Easter and Kiwis

Hi all,
Hope you all had a great weekend and Easter holiday if you celebrated. We had a great time with family in MA. Though it was short it was sweet. Our nephew who is just 4 months has grown so much since we last saw him at Christmas. He is 18 pounds now! A big boy indeed and super cute. I forgot my camera for the trip but took a some pictures on my phone. I totally forgot to get pictures with the my sister and brother-in-law but of course took a bunch of our nephew Nico. The top picture shows the bunny making napkin duties I full filled. I think they came out quite nice if I do say so myself. David also helped make some. There were eleven dinner guest not including two babies. My brother in law out did himself as always with the cooking. It was delicious! The dessert was baklava with fresh yogurt too. So good.

Also if you read my last post you know of the Easter Kiwi tradition. This year we were tight on time so we did just a few. Below are most of them. You know Black Swan Kiwi of course was done. We also had to do the Kennedys because we just watched the mini series and not only is David obsessed with all things Kennedy. Then of course the upcoming royal wedding. Lastly we couldn't not do Charlie Sheen. I mean that one is obvious. I'm off to get some shut eye but I'll be posting again tomorrow with our band's tour dates and a sneak peak at our photo shoot pictures taken last week.

Later gators, Littlest

What are Easter Kiwis?

Happy Earth Day Everyone!

Sorry it's been a bit since my last post. It was a busy week for the band with recording and a photo shoot. We just received the pictures today and will be picking out ones to update our press photos.

Today I took advantage of the lovely sunny weather and got myself up early for a long walk around town. It's so nice to have today off! The afternoon has been spent cleaning and napping. Later tonight I'll be going to this happening. Can't wait to dance with my friends and hear the new album!

David and I have plans to see family in Massachusetts for Easter. I'm excited for some Easter Kiwi making! What is Easter Kiwi do you ask? Well back years ago before I even knew David he had decided to become a vegetarian. His sister thought that he had become vegan and decided that instead of bringing over eggs one Easter to decorate she would bring kiwi. Even though David made it clear after he was fine with eggs they still kept the Easter Kiwi tradition alive. So every year kiwi are decorated so to speak. One can decorate however they want but we often draw from that's years current events, top news stories, pop culture, hit movies etc. I think the pictures below from previous different years will explain it better. Two of my favorite I have ever done were Flight of the Conchords kiwi and Brokeback kiwi. I also wanted to share some pictures from last Easter in MA at David's aunts house in the backyard with all the trees blossoming. The black and white picture of his aunt in college is amazing! So cute right?! If you celebrate Easter have a great one!
xoxo, Littlest

We Dance To The Beat

Hey all!
Hope the rest of your weekend was great and that this week so far has been fantastic as well. Things are great here in VT though rainy. Boo! Oh well at least it's not snowing. I'm actually a big fan of thunderstorms but it's just been rainy more then anything. I had Monday off and walked around town early morning before the rain showers came down abruptly just as I turned on to my street. I spent the afternoon cleaning around home and listening to Jens Lekman with the windows open. God I love him!

Speaking of music, I meant to back in late February to post pictures and a video from the Robyn show I and some friends attended at Higher Ground. It was so amazing! We danced like crazy. I can never get enough dancing in.

My band mate and friend Max will be here tomorrow from England! We are having a dance party Friday night with friends in one of the private rooms at a local bar downtown. I'm looking forward to seeing him and dancing with everyone.

Okey dokey friends I'm off to watch a movie before bed. Good night!

xoxo, Littlest







 

Sunny Spring Day and Outfit Post

Hello all,
Today was a beautiful Spring day here. As is typical this time of year I was dressed in light layers to make sure I was never too cold or too warm. David and I slept in and then left the house to take a long walk. We started off in our neighborhood where we got coffee and free local bread samples at the local bakery. We then did some browsing at The Barge Canal and then walked up the street to downtown where we got bagel sandwiches to go. Then we decided to walk to the Waterfront and then along the bike path. It was such a pretty walk along the lake and the fresh air felt so good. Eventually we got off the path and looped around to walk back home.

Later in the afternoon we met up with friends for a beer outside at Farmhouse on the patio. It's such a treat to finally be able to sit outside with a drink or food and people watch and just hang out with friends. Not having a million layers of winter clothing and accessories feels so good. I'm planning to start cleaning out my winter wardrobe this week and switching in more spring/summer clothes. Speaking of outfits I thought I would share some pictures of what I wore today. Now I'm off to take it easy with David tonight and watch this! We are super excited. Have a great night!






