Alicia P.'s Profile

Well, hello! How are you? We are well! School's out! Cue angels singing. You know I don't like summer but this year, oh this year . . . this year . . . summer I've longed for you. I'm sitting... Continue reading

Posted Jun 14, 2019 at Posie Gets Cozy

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Summertime Starts!

It's Andy Paulson's birthday today! Unfortunately he has to work! We went to Oaks Park on Saturday instead and had such a nice time. The weather was absolutely perfect — I think every other memory I have of Oaks Park... Continue reading

Posted May 29, 2019 at Posie Gets Cozy

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Rain and Roses

I'm fighting a horrideous cold that laid me out flat yesterday. I didn't even feel like walking across the room. Blah. I'm feeling a lot better today, but I don't know how. Well, I did go to be at 8:00... Continue reading

Posted May 16, 2019 at Posie Gets Cozy

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Blossom Days

The lovely, tentative first blush of spring with its chilly mornings and brave daffodils has given way to very warm weather, and everything is suddenly exploding in a froth of greens. You know how that happens. It's sudden and irreversible.... Continue reading

Posted May 6, 2019 at Posie Gets Cozy

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We're packing and shipping . . .

Deep in the throes of the homestretch of this big Secret Garden project, we're packing up the apothecary boxes here this week and the place is a tip. I'm very confident that we will have everything in the mail by... Continue reading

Posted Apr 25, 2019 at Posie Gets Cozy

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Showers of Flowers

There's a mysterious, melancholy beauty that is so specific and to this time of year in the Pacific Northwest. The skies are dark and flat, matte gray, or like a frosted light box, glowing and opaque. The wind is cold,... Continue reading

Posted Apr 12, 2019 at Posie Gets Cozy

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The Work of Spring

My baby girl is growing up. She frequently would like me to make her a cup of chamomile tea. She sets her little table with a tablecloth and the good china and wants to sit there by herself for dinner.... Continue reading

Posted Apr 1, 2019 at Posie Gets Cozy

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Early, Early Spring

I absolutely love this time of year. I was thinking today as I passed a winter garden that had been cleaned up and was starting to sprout daffodils and tulip spears how much I love this time of year —... Continue reading

Posted Mar 11, 2019 at Posie Gets Cozy

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Keep It Together

Hello! Guys!!! Thank you thank you for all of the Secret Garden orders! I'm so grateful — seriously, thank you. I've been here for the past week and a half, watching them roll in and now we are getting organized,... Continue reading

Posted Feb 28, 2019 at Posie Gets Cozy

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The Secret Garden Collection Now Available for Pre-Order

Hello! Is it snowing where you are? We're having sunshine today. Andy and Amelia are working in the front yard, lifting muck off of the borders and uncovering tender daffodil shoots and tulip leaves. It seems like the perfect day... Continue reading

Posted Feb 18, 2019 at Posie Gets Cozy

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Love Days

Sweet Mimi at her Valentine's Day store, 6:00 a.m. I was going to have all of my Secret Garden things ready to go this week but I'm not quite finished getting the web pages up. I forgot about Valentine's Day,... Continue reading

Posted Feb 16, 2019 at Posie Gets Cozy

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My Secret Garden Inspiration

I'm literally aghast at how quickly the days seem to be going right now. I'm not sure why; not sure why they seem to be going so fast and not sure why that leaves me feeling shocked. Amelia's been in... Continue reading

Posted Feb 7, 2019 at Posie Gets Cozy

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Winter Warming

Oh, the days of January, I love them so. I love that the weather is cold, the garden is sleeping, the skies are gray. I love that. I love hibernating, and flannel sheets, and flannel nightgowns, and hot tea, and... Continue reading

Posted Jan 28, 2019 at Posie Gets Cozy

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Advent Calendar Wrap-Up

Oh, hello! How are you? Guys, it's been kind of a sloooow start to the year here. . . . I'm trying to get caught up with 2018 and I feel like I'm treading molasses. We've all had colds, me... Continue reading

Posted Jan 17, 2019 at Posie Gets Cozy

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Weekend Away

Aw, helloooooooo out there. I feel like it's been so, so long since I've had time to be here. The holidays are so busy. New Year's always stresses me out. It was my birthday a couple of days ago. My... Continue reading

Posted Jan 9, 2019 at Posie Gets Cozy

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At Year's End

Oh, the days, the lovely days! One after another, filled with light and love. I'm already missing it all, this holiday season that has been so simple and sweet and soft. I'd been meaning to get back here to update... Continue reading

Posted Dec 30, 2018 at Posie Gets Cozy

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Jenny Lind Redux

My mom had my childhood headboard and footboard in her garage and I got them from her recently. This was my childhood bed (here I am in it back then) that my mom and I stripped and refinished at some... Continue reading

Posted Dec 12, 2018 at Posie Gets Cozy

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Magic Days

Early-December-days mash-up, and I don't even know how to organize these pictures. That in itself feels accurate, nonetheless. The days are a swirl of present-gathering and preparations. I try to get my work done as early as I can (thank... Continue reading

Posted Dec 7, 2018 at Posie Gets Cozy

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December 1st through 4th, and a Lotion Bar for Winter Days

Well, hello! It's now December 4th! Let's open the Northern Light Advent Calendar! For the first four days of the advent calendar, we had three mini-skeins (one with sparkle) and a pattern that I wrote specifically for hand-dyed mini skeins... Continue reading

Posted Dec 4, 2018 at Posie Gets Cozy

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Posie Winter Patterns from the Archive

I thought I'd put together a round-up of all of my past patterns that you might want to make this winter. It's sort of trippy to look back at all of these! All of them started off as kits, but... Continue reading

Posted Nov 30, 2018 at Posie Gets Cozy

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Start the Season

Oh, Happy Thanksgiving to you! I've been laaaaaaazy this week. We had a nice Thanksgiving here, and I hope you did, too. People brought stuff to our house and Andy and our nephew, Perry, cooked a bunch of sides so... Continue reading

Posted Nov 26, 2018 at Posie Gets Cozy

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Wrapping It Up

Well, hello there! How are you? I finally have a morning to write. This is our long day, with ballet at the end of it, and it is just plain looooooong. Ballet doesn't end until 5:00 p.m. For us, that's... Continue reading

Posted Nov 14, 2018 at Posie Gets Cozy

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Northern Light Yarn Advent Calendar Now On Sale -- SOLD OUT

Hello! The Northern Light Yarn Advent Calendar will be available today, Wednesday, November 7, at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Standard Time, and then again later today at 6:00 p.m. PST until both batches sell out. To purchase a kit (U.S. orders... Continue reading

Posted Nov 7, 2018 at Posie Gets Cozy

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The Inspiration for My Yarn Advent Calendar

These are my winter colors. Sea-glass greens of the winter woods. The muted gold of lit candles. Moody grays of heavy clouds. The lilac skies in the winter gloaming. Neon pink and lemon-yellow Christmas lights. The violet luminescence of alpenglow.... Continue reading

Posted Nov 4, 2018 at Posie Gets Cozy

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Halloweentime

Ahhhh, tomorrow is Halloween. It's never been my favorite holiday. I'm really not sure why. This year we put some orange lights on our fence and some fake cobweb stuff and now I like it a bit better. The yard... Continue reading

Posted Oct 30, 2018 at Posie Gets Cozy

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