tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11109592724375664952024-02-19T05:37:23.154-05:00spilling beauty..beautiful things are falling from the clouds from the trees from our hands from our mouths from our hearts..spilling beautyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02511925565214239917noreply@blogger.comBlogger59125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110959272437566495.post-2320675320770692492010-07-20T11:08:00.005-04:002010-07-20T14:22:47.356-04:00a postcard from the heart of summer..<div style="text-align: center;">dear friends,<br /><br /><br /><object height="385" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/dGHbOZBSv18&hl=en_US&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/dGHbOZBSv18&hl=en_US&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="385" width="480"></embed></object><br /><br /><br />wishing you sweet sounds of ukuleles<br />warm sand<br />cool breezes<br />friends' laughter<br />and long long long relaxing<br />rambling summer days<br /><br /><br />much love from<br />your wandering sundrenched oh so relaxed<br />and soon to return friend,<br />jennifer<br />xo<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>spilling beautyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02511925565214239917noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110959272437566495.post-7006682023524007132009-10-08T11:40:00.007-04:002009-10-23T11:06:45.938-04:00cool weather and cozy plans<div style="text-align: center;">so the weather here is gorgeous!</div><div style="text-align: center;">i don't think it could be more perfect..</div><div style="text-align: center;">the air is cool and crisp</div><div style="text-align: center;">some sun some rain </div><div style="text-align: center;">lots of wind</div><div style="text-align: center;">that swirling playful wind</div><div style="text-align: center;">you know that special autumn wind</div><div style="text-align: center;">that smells of change</div><div style="text-align: center;">that picks up leaves and carries them as if celebrating</div><div style="text-align: center;">..so many reds browns and yellows dancing </div><div style="text-align: center;">and singing</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">it's absolutely perfect scarf weather</div><div style="text-align: center;">sweet woolen hat weather</div><div style="text-align: center;">boots and sweaters</div><div style="text-align: center;">and cozy thoughts of visiting friends at pubs</div><div style="text-align: center;">sharing laughs and a nice dark beer</div><div style="text-align: center;">(or hot chocolate..)</div><div style="text-align: center;">and some cozy wonderful music</div><div style="text-align: center;">weather</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/BEIY90tCIIY&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/BEIY90tCIIY&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">i would so love to be at my favorite pub</div><div style="text-align: center;">with favorite friends</div><div style="text-align: center;">seeing these guys playing.</div><div style="text-align: center;">how cozy..</div><div style="text-align: center;">(i think cozy is my favorite word when it gets cold out..)</div><div style="text-align: center;">doesn't that piano sound like rain and leaves falling?</div><div style="text-align: center;">and her hat and dress..</div><div style="text-align: center;">adorable.</div><div style="text-align: center;">and her lovely voice and sensitively thoughtful</div><div style="text-align: center;">and playful words.</div><div style="text-align: center;">perfect.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">what are you planning for this gorgeous fall?</div><div style="text-align: center;">xo</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">*ps. thank you to everyone who participated in my photography <a href="http://spillingbeauty.blogspot.com/2009/10/feeling-lucky.html">giveaway</a> at 'kind over matter' this past week!</div><div style="text-align: center;">the winners have been announced at kom..so congratulations!</div><div style="text-align: center;">oh, and i had such a great (and giddy) time reading through everyone's comments...</div><div style="text-align: center;">the world is filled with so many sweet people!</div><div style="text-align: center;">(((big smile)))</div><div style="text-align: center;">xo</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>spilling beautyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02511925565214239917noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110959272437566495.post-254048096824040592009-10-01T11:35:00.015-04:002009-10-02T15:06:33.974-04:00feeling lucky?<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2646/3969368908_1626f046c9_o.jpg" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">well</div><div style="text-align: center;">the gorgeously inspiring and oh so generous ladies </div><div style="text-align: center;">over at</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://kindovermatter.blogspot.com/2009/10/giveaway-thursday-yay.html"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">~kind over matter~</span></span></b></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">(one of my daily haunts..and all time favorite inspirational blogs..)</div><div style="text-align: center;">are hosting a giveaway of my work!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">from now until october 7th</div><div style="text-align: center;">head on <a href="http://kindovermatter.blogspot.com/2009/10/giveaway-thursday-yay.html">over</a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">for your chance to win one of my photographs</div><div style="text-align: center;">..of your choosing..</div><div style="text-align: center;">..from anything at all..</div><div style="text-align: center;">in my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6468571"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993300;">photo shop</span></i></a><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;"> </span></i>or even from my <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jennifermorrisbeads/3843408298/"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#993300;">flickr</span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">i can't wait to see what everyone picks..</div><div style="text-align: center;">..and to see who wins..</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">it might even by you!</div><div style="text-align: center;">good luck!</div><div style="text-align: center;">xox</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">*head on over now, so you don't forget!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">*and thank you sweet jenn and amanda</div><div style="text-align: center;">you are two extremely amazing ladies!</div><div style="text-align: center;">xo</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>spilling beautyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02511925565214239917noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110959272437566495.post-18941772146554398842009-09-30T11:31:00.016-04:002009-09-30T14:42:13.882-04:00butterflies gathered around..<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE3Pr_Okt_gv4XVMhMIvng6FY_2ruC6DhCUczqx20xHMbkwv9K5hXMYOgPbNwVPjy_xY1unzqVcHseBYM-t8D7ULH2gL9vIxsWpuQGCwnflAsB0qrk6QqEpgUHi4WK-fino6EbZPz6v6hf/s1600-h/butterflies+gathered+around+-+amanda+blake.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 317px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE3Pr_Okt_gv4XVMhMIvng6FY_2ruC6DhCUczqx20xHMbkwv9K5hXMYOgPbNwVPjy_xY1unzqVcHseBYM-t8D7ULH2gL9vIxsWpuQGCwnflAsB0qrk6QqEpgUHi4WK-fino6EbZPz6v6hf/s400/butterflies+gathered+around+-+amanda+blake.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387330258442702802" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amandablakeart.com/">butterflies gathered around to protect them from the night</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center; ">when i first saw this painting</div><div style="text-align: center; ">i have to admit to you</div><div style="text-align: center; ">that it brought tears to my eyes</div><div style="text-align: center; ">with it's beauty</div><div style="text-align: center; ">and it's hope..</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMfpIlDmpbTDHCgWXJu_16Fv6wJ53lTmFHn61Gb7i9Boh9ZvNejh3n6VU_7ka7OwaBFTX0ofrsU8KWOCjT2geDdY9k5D_fwJOTzW0ok06SKkvR8_o1z4dximBu59zgu7u_8cd_IGWI1XCY/s1600-h/nigelandlilyembracing+at+sunrise+-+amanda+blake.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 399px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMfpIlDmpbTDHCgWXJu_16Fv6wJ53lTmFHn61Gb7i9Boh9ZvNejh3n6VU_7ka7OwaBFTX0ofrsU8KWOCjT2geDdY9k5D_fwJOTzW0ok06SKkvR8_o1z4dximBu59zgu7u_8cd_IGWI1XCY/s400/nigelandlilyembracing+at+sunrise+-+amanda+blake.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387330125773953378" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amandablakeart.com/">nigel and lily embrace at sunrise</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center; ">my emotions are often stirred though, with <a href="http://amandablakeart.blogspot.com/">amanda blake's</a> work.</div><div style="text-align: center; ">she creates a seemingly endless stream of vignettes and stories</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisvjJXobgzXdhnsoXnLh4Vmc_pjGt8HxiXodhGBveMFwCwZVLCwLqaJtRDX5dKN71W-uxJFuHlqrvYJQVqJ_kw_njH9jHWlAy2c7caz1hcaNZDAh1ETouV_R60nvnc_uYRqqC4Z-OmSOvU/s1600-h/nigelandlilyembracing+at+sunset+-+amanda+blake.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 395px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisvjJXobgzXdhnsoXnLh4Vmc_pjGt8HxiXodhGBveMFwCwZVLCwLqaJtRDX5dKN71W-uxJFuHlqrvYJQVqJ_kw_njH9jHWlAy2c7caz1hcaNZDAh1ETouV_R60nvnc_uYRqqC4Z-OmSOvU/s400/nigelandlilyembracing+at+sunset+-+amanda+blake.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387329768411823106" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amandablakeart.com/">nigel and lily embrace at sunset</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">often visiting the characters over and again</div><div style="text-align: center;">so over time we get to know them</div><div style="text-align: center;">and wonder about them</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFkEigOfq0kzQjeR5ObjHiNNGxDi55fAP8ElQscjUbHrYYhSbmx7gh4T9JKJjT5LBrmRbRlualjVClrTi8EqNIGbR303-Yw0a37Rp57fZZ9yj9FpSeI2GZaMHLsdFiI3Th0t5t9akcWn_V/s1600-h/carolinecarefully+arranges+everything+she+holds+dear+-+amanda+blake.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 394px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFkEigOfq0kzQjeR5ObjHiNNGxDi55fAP8ElQscjUbHrYYhSbmx7gh4T9JKJjT5LBrmRbRlualjVClrTi8EqNIGbR303-Yw0a37Rp57fZZ9yj9FpSeI2GZaMHLsdFiI3Th0t5t9akcWn_V/s400/carolinecarefully+arranges+everything+she+holds+dear+-+amanda+blake.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387327959965702386" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amandablakeart.com/">caroline carefully arranges everything she holds dear</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">and love them.