Outfit:
vintage cape}thrifted
sweatershirt}American Apparel
Lacoste Jeans bought on sale at local boutique a few years ago
platform sandals}Steve Madden
fox necklace from boutique I work at}Polli
vintage dead stock sunglasses from Old Gold
vintage box purse w/lucite handle}thrifted

Let's Whisper-The Shortest Days

Hey all!
So my friends and band mates Colin and Dana have another band called Let's Whisper which if you don't know about you should! They have a new full length album out that hits the shelves April 9th! It's coming out on WeePop! Records which The Smittens have also a released on. You might recall our split ep with The Just Joans. We heart WeePop! The album was reviewed in yesterdays Seven Days. Check it out here! This album is so good, so be sure to get yourself a copy!
xoxo, Littlest

The Clothing Line

Hello there!
I just got back home a little while ago from running some early morning errands with my sweetie downtown. On our way back home we couldn't help but stop to say hello to our friend Heather who owns a consignment/new items store called The Clothing Line. Currently she has no facebook page or website but I think they may be in the works. Anyhow she has a great selection of old and new items. Including but not limited to clothing, accessories, gifts and jewelry. Also men's clothing guys! A few weeks back at her store I came across a lovely vintage 60's sleeveless dress with large blue roses on it. Lucky for me it fit perfect and I plan to wear it to an upcoming Spring wedding. Well as it would be today I scored another dress from her shop in the same style which is pictured below. I love it so much and can't wait to wear it as soon as this weather warms up! Thanks Heather for being one of my favorite shops in town! So if you live local or even if you don't and want to make the trip to her shop it is well worth it. You never know what treasure you'll find! Happy Saturday kiddos! xoxo, Littlest

Advanced Style

Hello all,
It's been a long work week but thankfully it's Friday tomorrow! I just stumbled upon this video on the ModCloth Blog and had to share with you all. Love it!
xoxo, Littest

Erinn

So today I'm going to my lovely friend Erinn's baby shower for her third child and first girl. I am beyond happy for the Simon family. Erinn is a kick ass wife, mother and one hell of a crafty women. Check out the video above and check out her website to learn more about her.

I heart you Erinn! xo, Littlest

James Kochalka

Hello All!
A little while back I posted about our Annual Oscar Party. The talented James Kochalka our friend also wrote about it on his daily strip American Elf. Today he posted about the party on his blog with a lovely picture of his family taken by yours truly. Check it out here. If you don't know much about James Kochalka check out the Seven Days arts paper's story on him a couple of weeks ago where they mention he was appointed Vermont's first cartoonist laureate.

Video Taken From Seven Days Article

3/17 Show and Upcoming Tour

Hey All!
The Smittens have been busy recording and booking our upcoming West Coast tour! We are so excited to play San Francisco Popfest again and tour the West Coast for the first time. If you are local or not that far away please come to our show this Thursday (yes that's St.Patrick's Day) at Monkey House where we will be playing with The Natch and Doll Fight. We look forward to playing some of our newer songs and getting your dancing shoes moving. See you there! Keep posted for our open coming full tour out West.
xoxo, Littlest

Snow Day!

Hi all,
So today I had the day off and thankfully so. It has been snowing since yesterday and finally slowed down this afternoon. The storm is the 5th biggest in Vermont history. I was planning to get some things done at home today which I did but I couldn't resist an adventure to walk in to town while it wasn't snowing and get myself a hot chocolate at a favorite locally owned coffee shop. Which by the way was one of the few places open and hopping with business. All the retail businesses were closed and Church Street was oh so quiet except for the occasional sleds or cross countries skiers. I took a few pictures on my street and on my porch. The second picture is looking down my front stairs from the porch. The snow was so high before it got shoveled! The walk into town took a bit longer as the sidewalks were not plowed and unwalkable so the road it was. Despite so much snow it was pretty "warm" out and with all my layers I was toasty and enjoyed the exercise. So much snow also meant sunglasses. So bright out! I hope you all had a good Monday!
Cheers, Littlest

