Pale Green Spring Lilies

Is there anything prettier than the palest green lilies? If these lilies could talk it would be in the prettiest whisper! They just happen to match our favorite pair of vintage green shoes that are made of a leather as soft as the lilies imagined voice! Spring has been so maddeningly slow to arrive that we will have to settle for bouquets of indoor lilies for now. We spied one pretty sight in an otherwise still dreary winter-worn landscape. We saw a robin busy building a nest with string that we have hung from a forsythia bush. It is such a sweet sight to see a robin, his breast the colour of an onion- skin dyed Easter egg, gathering string from amongst a few beginning yellow blooms of forsythia, with a smattering of snow just covering the grass!

Faded Fancies For Sale

We have been searching through trunks in our attic and have been uncovering treasures that we stowed away years ago, earmarking them to go through someday...Well someday is now!! We have found christening gowns and coats, antique school herbarium pages, Edwardian ties and shirt waists that look like Anne of Green Gables would wear while bicycling round PEI! We found antique French bloomers, feather fans,wedding veils and a whole cache of dreamy pillow cases!! Can't wait for tomorrow when we go under the eaves and open another trunk...

New Items for Sale in our eBay Store

Visit our eBay store, Robins in the Trundle Bed,for some charming new items!

Have You Heard the News? We Won!

A special thank you to Mrs. Mobunny of The Rabbit Hutch Store for having a special giveaway on her blog (http://therabbithutchstore.blogspot.com/)! We won a beautiful apron that reminds us of spring (it really is around the corner, although it doesn't feel like it in cold New England!) Hop on over to her blog and see her wonderful handmade aprons for adults and children and her vintage textiles!!!
With gratitude,
Sheila and Sherrill


Photo used with permission of Mrs. Mobunny!!

Enchanting Items for Sale!

Dress is Sold


Pillowcases are Sold

Here is a look at some of the items we have for sale on eBay (DBA: shemarielizabeth). We'll be posting photos of our newly designed shop soon. We have lots of lace,white linen, china, sea shells and shabby, chippy furniture for you to fall in love with!


Peony gown is sold

Bodice is Sold


Nightgown is sold


Boxes are sold

The jabot is available in our eBay store,Robins in the Trundle Bed (shemarielizabeth)


The apron is available with a Buy It Now Option in our eBay store

The shawl is available in our eBay store

RIP Hawthorne Peabody Murphy 1991-2011

"A person who has never owned a dog has missed a wonderful part of life."

Our darling little dog Hawthorne died on January 19, 2011. He was 19 years, 3 months and nine days old. He was "the heartbeat at our feet" and we are devastated by the loss of our wonderful companion. We know that people say they had the best dog ever, but we truly did have the best dog! He was so sweet and we have so many wonderful stories to share. The tears keep flowing now, but when we are able, we will post some tales of the wonderful Hawthorne Peabody Murphy, faithful friend, loving companion.

"His ears were often the first thing to catch my tears." Elizabeth Barrett Browning, referring her dog
We don't have Hawthorne to catch our tears...

Hawthorne at five months

Hawthorne with the Madonna print. After his cancer diagnosis, he fell in love with the print and would lie by it every day. This is one of our last photographs of him.

Hawthorne with his favorite toy, Baby Bear!


Hawthorne with Sheila, Christmas 2008

Hawthorne in the pumpkin patch with Sherrill, October 2010 (He had just turned 19!)

One of our favorite photos! Hawthorne incognito!

Hawthorne at 7 months, Cape Cod

Hawthorne, aged 2 months, a Christmas present from Sherrill, 1991! Can you find him amongst the presents?

Hawthorne with Sheila, Cape Cod, c. 1993

Hawthorne, 5 months, 1992

Recent Finds for Sale on eBay

Visit ebay and see some of our recent finds (user name shemarielizabeth).