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12.14.2011

the weepies + chalk typography. such a good combination.

Cough, cough, cough. Cough. Cough. Apparently, that's how I say 'hello' these days. On top of my lifelong cold (i was born with a cold. yes, seriously.), I've been feeling a little under the weather lately. It's not so fun.

Thankfully, there's copious amounts of apple cinnamon tea in the cupboard and a plenitude of gifts just waiting to be wrapped. Plus, I've got an awesome sister who will venture outside with me to take photos, even when it's three-pairs-of-socks weather. I like her.

xo

ps. any good book suggestions? this sickly girl is in desperate need of some reading material.
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  1. AmandaDecember 14, 2011 at 9:37 PM

    I hope you feel better soon! Tea is always good. I'm a huge fan of Agatha Christie, but if you're not a murder mystery person, that's definitely understood.
    I'm drawing a blank for any other suggestions... which is odd because I WORK at a library, for goodness sakes. ;)

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  2. CarliDecember 14, 2011 at 9:39 PM

    Sorry you're sick...reading is def. the thing to do when you have a cold (either that or blogging). Anyway...I don't know much about your reading tastes..I really enjoy old books (usually written before 1970). So here's my list, hope you enjoy some of them.

    Stepping Heavenward by Elizabeth Prentiss (can find online)

    Love Comes Softly/Seasons of the heart series' by Janette Oke

    Ready or Not by Norma Johnston

    The Betsey/Tacy Series/Emily of Deep valley by Maud hart Lovelace

    Elsie Dinsmoore/Millie Keith Series' by Martha Finley

    Jessie Wells/Helen Lester/Tip Lewis and His Lamp (Found online)

    The Five little Peppers Series by Margaret Sidney

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  3. janisDecember 14, 2011 at 10:03 PM

    Love that wrapping in the first photo!

    And the weepies - always excellent.

    Now books! Obvious suggestion, but have you read the Hunger Games? Super addicting.

    Also, I went through a big Madeline L'Engle kick one winter. I had read "A wrinkle in time" a long time ago, but I really loved her other books like a severed wasp.

    Lastly: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

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  4. KatieDecember 14, 2011 at 10:22 PM

    the weepies <3 <3 cannot thank you enough for that music recommendation.

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  5. KatieDecember 14, 2011 at 10:24 PM

    also, any John Green books are amazing. besides that, my favorites are the Perks of Being a Wallflower, I Am the Messenger, The Book Thief, Bird by Bird, Jellicoe Road, & the Catcher in the Rye. just a few.... ;)

    ps. love the hipster triangle in your favicon. ;)

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  6. lizDecember 14, 2011 at 10:29 PM

    What a beautiful post. Loved it.

    Hunger games! seriously, you should read 'em! They are ahamzing.

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  7. JoceeDecember 14, 2011 at 10:30 PM

    i think that God made the weepies just especially for us. seriously. also, your art is stellar. how on earth do you do that? book suggestions.. hmm. janette oke? wait, that was already listed. gr. i have offically drawn a blank. also, your wrapping skills are quite good! i'm considering doing something like this for Christmas. great post :))
    -jocee <3

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  8. AnonymousDecember 14, 2011 at 10:37 PM

    Hope you get to feeling better, Abbey!
    Book suggestions? I agree with Carli Nicole, definitely the Elsie Dinsmore Series. Such a charming book set and a wonderful author.
    Stepping Heavenward has been a wonderful read too!

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  9. kimberlyDecember 14, 2011 at 10:42 PM

    Your pictures are stunningly gorgeous (az uzual!). Hope your cold disappears soon! Hm, some of my favorite books are Jane Eyre (best fiction book ever, in my opinion!), Great Expectations, The Blue Castle (also on my top list), and Little Women. :)

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  10. KatieDecember 14, 2011 at 11:19 PM

    Beautiful photography Abbey! I am so sorry you are feeling under the weather.

    Some great books to read are: Pride and Prejudice (Just make through the first two chapters and you will be fine! ;)) Hittite Warrior, God King, Cleopatra, Emily of new moon, and anything mark twain is awesome!

    You should also check out on youtube 'Wive and Daughters.' I don't know about you but I am a bit of a sucker for old fashioned movies. :)

    Let me know if these help!

    -Katie

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  11. MadisonDecember 14, 2011 at 11:53 PM

    So sorry you're feeling under the weather. Hope you feel better soon. I'll be praying for you.

    I agree with Carli Nicole, The Five Little Peppers is a great read. ;)
    I also love Little Women, and The All of a Kind Family series.
    The Lamplighter books are a fave as well. Here's the website, http://www.lamplighterpublishing.com/ You can also buy on Amazon for cheaper.

    Have a Merry Christmas!

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  12. Sarah KreitzerDecember 15, 2011 at 12:16 AM

    :) I love the weepies!
    good books? If you're up for a long read, I suggest practically anything Tolstoy. It's absolutely heavenly. His writing reminds me of an evening by the fire. Also... practically anything by Eva Ibbotson. She writes just SO perfectly.
    Hope you are feeling better soon.

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  13. Marina Lind SchmittDecember 15, 2011 at 2:38 AM

    Sorry you're feeling under the weather, I myself am just coming out of a cold. It's that time of year!

    I second The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. I'm not usually one for books written as letters but this is wonderfully written.
    I also love the Fiddler's Gun by A.S. Peterson, a wonderful mix of everything. History, adventure on the high seas, love, finding one's self.

