that are 'essential' to your blog and if you are someone like me who actually gets a thrill from reading blogging tips then you are in an even worse place because you will find yourself literally buzzing with these essential things to add/do/implement on your blog.
However, walking along, gulping down that brisk sea air today (no sunshine & clouds) I thought you actually don't need any of that professional blogging stuff to be successful...but there are a few things that are pretty much crucial ...and once I started to think about it I got it down to about 5 - these are the only things that you need to concentrate on...once you have read through take a look at some of the big girl's blogs...you'll see that actually they don't have bundles of stuff on their blogs...but they do have all of these...
So here are my top things that your blog must have
1. About Page
There are all sorts of About Pages out there, and if you search on it there are many different tips and ideas for what to have on yours
Whatever blogging platform you use, adding an About Me Page is easy, quick and simple and will do everything to grow your blog.
I like a long-ish About Page, I am inherently nosy and I like to know a bit more about the person but at the least you should have on it your name and where you are located. I also think a photo is good too...over the last year or so I think this has become more important in blogging - if you are hesitant about that as I was, you can try using sunglasses or a behind shot until you get comfortable.
There is nothing worse than stumbling upon a new blog and going to find out more to only be faced with a piddly little one liner About Me Page...well there is something worse, not having one at all!
2. Contact Page
The chances are someone, somewhere will want to contact you and you will be surprised what lands in your inbox once you put yourself out there on the world wide web with a blog.
Many bloggers also use this page to include details for PR's/brands that may want to contact them and some bloggers put their stats on there too.
A short, to the point and simple Contact Page works really well...whenever I have wanted to contact another blogger I am often very busy and have limited time so I don't want to hang around sifting through information looking for an email address, so concise and clear ...
G'day lovely Beach Cottage lovelies.
So, yeah, so on a roll people, so on a roll.
I feel kinda home accessory wired right now.
I am always telling people, if anyone ever listens, that blogging is all about passion, not that sort of passion, but about passion that makes one tick.
Things like this make me tick tick boom.
I love finding things that suit my budget and let me treat my home but look amazing too.
So without further adieu I introduce you, ladies of the beach, to the blue vintage glasses that I have been stroking for about a week or two now...
These glasses are from a little boutique I sometimes happen upon, this boutique sells also pet accessories, carpet cleaner, bras and compost...it's quite unique though.
And, thanks to my friend Marnie (she blogs over here, go take a look at her praying position, interesting), who just so happens to be one day having me over for a lil' Greek dinner, has let me in on the fact that we call Kmart....The KMart...with an accent ....as in 'I love The KMart'...just like her MIL does. Oh yeah. Love that.
So I have had my eye on reproduction vintage glass blue wine glasses and being trying to find real true vintage blue glasses for like ever.
Oh yes I have spied them in Frenchy boutiques, I have lusted after them in stores that I shouldn't even enter and I have put them back pretty quickly in those shops with the hand-written price tags. C'mon, you know the ones.
And, though all of the above have tempted me, muchly, really, even with my wardrobe stashing skills I just thought that, actually, I'd rather be saving that casherooni for our next trip overseas..
Hello The KMart.
Tick Tick Boom
Vintage style blue wine glasses.
Do not come to my old place and think you might pick up one of these and smile with pleasure at their handblown quality, their weight, and be secretly jealous that my wine glasses cost more than your car...friend, that would not happen...these do not feel like that...indeed these in a funny way reminded me of my baby girl, she was a tiny little thing, with stick legs, the tinsssssssiest ankles and wrists you ever did see, she slept sideways in her cot wedged in between rolled up blankets and would only settle attached to Mr Beach Cottage or I or a (dirty) pj top of mine scrunched up under her nose...the first few times I picked her up to cuddle, being used to Honeymoon Baby who weighed in at 9lbs at birth and has never really stopped growing, I nearly threw her little bird-cum-rat down covered body over my shoulder.
These glasses are like that...be careful or you might lose your wine down the front of your shirt.
But oh baby, we are not talking picking up here, we are not talking quality, we are not talking house accessory snobbery.