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXjXxySZ90sScjYsrfL4x88MbC_nYxp4bVQMELFSs3Iw19jZN8SMeLwE1QFcIp-q0Ih4ydYGxGLoj0PdEhZaHwPEF30AWIbOdgSwrr7Xw_kM3v_08Scs53lEHxYwWW4GLcBYCNXZczUKrh/s1600-h/butterflies+gathered+around+-+amanda+blake.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 317px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXjXxySZ90sScjYsrfL4x88MbC_nYxp4bVQMELFSs3Iw19jZN8SMeLwE1QFcIp-q0Ih4ydYGxGLoj0PdEhZaHwPEF30AWIbOdgSwrr7Xw_kM3v_08Scs53lEHxYwWW4GLcBYCNXZczUKrh/s400/butterflies+gathered+around+-+amanda+blake.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387283705024260610" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.amandablakeart.blogspot.com/">butterflies gathered around to protect them from the night</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">rich in color and depth</div><div style="text-align: center;">they have the power to simultaneously</div><div style="text-align: center;">make you feel calm and still spark the imagination</div><div style="text-align: center;">lead you into a dream</div><div style="text-align: center;">or take you on a journey for a moment</div><div style="text-align: center;">(a journey that is sometimes surprising but somehow always seems familar..)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">this one though...with the angel butterflies..</div><div style="text-align: center;"> i just want to climb in to</div><div style="text-align: center;">and stay for a while.</div><div style="text-align: center;">i think we could all use butterflies surrounding us</div><div style="text-align: center;">sometimes.</div><div style="text-align: center;">don't you?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">enjoy more of her incredible paintings <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5016424">here</a>, <a href="http://www.amandablakeart.blogspot.com/">here</a> and <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/amandablakeart/">here</a>.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">happy wednesday.</div><div style="text-align: center;">xo</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">*ps. tomorrow (thursday) my photo store is being featured on one of my favorite blogs</div><div style="text-align: center;">where they're giving away two of my prints!</div><div style="text-align: center;">more info and a link tomorrow..</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>spilling beautyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02511925565214239917noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110959272437566495.post-58710391034230319202009-09-25T14:55:00.011-04:002009-09-26T12:19:09.811-04:00i really do<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdJaHe1hUep0Exfxaeyos8uFdrvMgjZlUICdmWJkUc_b8Z_rs8NeyHyHyCtCAvMmUtgzpIynf8gEPyrH4RW8rsvXD4vOeBSeKUA7erOgmuvkmek1tbchmN9Af_mNREv-R1ZiFmKREe2Dlw/s1600-h/iloveyoursmile-alyssaduhe-flickrandetsy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 324px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdJaHe1hUep0Exfxaeyos8uFdrvMgjZlUICdmWJkUc_b8Z_rs8NeyHyHyCtCAvMmUtgzpIynf8gEPyrH4RW8rsvXD4vOeBSeKUA7erOgmuvkmek1tbchmN9Af_mNREv-R1ZiFmKREe2Dlw/s400/iloveyoursmile-alyssaduhe-flickrandetsy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385481044960016546" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">*<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alyssaduhe/3569617161/">alyssaduhe</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">how perfectly sweet is this image?</div><div style="text-align: center;">and how lovely it feels to read (or hear!) this sentiment</div><div style="text-align: center;">a sweet and simple thought..</div><div style="text-align: center;">but with deep and happy effects.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> looking at this makes me smile from the inside out.</div><div style="text-align: center;">take a second to stare at it</div><div style="text-align: center;">does it do the same for you?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">i hope so</div><div style="text-align: center;">and i hope you have a refreshing weekend</div><div style="text-align: center;">full of even</div><div style="text-align: center;">more smiles too.</div><div style="text-align: center;">xox</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">see you next week</div><div style="text-align: center;">with sneak peeks of....</div><div style="text-align: center;">owls!</div><div style="text-align: center;">(there's a whole flock of em coming to my shop in early october)</div><div style="text-align: center;">xo</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">*you can find more fresh playful work from alyssa <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alyssaduhe/">here</a> and <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=7315261">here</a></div>spilling beautyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02511925565214239917noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110959272437566495.post-90612434114330835192009-09-24T11:47:00.011-04:002009-09-26T14:32:10.156-04:00a little press..<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOGXqJLWhAJOpcGsbjuotwvj8eXTvkKd700AkcBYCEE_j0UX_IpUw8nclYcFVfJafzKyyOZ8stz5MEgFEUjhrYXads6N0T0PQK7B00PmhiVbZVlU_1gbs3H_FB_1Uu1ZH9JamYJyzqgyva/s1600-h/page1+sept-09+small+copy.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOGXqJLWhAJOpcGsbjuotwvj8eXTvkKd700AkcBYCEE_j0UX_IpUw8nclYcFVfJafzKyyOZ8stz5MEgFEUjhrYXads6N0T0PQK7B00PmhiVbZVlU_1gbs3H_FB_1Uu1ZH9JamYJyzqgyva/s400/page1+sept-09+small+copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385105015009971906" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 305px; height: 400px; " /></a><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifpIGO0F0IKzVLpTptOstp9IKJ1uVhMb9qg0COwf2GOIcbDeC9e3-LydPYQEuhHaHv-L7RkepXHrSfojJkeIeWj8WJg-jr0AjnJxf0BYwjVoFNR6-DyXmrfncrcsiIaKxwiFPX5DRGgFzu/s1600-h/page1+sept-09+small+copy.jpg"></a><div style="text-align: center;">so, my <a href="http://spillingbeauty.blogspot.com/2009/04/i-love-surprises.html">little secret</a> that i wanted to blurt out to you guys</div><div style="text-align: center;">a few months ago</div><div style="text-align: center;">is in print now and i can finally reveal that i am the featured artiste</div><div style="text-align: center;">in the fall issue of bead & button magazine</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghMBK2LFfnt4KQXnZphbXQNFIxnzm480CsDhdJJLYNrjVZS2zDzzkvsXJFIFDaxoPB_f7PLoJi7OZm4QQNNs4Rm19Cw01xmCBvkhNK3q9U5Mc-5HRwaPONjuUKbxQLSBnyjyQIExVf2v9e/s1600-h/page2+sept-09+small+copy.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghMBK2LFfnt4KQXnZphbXQNFIxnzm480CsDhdJJLYNrjVZS2zDzzkvsXJFIFDaxoPB_f7PLoJi7OZm4QQNNs4Rm19Cw01xmCBvkhNK3q9U5Mc-5HRwaPONjuUKbxQLSBnyjyQIExVf2v9e/s400/page2+sept-09+small+copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385845001585406882" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center; ">it's been a few years since a magazine has featured me,</div></div><div style="text-align: center;">and so it was nice to be interviewed again.</div><div style="text-align: center;">it puts things in perspective for you as an artist, i think,</div><div style="text-align: center;">to revisit your journey..to look at changes and new directions</div><div style="text-align: center;">by looking back at where you started.</div><div style="text-align: center;">it's quite a nice long article</div><div style="text-align: center;">with large lovely images..hehe</div><div style="text-align: center;">(except i really wish photo credit had been given..)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.yvettedoss.com/">yvette doss</a> did a great job writing it..i like her perspective and intuitive writing style</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4_mnsvJbv2M3uusOvfLY_MN-1WkkqP5Qhgjiq9fY8pim6kdHZQRA4pfzMyP4RcPPh-fmyWakC_SH4PyzBReRk8MFLQdq6afbVWG-xMvZcS5QEQgUx_uv_XMSGe03BIYug3FJ4odYljANO/s1600-h/page3+sept-09+small+copy.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4_mnsvJbv2M3uusOvfLY_MN-1WkkqP5Qhgjiq9fY8pim6kdHZQRA4pfzMyP4RcPPh-fmyWakC_SH4PyzBReRk8MFLQdq6afbVWG-xMvZcS5QEQgUx_uv_XMSGe03BIYug3FJ4odYljANO/s400/page3+sept-09+small+copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385845007199909074" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 306px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">she (happily) mentions </div><div style="text-align: center;">the wonderful '<a href="http://www.beadcompany.com/">san gabriel bead company</a>' in los angeles</div><div style="text-align: center;">where all of this crazy clay bead business started for me</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaIorM9c0UqI5zlzvKWx3v2lRmCwrs7Lnqj4wEohYJOLWoEFFGPRkHYD6KkNoooI9043OJIqsjBOjakikWpodLGQxfvBoc-5x__Bln1e7JN83Pq5p8x_twqEr8YnK2miz84MW2mvSpPc0q/s1600-h/page4+sept-09+small+copy.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaIorM9c0UqI5zlzvKWx3v2lRmCwrs7Lnqj4wEohYJOLWoEFFGPRkHYD6KkNoooI9043OJIqsjBOjakikWpodLGQxfvBoc-5x__Bln1e7JN83Pq5p8x_twqEr8YnK2miz84MW2mvSpPc0q/s400/page4+sept-09+small+copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385845015752870226" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 312px; height: 400px; " /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">and also peppers the article with mentions of '<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=94188">etsy</a>'</div><div style="text-align: center;">(which i was also very happy about)</div><div style="text-align: center;">and salmon and cemeteries and guadalajara</div><div style="text-align: center;">and all sorts of things that inspire/inform my clay work.</div><div style="text-align: center;">it's always interesting to see yourself through someone else's eyes, isn't it?</div><div style="text-align: center;">(and funny enough, it's really not embarrassing at all..!)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">if you want to see a copy, it's on newsstands and in craftstores </div><div style="text-align: center;">and bookstores all over the world</div><div style="text-align: center;">(how cool is that?!)</div><div style="text-align: center;">and please contact me if you want me to autograph a copy for you..</div><div style="text-align: center;">haha!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">wishing you a really happy mid-week..</div><div style="text-align: center;">see you tomorrow </div><div style="text-align: center;">with more fun.</div><div style="text-align: center;">xo</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>spilling beautyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02511925565214239917noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110959272437566495.post-70906842419022370152009-09-18T09:34:00.012-04:002009-09-26T12:08:56.630-04:00coco avant chanel<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2AA7kINBhnCqSJGM8w5UVdkyBaXDqbKRnlwpGwyB2guL1um2Xdlcfrbccx3zPc473Dj9nVwEszwvB2PkcTigsD9MQRrVpeZhQUIAkCna8xcu69X0xhn7PQij4u3CMbFqCSBMkEmUnj5KU/s1600-h/vintage+looking+with+frame.