this teeny little tray with bottle and glasses is from my grandmom's house. my sister and i would spend large amounts of every visit pouring everyone a glass.
12/9/09
pop bottles
this teeny little tray with bottle and glasses is from my grandmom's house. my sister and i would spend large amounts of every visit pouring everyone a glass.
12/8/09
12/7/09
12/6/09
fix your lip
12/5/09
second haul


jackpot! my second trip to my own little north pole proved very successful! i got a few cute ornaments, a sweet reindeer, pretty ribbon and a bunch of magazines. the christmas balls have winter scenes in them complete with styrofoam snow!
12/4/09
christmas parade part 2
12/3/09
shoppers stroll



the shoppers stroll in the village of clinton featured roasted chestnuts, a reading of the night before christmas and a parade featuring a zamboni (probably driven by kirk).
12/2/09
12/1/09
11/30/09
pongo or perdita?
if i ever make my pet portrait wall, i'm totally stealing this portrait of my great aunt nell's dalmatian that now hangs in my parent's house.
11/29/09
the cutest things on a sled ever
11/28/09
first crop
11/27/09
11/26/09
project
11/25/09
walking on sunshine

i just got these amazing yellow rubber espirit shoes from etsy. they arrived just in time for a rainy streak and brightened up the cloudy days.
11/24/09
cold weather favorite
11/23/09
11/22/09
11/21/09
long ago...



and so far away. just a few more pictures from my time in north carolina in october. i had so much fun visiting my friends and relaxing on the big green couch! i missed it so!
Labels:
friends and family,
great outdoors,
north carolina,
travel
10/15/09
ask miss belle for some of her sweet tea

pulled pork with coleslaw + fried okra (and hush puppies and a pitcher of sweet tea) at thigs’s bbq house.
10/14/09
10/13/09
10/7/09
10/5/09
score!
10/4/09
weaver's store

a very long, very stuffed rack of housecoats. weaver’s is full of the basics: bins of white underpants, super-cheap duck shoes and work boots and lots of cheap fabric. they also have an automatic mini doughnut maker at the food counter in the lobby!
10/3/09
10/2/09
just go with it

the excitement of a rare visit from a good friend quickly vanished when we got strong armed into driving 30 minutes to some “club” to meet up with others instead of just heading across the street to the town bar for our own catch-up friend time. we spent the entire drive there just straight hating on the entire idea, place, night…we were not happy. but even through the blur and light flashes in the above photo, you can see that we had the best time ever in the world. a simple reminder to just GO WITH IT and see what happens!
10/1/09
9/30/09
favorite taco ever of all time
9/29/09
9/28/09
9/27/09
9/26/09
summer fun: mikey meets kelly drive
9/25/09
9/24/09
summer (not that fun): mikey meets a bee
9/23/09
9/6/09
updates update
8/23/09
8/22/09
rainy day

it is 1 pm on a rainy saturday and i have already:
gone on a walk in the neighborhood
gone on another walk along the river
played at the dog park
gone to whole foods
gone to starbucks
read a magazine
watched E! news and some animal planet
repotted some plants
had some puppy playtime with neighbors
cleaned
started some cold brew coffee
hooked mikey up with his new harness
made lunch
...if i didn't have a puppy, that list would be so much shorter! i guess there is a sliver of a silver lining for getting up at 7 am on a saturday.
i'm now working on uploading tons of new items to the shop, including this pretty top!
8/21/09
secure
8/20/09
8/19/09
8/3/09
favorite

molasses cookies from shady maple are possibly the greatest things on earth. soft and spicy and wonderful.
8/2/09
8/1/09
7/31/09
7/30/09
7/29/09
7/28/09
7/6/09
the cocktail hour



lots to do during the cocktail hour - in a sweet tent trimmed with handmade paper pennants and tables topped with hand-frosted ball jars (made by my brother) and patchwork table cloths (made by a friend). guests were asked to sign a quaker wedding-inspired certificate (made by a friend), remember our dearly-missed friends and family and write a note to the couple on vintage postcards (instead of a guestbook). homemade beer and a super-summery cocktail were served. guests found their placecards tucked into sod and then posed for funny photos in front of a lena corwin-inspired tapestry wall. seriously fun times.
7/5/09
7/4/09
7/3/09
musicians
7/2/09
7/1/09
6/30/09
6/29/09
waking up
6/28/09
6/27/09
6/26/09
rehearsal
6/25/09
lovely day

i’ve been away in fantastic upstate new york for my sister’s wedding. it was a great extended weekend and super-wonderful wedding. lots of fun, rain and love! i was in the wedding, so didn’t get to take as many pictures as i would have normally but plan to post as many as i can here so stay tuned for some real cuteness coming your way!
6/24/09
if i were a thrift store i would be...

