l-o-v-e

robert samuel hanson , sigh. seen on tbp

&

another ampersand friendly group.
marc&anna - uk
cool work

if i stenciled this on our wall in our bedroom all gigantic and bold would i wake up every morning with that song in my head? and would that be a bad thing? i don't think so.

I don't luv m's but i do luv this icon. found on the freelance station at work. thanks to whoever designed it, i wish i could give you credit.

pictures are in from lacey's wedding. it is fun to see them again. despite the painfully frigid weather it was an awesome day. this is my favorite pic so far. some of our family huddled together after the ceremony waiting for pictures to take place.
her photographer has a cute web posting of a few initial pics and a little story about his experience shooting that day.

found via designboom

this makes me happy. found on brooklynflea

favorties from givenchy 2010 RTW

so much to love in the valentino 2010 RTW

new favorite etsy

i want our room to look like this
via stephmodo

color palette for outside house

love love love this.








see video here
see online shop here
via sf girl by bay

cat scratchers are finished. we cut some red oak and stained it a nice dark color for the base. i ordered a FLOR sample and cut that in 4 pieces and nailed it to the wood. they are sticking to the wall with super heavy duty double sided puffy tape.

i tried to get a pic of eugene scratching the left one but he wasn't very cooperative. I rubbed them with cat nip before hanging - I think that did the trick.

(our family photo wall is above - silhouettes of steve & i and all three pets)

must have these

etsy

this makes me happy

thanks anna for sending

bury me in this dress please.

i placed my order for female standard wyandotte silver laced chicks. They will arrive in the beginning of november and look like this:

the minimum order was 3 so i either have to come up with a third name or hope that my mom or brother will take chick #3.

we started the chicken coop this weekend. i was hoping we'd finish it as well but as usual i seriously underestimated the time it would take to do a project like this. we had a great time building it together. my parents and brother and his family came over to help. we're good at family projects.

i'm really excited for it to be finished and for eleanor and prudence to come live with us. now i have to find eleanor and prudence...

thank you for driving me into a better life.

tomorrow i turn in peter to the vw dealer. i have to admit that i'm quite attached to this piece of machinery. see, peter was the first car i picked out for myself and the first brand new car i'd ever had. we've been through a lot together and i fell in love with him. the subtle well designed elements, how fun it was to drive him... but all good things must come to an end right? now its time to pass him onto another family. like a good friend said - at least this way i got to enjoy him during the prime of his life and don't have to witness his aging.

thank you peter for allowing me to aggressively shift your gears, sing horribly loud to music coming from your awesome speakers, driving me around the lakes when i thought my life was falling apart, being patient while i sat in a parking lot looking at the stars through your sunroof and thanking the universe for putting me in a good place after all that happened. you did your job well while always looking beautiful (except for when i ran you into the garage, and into that post in the parking ramp and when that guy hit you from behind oh and when those crazy people stole you and drove you all over town until you collapsed).

you will always be my favorite.

32.

I recently turned 32. ugh, 32. 32!

although the number is somewhat scary to me i can't help but feel thankful for what 32 years has brought me. a life so full of precious things.

we had a nice dinner with some of my favorite people at a local restaurant with the best mojitos in town. i finally got the chance to take a look at my gift from Karen - a smart, kind and talented friend of mine. She takes beautiful pictures and I was lucky enough to have her make a trip to Wiscoy to take pictures of my childhood home. I love them all, here is small sampling.

Videos // The Beatles™: Rock Band™

Videos // The Beatles™: Rock Band™

combine my love for the beatles with animation and i've found my natural high right here.

i was searching for modern coops and came across this adorable little chicken house. i was just at the farm and found a bunch of our barn wood that was being scrapped from the barn renovation. i think it would be awesome to have the coop be made out of faded red barn wood. i made some modifications to the layout of this one but hopefully it will turn out to be just as charming.

saw it. loved it. need to see it again.

should have stayed past the credits - sounds like i missed a good part. but i had to pee...

love love love everything grace coddington does. the richness and texture she creates and the creativity she has is amazing.

some of my favorites from the 2007 september issue

another trip to the farm this weekend. beautiful weather, extra friendly animals - except for the cows who were very naughty and that bull - very scary. overall a lovely relaxing saturday.

meg, what kind are these? we must have them!

seen on design sponge. photos by studio choo