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 260px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2AA7kINBhnCqSJGM8w5UVdkyBaXDqbKRnlwpGwyB2guL1um2Xdlcfrbccx3zPc473Dj9nVwEszwvB2PkcTigsD9MQRrVpeZhQUIAkCna8xcu69X0xhn7PQij4u3CMbFqCSBMkEmUnj5KU/s400/vintage+looking+with+frame.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382801007155249410" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">i love that this week has turned into an accidental tribute to france!</div><div style="text-align: center;">(not a bad way to spend a week, i'd say)</div><div style="text-align: center;">and what a better way to end it </div><div style="text-align: center;">than to talk about something completely and undeniably french..</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPZ4k_Uo4i0V9OhCmYKf_256dlYlqiNijkdtCCGMpqyaUHY-Htbsupj0DeoJGtR-HuXaDdILpBd-AyCLNO7zkGrPsE0xSkKBPFw25L9WmHPRHnb-Ns3vqgKbhyphenhyphenvkfN6actM2s43kELCIJK/s1600-h/at+dinner.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPZ4k_Uo4i0V9OhCmYKf_256dlYlqiNijkdtCCGMpqyaUHY-Htbsupj0DeoJGtR-HuXaDdILpBd-AyCLNO7zkGrPsE0xSkKBPFw25L9WmHPRHnb-Ns3vqgKbhyphenhyphenvkfN6actM2s43kELCIJK/s400/at+dinner.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382806951940039074" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 255px; " /></a>an upcoming film</div><div style="text-align: center;">that explores the beautifully artistic<br /><div style="text-align: center; ">and gloriously indomitable spirit</div><div style="text-align: center; ">of the quintessential french fashion icon</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhInGYMmJ_HPpAxOmwtSMZdAQnJ7hE55BJppd52eb5vmUYnO9MDxiezj78NM0tHrmEdLaHHSrYoz9HN6-482kowAGoEz96lnd9KQZNmPqzI3b2WD57zoXfPhtRRHuP63XQbKCbk3gbi48j/s1600-h/whitewithblackpipinginbed.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhInGYMmJ_HPpAxOmwtSMZdAQnJ7hE55BJppd52eb5vmUYnO9MDxiezj78NM0tHrmEdLaHHSrYoz9HN6-482kowAGoEz96lnd9KQZNmPqzI3b2WD57zoXfPhtRRHuP63XQbKCbk3gbi48j/s400/whitewithblackpipinginbed.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382801023226962034" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 230px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; ">.coco chanel.</div><div style="text-align: center; ">it's release date</div><div style="text-align: center; ">is one week from today here in the states</div><div style="text-align: center; ">(friday september 25..yes my calender is marked in red!)</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcGMDDYFkllfgNBZdIu1jXB1pGC5-Hk_41iHUtSd6sPVqrY1wk8oDfIjMUoCunpcTs-HFoNzF3MzcGeUlm_xg4Wd_5-mUJDGpTDAYsj7jji6elITYqQ2WI7cO3khjsStT8ZjhRFdo-Ru5M/s1600-h/pink+flowery+gown+in+mirror.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcGMDDYFkllfgNBZdIu1jXB1pGC5-Hk_41iHUtSd6sPVqrY1wk8oDfIjMUoCunpcTs-HFoNzF3MzcGeUlm_xg4Wd_5-mUJDGpTDAYsj7jji6elITYqQ2WI7cO3khjsStT8ZjhRFdo-Ru5M/s400/pink+flowery+gown+in+mirror.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382814619583913298" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " /></a></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUEExk_k9ucv_i8O84wiY3kB0hrkudVa0dKXA6HsOpgUM7Y-Oe2yJbOA2oCuc3Y3iQu1pydYpOMKOQB701l2QvQiJnqljF25G-akT1WynYhPvBKZHNkuo22sEy1CNZW-O54n7Gp2ugWE4/s1600-h/laying+on+a+couch.jpg"></a><div style="text-align: center;">the exciting part, </div><div style="text-align: center;">other than it starring the gorgeously easy to watch </div><div style="text-align: center;">audrey tatou</div><div style="text-align: center;">(amelie!)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtPHmO58hervJ2eq74A7AmzDLa5t1iRXedN8B2CrJBMWODyqXYZLg41iCJ_49fjWrg2dh24hJQaV_plqyaKqXjCRSBAHoR6Y6QhlzWWyeHaQxKijZ6mOsAJtvFlf5Ph3W_3Wd1uLMZ8ntE/s1600-h/stripe+boatneck+shirt.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtPHmO58hervJ2eq74A7AmzDLa5t1iRXedN8B2CrJBMWODyqXYZLg41iCJ_49fjWrg2dh24hJQaV_plqyaKqXjCRSBAHoR6Y6QhlzWWyeHaQxKijZ6mOsAJtvFlf5Ph3W_3Wd1uLMZ8ntE/s400/stripe+boatneck+shirt.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382801003479476690" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " /></a></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGqbZqMkUWO4sjV_-Q5Txk7GNe5QbiLrQNxLWMqZTHx07ie2ww6cB0v8PE4eu-p2DrMWnyUo_GFtt9gfsGJHKC1dXwKivlP1l3FmZ-OzotMsPWmpKlonPIPiy2Kc7xrUiQ7vzuR60ZoMyF/s1600-h/coco_avant_chanel_englishposter1.jpg"></a><div style="text-align: center;">is that it follows coco's life before she was chanel</div><div style="text-align: center;">before the fame and fortune..</div><div style="text-align: center;">she had such an interesting life.</div><div style="text-align: center;">i never knew she was an orphan, or that she tried to become a singer..</div><div style="text-align: center;">oop. stop me before i reveal too much.</div><div style="text-align: center;">(i'm one of those..i research everything feverishly when i find something i love)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifKnvkCQThX2ctmmUTSDu2AXyVXsqyHPvQh9-IuagMlzsZvJ-8u1gBbZBgUd0VnmC2jzYKP_Id16eEm0xkXf-Y56JFA7FfgGzTrUDHmTXOPx-v_sNrnYHvyffzvdGjA72-FymDmAvrrQv7/s1600-h/inhat.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifKnvkCQThX2ctmmUTSDu2AXyVXsqyHPvQh9-IuagMlzsZvJ-8u1gBbZBgUd0VnmC2jzYKP_Id16eEm0xkXf-Y56JFA7FfgGzTrUDHmTXOPx-v_sNrnYHvyffzvdGjA72-FymDmAvrrQv7/s400/inhat.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382816161955621666" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">her unique vision and strong spirit are incredibly inspiring</div><div style="text-align: center;">and really,</div><div style="text-align: center;">whether you go in knowing her beautiful story or not,</div><div style="text-align: center;">the movie is going to be one poetic frame after another.</div><div style="text-align: center;">...french countryside, early 1900s, paris,</div><div style="text-align: center;">the clothes, the colors, the sets...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrEI8lRk96F4WGl9-WsVg3Up7lzTDmnHBE111Jkjv7SUaP0dpCBiPkMICawUZdXsC9LE46Dq5GwJAPJJCPyYImcXZG5EVrhRPrSJRb-ySLySGHGSdaJJlbB8AaTDVtbDlENAxO-NqmAjnb/s1600-h/ballroom.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrEI8lRk96F4WGl9-WsVg3Up7lzTDmnHBE111Jkjv7SUaP0dpCBiPkMICawUZdXsC9LE46Dq5GwJAPJJCPyYImcXZG5EVrhRPrSJRb-ySLySGHGSdaJJlbB8AaTDVtbDlENAxO-NqmAjnb/s400/ballroom.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382816155925269474" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 284px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; ">a true feast for the eyes.</div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGqbZqMkUWO4sjV_-Q5Txk7GNe5QbiLrQNxLWMqZTHx07ie2ww6cB0v8PE4eu-p2DrMWnyUo_GFtt9gfsGJHKC1dXwKivlP1l3FmZ-OzotMsPWmpKlonPIPiy2Kc7xrUiQ7vzuR60ZoMyF/s400/coco_avant_chanel_englishposter1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382800718535134466" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 294px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">so in the meantime,</div><div style="text-align: center;">i hope you have a wonderful weekend</div><div style="text-align: center;">full of inspiration.</div><div style="text-align: center;">we're going to lake ontario...apple picking has begun in ny state!</div><div style="text-align: center;">what are you going to do?</div><div style="text-align: center;">i'd love to hear</div><div style="text-align: center;">xo</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">*all photos via <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1035736/">imdb</a></div>spilling beautyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02511925565214239917noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110959272437566495.post-47249823832030303592009-09-16T11:11:00.004-04:002009-09-26T12:11:59.716-04:00speaking of things french...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDvY2PHZ5ShJRLhrn44Vglocf25Dn7qCr9-2bOzYaTAmhhrG7IuZCHSCT6xKXRygcu7BvEgiStTdx7Aai1HS0q6ELReRUmRjgKg9djNnVdUMlcoV6yS_ZrWxZgrJ-dx8PJiNvGssW22U3_/s1600-h/totebag.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 302px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDvY2PHZ5ShJRLhrn44Vglocf25Dn7qCr9-2bOzYaTAmhhrG7IuZCHSCT6xKXRygcu7BvEgiStTdx7Aai1HS0q6ELReRUmRjgKg9djNnVdUMlcoV6yS_ZrWxZgrJ-dx8PJiNvGssW22U3_/s400/totebag.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382081369479892946" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6001256">***</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">in between ballet lessons</div><div style="text-align: center;">playing the piano</div><div style="text-align: center;">and drinking tea</div><div style="text-align: center;">in her 200 year old house </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxnBYeeETC0M3lz5lAntHUd_6zTeWXauX2vaTXNwECd16B7FlaOzqViIUf0AxlXGaNd9fGaHzFG8Mxnn_aNvVvBgjQu-XQdzmwq5Mn1wAwE5RKwYbPxE1p5_hrj8iNK2pfnkMeIX0qfo96/s1600-h/orangecorduroyskirt.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 301px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxnBYeeETC0M3lz5lAntHUd_6zTeWXauX2vaTXNwECd16B7FlaOzqViIUf0AxlXGaNd9fGaHzFG8Mxnn_aNvVvBgjQu-XQdzmwq5Mn1wAwE5RKwYbPxE1p5_hrj8iNK2pfnkMeIX0qfo96/s400/orangecorduroyskirt.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382081365114728754" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6001256">***</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">lovely <a href="http://www.etsy.com/featured_seller.php?featured_user_id=6001256">julia</a> of <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6001256">rennes-le-chateau</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">has been creating beautifully poetic</div><div style="text-align: center;">new clothing and handbags</div><div style="text-align: center;">for fall</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK-I7VjFTfa6tzHgSXxCH7BJnVzKE_Brf5HfJgv7QLgCSu7WXMBbPU9cy1oamhsJzoAAdHXVYvomVJaNcOqhG8lcGekcWz44N5VM_Nk9vLFKZH8vlRXnKAKgPH9t3I2aE1IzbHM6OxWKm9/s1600-h/jonablouse.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 303px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK-I7VjFTfa6tzHgSXxCH7BJnVzKE_Brf5HfJgv7QLgCSu7WXMBbPU9cy1oamhsJzoAAdHXVYvomVJaNcOqhG8lcGekcWz44N5VM_Nk9vLFKZH8vlRXnKAKgPH9t3I2aE1IzbHM6OxWKm9/s400/jonablouse.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382081360132447970" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">each piece is romantic and modern</div><div style="text-align: center;">and </div><div style="text-align: center;">although she lives in boston</div><div style="text-align: center;">i swear each time i look at her work</div><div style="text-align: center;">i feel like i'm in paris</div><div style="text-align: center;">(it's happening <a href="http://spillingbeauty.blogspot.com/2009/09/decadence-of-parisin-most-delightful.html">a lot</a> these days..)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">you can find her sweet new items</div><div style="text-align: center;">in her <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6001256">etsy shop</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">rennes le chateau</div><div style="text-align: center;">ohh la la</div><div style="text-align: center;">how i love you so.