25 June 2009

giveaway: charm necklace

dindi is a darling shop. like all shops from Europe, its appeal comes from the quaint & special pieces inside. lets just say it, dindi's charms are charming. the silver sentiments speak for themselves. when it comes to jewelry, i like to wear simple, delicate & unique. i've never seen a volkswagen bus nor an egg beater hanging around anyone's neck before. dindi suits my fancy perfectly, i am drawn to anything tiny & twee.



dindi is offering one m.writes reader a charm necklace of their choice! simply leave a comment to enter to win. tell me what (or whom) you think is charming. comments are open until saturday / june 27 / midnight / mountain time. a random winner will be announced next week.

thank you, erna.

133 comments:

  1. baking a red velvet cake from scratch while wearing a homemade apron.

    that's charming.

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  2. little white cape cod cottages with black shutters. totally charming.

    xo
    kelly

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  3. Watching the barn swallows make nests for their wee little ones.

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  4. Awesome! Those are really cute.

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  5. i think breakfast in bed is charming, and delicious.

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  6. lately i've been obsessed with home made aprons and vintage aprons...I think they are lovely and oh so charming <3

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  7. Sitting on the front porch in a rocking chair listening to stories from your grandmother... that's charming.

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  8. I love it when someone opens the door or gives you their seat when you need it or just as a random act of kindness. I think it's especially charming when a young boy does this!

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  9. White picket fences with roses climbing over = the most charming ever.

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  10. A man who opens doors for you...that's charming!

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  11. an apron dusted with flour.
    sunlight coming in the kitchen window.
    smell of cookies winding itsway around the corner.
    country music on the radio.

    charming and charmed :-)

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  12. too cute! and I think a quaint summer cottage with lots of wild flowers is charming. I've always wanted a cottage. :)

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  13. I think my husband is charming! Thanks for the giveaway!

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  15. All the flower pots scattered around my deck.

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  16. Honestly, I think my mother is charming. I know it's quite cliche to say so, but she truly is.

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  17. I'm always quite charmed when my mostly naughty toddler says "g'night mommy!" when I tuck him in an kiss him.

    dying over the charms. I collect...

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  18. polkadot teacups and teapots, front porch swings, old school bicycles, big bouquets of fresh flowers, cupcakes, sunflowers, having a picnic with a red and white checkered table cloth to lay down on, lemon gelato on a hot summers day, evening strolls, penny candies, children playing in the park, cottages by the sea or by a lake...

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  19. i think my charming lately, would be after i feed my baby at night and rest him on my shoulder. i love to feel his sweaty head and listen to him smack his lips and sleep!
    i too will admit- these are awesome charms! what a fab find!

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  20. I think that my husband is quite charming. And today is his birthday! :)

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  21. Baking while wearing a darling summer dress.

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  22. Besides those charms being charming, I like antique greeting cards. Very charming.

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  23. I find English gardens very charming.

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  24. little girls with good manners!

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  25. My little guy will charm the pants off anyone. He's been doing it for his nearly 2 years of life. My favorite was when he flirted with some lady missionaries at temple square. They were definitely charmed.

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  26. fresh flowers picked from your own garden gracing your kitchen.

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  27. My ridiculously sweet boyfriend, whose birthday was yesterday, is charming.

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  28. Anonymous9:23 AM

    Victorian houses, old trees, vintage kitchen stuff and my cute boyfriend are all charming.

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  29. Freshly cut flowers from your own garden.

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  30. Those Charms are charming.

    So is Matt Damon. I'm just saying...

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  31. what is charming...

    for me, it is when my husband when he brings home a bunch of flowers for no other reason than just because he wants to give me something pretty. he doesn't do it often, which just adds to the charm!

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  32. A beach front B&B...

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  33. handmade with love baby quilts are charming. :)

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  34. roger federer. my husband told me so.

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  35. home! A red brick house with a white picket fence and a flag pole- that is charming and oh so welcoming!

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  36. My little girls dressed up in fairy costumes dancing on the grass.

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  37. you miss marta - you are charming!
    no joke. i just adore your blog.

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  38. Ooh I love these. I think Marta and her blog is pretty charming. Truly.

    I also find anyone who is sincere and honestly interested in others the most charming people I meet.

    Thanks for the (always) great give-a-way's Marta!

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  39. A vase full of roses from my mom's rose garden.

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  40. Fresh flowers in a clear vase...gets me every time. I love these charms. They are so unique and adorable.

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  41. Thoughtful packages that come in the mail, thank-you cards, and checkered table cloths are charming!

    Seriously love these charm necklaces!

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  42. Babies waiting to have their diapers changed -- lying on the bed, bare-bottomed, grinning at you -- that's charming!

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  43. Charming is that absolutely gorgeous The World's All I Got/Mix It Up Necklace!

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  44. I think my husband is 'charming'! I know that sounds corny BUT, we've been married for 40 years and he still does sweet-little things for me all the time! I think that's charming!

    BTW: he hasn't ALWAYS been charming - he's gotten better as he's gotten older - so ladies, take heart - if you're still waiting for your "Prince CHARMING" - he'll come along soon!