Beach Cottage ladies, we are talking aesthetics.
And this is what I need in my cottage.
Blue vintage style glass, paired with coastal / nautical / beach stuff on my deck.
It's The KMart.
Tune in tomorrow, tomorrow, I have more budget foofing for your home, or maybe it will be the dress that wraps me up in supermarket-chic and makes me feel like me again.
Good Day to you my friends, wanna come hang out on my deck, talk house accessories, The KMart and drink some wine from blue glasses?
Sarah
super cute!!
and I’M excited for you. I’m also glad you blog.
Mr BC is us ‘Blog girls’ typical other half – but we love them anyway. You are right that is why we bloggers need each other – we get it -we understand each other. Keep on keeping on with the furniture makeovers. Love them
Alison
Looks great!
Understand the pain with the lack of understanding.. I think my husband is still confused about what this blog thing really is!!
Congrats on the Washington Post – well deserved. About Mr BC, maybe it will sink in soon. Another lovely post! Julie
Mr BC sounds pretty typical to me Sarah. They just don’t get it. That’s why you have us. [giggle]
Hugs ~ Kerryanne
You’ve done wonders with that HUGE piece of furniture! I love your story about how you wrestled it home! Looks lovely!
Beautiful!!
Sara, I’m not a fan of reality shows, but I would certainly enjoy one about you & your cottage.
Now, MY husband doesn’t necessarily listen all the time. But I must give him credit for pretending
Congrats on the WP piece!
Another excellent bargain Sarah that has come up a treat!
Funny my husband loves writing notes as well LOL
Congrats on the Washington Post!!! And you lucky girl!! FREE!! I am so jealous!
She looks stunning!
Toni
You must have a sixth sense about where to spot free furniture. I didn’t know about the Washington Post. Now I shall have to go and see where it is. Congratulations, Sarah! You have both a rich, innovative blog. And a way of telling about it that makes us come back for more and more! (Hell, what do men know…)
Brenda
Oh she’s a beauty! Finding the prefect second-hand piece of furniture or little trinket even is perhaps one of the most exciting things in life. I think, anyway
Hey, congrats on WP. My husband is constantly reading and writing. And, he doesn’t even read my blog! LOL!
Loved this post. xo
Congrats on the mention – I am impressed, even if he isn’t!
Utterly hilarious! I love your new piece…. absolutely gorgeous… enjoy the Sunday and have fun celebrating your Washington Post recognition, and plotting for the new piece!
HaHa, yes I feel your pain! And I agree with Janmary… I’m impressed about the Washington Post even if Mr. BC isn’t. Still odd though, but maybe that’s kind of a compliment from him actually. Could it be that he’s just not surprised because he’s used to you doing wonderful things?
And it really makes me feel better to read some of these other ladies here say that their husbands don’t read their blogs either. I was feeling sad about the fact that mine doesn’t ever read mine.
I love the wardrobe, and holy smokes, you got it for FREE?!!! I really wish you would have taken photos of it tied onto the car. Too funny. Glad it made it home in one safe piece.
Sarah, another freebie, girl!? You are the luckiest thing around. Congrats on that piece, it is beautiful and BIG congrats on the WA Post feature. I keep hoping they would deem me worthy of mentioning, but so far nada. Enjoy!
Well, WE are impressed with you even if that family of yours isn’t.
So where’s the WA Post link? I don’t see it, we all need to read it too!
Big Congratulations to you and the Washington Post mention! That’s huge!
It is always nice to see when beautiful things and talented people are recognized!
Love the new wardrobe, what happened to all your old wardrobe as I loved that too! I saw a fantastic one the the other day in Vinnie’s but I have built in’s in my house so no place to put it, such a shame because it was authentically distressed and everything.
I had to tie a piece alot like that onto the top of our car, and I can’t tell you what a scary ride that was! It sure is a beauty, and congrats on the Post mention…you deserve it!
Fabulously beautiful!! Perfect for the Beach Cottage.
Congratulations on the Washington Post mention!!
Great job and so funny about your hubster – they are sooooo out of touch sometimes !
LOL !