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">*all photos via <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6001256">rennes le chateau</a></div>spilling beautyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02511925565214239917noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110959272437566495.post-81738498828105064822009-09-14T12:04:00.008-04:002009-09-14T14:15:34.325-04:00memories of eating truffles in paris..<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQiSPhb-51RBhQkJqpD8TrlyI5Yp1H5zTzqEQ4Z8wlPXbF0ftaD4l09nL2YymhQ-UKCVkB78yr3WLHrZBQfNpqoG539XDKCikFM5YK5benvz2vkCu9HmRV3CpdGF-JddXibDdHux-eIrHS/s1600-h/atrufflesinparisearrings7.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQiSPhb-51RBhQkJqpD8TrlyI5Yp1H5zTzqEQ4Z8wlPXbF0ftaD4l09nL2YymhQ-UKCVkB78yr3WLHrZBQfNpqoG539XDKCikFM5YK5benvz2vkCu9HmRV3CpdGF-JddXibDdHux-eIrHS/s400/atrufflesinparisearrings7.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381356400546755650" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size:13px;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=30739093">***</a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family:Arial;font-size:13px;">we stepped out of the chocolaterie<br />onto the cobblestone street<br />just below montmartre<br />just as the rain started falling<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size:13px;"><br /></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVxceOj6r3soxlH5QV3fqbTHzNFukYd8j0QriGqQEHEp0HhFhChnJnAjrhzl6Rz9RNfJa9QrbaBMLTy59QZWhUPeMGTkuos_nV0ftj8UxlH8ZbuIjRYxUlNnksy2AZ-3ZSH5OSntN_gn50/s1600-h/atrufflesinparisearrings3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 294px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVxceOj6r3soxlH5QV3fqbTHzNFukYd8j0QriGqQEHEp0HhFhChnJnAjrhzl6Rz9RNfJa9QrbaBMLTy59QZWhUPeMGTkuos_nV0ftj8UxlH8ZbuIjRYxUlNnksy2AZ-3ZSH5OSntN_gn50/s400/atrufflesinparisearrings3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381356303793724002" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=30739093">***</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; font-family:Arial;font-size:13px;">laughing and looking up to see the dark clouds<br />old iron work from the old metro<br />curved and gorgeous<br />caught my eye<br />between trees hanging low with drops of rain</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgta_gj0iE8RjM6KjLbbwo5Ea5pSPr61YjRafhi6hW8A332tQ8KCN2U9m5yPk-k4vkU9SA7XGe0rHKq8hIQww3vKk4F2pvIXPBce7-LBz5n7YGFwXfOYNFgoJGtFsb-rGLBZrjiVexETFip/s1600-h/atrufflesinparisearrings2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgta_gj0iE8RjM6KjLbbwo5Ea5pSPr61YjRafhi6hW8A332tQ8KCN2U9m5yPk-k4vkU9SA7XGe0rHKq8hIQww3vKk4F2pvIXPBce7-LBz5n7YGFwXfOYNFgoJGtFsb-rGLBZrjiVexETFip/s400/atrufflesinparisearrings2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381356296557073154" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size:13px;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=30739093">***</a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; font-family:Arial;font-size:13px;">windows boxes filled with soft flowers<br />just beyond<br />and stone walls filled with time<br />smiled down at me with their stories<br />of life and love</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQWpku79eSUf68Dqt6rEPB0pt9T-HcInCt8WxDi5zweSer5J_NnNnue2DOHFtbl3VIPZ3zdgQNpZfXejN1X0TR_vaHrkQEvCwZ0uhL4mZB-19V4_EV3xRvkeCg3UM6POTK4aSSJAz4h9iw/s400/atrufflesinparisearrings6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381356321473878370" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=30739093">***</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center; ">maybe it's because it's been almost 4 years to the day</div><div style="text-align: center; ">that i was last in paris</div><div style="text-align: center; ">(much too long if you ask me..)</div><div style="text-align: center; ">..or maybe it's because i have a serious case of wanderlust</div><div style="text-align: center; ">but</div><div style="text-align: center; ">lately i've been dreaming remembering and fantasizing</div><div style="text-align: center; ">about paris (a lot)</div><div style="text-align: center; ">and</div><div style="text-align: center; ">have been making jewelry and plotting photographs</div><div style="text-align: center; ">inspired by these *dreams*</div><div><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">it's just an indulgence i happily allow myself..</div><div style="text-align: center;">going there in your mind (and heart)</div><div style="text-align: center;">is *almost* as good as being there..</div><div style="text-align: center;">n'est-ce pas?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">***one of the little creations inspired by memories of beautiful old</div><div style="text-align: center;">historic dreamy paris</div><div style="text-align: center;">in my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=30739093">jewelry shop</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">hope you have a happy and inspiring monday!</div><div style="text-align: center;">xo</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div>spilling beautyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02511925565214239917noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110959272437566495.post-29365471343501809472009-09-08T10:37:00.005-04:002009-09-08T17:27:58.255-04:00into the trees<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">and now we interrupt our regularly scheduled program</div><div style="text-align: center;">with a moment of utter gorgeousness..</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Ua2HPQUKJao&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Ua2HPQUKJao&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">i love how relaxed and inspired this makes me feel..</div><div style="text-align: center;">i want to dive right in to those images.</div><div style="text-align: center;">ahhhh...such a nice way to start the work week after the long holiday weekend</div><div style="text-align: center;">(you have to ease back into these things sometimes..don't you think?)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">and now, off to translate some of these images into clay..</div><div style="text-align: center;">xo</div>spilling beautyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02511925565214239917noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110959272437566495.post-87929860824669071662009-09-04T14:39:00.004-04:002009-09-04T15:21:58.423-04:00happy weekend<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimgM4GTGzrp5fKvUwbQR7asdFtpYgEwdXCfLE7Nsvlk8lWm0Lu897Aed0eJ5RjIa_jIXRUzTUsuCIir7C7ZiGBRhsjis9LWXFCevWwGSVFoCpk1Bp6VKpUJEmRLuK22jp-tJgBBucucBNU/s1600-h/meandmybike.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimgM4GTGzrp5fKvUwbQR7asdFtpYgEwdXCfLE7Nsvlk8lWm0Lu897Aed0eJ5RjIa_jIXRUzTUsuCIir7C7ZiGBRhsjis9LWXFCevWwGSVFoCpk1Bp6VKpUJEmRLuK22jp-tJgBBucucBNU/s400/meandmybike.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377693453376594770" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=27299155">***</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">wishing you all a very happy weekend</div><div style="text-align: center;">full of adventure</div><div style="text-align: center;">rest friends food and all the things you love best.</div><div style="text-align: center;">xo </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>spilling beautyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02511925565214239917noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110959272437566495.post-64808280871855508182009-09-02T09:18:00.010-04:002009-09-26T14:03:17.647-04:00postcards from sweden..<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieqgWfEENBV6waLYegzbl4uVMDHNWGNpMOtLCc3x3A2ePfkhCWa4PPWQw1wVgN57jL70VhcOe_xH5Idt6b0WB6TiHh5XyIUtFNSUESk4tkHY8lRAfFpwRhfLj5-PXZHfkKWCLJBm7MAaK-/s1600-h/picketfence.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieqgWfEENBV6waLYegzbl4uVMDHNWGNpMOtLCc3x3A2ePfkhCWa4PPWQw1wVgN57jL70VhcOe_xH5Idt6b0WB6TiHh5XyIUtFNSUESk4tkHY8lRAfFpwRhfLj5-PXZHfkKWCLJBm7MAaK-/s400/picketfence.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376863294087272306" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://elseachelsea.typepad.com/">*</a></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4QkNe5AU4YmRiCX6iW7aR88fj0NqAV6Qf4Y9op_hMMI_UIZoDe2kYBCcd_CUMZ_aOsVe1yF5Zqxv2oP8R7nbz69sIGbIct1_e2QZGTuwaIKUJ8r_Q5Ou2sbZVJKnwm66_C0wRT5hJUhkb/s1600-h/vaxholm.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4QkNe5AU4YmRiCX6iW7aR88fj0NqAV6Qf4Y9op_hMMI_UIZoDe2kYBCcd_CUMZ_aOsVe1yF5Zqxv2oP8R7nbz69sIGbIct1_e2QZGTuwaIKUJ8r_Q5Ou2sbZVJKnwm66_C0wRT5hJUhkb/s400/vaxholm.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376861371488350914" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://elseachelsea.typepad.com/">*</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">oh the lush greenery.. </div><div style="text-align: center;">(so wild and still somehow kept and not messy..a perfect combination)</div><div style="text-align: center;">the quaint houses and lanes..</div><div style="text-align: center;">the bright cheery colors..</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCUotBxJUJtcver7DiND9-k9MX_J8Af4WAhK6homOqBQj8vuvHgBPcUj9j9iTJE7HwqSpfEWJneuOoiJrU5Bc0cenS5oaGbvnV8TUoKIWq2FyXZcIs8dk1tzaH28tJYkgpNFpPvVROtg4P/s1600-h/coolsign.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCUotBxJUJtcver7DiND9-k9MX_J8Af4WAhK6homOqBQj8vuvHgBPcUj9j9iTJE7HwqSpfEWJneuOoiJrU5Bc0cenS5oaGbvnV8TUoKIWq2FyXZcIs8dk1tzaH28tJYkgpNFpPvVROtg4P/s400/coolsign.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376859594938959250" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://elseachelsea.typepad.com/">*</a></div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUYTapO9_HlBd5tYS4Z_UXEy-f6i7xUoEgs1-2UO6wFrqb5D2plmI8HjDLl0eNYZLiWHvLvUcfuuFozAqrit_-6yOSxz8o8adIuqeMBgqfTIqpILWx6eLfKey4WxeVFBAFn-Q3C7RZm_Pw/s1600-h/yellowshed.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUYTapO9_HlBd5tYS4Z_UXEy-f6i7xUoEgs1-2UO6wFrqb5D2plmI8HjDLl0eNYZLiWHvLvUcfuuFozAqrit_-6yOSxz8o8adIuqeMBgqfTIqpILWx6eLfKey4WxeVFBAFn-Q3C7RZm_Pw/s400/yellowshed.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376859040340323554" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center; "><div style="text-align: center; "><a href="http://elseachelsea.typepad.com/">*</a></div><div style="text-align: center; ">the adorable signs and packaging..</div><div style="text-align: center; ">so perfectly and sweetly designed </div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJv4njlUB4dn9l4Bn44mua8wax82Z9BjvgPPOgRoBddVIiKWWbFJgpiOfsLHjC_xz1go6GMuj-wZ3FWFpFXMRtD6fI8XD5V1_MGDzGFS2t-3g7vlls-k1ZLJRtft4kMkU6AeTg7s_kbCXG/s1600-h/strawberrybox.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 352px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJv4njlUB4dn9l4Bn44mua8wax82Z9BjvgPPOgRoBddVIiKWWbFJgpiOfsLHjC_xz1go6GMuj-wZ3FWFpFXMRtD6fI8XD5V1_MGDzGFS2t-3g7vlls-k1ZLJRtft4kMkU6AeTg7s_kbCXG/s400/strawberrybox.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376861306901608786" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://elseachelsea.typepad.com/">*</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAVGBHJLC_dniYDSJgia4cBTVQScILrsnNrGI1bdhJlVt1Dy_4gLJbk1kKjdW0sIsAneGMmmoXlO1PCCBypUk-6gQeMv-2YwbgV8kQI9CYN7I6iGWtL1ZtO4EYnAS4bWgzPCiP6JgbsVXM/s1600-h/littleredshedwithbikes.