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  14. nzkiwigirlDecember 15, 2011 at 2:55 AM

    all of those pictures have my heart. especially the first and last ones. love.
    sorry that you're feeling sick! hope you get better soon sweetpea:-)

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  15. Hannah NicoleDecember 15, 2011 at 8:53 AM

    Your work is beautiful, friend. And I'm jealous of your crafty skills. ;) Have you read The Book Thief? My favorite book ever. Hope you're feeling better soon! xo

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  16. Hannah NicoleDecember 15, 2011 at 8:54 AM

    ps. as a fellow typography loving/creating girl, love your chalkboard. ;)

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  17. GabbyDecember 15, 2011 at 10:54 AM

    your pictures are just lovely m'dear. That chalkboard is stunning <3

    if you haven't read Anne of Green Gables, you ought. That book has made me cry and laugh out loud.

    xo

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  18. ClaireDecember 15, 2011 at 11:12 AM

    Lovely pictures, Abbey! You're starting to make me want to pull out my camera and photograph everything within sight. ;)

    As for book recommendations, I would say:

    -Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children - It's one of my new favorites. Plus, photographs are incorporated throughout the story. :D
    -The Night Circus - Another new favorite...stories spanning through different decades in the 19th and 20th centuries around a circus that only open at night.
    -The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society - Long name, yes, but a very interesting read.
    -Little Women - my all-time favorite classic. I also recommend the 1949 and 1994 movie versions, too.

    And The Hunger Games if you haven't read them already...very addicting and stunningly written!

    xoxo,
    Claire

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  19. AnonymousDecember 15, 2011 at 11:18 AM

    Abbey you're amazing. Even when you're sick you're amazing! I need a chalkboard wall in my life.
    I second Eva Ibbotson--fab.
    And A Tree Grows In Brooklyn, and The Great Gatsby by F Scott Fitzgerald, or some of his short stories. I just read Gods In Alabama too and that was brilliant.
    And The Book Thief. Forever and ever, amen.

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  20. simiDecember 15, 2011 at 11:26 AM

    hmm...weepies + chalkboard art: most certainly one of the top combinations in life. so beautiful, abbey! i hope you feel better soon...in the meantime, read CS Lewis in between the novels. i'm a sucker for fiction, but reading his books a little at a time is great :)
    xoxo
    simi

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  21. AbbieDecember 15, 2011 at 1:06 PM

    Someone already said Little Women, but I'm reading that right now and I'm loving it! Other suggestions.... The Saturdays by Elizabeth Enright (a short but sweet read) and SummerHill Secrets Seiries by Beverly Lewis. :) And just for fun, Winnie-the-Pooh and The House at Pooh Corner, both by A.A. Milne.

    abbie-xoxo

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  22. EmmaDecember 15, 2011 at 2:22 PM

    Ever read Room by Emma Donaghue? I started a couple days ago and haven't been able to put it down. It's wonderful. I highly recommend it.
    emma

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  23. carlotta cisternasDecember 15, 2011 at 2:30 PM

    i am still head over heels for your shoes (though sadly i'm no size seven, sniff sniff!). also, the fact that you can draw/write so well with chalk amazes me. i wish i were half as good as you, ha!
    as for books, the help. obviously. ;) and educating alice is wonderful too.
    feel better soon, love!

    xo,
    twin sister.

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  24. Emily Ann PutzkeDecember 15, 2011 at 3:31 PM

    Hope you feel better!! I really like Ann Rinaldi's books and also the Boston Jane Trilogy by Jennifer L.Holm. =)

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  25. Meredith SledgeDecember 16, 2011 at 4:47 PM

    I'm sorry you're feeling under the weather! Get bette in time for Christmas! I haven't been feeling well either. I've had this cold for two weeks, but it's almost gone!!!

    And book... hmmm.... you've probably read the Hunger Games so I'm gonna recommend the Shack and all the Christy Miller books by Robin Jones Gunn. They are kind of elementary but I LOVE THEM. I get so connected to the characters. They're amazing.

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  26. UnknownDecember 16, 2011 at 8:31 PM

    That package is so lovely. Oh, and can I have your boots? They're amazing. :)

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  27. MaryRachel BulkeleyDecember 17, 2011 at 2:13 PM

    Love the chalk typography and the wrapped package - lovely.
    You need to read Skellig, by David Almond. It's a short book, but beautiful.

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  28. Erika - The Teenage TasteDecember 18, 2011 at 12:41 PM

    Admittedly, I'm not much of reader, but earlier this year we had to read "Tuesdays With Morrie" in school and I absolutely loved it! It's a great book with some great life lessons! Hope you feel better soon! :)

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  29. RyanDecember 20, 2011 at 3:47 PM

    Yes, the wrapped package is really cool! It is definitely appealing because it follows the rule of thirds.
    God's World Under A Lens

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  30. KimberlyDecember 22, 2011 at 11:14 AM

    Gracious, you just have the cutest blog ever!!! I was just outside, walking around in the falling snow, and I came inside, sat down with some coffee, stumbled upon your blog and actually read every single one of your posts...is that creepy? Possibly, but I enjoyed every moment of it. You are so talented!

    xoxo,
    kim

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  31. HayleyDecember 23, 2011 at 1:21 AM

    BEAUTIFUL PICTURES. Oh my goodness, I am swooning right now. <3

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  32. meadow unrauJanuary 5, 2012 at 9:12 PM

    that present!! it is for me!!!! thank you oh so much lovely :)

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  33. nikaela marieFebruary 4, 2012 at 5:56 PM

    housekeeping by marilynne robinson



    :)

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