Skirts for Spring

Browsing through JCPenny I found some lovely skirts for Spring. Yes, I know these are dressy type skirts. But they are so cute! I really like the color block skirt (1st picture), as it is so different from most of my wardrobe.

  

  

  

I'm also delighted to see that pencil skirts are still "in". As I wanted one last Fall but never got around to buying/making one. :P 

Do you like or dislike these skirt? 

What I'm Wearing - Ashley

 

-What I'm Wearing-

Jean Skirt - Made by me!

Cowl Neck Shirt - Christopher & Banks 

Black Fashion boots - Bass Shoe Outlet

Simple Earings - Claire's (got my ears pierced last Saturday)

 

An Award....

Gabrielle and I have been given The Beyond Your Imagination award by Atlanta. Thank you Atlanta!

 

1. List 8 stories or books that you would like to live in (for two weeks?)

~Ashley~ *In no order*

1. The Five Little Peppers series

2. Anne of Green Gables
3. Little Woman
4. Cranford
5. Nancy Drew (any of the old books 30s-40s)
6.Pollyanna
7. The Chronicles of Narnia
8. Sherlock Holmes

~Gabrielle~ *In no order*


1. Anne of Green Gables
2. Elsie Dinsmore series
3. In Freedoms Cause by: G.A. Henty
4. Cranford
5. Little Women
6. Crown and Covenant series by: Douglas Bond
7. The Five Little Peppers series
8. Pollyanna
 

2. List 8 other bloggers who deserve this award.

1. Natasha - http://natashaatkerson.blogspot.com/
2. Disney - http://www.rufflesandstuff.com/
3. Amanda - http://amandasjournals.blogspot.com/
4. Amanda - http://amandabethonline.blogspot.com/
5. Hanne-col - http://a-rainbow-of-thoughts.blogspot.com
6. Anna - http://theartofclothes.blogspot.com/
7. Jasmine - http://www.joyfullyathomeblog.com/
8. Melanie - http://complete-in-thee.blogspot.com

3. Comment on their blog, and tell them they won an award.
Will do.

Me and Jo March

Growing up I was always a little tom-boyish. I enjoyed climbing trees, playing all sorts of sports. But, I also enjoyed reading through mountains of books, crocheting, sewing, cooking, and doing just about every craft there was. And I still enjoy doing all of these things.

With my two younger sisters, there are now four girls and one boy total, we would put on plays or sing in our singing group called, The Step Sisters because we all stood a head above each other. Besides singing and acting, I would also write and illustrate stories. My best stories being inspired by  Thornton Burgess, Brambly Hedge, and Curious George.

Today I'm more like how Jo was in New York - sewing and writing. Maybe I don't write as many stories as before. Instead I do something different - blog posts. Though once and awhile I write a story or two. ;-)

I didn't read Little Woman until I was 16. But after I first read it I fell in love with the March sisters. Since then I have read it several times, and learning something new each time.

Little Women of 2010 event

 

I forgot to mention in my last post on why I was doing a Little Women post. It is because there is a Little Women event going on this week hosted by Rebecca at A Young Lady's Blog. 

Read all about the event here.

See the other entries for the event here.

~Ashley

A Day at the Sun Moon Lake

For my birthday this year, hubby and I drove up to Sun Moon Lake for a little day trip. Hmm.. I think this was perhaps our first out-of-town trip since Guam. Wow, time really went by so fast!



Sun Moon Lake, together with the Taipei 101, and so many other popular destinations in Taiwain, ranks as one of the best known tourist spots, is a two-hour drive from our city. I still remember visiting this inland lake surrounded by mountains with my family when I was a little girl. We took a 30-min two way ferry to take in the beautiful mountain scenery at the lake. We also strolled along the lake and took pictures. But unfortunately we arrived too late to board the sky-booth for a bird's eye view of the moutain and the lake. Next time!



Hate that I look so bulky in the photos, but it was simplpy too chilly at the lake on that day.



Right before boarding the ferry.



The dock.


View of the lake from our ferry.




Sky booths

My Jo March Dress

Created for fun! 

 

At first, I didn't realize that my dress looks like Jo's in the '94 Little Woman. Until several ladies on the Sense & Sensibility board pointed it out to me. 

 

It is fitting though. As I made my dress for my 18th birthday.

 

And guess what character I was? That's right, I was Jo March. 

 ~Ashley