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 255px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAVGBHJLC_dniYDSJgia4cBTVQScILrsnNrGI1bdhJlVt1Dy_4gLJbk1kKjdW0sIsAneGMmmoXlO1PCCBypUk-6gQeMv-2YwbgV8kQI9CYN7I6iGWtL1ZtO4EYnAS4bWgzPCiP6JgbsVXM/s400/littleredshedwithbikes.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376859604209088162" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://elseachelsea.typepad.com/">*</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">oh the utter charm and quaintness</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAJ4EOxNRxPSxD2LZGomwf8FJu9MertFQFqmgOwjPu0l9vEuoYqXXIszFAlrWN7XupeX1mBOUi3veQxWEFVBM9xIDM68hsWueuSX976NRB9iwWWo0Ks6utLdszhEfxYdS1FV6Q3X8H7UW4/s1600-h/boatsinsweden-elseachelsea-flickr.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAJ4EOxNRxPSxD2LZGomwf8FJu9MertFQFqmgOwjPu0l9vEuoYqXXIszFAlrWN7XupeX1mBOUi3veQxWEFVBM9xIDM68hsWueuSX976NRB9iwWWo0Ks6utLdszhEfxYdS1FV6Q3X8H7UW4/s400/boatsinsweden-elseachelsea-flickr.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376859590821038690" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://elseachelsea.typepad.com/">*</a></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmZOJnpGHoZYBS18qMD5w6U4TaKOqMOiM3QAYZasu82AGnfw8ZWQ8Q2LhMuBkohqKQBr9DV1kkartFlNSFdpl1vA3rCJwchIGQuQgi5nuJpFhJnoFE8ssp9_AFJfAu-zIj4ZO-S9YrC4xw/s1600-h/postbox.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmZOJnpGHoZYBS18qMD5w6U4TaKOqMOiM3QAYZasu82AGnfw8ZWQ8Q2LhMuBkohqKQBr9DV1kkartFlNSFdpl1vA3rCJwchIGQuQgi5nuJpFhJnoFE8ssp9_AFJfAu-zIj4ZO-S9YrC4xw/s400/postbox.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376859588900482226" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://elseachelsea.typepad.com/">*</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">all brought to us in the form of photo postcards</div><div style="text-align: center;">by the lovely chelsea over at <a href="http://elseachelsea.typepad.com/">frolic</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">while she travels through sweden</div><div style="text-align: center;">(..chelsea is also one half of <a href="http://www.urbanweeds.blogspot.com/">urbanweeds</a>..one of my daily haunts..)</div><div style="text-align: center;">how lucky are we??</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhaywT2shAhUfnkCVusYUnzp6k7ROYSRMq7-U8M-pkwjnHbpH6sv3C5q5rEPiXWlNZPwNskGcpHDM0aJfYYYob_H9sdzpVFwHvN33XVwwMTbvLYyfPXTP2hhx6UpoSD-Qpb0bZe99kZWkL/s1600-h/redfarmhouse.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhaywT2shAhUfnkCVusYUnzp6k7ROYSRMq7-U8M-pkwjnHbpH6sv3C5q5rEPiXWlNZPwNskGcpHDM0aJfYYYob_H9sdzpVFwHvN33XVwwMTbvLYyfPXTP2hhx6UpoSD-Qpb0bZe99kZWkL/s400/redfarmhouse.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376859300706392898" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://elseachelsea.typepad.com/">*</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga_zPNnxg_h_x3T1L8KejlAxuJz0cxNjj6nNzCFqN0dKBWSsjthVyc_y9lxhfqDmeOxTffXPxiecYHL740tACcNZLbgXrYuwmlSVrF0Ut1D3pr84mE-EZkLVv2qfMjo7YaZ5cs7p50TK5n/s1600-h/sswedish+house+tour-sneakpeek.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga_zPNnxg_h_x3T1L8KejlAxuJz0cxNjj6nNzCFqN0dKBWSsjthVyc_y9lxhfqDmeOxTffXPxiecYHL740tACcNZLbgXrYuwmlSVrF0Ut1D3pr84mE-EZkLVv2qfMjo7YaZ5cs7p50TK5n/s400/sswedish+house+tour-sneakpeek.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376859607053453826" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://elseachelsea.typepad.com/">*</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">and <a href="http://elseachelsea.typepad.com/">she's</a> promised a tour through a swedish house..</div><div style="text-align: center;">oooh i'll definitely be there for that one!</div><div style="text-align: center;">won't you join me?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">wishing you a happy wednesday!</div><div style="text-align: center;">xo</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">*all images via <a href="http://elseachelsea.typepad.com/">frolic</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">(<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px; ">tack så mycket, chelsea!)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">*ps. a big huge blitz of new work is coming to my bead/jewelry <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=94188">shop</a> over the coming weeks..</div><div style="text-align: center;">sneak peeks to follow..</div><div style="text-align: center;">(heheh..i love building anticipation..)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div></div></div>spilling beautyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02511925565214239917noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110959272437566495.post-29502809619211755642009-08-26T10:07:00.002-04:002009-08-26T17:10:29.282-04:00yellow whispers<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">with a light gray rain falling today</div><div style="text-align: center;">there's a gentle first hint of fall in the air</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">a certain stillness hangs lightly</div><div style="text-align: center;">as the days get a little shorter</div><div style="text-align: center;">and all of the green loosens its hold</div><div style="text-align: center;">slipping into whispers of yellows and reds</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">i love this quiet time just before the explosion of fall color</div><div style="text-align: center;">there's a certain dreaminess </div><div style="text-align: center;">as summer drifts into memory</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>......................................<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" 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href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsNDVhMYBmKym-mlFmT4xPwMRiMSngYSH2C2QQUmkGU8cu3fkI5_jq1kR84L1Z1q0p0M7SuddrztWN_cLYOjlv2Lzs0AMT6blH1xyvUK6_S6U7yVDnHhNvjORoQLH8u8csg6xhrDRRJh6K/s1600-h/olivejuicekids-blousewithberet.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsNDVhMYBmKym-mlFmT4xPwMRiMSngYSH2C2QQUmkGU8cu3fkI5_jq1kR84L1Z1q0p0M7SuddrztWN_cLYOjlv2Lzs0AMT6blH1xyvUK6_S6U7yVDnHhNvjORoQLH8u8csg6xhrDRRJh6K/s400/olivejuicekids-blousewithberet.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373560434816088642" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjktqd_o_M1eVW5zKPb6UKtxtbtM02ckMBAP39xaIav4Zd9o5tyjNIEl1816bEo7n2Ax1UCBzDypUuWGkDcU_8qbCCQL1RZ8gclaVmfcasYZr0tw91WEtbvvUFRE4xa5JyundBAioTJfTYa/s1600-h/olivejuicekids-lavenderknitsailordress.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjktqd_o_M1eVW5zKPb6UKtxtbtM02ckMBAP39xaIav4Zd9o5tyjNIEl1816bEo7n2Ax1UCBzDypUuWGkDcU_8qbCCQL1RZ8gclaVmfcasYZr0tw91WEtbvvUFRE4xa5JyundBAioTJfTYa/s400/olivejuicekids-lavenderknitsailordress.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373554743826394258" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">how adorable are <a href="http://www.olivejuicekids.com/">these clothes</a>??</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj85-r6JzeuGDshrX-kMWxok4QuHjr9nNFeMSm_0Fd9c7-w4M-gtusEJEktSnZZxU2LpoMZ1DNII-CNL1-wfksrUX9GfxsozWYlpCfBiykbdQquMyOPLUOlzJtsYeHzJMlvhlQcegem_0F3/s1600-h/olivejuicekids-blackdresswithpeterpancollar.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj85-r6JzeuGDshrX-kMWxok4QuHjr9nNFeMSm_0Fd9c7-w4M-gtusEJEktSnZZxU2LpoMZ1DNII-CNL1-wfksrUX9GfxsozWYlpCfBiykbdQquMyOPLUOlzJtsYeHzJMlvhlQcegem_0F3/s400/olivejuicekids-blackdresswithpeterpancollar.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373554539564280514" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">so paris chic..</div><div style="text-align: center;">i can definitely imagine sipping coffee in a cafe</div><div style="text-align: center;">while wearing these</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgON0PiHqEzCH6DiEieqiVwita9Ihm2SDF-osh_UIORnS7FmVPu52QqibUWUG7hN1OZCvx9-Wv4rkpiU_2RgD-M0mfa1ererXDDWXSMd1hYKlYaHGq-kvlsvA1RW_yxOY1NwI8VjtXjLwMP/s1600-h/olivejuicekids-beigewithboots.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgON0PiHqEzCH6DiEieqiVwita9Ihm2SDF-osh_UIORnS7FmVPu52QqibUWUG7hN1OZCvx9-Wv4rkpiU_2RgD-M0mfa1ererXDDWXSMd1hYKlYaHGq-kvlsvA1RW_yxOY1NwI8VjtXjLwMP/s400/olivejuicekids-beigewithboots.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373554532909876594" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"> or visiting galleries</div><div style="text-align: center;">and walking down the champs-elysees</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8VteCf7634RS9Ok_k-IYnzpkYyeYf4VA4cEy4Rjm0qkKNRpfancDVy4I3MldWY1ND711LqzgzJxZDMMxG-XHL0_6WNQKLMkVJGJIjem1NpHFKtYtfup4srpibXBNrGGfIHqPQRFo1yXPx/s1600-h/olivejuicekids-navyboatneck.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8VteCf7634RS9Ok_k-IYnzpkYyeYf4VA4cEy4Rjm0qkKNRpfancDVy4I3MldWY1ND711LqzgzJxZDMMxG-XHL0_6WNQKLMkVJGJIjem1NpHFKtYtfup4srpibXBNrGGfIHqPQRFo1yXPx/s400/olivejuicekids-navyboatneck.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373554747959684146" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;">boating on the seine</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidUgUVBzmV_if_iZg6a1hNP3Y2xO-04ezyVY1qteOp-bHhZeCgcSQ4Flwyr5-oNL_s_T9SSLZXgi5kHkCNeCVCcm_JoIbJOs0ZZUt5rQvZSaEZYBOp2xj4jThYoSSKaQOrGEuHez-bR_K-/s1600-h/olivejuicekids-beigeknitdress+withboots.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidUgUVBzmV_if_iZg6a1hNP3Y2xO-04ezyVY1qteOp-bHhZeCgcSQ4Flwyr5-oNL_s_T9SSLZXgi5kHkCNeCVCcm_JoIbJOs0ZZUt5rQvZSaEZYBOp2xj4jThYoSSKaQOrGEuHez-bR_K-/s400/olivejuicekids-beigeknitdress+withboots.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373554525280444530" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">browsing through books at <a href="http://www.shakespeareandcompany.com/">shakespeare & co</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">or </div><div style="text-align: center;">just pretending i'm in france..</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzw5f0D8d7z79cGQNYbVZFkLjZMlgS6RgGZGNRIev4XWCnZXgRcSIe9ndiKregZ_ZUw1zN93o_drovz6N7vga24ShQc75Xw2G-BCYeRA-kP8VcMks2zpujv3-GX3XBm15VsFPcLCmDpk3X/s1600-h/olivejuicekids-peterpantop.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzw5f0D8d7z79cGQNYbVZFkLjZMlgS6RgGZGNRIev4XWCnZXgRcSIe9ndiKregZ_ZUw1zN93o_drovz6N7vga24ShQc75Xw2G-BCYeRA-kP8VcMks2zpujv3-GX3XBm15VsFPcLCmDpk3X/s400/olivejuicekids-peterpantop.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373554520706358722" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">and they're making me really excited about dressing for fall</div><div style="text-align: center;">(it's right around the corner..can you believe it?)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> oh if only they came in adult sizes.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">(via <a href="http://abbysharp.tumblr.com/post/167496263">abby sharp</a>)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">happy monday!