These are just a few dresses/gowns I hope to recreate someday...someday.
I have never (and will never) see this movie, but I love the costumes. From Silk

I have never seen this one either (but love the costumes) from Young Victoria

And yet again I have never seen this movie... Sweeny Todd

Emma's archery dress from Emma

Molly Gibsons day dress from Wives and Daughters

Molly Gibsons dinner dress from Wives and Daughters

Lorna Doone's peasant dress from Lorna Doone

Winnie Fosters 'I need a new name' dress from Tuck Everlasting

Stranger than you dreamt it gown from Phantom of the Opera

Catherine Moorlands white day dress from Northanger Abbey

I am in the process of recreating this gown, for my 2010 ball!!
(pray for me on this one)

Little Dorrit's day dress and apron (done by Amanda Flynn) from Little Dorrit

Sofie's day dress from Cranford (they are coming out with a number 2)

We shall see how far we get on these.... someday.

I will try to go back to my movie reviews...
This being a new favorite!

INKHEART

Inkheart is a book that has changed a family's life forever. The family torn apart at the beginning of the story must find a way to get back together... and it means an adventure of a lifetime.

Have you ever read a book that was so powerful to you, you could feel the characters come to life in your mind? What would you do if they really did 'come to life'? And what kind of book were you reading? 'Peter Pan'? 'Wizard of OZ'? Some books really do come to life... if the right person is reading them.

Enjoy the adventure as a family.

A good clean film that everybody can enjoy, except those who don't like ticking crocodiles!

some mild violence, mild language, a guy that does not wear a shirt for like a minute, and some Egyptian dude who wears a vest.

A cool hotel I cannot aford to stay in...EVER.

We went to take a tour of a hotel down the street from where we were staying, and these were the rooms we saw!
The Roman Spa... with a TV bigger than half our living room, and a private deck outside!

The tree house witch would fit all of us.

The log cabin... complete with outhouse, and deck.

Last but not least the movie room... with popcorn machine, four couches (doubled as beds) and huge movie screen!

If you are ever in the area, it is worth just touring around.

New Hampshire

We went to the bottom of mount Washington at my Grandpa's request, and I must say it looked much like this... no clouds in sight!

This is where we swim... and no that is not us.

This is where we stayed... the view was the one below!

Is not that a wonderful masterpiece!

I wish I had a camera, maybe someday I will!?

I just came back from NH about two hours ago, it rained most of the time but we had fun.

My mom, two of my brothers and myself stayed for one week... but I am glad to be home (sort of. Here are some pics I would have taken... if I had a camera.

But no one in our house even owns a working one!! Shocking news from the Thomsen house!

About 6.5 billion people live on our planet, 1.1 of those do not have access to clean drinking water
2 million people die every year from water-borne illnesses.
90% of those are children. That's almost one child every 15 seconds.
In some cases children are so dehydrated that they can not cry.
drytears.org

I'm not posting this to make you feel bad (drinking water is good, and we should thank God he has given us such wonderful lives.) I just wish to post this to draw awareness to the cause, and if possible... help those people.
I have started posting the story and info at my local librarys in MA. But the most powerful thing we can do is pray. So I ask you to pray... pray for the children that can't cry.