Chaletmomma Gift Guide 2024

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I believe books are a necessity of life so of course I love gifting them. Here are a few suggestions. Click image to be linked to Good Reads.

Littles:

Kiss Good Night is a delight - my son and I read it every night for years. Little Blue Truck is now a series of 14 books. We had the original and loved it.

Pre-teens / Teens:

I loved Harriet the Spy and these titles by Jane Langton. I feel Harry Potter is meant for 11 year olds. That’s the age Harry is as a first year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

These graphic novels introduce Shakespeare in an easy to digest format.

Adults:

Art:

Beauty:

Biography & Memoirs:

How about a few Kennedy or Kennedy adjunct titles:

Cooking:

Design:

Fiction:

Many of you know of my affection for Ann Patchett. These are my top picks with the Dutch House being my favorite work of modern fiction.

Maybe I love these so much because I’m a hockey mom but, the characters are gripping.

Film:

Garden:

History:

Place:

The history of the Met and three works of fiction that reference the museum.

If you saw something above that makes you think of a loved one for this holiday season yay! If not I encourage you to pop into your local or second hand bookstore (thrifted books make great gifts too!) shopping small is so vital to our communities friends. Loose yourself in the stacks!

Check out these previous posts for additional inspiration. Til next time be well and I’ll see you over on Instagram. Happy Gifting!

October 2024 Bits

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This week I’m sharing a few new Bits that caught my eye. Nothing better than finding new must have pieces for your closet. I’ll say since loosing 20lbs shopping is way more fun! I just purchased this calf hair belt in a S/M which tickled me to no end! Of course I thoroughly enjoyed the Netflix series - Nobody Wants This - so much so I’ve watched it twice! I pre-ordered my instafriend Natalie Papier’s book as well as the latest Tears For Fears disc. I’m loving the home collection Anthropologie partnered with Met Museum on. I’m excited to read The Wedding People for book club - which is getting rave reviews and Ina Garten’s memoir is on my super short must read list.

Links from Top Left Clockwise: JCrew Calf Hair Belt, Hannah Printed Sweatshirt, Tweed Lady Day Top Coat, The Wedding People, Nobody Wants This, The Met x Anthropologie Candles, Eleanor Fair Isle Dress, Tears for Fears: Songs For A Nervous Planet, Oversized Turtleneck Sweater In Textured Yarn, JCrew Field Sneakers in Calf Hair, Start with the Art: The Smart Way to Decorate Any Room on Any Budget, Portia Pant in Italian bi-stretch Wool Blend, Ina Garten: Be Ready When the Luck Happens: A Memoir and New Stevie Ankle Boots in Leather.

Til next time be well and I’ll see you over on Instagram!

Truly Magical!

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Friends we closed out summer 2023 with a trip to Orlando Florida last week. We were fortunate that Hurricane Idalia didn’t impact us.

We visited Epcot, Universal, Hollywood Studios, Typhoon Lagoon and the Magic Kingdom. We stayed at the Beach Club Resort which is close to Epcot. We like to be close to Epcot during the annual Food & Wine Festival so we can pop over just to walk around and eat and drink from the many kiosks they set up or at one of the regular restaurants. We also had delightful lunches in the parks.

Here’s a peek at our trip. (I took over 400 photos!)

My family

Beautiful Sunset our second night from the Pool

Hogwarts in Universal Studios

My son and Husband in Hollywood studios

A Selfie with Daisy

Typhoon Lagoon

France in Epcot one of my favorites

after dinner we walked around and shopped until the fireworks

Our Last Day was spent at the Magic Kingdom

Disney is not for the faint of heart and I’m glad we only visit every five years. We have my sister and niece to thank for all their planning. My sister could be a travel agent for her exemplary attention to detail she started planning this trip a year ago. My niece stepped in with her first hand knowledge of Lighting Lanes; having visited the parks recently and got us onto every ride we wished to enjoy some more than once!

If you’re wondering my favorite ride is a tie between Peter Pan’s Flight in the Magic Kingdom and Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure in Epcot. A fan favorite with the rest of the family was Tron in the Magic Kingdom.

These trips are what memories are made of! I feel truly blessed to have had such fun!

Til next time friends be well.