</div><div style="text-align: center;">xo</div></div>spilling beautyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02511925565214239917noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110959272437566495.post-18152187680630926132009-08-20T11:22:00.013-04:002009-08-23T19:22:27.836-04:00down the rabbit hole<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw0ds2JCGfPUw4n7d-S04sph6MewddswT0DGTV90G4j4KykfILXxDVNES_X88Ui5GFujH1If8K5gFzoogIPRlQ_K9jHKYLqPOF8BngOiUQ3OOtLR0xvW91YeToOu3TmepOtxXvzLKwLywf/s1600-h/lookingback+small+copy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw0ds2JCGfPUw4n7d-S04sph6MewddswT0DGTV90G4j4KykfILXxDVNES_X88Ui5GFujH1If8K5gFzoogIPRlQ_K9jHKYLqPOF8BngOiUQ3OOtLR0xvW91YeToOu3TmepOtxXvzLKwLywf/s400/lookingback+small+copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372505879892285810" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jennifermorrisbeads/3843408298/">**</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">she looked into her dreams</div><div style="text-align: center;">where her good friends lived and played and decided </div><div style="text-align: center;">the day had come to join them</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">and so</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvr89IIIZn7d3Mmfsmt8pm5yZUC6fmqsICS9qgn0ZzP5ebJUuLHGx4Ft_q-I3NUG8MHTL6EdXECMpwYulW-q3RA5qcV_kgXVFO_5su1t7K8NusXw3lNlgGxnElXlhyphenhyphenT4-VFJYTXqcJusSK/s1600-h/wayoutinthefield+small+copy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 311px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvr89IIIZn7d3Mmfsmt8pm5yZUC6fmqsICS9qgn0ZzP5ebJUuLHGx4Ft_q-I3NUG8MHTL6EdXECMpwYulW-q3RA5qcV_kgXVFO_5su1t7K8NusXw3lNlgGxnElXlhyphenhyphenT4-VFJYTXqcJusSK/s400/wayoutinthefield+small+copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372475928137296914" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jennifermorrisbeads/3842519071/in/photostream/">**</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">into the sun we ran</div><div style="text-align: center;">letting fears fall away</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr_J1bOr4zr4UAjJDtRwRTSA2h_23APlOtlw83cOifrAYwRqPtSu4_yTa2k7tNXU0DncmwKo3Gzv4YZ-8_l58qVukBLxTQZG9kpqT3WQIY5H2ot0ev8prToHllL7BAyAVXWsoDUop8mNX2/s400/lookingdown+small+copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372478617037117138" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 327px; " /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jennifermorrisbeads/3842526031/in/photostream/">**</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">stopping only to see that this place </div><div style="text-align: center;">in all its gorgeousness</div><div style="text-align: center;">with all its newness</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYq8WjWUqkqImR5jnPvx3hj1tJrwmQF4Mw98LGDeJcQQcUaq8jwDeZP7CexP8qBksZUP_Ebih4c57_7VB7PZG0gOCoGTc7cqSDFOEdTL3TJM6PCBR9RXTrd7chPCgS5UMPJ4RJyw5K8xDq/s1600-h/forwardwemarch+small+copy.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYq8WjWUqkqImR5jnPvx3hj1tJrwmQF4Mw98LGDeJcQQcUaq8jwDeZP7CexP8qBksZUP_Ebih4c57_7VB7PZG0gOCoGTc7cqSDFOEdTL3TJM6PCBR9RXTrd7chPCgS5UMPJ4RJyw5K8xDq/s400/forwardwemarch+small+copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372466355361165362" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jennifermorrisbeads/3842535329/in/photostream/">**</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">had really been ours all along.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jennifermorrisbeads/3843408298/"><br /></a><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">sketches and notes from an adventurous day</div><div style="text-align: center;">(with many more to come..)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">wishing you a happy weekend full of dreams and adventures of your own.</div><div style="text-align: center;">xo</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">*these photos are a small part of a collaborative series that my bf <a href="http://www.sportsshooter.com/members.html?id=5837">sam</a> and i are creating</div>spilling beautyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02511925565214239917noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110959272437566495.post-24765035150023195382009-08-19T11:11:00.004-04:002009-08-21T09:40:29.476-04:00i think the word for this one would be..sweet<div><br /></div><div>this animation..</div><div>the music..</div><div>the words..</div><div>her voice..</div><div>it all just tickles me inside</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/vr8WcwOKqxo&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/vr8WcwOKqxo&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><div></div><div><br /></div><div>a little bit 1930s</div><div>a little more 1940s</div><div>some 1960s</div><div>and slightly edgily modernish too</div><div>..a nice combination i'd say</div><div><br /></div><div>hope you're having a happy week.</div><div>xo</div>spilling beautyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02511925565214239917noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110959272437566495.post-27970889274489276752009-08-17T12:55:00.016-04:002009-08-17T14:33:27.498-04:00joi de vivre<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhE-bu-2uE53c2hXoxVjHU19-aqjBbWNNnksf6eeMEcfyw19HiTgOQc2osrVoX9qpgNy5Irogyz1-DXoo8t9B-4Pjh0RjosLBoPZ-ZErFrAj2sKlHfJRyPYo1zau87gSytsPHXT2oJrriO/s1600-h/julie-julia-chickenlegs.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 313px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhE-bu-2uE53c2hXoxVjHU19-aqjBbWNNnksf6eeMEcfyw19HiTgOQc2osrVoX9qpgNy5Irogyz1-DXoo8t9B-4Pjh0RjosLBoPZ-ZErFrAj2sKlHfJRyPYo1zau87gSytsPHXT2oJrriO/s400/julie-julia-chickenlegs.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370995805356444898" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">have you seen <a href="http://www.julieandjulia.com/">it</a> yet?</div><div style="text-align: center;">oh</div><div style="text-align: center;">you must you must you must.</div><div style="text-align: center;">i'm telling you.</div><div style="text-align: center;">you must.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiwxS0-mFWGwUzLVKaUkczzi72gxUW_yngxxh-cAkRP_mLHuzlwFZ5Aeca7PyVc3xKCgJjxLejs0gWIYs_4IFmwougG4dGS3YsO0F91CemJwYqIjLTWbaZQ_JW7meN4DGiFqgURrTM_2eU/s1600-h/julie-julia-saunteringthroughparis.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiwxS0-mFWGwUzLVKaUkczzi72gxUW_yngxxh-cAkRP_mLHuzlwFZ5Aeca7PyVc3xKCgJjxLejs0gWIYs_4IFmwougG4dGS3YsO0F91CemJwYqIjLTWbaZQ_JW7meN4DGiFqgURrTM_2eU/s400/julie-julia-saunteringthroughparis.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370993526135445282" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 239px; " /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">within the first minute</div><div style="text-align: center;">i was dreaming of living in paris</div><div style="text-align: center;">(even more vividly than usual)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggt0srAkyc9ChvrANgWb-maBGYejmG1Z4K2qhhzLw_n9jMORC61IXblj5UfHY9BB4E4fklKw_q-xYR_smkuZvq2WSGvhkJ3Hj_-6q8H4SbZKnokl7JdNSwfguSjctpiMvUNGbLSlIiEpth/s1600-h/julie-julia-inthemarket.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggt0srAkyc9ChvrANgWb-maBGYejmG1Z4K2qhhzLw_n9jMORC61IXblj5UfHY9BB4E4fklKw_q-xYR_smkuZvq2WSGvhkJ3Hj_-6q8H4SbZKnokl7JdNSwfguSjctpiMvUNGbLSlIiEpth/s400/julie-julia-inthemarket.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370993238852903714" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 346px; height: 245px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">and by the fifth minute into the film</div><div style="text-align: center;">i was starving</div><div style="text-align: center;">(despite the fact that we had just stuffed our faces</div><div style="text-align: center;">at the farmer's market 30 minutes earlier)</div><div style="text-align: center;">..oh those endless images of melting butter and bruscetta and souffles ..</div><div style="text-align: center;">(i didn't find any stills of those online..just trust me)</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZQTyLTEATPBMj7NU1ErpkTAdjdXJnuj0pfyHKd4NsP78S_SmRr1wJ9TCq027tithUXWxsw5xQqGTuVh4fQdEkYQNq8vvf6ROkAGs2BfsecXewO2SIG9n5L-jrflyBZQMsHy38_5cuArSK/s1600-h/julie-julia-verylightandairy-juliacuttingonions.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZQTyLTEATPBMj7NU1ErpkTAdjdXJnuj0pfyHKd4NsP78S_SmRr1wJ9TCq027tithUXWxsw5xQqGTuVh4fQdEkYQNq8vvf6ROkAGs2BfsecXewO2SIG9n5L-jrflyBZQMsHy38_5cuArSK/s400/julie-julia-verylightandairy-juliacuttingonions.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370995812606566674" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 320px; " /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNOi2YZyys5xABD8zVHqYZGMeEOls8KXz9Ao5W4SaOANkS9y5IIqV-uHgfxQss1nh2lzn1H-sItnifp9qxa56tFn2A_VApqCbFHPAbcKI9lbBsKcAn4O7BAHXFy0BtXkef6dyEz5-GRLXB/s1600-h/julie-julia-inkitchen.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNOi2YZyys5xABD8zVHqYZGMeEOls8KXz9Ao5W4SaOANkS9y5IIqV-uHgfxQss1nh2lzn1H-sItnifp9qxa56tFn2A_VApqCbFHPAbcKI9lbBsKcAn4O7BAHXFy0BtXkef6dyEz5-GRLXB/s400/julie-julia-inkitchen.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370993232578071554" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">and about an hour in</div><div style="text-align: center;">i had made up my mind to turn my wish list on ebay</div><div style="text-align: center;">(for the entire <a href="http://www.lecreuset.com/global-landing-page/?ReturnID=3">le creuset</a> set of pots and pans)</div><div style="text-align: center;">into a fedex delivery to my kitchen</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgokrg3qCot-5lRRp_ZGC0Sm3vh1OJrrV9fUPkbnFx1RDl5v59kgW1f5mo3_s0XEPPyeKfQu6z6hKi10w58_4I5Q5Xrohzs2fuzBldFsTlwGKdJHg3WRGzzNhJux7T2nN1oenLqsf24byVD/s1600-h/julie-julia-happyinkitchen.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgokrg3qCot-5lRRp_ZGC0Sm3vh1OJrrV9fUPkbnFx1RDl5v59kgW1f5mo3_s0XEPPyeKfQu6z6hKi10w58_4I5Q5Xrohzs2fuzBldFsTlwGKdJHg3WRGzzNhJux7T2nN1oenLqsf24byVD/s400/julie-julia-happyinkitchen.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370984027890977106" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">gather a good girlfriend or two</div><div style="text-align: center;">come armed with loads of snacks</div><div style="text-align: center;">(maybe sneak in a basket filled with french bread and cheese and wine..</div><div style="text-align: center;">i'm going to do just that next time i see it..oh and i will see it again soon)</div><div style="text-align: center;">and get ready to smile </div><div style="text-align: center;">and laugh (outloud)</div><div style="text-align: center;">and cry a little bit </div><div style="text-align: center;">and laugh some more</div><div style="text-align: center;">and simply become filled with julia's contagious <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joie_de_vivre">joi de vivre</a>.</div><div style="text-align: center;">(meryl streep absolutely channelled her)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihVqibEiYmmQUT60BLKQ_g7tro1I1_KEUIXng9dkcN3JOpbdZCMp3tBjhrgpp3urqSdYIA_dze_f5FT6hFzxv3FREMR-XgA6A9fbQGGc2hpnv4xk2LX1rZKbXxHYEVKAYN4eLrum8QjhfB/s1600-h/julie-julia-juliavalentinetoast.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihVqibEiYmmQUT60BLKQ_g7tro1I1_KEUIXng9dkcN3JOpbdZCMp3tBjhrgpp3urqSdYIA_dze_f5FT6hFzxv3FREMR-XgA6A9fbQGGc2hpnv4xk2LX1rZKbXxHYEVKAYN4eLrum8QjhfB/s400/julie-julia-juliavalentinetoast.