Our Annual Oscar Party 2011

Drawing taken from American Elf by James Kochalka (americanelf.com)
Hi all!
Well it's been another while since my last post. David and I had our annual Oscar Party last Sunday and I have to say this may have been the best one yet. A great turn out! Everyone looked amazing. This year we hosted the Oscar party at Parima in their Lounge room which was cozy and the perfect spot. We had fun decorating the room beforehand but the space it self didn't require much prepping. The room already had a projector and screen set up so we could air the Oscars loud and large. Our guests got all dolled up as is a requirement for the Oscars and they did not disappoint. I had set up a red carpet and was taking pictures of guest as they arrived. Pretty soon it was getting so crowded I couldn't get red carpet shots anymore. A sign of a good turn out for sure.

I was pleased with most of the awards although I was kind of surprised The King's Speech won. Not because it wasn't a good movie or that I didn't enjoy it. I just thought of the other films I saw like The Fighter or Winter's Bone or even Black Swan would win. I thought Winter's Bone was so powerful and real. The Fighter well acted and interesting. Black Swan visually moving and well done although not my favorite. That being said Natalie Portman did some of her best acting I think and I'm happy she won.

Here are just some of the many pictures I took that night. Also our friends James Kochalka and Amy King came with their boys. James wrote about the party in his daily strip American Elf. Thanks James! Thanks again to all our friends who got all dressed up and came out to the Oscars! We had a great time and look forward to next year!

TGIF

Happy Friday!
Today I had the day off. Took a yoga class at 9am. Got brunch with Max and then we went to a local thrift shop and found some bargains. I spent a whole $2.00 and got two sweaters, a winter hat, a necklace and a baby romper for my sister's baby. Came back home and did some blog reading and then took a well needed nap. Not a bad day at all so far! Now I'm off to meet my lovely friend Brooke for a drink. After we part ways I'm having a date night with David. Checking out an art opening and then going to a nice restaurant for dinner. I snapped a quick picture on my phone of my outfit for your all. Have a great weekend! xoxo, Littlest

New Year, New Goals

Hey all!
Once again more then a week has gone by! Well things are well here if not super busy! The Smittens have been practicing and recording since last Tuesday almost every day. We had show on Friday night which was a blast and right away the next day began recording some new songs for our upcoming album. We are super excited to get this album out in the spring or summer. Check back here or on The Smittens website. We are also planning to tour in the spring here in the states, fingers crossed! It's been great touring abroad for the last few years but we are due for another U.S. tour I think.On a personal level I'm working on some projects to make this blog better including a new layout and some more regular fashion, culture and local art scene posts. Or anything that strikes my fancy! I'm looking forward to the weekend. David and I have a romantic date night for Friday and then Saturday night we are going to this show with friends. Should be a fun and busy weekend. Oh and let's not forget our good friends Alison and Andy are coming over Sunday night for dinner and to watch The Golden Globes. We just love our award shows! So I think this picture sums up how I'm feeling about 2011 so far. Hope you are all having a good start to 2011 as well. p.s.I'm on twitter now and tweeting all the time. Follow me if you so desire.
xoxo, Littlest

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year Everyone!
David and I had a nice New Year's Eve with good friends. We got all dolled up and went to A Single Pebble with friends. The food was very good but my drink was amazing. A ginger martini equals yum. See photo. Afterwards we went to a couple of mellow parties. All in all a good night. Today it is crazy warm here in Vermont. In the low 50's. I took advantage of the weather and put on my vintage hounds tooth cape and a vintage bright red sweater dress. David and I walked downtown to get lunch and were stopped by a lady who said we looked like old souls. I'm betting it had to do with our vintage outfits for sure. It was very sweet. I'm off to enjoy the rest of this day by watching a couple of movies and doing a whole lot of nothing. Hope you all are enjoying your days as well. Cheers to 2011! xoxo, Littlest

Happy Holidays

Hi All!
Hope you all have had a great holiday! David and I went to MA to spend Christmas with family. One highlight spending time with our new nephew Nicholas or for short Nico. He is the cutest! As per usual David spoiled me with some very thoughtful gifts including a vintage fox fur jacket. Can't wait to wear it with my New Years eve outfit! We are driving home as I type this update and I'm looking forward to being home soon. I missed our cat so much even though it was only two nights. Have a great week all!
Xoxo, Littlest
P.S. Pictures not in order. Isn't David cute with our nephew Nico!