Hugs ~ Kammy
Looks Beautiful! I love it, and I love your blog!
Beautiful & funny. That’s why we keep coming back for more.
WOW! I love it!!!
AWESOME!!!! You could surely get to Narnia through that wardrobe!!!!!
m ^..^
Beautiful! I love it!
ahhh…this is just perfect for the Beach Cottage..just perfect!!
Here where I live, the people don’t put curbside treasures out. I think it may even be against the rules..not sure. ANYWAY, never, not even one time in my entire long life, have I found something curbside.
Funny story about your hubby…men just don’t get it!!
Great look here, girl!!
People in your part of the world have a LOT better trash than people in my part of the world! That wardrobe is lovely. Congratulations on the Washington Post! How exciting! My husband would have had a similar reaction. They just don’t get it. However, my husband would NEVER have tied that armoire or anything else on top of the car and brought it home for me either. laurie
Another great job.
FAB wardrobe!!!
Beautiful wardrobe! :O)
I had to smile at Mr Beach Cottage’s response to this exciting news ~ and at the vision of moving your wardrobe ~ what a terrific find.
Thanks for visiting and commenting on my blog ~ you are my first Australian visitor.
Marie
SUPER site! I’ll never have to look anywhere else for ‘inspiration’ pictures!
Lovely home! Beautiful artistry! I AM IN AWE!
I’ll be back when I have time to do your work justice. Love at first sight here.
Thank you for commenting on my nothing little project, on my nothing little blog. So sweet of you, really.
Please tell me you are kidding about your husband’s response!!! Congratulations and stop talking to the wardrobe
–WE are proud and happy for you!
I love your bedroom chronicle. I recognize my life in “I’m Julie’s” comment. My significant other usually pretends interest to keep me happy.
I do think he’s genuinely proud of me for getting Waterside Cottages published, however, as he’s an aspiring writer.
P.S. I talk to radiators!
Ooooohh…. this is just too nice to have been free!!! It looks spectacular and I am green w/envy that you found it. You’re a lucky gal! Love visiting here…. Sue
hello thank you so much for the comment! and yes, list-making makes life worlds easier. this post is great and CONGRATS! on the news and the wardrobe is so shabby chic! love it!
Mr. BC is probably so proud of you; just playing it close to the heart!
Love the armoire, you are amazing!
Oh my goodness!!! Your spaces are absolutely dreamy!!!! I LOVE your style…so serene and calm. I can’t wait to scour your site!
May I add you to my blogroll at domesticease.com?
Blessings!
Kristin
That wardrobe is gorgeous! I laughed out loud reading your conversation with your husband. A few weeks ago, Southern Living’s Healthy Living section of their website featured me as the “Mama Blogger of the Week.” I was pretty excited. My husband looked up from his paper and said, “Oh. That’s nice.” Grrr!!!
Yep, I have an in one-ear, out-the-other listener when it comes to my blog too. haha Now…if he’s talking (which takes 20 minutes to get to the point of a short story), I had better be all ears, alert with interest and ask relevant questions. hehe
Congrats on the article!
LOVE the armoire. Great job! I think I need you to fly over to help me with some projects…I find so much inspiration at your site. No beach.
But we are only about 4 1/2 hours from Washington DC.
Enjoy the week!
Congratulations on the Washington Post! That’s awesome! I really the armoire too and I think we can probably ALL relate to the husband conversation
(or lack thereof!). 
Whoohoo! Congrats on the Washington Post feature! That is so great!!!
I can’t believe you found that armoire for free! What a great steal!!!
Wow, what an excellent free find!
Just a very relaxing site to enjoy. Probably will never see the ocean but you bring the pleasure to us. Thank you.
I love the “piece” and the interview with the hubby about the Washington post-that sounds like a typical conversation and later he willsay you never told him-heehee.
Cheri
http://www.itssoverycheri.blogspot.com
Can’t get any thriftier than that!!! The armoire turned out beautiful. Even my hubby loved it. Congrats on the Washington Post article. That would be the ultimate in cool.
Ah yes, I feel your pain. Fabulous wardrobe. She should be proud to be in your home!
Christi