a young girl's suitcase

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Oh my! just noticed Amelia is wearing her pearls.

Girls love to fly and travel ( and look darling )! 

IS IT EVER TOO EARLY TO LEARN TO PACK LIGHTLY!?

Crewcuts cardigan. Marie Chantel pants.

Papo D Anjo cords

Gymboree Plaid Shirt

Papo D Anjo cord skirt

Beware even young girls like lots of shoes!

The reason we thought of packing for a young girl was from a consignor whose daughter had attended a Kids Vet Camp while vacationing in Panama City Gulf Shores.  There are several websites for Vet Camps.

Another "girl weekend" in a completely opposite direction might be the American Girl Doll store (link).  There are quite a few websites with package plans.

After all school is beginning and fall break cannot be far off!


NOT THE YEAR TO TRAVEL?
Go to the nearest library and find a book that will take you oh so many places

packing light like a dude

Boys Gone Wild

What a boy needs for a family get away.  Small portable suitcase, backpack and room for his imagination.

Mad Pax - Spiketus Rex Nibbler 3D Backpack

 

  

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"Mount Rainier"

"If you’ve been itching to get to the mountains, you’ll love the achingly beautiful alpine landscape and wildflower covered meadows of Mount Rainier. The kids will have fun taking a tram ride at Northwest Trek (on the way to or from the mountain), exploring the 1887 homestead at Pioneer Farm, hiking kid-appropriate trails and participating in the Junior Ranger program. Everyone will enjoy family-friendly one-day adventures and camping in the forest.
Stay at: White Pass Village Inn Condominiums or the historic Paradise Inn"
http://redtri.com/seattle/drive-and-seek-6-hot-summer-road-trips/

We saw this and it looks WONDERFUL to us, but we don't know anyone who has gone.  Maybe the family would like to see Oregon and check it out.  Let us know if you go!

Camp Howdy Horse Camp

 

 

"Camp Howdy offers a summer of weekly day camps that teach kids to ride and care for horses. Based on CHA (Certified Horsemanship Association) instruction, each session includes mounted lessons, lectures on horsemanship theory and safety, horse related crafts and activities, as well as an introduction to the wholesome ranch life. Campers participate with pride in the routine hands on care and handling of horses and find out what it really means to own a horse.
Kids ages 6 to 15, beginner through intermediate, will love Camp Howdy. Each session is five days. Group numbers are small, so book early.
At the start of each session, campers are evaluated, matching mounts and lesson plans to the ability of the individual."
http://www.camphowdy.com/

NOT THE YEAR TO TRAVEL?
Go to the nearest library and find a book that will take you oh so many places!

congratulations to L C King of Bristol TN

we found this after posting last week

are we the last to know!  L.C. King is the oldest cut and sew factory in the United States.  Check the NYT or go online to look at these made in America denims

 

"At L. C. King Manufacturing, the quality comes not just from design, but from the manufacturer.

L. C. King Manufacturing in Bristol, Tenn., has been called a diamond in the rough for its old ways. Even Tokyo hipsters love its workwear. Now, as fashion embraces Made in America, can it be a 21st-century brand?"

http://www.nytimes.com/pages/fashion/index.html

who wears jeans

We admit it we did the Royal Baby Watch.  We did not add up the time we spent staring at the grill work outside the hospital but it was a bit lengthy.  We loved seeing the radiant parents and are wishing HRH Prince George Alexander Louis of Cambridge and his parents years of happiness.  It was also fun checking out the Royals' style.

While watching and waiting there was time to explore the Royal Family photos and we found this one.

 
"Queen Elizabeth II enjoying the sunshine in the1970s; right, on a royal tour of Canada, July 1970

The young girl is smiling, relaxed, on holiday and, because it's the 1970s, she is wearing flares.
Out of the millions of images that have been taken of the Queen in more than eight decades, this must surely be one of the happiest and most natural. True, there are no hippie beads, platform wedgies or a flower-power kaftan. As always, the Queen does it, as she always has, her way; accessorising her, then, up-to-the-minute flares with classic white plimsolls, an Oriental-printed jacket and a sunhat, tied with what looks like one of her signature Hermès silk squares."
http://fashion.telegraph.co.uk/article/TMG3496177/The-Queen-in-trousers.html

JEANS...love them or hate them, they are here to stay.  High- rise, Mid -rise, Low-rise.  Perhaps you remember Cher on the Sonny and Cher program (yes this is an age marker) those hip hugging jeans were wildly wonderful.  Brook Shields certainly created conversation with her jean ads.  And Gloria Vanderbilt made a fortune with her brand.  It is impossible to list the gorgeous jean wearers, but you know who you are.

http://www.stylist.co.uk/fashion/denim-style-icons#content-26

Our advice for trying/buying jeans:

Sit down in them several times in the dressing room to see if they stretch or ride down.
Check in a mirror to see how the pockets affect the look ie. too low, too flat, too sequinny.

Ask for an honest opinion.
Dark wash still seems to be the favorite.

Don't take it so very seriously.  Sometimes a little laughter helps. 

What jeans are right for you?   You will never know until you try them on!

Dana Buchman High-rise

Hermes scarf and handbag

Indian Rock Couture Low-rise

J Brand Mid-rise

Hermes scarf and handbag

"Blue jeans are the most beautiful things since the gondola.
Diana Vreeland"

http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/d/diana_vreeland.html

For those of you who are never ever EVER going to wear jeans, here is a different denim look.

Louboutin

We also would like to take this opportunity to encourage you to go online and research the various sites regarding damaged denim recycling.  Did you know that denim is being used for some home insulation?
We are hoping that the Levi Straus  and others' research initiatives will be tremendously successful.

http://www.levistrauss.com/sustainability/product/re-use

Cotton, From Blue to Green

http://www.cottonfrombluetogreen.org/Cotton-From-Blue-To-Green-Program-History/