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370993520279062242" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 282px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">if i had to sum up <a href="http://www.julieandjulia.com/">julie & julia</a> in just a few words,</div><div style="text-align: center;">i'd say exactly what my new sweet friend beth said after it was over..</div><div style="text-align: center;">'that was just lovely'.</div><div style="text-align: center;">it really was.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj51m2zzrYup0raMCevPGLhk1nzFGj9pI40zhkaoQ0Yu-bJpEeN54vAYurcTobZvm8tqwlGfjZiyqohKPweLXXcYAcYGGVcAAbJTd_PDFaNI5JaiOr6S9pS8_QJT22455wC0u1euTSaNhBB/s1600-h/julie-julia-makingatoast.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj51m2zzrYup0raMCevPGLhk1nzFGj9pI40zhkaoQ0Yu-bJpEeN54vAYurcTobZvm8tqwlGfjZiyqohKPweLXXcYAcYGGVcAAbJTd_PDFaNI5JaiOr6S9pS8_QJT22455wC0u1euTSaNhBB/s400/julie-julia-makingatoast.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370984046004293890" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">happy monday</div><div style="text-align: center;">and bon appetit!</div><div style="text-align: center;">xo</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">ps. and if you become as obsessed with julia and her food and life as i did </div><div style="text-align: center;">(i think you will)</div><div style="text-align: center;">you'll love this <a href="http://www.projectfoodie.com/project-foodie-blog">website</a></div>spilling beautyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02511925565214239917noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110959272437566495.post-18289463341097935832009-08-14T11:44:00.019-04:002009-08-14T16:43:08.929-04:00fffffff friday<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">'f' is for...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv7b10b0BYwEFBA4FWWMwQrTNMHYpOlVy_1w2-K713gurSDiXLCQwXQdsUFY1_UGJ22w7Oo2QsELu4sDGVqJv4TEgLkyumaugWhgHeLuf_YWKJ89UdQyKZzxrXoko7TBhIcP4P4DWJ4UUq/s1600-h/cliffdiving-jenyuson-etsy.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv7b10b0BYwEFBA4FWWMwQrTNMHYpOlVy_1w2-K713gurSDiXLCQwXQdsUFY1_UGJ22w7Oo2QsELu4sDGVqJv4TEgLkyumaugWhgHeLuf_YWKJ89UdQyKZzxrXoko7TBhIcP4P4DWJ4UUq/s400/cliffdiving-jenyuson-etsy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369869313182278098" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 394px; height: 400px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center; "><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=7259109">{jenyuson}</a></div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">...freedom...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi41ZEvqQPFJ6RFiQxWhAlmR8jRVhgGqoWbJR-dSnYuTGbFt5S3dbUuAp_yqWSEn9hLS5W8V79IG8VOqZDVVsW50YWWaa-MeGBcEfwk3it7HdnEyFm_nbrpRxJcQy6CfRjW-UvR2jh5VslB/s400/hotairballoon-bomobob-etsy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369870353003750642" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px; " /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5737288">{bomobob}</a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXOpN6iEEmHbgNZTJJMmVcNYbN1KOmNilEIhMPVOw1GULdWVtTn4sBh486mvG76yJB-aVxiN2CSGjBr2u-7VE6ebkeGkZ_c-mOg-cne_Sb9DktgbB_WoLgv5xB41SVefgRBfbTRgOLSi01/s1600-h/touchofblue-kristybee-flickr.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXOpN6iEEmHbgNZTJJMmVcNYbN1KOmNilEIhMPVOw1GULdWVtTn4sBh486mvG76yJB-aVxiN2CSGjBr2u-7VE6ebkeGkZ_c-mOg-cne_Sb9DktgbB_WoLgv5xB41SVefgRBfbTRgOLSi01/s400/touchofblue-kristybee-flickr.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369849252478694130" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 387px; height: 400px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center; "><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lilylove/3814741358/">{kristybee}</a></div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; ">...flowers...</div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhW2EVdYKPgaNb6KK0_NAoqyiWF96sb9L0Firnk671gTSHwJc284uHRk6T-jglCl8_iA-5xrzbDc67OF3XMggdmVMFmJrQTKjaGm0xdQj6iq02W0Ja4YL4lgKhHe8T3fpo7ilSlsxFP4zb/s400/tallflowers-bomobob-flickr+and+etsy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369851348042150450" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px; " /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=28164215">{bomobob}</a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">...following...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFqjQac-UeXupbQxQeDA3vMdcrDyp1QtvBz8nEDJNd7PjS67gmCZCdEEqInKcRqCCLDq210HZShcR0v5jeZNc6Hm74IUE25ORPUAG5IvZH26OjqzK_hgEiePXm12XQAMeKW7j9MVqSjEfX/s400/followme-photosbykatrina-etsy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369873787462306146" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 319px; " /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6333419">{katrina}</a><br /><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMmAf-8JLhi2DsY4xalY3PVuz4Q_1vkiapN04one5COMbutKUd0uH8p0fNxjaPIzvIZ7EcTgU3OmlYqWnh_Iu4LxQN20uXkxZMBmkwwNlV9I7gfwaQiT8moz6tmnqEMd-lAOETHi0QMNtn/s400/findingaspot-shootingnouns-etsy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369874535169526914" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 265px; " /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5638463">{shootingnouns}</a><br /><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">...finding...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBIq2XtiBubpSEZryOzwHqN7RGhOQt4rOWndSClRgFOsNIJjcShP_UZwWzZkHuD1fNNYqSUJwtA6JesH3cEcqUGaRCKQDTCR9DA1EBalDw0TW40l1fcM1TSOUmeWZM-HNTjppWQXKr8iNm/s400/shellcollector-ajawin-etsy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369872656529896802" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px; " /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5630516">{ajawin}</a><br /><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEido4eS9iz9NU-1EwGW0luS2yewnUAPZ6ra37BerUwTXlGr5UxIBuMVRHx_UsAvq0sOqiL6feZ8ftIy1WQdnaBFjdMbKqu9Vv_6I9B-XF9j9Vyo8JtJ1cxw_kExBdN-lVdker7D1TQQVOXv/s400/friendsonbeach-barbaragordon-etys.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369875608486740034" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 393px; height: 400px; " /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5243219">{barbaragordon}</a></div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /><div style="text-align: center; ">...it's for friendship...</div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfp88YgFULY4rFJi9r3UG6F1hyphenhyphenATi_k5aWCXkhRJgqU4lg7LAJm-vgrRu2VUawsS9QufnGMxsBV6Mr3NwNHOsbh1Sp-_7P1UXkJDq55CzoKs-8lC6zP9mWZjvJVIx15mWEkgxTzra5SUQA/s400/bestfriends-gnomeoftheeast-etsy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369877986318962498" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=7769097">{gnomeoftheeast}</a><br /><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; ">...fun...</div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJtokCYvNj57JLNuasWLM3D9a2rv4_g2cGnW0niHuw_BxoSFOlYNp9pVc7lfJySD60_Hn36rrUdVqLTszZyeeCjzFm-WQnVUWjBHl-KuLOByVT8SWZTIF5je0k2UeTaICzg-m3zuYstmNc/s400/carnivalride-bomobob-etsy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369879192801284978" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px; " /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5737288">{bomobob}</a></div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center; ">and best of all</div><div style="text-align: center; ">...'f' is for friday...</div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; ">wishing you a fabulous weekend!</div><div style="text-align: center; ">xo</div></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/g/images/spaceball.gif" /></div>spilling beautyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02511925565214239917noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110959272437566495.post-84041164961470644722009-08-12T12:10:00.017-04:002009-08-12T22:58:01.796-04:00big jumps<div style="text-align: left;">a catchy little ditty </div><div style="text-align: left;">for a bit of mid-week inspiration..</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/_CF7sER73TY&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/_CF7sER73TY&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></div><br /><br /><div>i'm going through lots of creative changes right now..</div><div>(completely self-inflicted changes)</div><div>..pushing myself to explore my photography</div><div> in new and exciting ways</div><div>(oh so new and exciting to me)</div><div>and i find that the words to this song </div><div>are really inspiring and just right there</div><div>where i am</div><div>right now</div><div><br /></div><div>because to me</div><div>truly living a creative life involves </div><div>taking chances</div><div>going on explorations</div><div>(inside and outside ourselves)</div><div>and </div><div>moving (jumping) beyond that comfortable place</div><div>and into the place </div><div>that gives you goose bumps</div><div>(you know the one..the scary one..where you feel most alive)</div><div><br /></div><div>hope to see you there.</div><div>xo</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>spilling beautyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02511925565214239917noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110959272437566495.post-82845078213009447092009-08-10T11:09:00.007-04:002009-08-10T12:19:06.297-04:00al fresco<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx0OMCQyYGag9-F_F0gd01SYBH44pPmGTMMT3obpsE_gnTOwMrp9BwA3qK_tkf46PC0W4EPAOpLMoasSN4ICKYm-I-0Wj-1G4fLMOVb6L5jdnMTgNEIEOI7C30Vzm-rGTXIAiQqBn9reJ9/s1600-h/vinyardview.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx0OMCQyYGag9-F_F0gd01SYBH44pPmGTMMT3obpsE_gnTOwMrp9BwA3qK_tkf46PC0W4EPAOpLMoasSN4ICKYm-I-0Wj-1G4fLMOVb6L5jdnMTgNEIEOI7C30Vzm-rGTXIAiQqBn9reJ9/s400/vinyardview.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368370042533211554" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">if i could have it my way</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsO2cym8UuKZIstuDuloW3sxoxkI0_lGpUMVc0zce_5bOSy7OxS2OSyRcE2b8Jg8v9ZCctV8Akmp8M_-xKeWmej2jHs0N8HsKueupIh9I0fpaFoOmIr3rviJMsNRqxwEcykqGTozcAl2m6/s1600-h/toscano+romito+dining.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsO2cym8UuKZIstuDuloW3sxoxkI0_lGpUMVc0zce_5bOSy7OxS2OSyRcE2b8Jg8v9ZCctV8Akmp8M_-xKeWmej2jHs0N8HsKueupIh9I0fpaFoOmIr3rviJMsNRqxwEcykqGTozcAl2m6/s400/toscano+romito+dining.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368370037702219394" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbhnGielyi8sA4hlvK82zMpWyN7uWjN8dY-la5Z3APaiNIq1fjppeA94VlkCcmVZQCFedZnUU4ARcPRaY0p7opWsjGCUWogjwxN_bLpVv53qb9kbLjUzq9OckUsSLNc3EZ81_dQxZxb2Ch/s1600-h/salle+a+manger+d%27ete+-+marieclairemaison.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbhnGielyi8sA4hlvK82zMpWyN7uWjN8dY-la5Z3APaiNIq1fjppeA94VlkCcmVZQCFedZnUU4ARcPRaY0p7opWsjGCUWogjwxN_bLpVv53qb9kbLjUzq9OckUsSLNc3EZ81_dQxZxb2Ch/s400/salle+a+manger+d%27ete+-+marieclairemaison.