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  45. adorable necklaces!
    i think old-fashioned parades in small towns are charming.

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  46. my husband in a shirt and tie, always charming. :)

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  47. my husband dressing my Little Guy to match him...that's charming.

    I love the necklaces by the way. Absolutely 'charm'ing

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  48. what's charming? ... butterflies are charming. they're on my mind lately as my garden is beginning to bloom and i'm loving watching them flit and float from one petal to the next.

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  49. These are so cute! I can't even decide on a favorite.

    My husband is very charming!

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  50. my nieces (2 + 4) are the epitome of charming! I would love to have a necklace for them - they adore jewelry! thanks. =)

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  51. What a fun giveaway! Cliche, but my hubby comes to mind when I think "charming." He always gets my door and my chair. I hope he teaches our boys to be such gentlemen.

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  52. Charming... My husband's attempt to surprise me for my birthday. He's not the most creative, but he tries.

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  53. A tiny, bent over woman, in her nineties, with huge black frames, ala Karl Lagerfeld, sharing an even larger smile, doing yoga with us in an art gallery last night--charming!

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  54. Fireworks, and family on the 4th of july. That's charming

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  55. Charming is my little girl, I just can't help but smile when I think of all of the places I will get to take her and the thins I will get to teach her!

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  56. Right up my alley as well!!

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  57. Anonymous12:36 PM

    those charms are charming!

    i love your blog a lot. bloglines was not updating for awhile (in my reader alone, i'm sure)... but it is now. hooray!

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  58. photographing and playing with my precious baby niece. totally charming. those charms are pretty charming, too, but i have to say the baby niece is more charming. ;)

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  59. Oh my. Love these!! I especially love the count the moments one- my father-in-law had a thing for clocks (a HUGE collection) and he passed away a little over a year ago. My mother-in-law is from Switzerland so in his collection they have a bunch of cuckoo clocks. As much as I'd LOVE it for myself I'd probably give it to her. It'd make her smile (and give me some brownie points. ;) She misses him SO much.
    Thanks!

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  60. I can't think of anything more charming than my husband doing the dishes or playing with the kids. Darling necklaces!

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  61. i love the saying, charm is the ability to make another person think that both of you are quite wonderful. my babies are charming.

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  62. Women who laugh at themselves are charming.

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  63. french children...there's nothing more charming than listening to a child speak french

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  64. Charming is the nanny walking in everyday during this heat wave and saying: Whew, it's gonna be a hot one today! i think me and zowie will walk in the shade.

    I totally heart my charm bracelet. I'd put the rocking chair next to the heart for Zowie.

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  65. Southern belles and Southern gentlemen...I miss living in the South.

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  66. unexpected surprises are charming...

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  67. Little siblings holding hands. Ahh, so charming!

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  68. A little old couple soo in love. Especially when they are holding hands.
    chelcram@msn.com

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  69. Ooooo, that mixer charm is charming, talking with an English accent, cutting herbs from the garden to use immediately with dinner, and cold cream pie served on a hot day.....charming.

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  70. My mother is charming! Really, sweetly charming! And I love that she started charm bracelets for all her daughters!

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  71. I have a little 2 1/2 year old mischief-maker who also charms the socks off of every male out there! They cannot resist her red hair and her impish grin--and neither can we!

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  72. How my cute Great Aunt still goes to the "parlor" to get her hair done and always insists on wearing lipstick and fancy jewelry.

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  73. oh my goodness, these are beautiful.
    i adore unique jewelry.
    i would have to say that i think my life is charming.
    i am truly blessed to have a wonderful husband and three healty, rambunctious, but sweet boys.

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  74. I think of a quaint bed & breakfast... that is charming!

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  75. I think seeing my nieces and nephews smile and laugh is charming. Especially the little ones... baby smiles are so cute & genuine, you can't help but smile.

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  76. I love glass tiles in the bathroom. Very charming. And so are these charms, BTW!

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  77. When a man walks on the outside of the sidewalk when walking with a lady to protect her from the hazards of the road.

    Also, bouquets made entirely of baby's breath.

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  78. the long haired, beard sporting, book reading, coffee sipping man, sharing this table with me is beyond charming. and he just happens be the love of my life.

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  79. I like watching the waves of the ocean! Love this!

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  80. I love my 5 year old telling me she loves me... over and over, all day long. How can you get tired of that?

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  81. oh my that rabbit necklace is charming! i find anthropomorphic animals incredibly charming.

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  82. Anonymous4:07 PM

    Right now I find the following charming:

    -making cupcakes with cream cheese icing
    - making ridiculous faces with my boyfriend
    -finishing a book that makes me sigh
    -art
    -writing letters and using "snail mail"
    -the new king and queen stamps
    -vintage jewelry

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  83. Flour on a kid's nose. Completely charming.

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  84. i can tell you my kids are NOT charming today. oh well.

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  85. I think my husband is charming. Even at his smelliest, tiredest, and goofiest--I fall in love with him all over again at least once a day.

