โ€œShe saw the world not always as it was, but as perhaps it could be.โ€
— Cinderella
Build-a-Bear Timeless Teddy Bear Review ๐Ÿงธ Meet Augustus!
Makayla Love Makayla Love

Build-a-Bear Timeless Teddy Bear Review ๐Ÿงธ Meet Augustus!

Hi there, Folk of the Hollow!

I have always wanted one of those vintage teddy bearsโ€”one of the ones that you might find in your grandmotherโ€™s (or great-grandmotherโ€™s?) attic from her childhood in the Victorian era. One of those toys that you can see the absolute outpouring of love it received in the shabbiness of its fur and the looseness of its eyes. A real Velveteen Rabbit situation. I thought that maybe, because I was born so late for that kind of thing, I might have to just resign myself to not getting quite the doll I was looking for. Likeโ€”I would get a teddy bear, but it wouldnโ€™t be the Winnie-the-Pooh, Velveteen Rabbit kind of teddy bear that I would have wanted.

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Donโ€™t Let the Forest In ๐Ÿ„๐ŸŒฒ๐Ÿ‚ A Book Review
Book Reviews, Fall 2025 Makayla Love Book Reviews, Fall 2025 Makayla Love

Donโ€™t Let the Forest In ๐Ÿ„๐ŸŒฒ๐Ÿ‚ A Book Review

Hello Folk of the Hollow!

So back in the summer, I had stumbled upon the Instagram page of author C.G. Drews and, after browsing for a bit, found their (Iโ€™m not 100% sure on the pronouns that this author goes by, so instead of accidentally using the wrong ones I figure it would be okay to stick with โ€˜theyโ€™. Iโ€™m also pretty sure the author goes by โ€˜they / themโ€™ pronouns anyway but again, not positive)

I read about half the book and decided I couldnโ€™t finish itโ€”because this felt more like an autumn book than a summer book! I knew that if I finished it in the summer, it would be forever locked in my mind as a โ€œsummerโ€ book, and I wanted this to be one I reached for in the autumn. So I begrudgingly put this one aside until the leaves started changing and the temperature began to drop. When the time came to finally be able to pick up my autumn reading list , this was the first book I went for.

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The Pocket Guide for Peculiar Living๐ŸŒท Being Your True Self

The Pocket Guide for Peculiar Living๐ŸŒท Being Your True Self

Hello Folk of the Hollow!

I want to start out this post by talking a little bit about this new, like, series that Iโ€™m calling The Pocket Guide for Peculiar Living. The idea behind the guide is to provide inspiration to the denizens of the Hollow (thatโ€™s you!) to find ways to romanticize life and find the beauty and whimsy in the everyday. I hope that my little guide will help you be able to see the magic that is all around you!

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๐ŸŽƒ Cozy Summerween Reading Day ๐Ÿ‘ป
The diary, Reading Makayla Love The diary, Reading Makayla Love

๐ŸŽƒ Cozy Summerween Reading Day ๐Ÿ‘ป

Hello there, Folk of the Hollow!

Itโ€™s been a minute since my last post, hasnโ€™t it? Iโ€™m sorry to say that as the summer heat has rolled in over the cottage, my energy levels have dropped significantly. I always forget in the springtime, when we are fresh out of winter and all the possibilities of the outdoors is once again open to us and the weather is a cool and inviting 70 degrees, but I am simply not built for warm climates. Most people feel the seasons negatively affect their moods in the winterโ€”but I, dear Hollowfolk, feel those pains in the summer.

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A Plant Haul! ๐ŸŒท๐ŸŒฑ
Cottage Gardening Makayla Love Cottage Gardening Makayla Love

A Plant Haul! ๐ŸŒท๐ŸŒฑ

Last Saturday we went to the absolute cutest little outlet plant nursery.

Since last autumn Iโ€™ve been mentally planning my gardenโ€”how I was going to design it, what kinds of plants I wanted, romanticizing the idea of sitting out on my porch in the early mornings with a book in my hands and a nice hot cup of chai tea on our little garden tableโ€”and now that the warmer months have finally rolled in it was time to get started at last!

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