Just breathe. You are strong enough to handle your challenges, wise enough to find a solution to your problems, and capable enough to do whatever needs to be done. ~ Lori Deschene We are all in need of this reminder right now; just stop and breath and let out all of the negative, inhaling the […]
Here comes the sun… Little darling, it’s been a long cold lonely winter Little darling, it feels like years since it’s been here Little darling, the smiles returning to their faces Here comes the sun, and I say it’s all right.¹ Oh, hello approaching spring! Who can deny that thrill you feel on that first […]
Never lose your sense of wonder…¹ Have you ever watched a show like “Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives” and caught yourself being surprised when they feature a place that is in your own hometown, and you never even knew it existed? Chances are, there are quaint coffee shops, bookstores with stacks of books, antique stores piled […]
Leap Year denotes that weird extra day, every four years, when we need to adjust our Gregorian calendar to align it with the solar year. Julius Caesar began doing this in the year 46, and it was finally synchronized perfectly by Pope Gregory XIII in 1582. It’s a rare day to be born and if […]
If you lived in this village, you understood what was expected of you. You knew your place in the scheme of things. And if you happened to forget, someone would help remind you. In this village, if you saw something you weren’t supposed to see, you learned to look the other way. If perchance your […]
“Don’t compromise yourself. You’re all you’ve got.” ~ Janis Joplin OK so we admit it, we love the 70’s! Of course we adore many things about the subsequent decades, but there are aspects of this post-60’s turmoil, brown and orange shag carpets, large floppy hats, rumbling VW vans, long hair with middle parts, wood paneled […]
To be content doesn’t mean you don’t desire more, it means being thankful for what you have and patient for what’s to come. ~ Tony Gaskins Sometimes, we find ourselves not where we envisioned we’d be by now. As a culture, we’ve come to idealize the happy-ever-after Hallmark movie perfect version of how life should […]
Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind. ~ Dr. Seuss The women who encompass our Evy’s Tree community are a special breed, we’ve come to realize. They work hard, show up, give of themselves, embrace life, encourage each other, and bear […]
Fashion has two purposes: comfort and love. Beauty comes when fashion succeeds. ~ Coco Chanel Are your mornings typically chaotic, or do you try your best to infuse the dawning day with positivity, caffeine, Jesus, and deep breaths? If that just described you, well, we are so with you! It seems that we are often […]
“Life’s too short to wear boring clothes.” ~ Carly Cushnie and Michelle Ochs The Sophie is almost eponymous with Evy’s Tree; it visually defines our constant goal of comfort, chic, and classic for todays strong women. Always a best-seller and fan favorite, the Sophie appears in either summer or winter weights; the winter weight Sophie […]
“She remembered who she was and the game changed.” ~ Lalah Deliah A powerful, confident woman will be such, despite what she is wearing. She exudes strength, knows how to keep going even when storms knock her down, and she quietly inspires others. Clothes don’t make a woman, but they do often reflect her inner […]
Les bleuets sont bleus, les roses sont roses, Les bleuets sont bleus, j’aime mes amours. ~ Les Misérables, Fantine, Book Seven, Chapter Six (Translation) Yes, the Christmas decorations are barely put away, and we are already looking forward to Valentine’s Day! Why? Because we need to plan now, for what we want to wear during that […]
