Little Ocean Annie

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Little Ocean Annie

Cow Webs and Pig Pockets (on being bilingual)

A tiny me in one of the many parades my school in Mexico participated in. One of the questions I get asked most by family and friends is if I plan on raising Jacob speaking Spanish. My parents were...

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Baby #2

pregnant hotel livin' while our house is remodeled...kind of my specialty! We are welcoming a new baby into our family in November! I am thrilled (and nervous!) to be a mother of two. I am really...

May 14, 2013 Like 2 people like this

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Balance, Annie, Balance.

If there is one thing I've struggled with in my two years of being a mom is BALANCE. Not so much balancing my duties as a mom/wife/homemaker/vintage seller, but balance in how I am a mom. You see,...

Apr 26, 2013 Like 1 person likes this

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So, we're moving.

After a whole lot of thought and back and forth, we've decided: we are doing a crazy thing and leaving this house that we have worked so hard and long on. (looking out his new living room window) A...

Apr 10, 2013 Like 1 person likes this

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My two year old

(this post is pretty heavy on pictures, you're welcome, family :)) Well, Jacob turned two years old last month, and I can't believe how much of a KID he is now, and not at all a baby. Though I miss...

Feb 28, 2013 Like 1 person likes this

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Shop Sale!

Well, I am fully to blame for Jacob breaking our computer, and it's time to buy a new one, so it's SALE TIME at the shop! Everything is 20% off, including these pretty new Valentine's appropriate...

Jan 30, 2013 Like 1 person likes this

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01/07 Update

Happy New Year! I hope you all had a great December and are enjoying 2013 so far. I have been getting an itch to blog again, and I think I am ready to jump back into it. I have been trying to...

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40% OFF CYBER MONDAY SALE

Today only! The shop is now 40% off for Cyber Monday! (shop here)

Nov 26, 2012 Like

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Thanksgiving Weekend Sale!

The entire shop is 25% off, now through Novemeber 26th! There have been quite a few shop updates since I last posted here, and more items will be added throughout the weekend. (shop here)

Nov 22, 2012 Like 1 person likes this

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End of the week update

I am excited to have finally purchased a new (to me) dress form in a larger size- my other forms just weren't filling the dresses out in a way that did them justice, and they were looking a bit...

Oct 19, 2012 Like 1 person likes this

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Leaves

I haven't been very good about updating this blog recently (I blame instagram), but a lot of nice things have been happening, and a lot of nice things have been going into and out of the shop! Here...

Oct 9, 2012 Like 2 people like this

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COLLARS COLLARS COLLARS!

Some pretty vintage collars just added to the shop! I love these over a dress or a sweater. And how cool is that leaf one, right? (click on each photo to see listing) (thank you, Vanessa, for the...

Sep 16, 2012 Like

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THE SHOP IS OPEN!

Hi! I am so happy to announce that the Friendly Fox Vintage shop is now open again! I am stocking it all day today and tomorrow! Click through for a preview of only SOME of what will be listed...

Sep 5, 2012 Like 1 person likes this

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A Small Shop Preview

Phew! I can't believe it's just about time, but the shop will be opening up this week! I am planning on having a whole lot of items listed by late Thursday or early Friday- just in time for some...

Aug 29, 2012 Like 1 person likes this

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On Being a Servant

There are many ways in which being a mother has changed me- physically, mentally, and spiritually. Some ways I expected, and some I never saw coming. The greatest surprise change dawned on me last...

Aug 25, 2012 Like 1 person likes this

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Parenting Advice You can't live without

(Wait...I'm NOT supposed to arm my child with a shovel while he's on a ladder?)THIS McSweeney's article is hilarious and perfect and awesome. Here are some excerpts, but really, go read the whole...

Aug 17, 2012 Like

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Summer Fudgesicles

Portland has had a stretch of very hot days, with a couple of them over 100°F! Sometimes the only thing that sounds good is to sit under the fig tree and enjoy homemade fudgesicles* with my boy.*We...