hampden junque! super-tiny but packed with tons and tons of stuff. i can spend a million years in there looking at all the stuff (it's so packed that you miss things the first walk around). tons of...well, junk. just little tchotchkes and whatnot. goods i have bought there through the years include a general hospital coffee mug, a peewee herman christmas card (they have a whole peewee section), and this cuss box.
6/23/09
claymobile
6/22/09
wrapping

i started off wrapping my smalltownvintage goods in brown paper, tied up with rikrak from this MASSIVE spool and topped with a cute little “thanks & enjoy” note. last time i went to buy my umpteenth roll of brown paper – i thought about what i was doing…i want to send a nice package to people (because that is always fun to receive!) and protect the goods but i also don’t want be wasteful and buy this paper to wrap something that doesn’t really need to be wrapped. dilemma. i tried a few other options – vintage sewing patterns, random old tissue paper i had laying around, even some used plastic bags (with some ribbon to try to make it pretty)…nothing is really working for me. any ideas? or should i just not even worry about it?
6/21/09
6/20/09
fishy
6/19/09
6/18/09
6/17/09
6/16/09
6/15/09
6/14/09
6/11/09
6/10/09
all together on one plate

some bread pudding talk on neon relish reminded me of the amazing mac & cheese bread pudding french toast from shopsin’s. that is all one thing on one plate. together. totally crazy (good).
6/9/09
always/never

neon relish tagged me with fashion always/nevers!
the rules are: list five always-and-forever and five not-so-favorite fashion-related items, add any image(s) you’d like, then tag three other people to do the same.
Always
- tanks for layering (usually grey)
- gold charm necklace
- scarves (usually grey)
- stripes + polka dots
- flats + slip-on sneakers
and a bonus always-always: a nice color combo / pop of color
Never
- tattoos
- mules + clogs + slides (open-back shoes)
- leather pants
- logos
- sheer tops
pretty simple stuff. i'm wearing 4 of them right now. always.
tag time: leann, lana + bridget!
6/8/09
6/7/09
6/6/09
45 mph

i came across this photo recently. i took it while going across the golden gate bridge on the top of a double decker bus. we were whizzing by everything so fast and everyone was trying to peek through the wind at the scenery and take blurry pictures. windy and chilly and hilarious.
6/5/09
no really
6/4/09
6/3/09
6/2/09
keep cool

the lucky bride-to-be got a box full of goodness from french broad luscious chocolates at the bridal shower! seriously, if you haven't checked them out yet - DO IT! amazing. and they have mail order BROWNIES now!
6/1/09
vegan margarita cupcakes

we made these awesome cupcakes for my sister's bridal shower last weekend. they were so good! the only issue was the icing - it had a tough time setting because it was so hot and humid. it was a little runny but still pretty tasty!
5/31/09
5/30/09
5/29/09
this is for my block



evenings for the past few months have consisted of mikey and i out on the block hanging out with our neighbors - especially a handful of seriously sweet and hilarious kids. the youngest took these pictures, including one of my favorite learning to ride his the little mermaid bike (complete with shell pedals).
5/28/09
roses and roses and


there are so many roses in my neighborhood. mikey and i discovered the world's largest bush (TOWERS above me) on a kinda abandoned little alley backstreet near our house.
also on this street, tucked in with the razor wire and abandoned factories, is a (also somewhat abandoned) treehouse! roses and creepy empty shell houses and treehouses...seriously going to miss this neighborhood!
5/27/09
bear and rooster



there is a magic little lot on lawrence street that is filled with astro turf, fake trees bearing fake lemons, faded stuffed animals, crumbly structures made with pieces of wood, a giant bear of a sweet dog and a rooster. bear and rooster, best friends themselves, are mikey's very favorite animal pals in the neighborhood and a must-see on every walk. we are going to miss them when we move this weekend!
5/26/09
5/25/09
5/24/09
5/23/09
5/22/09
5/21/09
5/20/09
4th & Master
5/19/09
5/18/09
5/17/09
5/16/09
corners of my home
i love this little spot. the plant + pot are from ikea and the vintage sewing table + yoyo runner are from my grandmom.
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