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  86. my 20-year-old brother-in-law. he just got out of a coma a few months ago and has been all smiles and sparkly, innocent eyes ever since. even his attempts at gaining back his short-term memory is charming. you can't help but keep a big grin on yourself when you are around him.

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  87. I think chalk board paint on the wall in your kitchen is incredibly charming.

    especially when love notes are left on it :)

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  88. Yes please. Fingers crossed!

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  89. I think my husband taking care of me when I'm sick is charming. :)

    Those charms are awesome!

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  90. My kids just stopping for a moment and saying "Mommy...I love you!".

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  91. My little baby (20mo) singing "Cleem up! Cleem up! Evvy evvywah!" Charms smoochies right out of me and onto her face (even though she's actually no help in the cleaning up department).

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  92. In Out of Africa, Karen Blixen said of Denys F-H, something to the effect of "as for charm, I suppose he invented it . . . . " I have always felt he, or any lover, must be charm embodied.

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  93. I think wearing hot pink heels is absolutely charming!! :)

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  94. My youngest one curled up in my arms with his thumb in his mouth snuggling his blankie to his cheek. Simply Charming!

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  95. my 3 month old girl looking at me with a huge gummy smile and a twinkle in her eyes!

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  96. I married my prince charming!

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  97. my little girl. She tries really hard to be beautiful in her dress up dresses. I call that charming.

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  98. my great grandmother i simply charming. she's 94 and still as smart as she was 40 years ago. it warms my heart to be even near here. and i miss her being so far away.

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  99. i think my bf is charming! =)

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  100. My little Cavalier, Kiki, is so charming. She knows how to get treats & belly rubs from anyone!

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  101. No doubt about it, my little boy knows how to charm his mummy. I even melt when he's doing things he shouldn't be doing, looking at me with this twinkle in his eyes.

    These necklaces are great! Fingers crossed...

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  102. evening picnics are charming!

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  103. I think a quick wit is charming- as long as it isn't biting or at someone else' expense. What a lovely little giveaway- I adore these precious charms. -e

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  104. vintage inspired anything is charming to me.

    love these charms!

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  105. I think charms are charming and when my little 8 month old baby boy flashes you with a charming little "I like you" or "I love you" smile

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  106. Matthew McConahottie, he seems very charming!

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  107. A little house on the beach with rockers on the front porch. What could be more charming?

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  108. Those charming charms are charming! Oh, and sweet little grandmothers. And love notes. Especially from kids.

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  109. Hearing my 5-year-old shyly tell me I look pretty. It is absolutely, over-the-top, love-my-baby charming.

    That bunny charm charms me -- my boy is obsessed with discovering the "true identity" of the Easter Bunny, so he'd like it, too.

    Thanks, Marta.

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  110. I love little cottages, especially those that you see pictures of from Ireland, with rolling hills behind and a little garden on the side. It's just so charming to me, and I can't help but daydream about leaving it all behind and getting a cottage of my own.

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  111. These charms are SO cute!

    The most charming man I know is my cat, Hubcap.

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  112. Anonymous1:07 PM

    My son's when they hold open the door for me (because they have seen their father do it forever), about as charming as it gets!

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  113. Wearing antique vintage aprons and imagining who wore them before you

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  114. The New England countryside.

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  115. my 18 month old, Harrison (aka "hare bear" or just "bear" for short) is the most charming person in my house right now. he struts around the house with a little smirk on his face, so proud of his accomplishments...

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  116. I think hand made cards are very charming! (as are these charms :-)

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  117. My 96 year old grandmother is not only charming but beautiful.

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  118. All the wonderful crochet projects I've just discovered at Attic 24's blog are charming. I love rainbows and flowers - I have to learn to crochet now :-)

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  119. The look on my baby's face when he's falling asleep, especially when he has those sporadic little grins...absolutely charming! :)

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  120. time spent with loved ones... completely priceless & charming! =)

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  121. hmm I'm not sure what's charming but the necklaces are really cute!

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  122. Seeing my little girls dance around the room in their princess outfits. So charming.

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  123. always dreaming of a house with turrets and a stone pathways...and as an adult...living in one :o)

    charming...

    ~simply~

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  124. Anonymous11:26 AM

    How cute....love the fueling around one...

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  125. I would have to say the teeny tiny baby I just found out is hiding inside me.

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  126. these necklaces are chaming! at night, i check on my children before i go to bed. there slumbering faces are charming.
    tammy
    http://awe-curriculum-corner.awe.abss.k12.nc.us

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  127. my little five year old. his smile can light up a room, make a little girl smile, and indicate he's been up to no good. he's charming.

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  128. My little girl- Georgia. She is as charming as they get. Love your blog Marta- it's always inspiring!

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  129. my husband- as much as he hates doing it, he always helps me with my veggie garden and harvesting. He built a 4x8 raised garden bed, lifts the heavy soil bags, and does all of it without any complaint. ;)

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  130. They are all so cute. But I like the shovel the best. :) And as far as what I find charming... my husband.

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  131. My two little boys in matching church clothes!

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