Aug 11, 2012 Like 3 people like this

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Coming out from under the piles

Hi! I'm still alive, still digging through boxes of vintage! Thank you all for sharing the excitement of this new venture with me- I'm really excited to be working with vintage again. For the past...

Jul 28, 2012 Like 1 person likes this

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Wanderlust vintage grand opening party!

If youre in Portland and you love vintage clothing (for men and women!) and home goods, as well as handmade goods, you should go to the store-front opening party at Wanderlust Vintage this Saturday...

Jul 7, 2012 Like 1 person likes this

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So I bought a vintage store...PT 2

...and Im still pinching myself. Last week, this Vanessa and then this Vanessa came to my house, and I talked to them each about how I dream of one day finding one giant lot of vintage clothing so...

Jul 3, 2012 Like 1 person likes this

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So I bought a vintage store

This weekend we were a bunch of schemers. Fist we found a shipping container to use for storage......then we drove four hours northeast......took a rest at a hotel......and bought a vintage stores...

Jul 1, 2012 Like 1 person likes this

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Happy Birthday, Sister

Its my sisters birthday today, and I wish her the very best one! Adriana- youre pretty amazing and caring, funny and sweet, good at sticking up for me, and your hair is always perfect. Youre the...

Jul 1, 2012 Like

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Strawberry Almond Meal Muffins

Jacob and I went strawberry picking at Sauvie Island Farm last week with a lot of tiny friends, and we came home with a few pounds of strawberries. I used some strawberries to make these strawberry...

Jun 27, 2012 Like 1 person likes this

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We want to eat our yard

My garden is finally starting to look close to how I want it to look! With a lot of help from my family, a lot of hard work from Josh, and extra productive uses of Jacobs nap times by me, its all...

Jun 21, 2012 Like 1 person likes this

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Carrot and Cauliflower soup with Roasted Beet Sandwiches

I love a soup thats good both hot and chilled and that has a million vitamins but doesnt taste like it. I had plans to make a carrot soup then decided to thicken it with cauliflower instead of...

Jun 15, 2012 Like 2 people like this

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Chick Palace

Josh has done it again! He has outdone himself building a run for our chickens that encloses their coop (where they sleep, locked up at night). I had pictured some posts staked into the ground and...

Jun 14, 2012 Like 1 person likes this

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$75 Giveaway to Shabby Apple!

Im happy to bring you a giveaway today! Shabby Apple is generously offering up a $75.00 gift card to one lucky winner! (minty green polka dot collared dress, light blue polka dot collared...

Jun 5, 2012 Like

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pnw blogger meetup

Last Friday I got to go to the Pacific NW Blogger Meetup, put on by Chelsea of The Paper Mama. It was really fun to get together with other ladies and just hang out! It was a casual get-together,...

Jun 4, 2012 Like 2 people like this

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An Incredible New Beginning

I dont even know how to begin writing this post- my heart is overwhelmed and my eyes are full of happy tears. Today my mom started moving into her NEW house, thanks to Habitat for Humanity. I...

Jun 3, 2012 Like

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Little Ocean Annie

Cow Webs and Pig Pockets (on being bilingual)

Baby #2

Balance, Annie, Balance.

So, we're moving.

My two year old

Shop Sale!

01/07 Update

40% OFF CYBER MONDAY SALE

Thanksgiving Weekend Sale!

End of the week update

Leaves

COLLARS COLLARS COLLARS!

THE SHOP IS OPEN!

A Small Shop Preview

On Being a Servant

Parenting Advice You can't live without

Summer Fudgesicles

Coming out from under the piles

Wanderlust vintage grand opening party!

So I bought a vintage store...PT 2

So I bought a vintage store

Happy Birthday, Sister

Strawberry Almond Meal Muffins

We want to eat our yard

Carrot and Cauliflower soup with Roasted Beet Sandwiches

Chick Palace

$75 Giveaway to Shabby Apple!

pnw blogger meetup

An Incredible New Beginning

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