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368363167216579874" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">i'd eat outside each and every day</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7aOe-GG6lpEoZ5X2aamjc5wSQ4mvNpZBptH1ZmqZ8piBTonixE281PWLmgImfINmVGI5m-nGVrgMic7srzmmXp-SlubzUtLZ9XXxcM-CJWNvrKmfZwhT0C0mqmQSn5KBvrPLq8xoyw-G3/s1600-h/outdoorbath-singita-farufaru+lodge.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7aOe-GG6lpEoZ5X2aamjc5wSQ4mvNpZBptH1ZmqZ8piBTonixE281PWLmgImfINmVGI5m-nGVrgMic7srzmmXp-SlubzUtLZ9XXxcM-CJWNvrKmfZwhT0C0mqmQSn5KBvrPLq8xoyw-G3/s400/outdoorbath-singita-farufaru+lodge.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368367359709048370" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline; "><br /></span></span></div><div>..and bathe too</div></div><div style="text-align: center;">(it's true)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">everything's more adventurous out in the fresh air.</div><div style="text-align: center;">don't you think?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">*images <a href="http://www.vogue.com.au/vogue+magazine/vogue+living/">via vogue living</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">(merci <a href="http://www.blissfulb.blogspot.com/">mrs. french</a>)</div><div style="text-align: center;">xo</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>spilling beautyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02511925565214239917noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110959272437566495.post-3943541168263088892009-08-07T11:45:00.006-04:002009-08-10T17:26:08.861-04:00happy friday kids!<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNuqtsag8BmgoJJKos0Z-pheQAs80EHEhpPFAFAuE30mjThw-Z_F4C7IlzifVi0QwTJkx9K4EAA4BRLZezdTsB3PYCnYFTus-hK0D8b8qhkTzkDTyNAVINalvBUYs_7La3mYQ3NasNytnv/s1600-h/50syellowhat-jessjamesjake-etsy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 375px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNuqtsag8BmgoJJKos0Z-pheQAs80EHEhpPFAFAuE30mjThw-Z_F4C7IlzifVi0QwTJkx9K4EAA4BRLZezdTsB3PYCnYFTus-hK0D8b8qhkTzkDTyNAVINalvBUYs_7La3mYQ3NasNytnv/s400/50syellowhat-jessjamesjake-etsy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364651348059139858" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?ref=sr_gallery_11&listing_id=26800115&ga_search_query=hat&ga_search_type=user_shop_ttt_id_5711158">{jessjamesjake}</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">there have been </div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center; ">lots of parties and gatherings this summer</div><div style="text-align: center; ">and they have me thinking of themes for one that i'd like to throw</div><div style="text-align: center; ">(besides my 'game day' for which i am gathering the likes of</div><div style="text-align: center; ">bocce ball, badminton and croquet..but more about that another time..)</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigMyB0yDFuil8FDMmlot8GSGpyWIp_9LuX6ZSHCLhMhn_kcKwxIAJqU9kulSbS6Ejj1Mg3TLaqmRSJ_u3ppXGHZtYFh06fYGW9UWNVEQ2fo5rkoQre5HrpYbjPp-zfZTbnFwHjZ1bOsZUm/s1600-h/madhattertallhat-calloohcallay-etsy.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigMyB0yDFuil8FDMmlot8GSGpyWIp_9LuX6ZSHCLhMhn_kcKwxIAJqU9kulSbS6Ejj1Mg3TLaqmRSJ_u3ppXGHZtYFh06fYGW9UWNVEQ2fo5rkoQre5HrpYbjPp-zfZTbnFwHjZ1bOsZUm/s400/madhattertallhat-calloohcallay-etsy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364651224584546322" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?ref=sr_gallery_3&listing_id=24897518&ga_search_query=hat&ga_search_type=user_shop_ttt_id_5501314">{calloohcallay}</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhloXyzsyuCEMfnUSwmQyRg41cV9YYDZy4PgL2S7Gz7FLIUgocuTD8sncz8qaNoLhU1AT2-YpR84mZfRZ_FaG3_6zxgmrtaTXBJog5OoM17AcV86Em5Pssa7hW3jkJfkbK_AO0Zntd3mEs7/s1600-h/redstrawhat-beautifulliving-etsy.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhloXyzsyuCEMfnUSwmQyRg41cV9YYDZy4PgL2S7Gz7FLIUgocuTD8sncz8qaNoLhU1AT2-YpR84mZfRZ_FaG3_6zxgmrtaTXBJog5OoM17AcV86Em5Pssa7hW3jkJfkbK_AO0Zntd3mEs7/s400/redstrawhat-beautifulliving-etsy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364652275326423154" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 315px; " /></a><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6829957&ga_search_query=hat&ga_search_type=user_shop_ttt_id_6829957">{beautifulliving}</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyIkXsEATioTU6RnIeMJZ1N3ObIFBtKdDJtRGFguu9YAw2F9vmgK8YjOp9aVl9xUgqI80PrWfLpIxdkCgyGA52BwYRLKph5E6dFlBnlUhSPjfx3LgGiwyQLQH5bqTtHjLDI8WqF4oe0ozK/s1600-h/verhext-etsy.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyIkXsEATioTU6RnIeMJZ1N3ObIFBtKdDJtRGFguu9YAw2F9vmgK8YjOp9aVl9xUgqI80PrWfLpIxdkCgyGA52BwYRLKph5E6dFlBnlUhSPjfx3LgGiwyQLQH5bqTtHjLDI8WqF4oe0ozK/s400/verhext-etsy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368347756606171362" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 369px; height: 400px; " /></a><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5778683">{verhext}</a><br /><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">something old fashioned..retro..with vintage hats..</div><div style="text-align: center;">maybe with piles of them at the front door</div><div style="text-align: center;">for guests to choose from..</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbAgfM54hHoUBSerXAcGcGJ-ZRkOGWKS3JuCiAUl9nA88D3_GUU48vD-LpieBZQbyuLUzDKigvzvyJAXYnzypEFCrm4Mjwa3lJJZbkOS0T6jIgU3wIXb_CwMtVPQZIE54VzrpPvQqMe4O3/s1600-h/redstrawhat-littlegreensquirrel-etsy.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbAgfM54hHoUBSerXAcGcGJ-ZRkOGWKS3JuCiAUl9nA88D3_GUU48vD-LpieBZQbyuLUzDKigvzvyJAXYnzypEFCrm4Mjwa3lJJZbkOS0T6jIgU3wIXb_CwMtVPQZIE54VzrpPvQqMe4O3/s400/redstrawhat-littlegreensquirrel-etsy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364652286731158162" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 399px; " /></a><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6085536">{littlegreensquirrel}</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">with good <a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=QDUEAAAAYAAJ&printsec=titlepage#v=onepage&q=&f=false">old fashioned </a>refreshments..</div><div style="text-align: center;">singapore slings, gin fizzes, mint julips, </div><div style="text-align: center;">(and maybe a few shirley temples)</div><div style="text-align: center;">out in the garden</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcuJnsD5hdBJARxisGCDLzYC4wFbLja5jjfaoI6Puuz00dtHAirJxT_ZQqgMrYHzRRYx8e86LUfzeqpI8M1XSpzLY-7BSD48ljcoTPvM03SGXDVo95orKb1n3reWyli3mMO11bXsg0bBb9/s1600-h/strawgardenhat-postroadvintage-etsy.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcuJnsD5hdBJARxisGCDLzYC4wFbLja5jjfaoI6Puuz00dtHAirJxT_ZQqgMrYHzRRYx8e86LUfzeqpI8M1XSpzLY-7BSD48ljcoTPvM03SGXDVo95orKb1n3reWyli3mMO11bXsg0bBb9/s400/strawgardenhat-postroadvintage-etsy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367281803138044882" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6830916">{postroadvintage}</a><br /><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; ">under strings of paper lanterns</div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; "><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ1TQCYcCJPwI-jQmTqEzTTmFX3kZmOiaWb0fd1ML9omd2-8NHcWTh-SwYuUMgAr6FA3kNZmhFV05jzFBRCba9tvRvWQ3rDKeusK54ctVHAJujsLsqndwELAzkxlHBACYBHgq0QZngZ4FN/s1600-h/gretagarbohat-ameliasretrovogue-etsy.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ1TQCYcCJPwI-jQmTqEzTTmFX3kZmOiaWb0fd1ML9omd2-8NHcWTh-SwYuUMgAr6FA3kNZmhFV05jzFBRCba9tvRvWQ3rDKeusK54ctVHAJujsLsqndwELAzkxlHBACYBHgq0QZngZ4FN/s400/gretagarbohat-ameliasretrovogue-etsy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367281803944632754" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=7343917">{ameliasretrovogue}</a><br /><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center; ">with lots of <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=io0uqrp9dco">ella</a> and <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmfeKUNDDYs">louie</a> playing</div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJQ08XY4cENrqWHzGysKjnaUN3lTout5fb9YSP9yC6yW41oPMLVVPhrdQ3LTqNabo6p5NBLQ_Pfn2HUntAReUds70_VyVuecXL5zcE7zkx_2z1IfcLrWeHSHpLJ43aoq-m8wxEh5MCDqGR/s1600-h/colorfulplumagehat-goodeye-etsy.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJQ08XY4cENrqWHzGysKjnaUN3lTout5fb9YSP9yC6yW41oPMLVVPhrdQ3LTqNabo6p5NBLQ_Pfn2HUntAReUds70_VyVuecXL5zcE7zkx_2z1IfcLrWeHSHpLJ43aoq-m8wxEh5MCDqGR/s400/colorfulplumagehat-goodeye-etsy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364652377477183154" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 329px; height: 400px; " /></a><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=25994884">{goodeye}</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">which hat would you pick to wear?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5PypKWAuLgg6r3j8pdpjHof1ru-JoAdAsQOswTRI_gxTO9oVLYdHJIRMzaVwGHXyGr_cAW67xs8Cs0OEBqJCtzx1UGL9HvzHkEu6-e3_LWinGRIAEZ7c5DyST4EPtDwWh5TAUs6CIP0pi/s1600-h/psychedelicyellowstrawhat-yestreen-etsy.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5PypKWAuLgg6r3j8pdpjHof1ru-JoAdAsQOswTRI_gxTO9oVLYdHJIRMzaVwGHXyGr_cAW67xs8Cs0OEBqJCtzx1UGL9HvzHkEu6-e3_LWinGRIAEZ7c5DyST4EPtDwWh5TAUs6CIP0pi/s400/psychedelicyellowstrawhat-yestreen-etsy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367281807369497394" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></a><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6708112">{yestreen}</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">it's summertime</div><div style="text-align: center;">it's friday</div><div style="text-align: center;">here's to doing something festive..</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">and wishing you a happy happy weekend!</div><div style="text-align: center;">xo</div>spilling beautyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02511925565214239917noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110959272437566495.post-66426857780627262692009-08-04T12:07:00.008-04:002009-08-04T12:24:12.455-04:00so many uses for a teaspoon***<div><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/XAIAVGZCteI&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/XAIAVGZCteI&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;">people can be just so amazing...</div><div style="text-align: left;">a little something to put you in a happy mood </div><div style="text-align: left;">on this tuesday</div><div style="text-align: left;">xo</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div></div>spilling beautyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02511925565214239917noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110959272437566495.post-87291452185272308032009-07-31T15:09:00.010-04:002009-08-01T08:57:35.257-04:00hadley hutton...so much gorgeousness<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghxKpHtwnwJuM2EdRsOxowB4KiTZEA-Gzc83fqcK-KpdGvtW4dQmuE1-3RFmL5Dwa46grveBGhfnvuo1yyDpnLFN1UcJq4rYbqxmypbGo86SafYfG2DKGi7gfbXb62Hb6YxRMaspnliudZ/s1600-h/tweet.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 309px; height: 400px;" 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style="text-align: center;">hope you have a fabulous weekend</div><div style="text-align: center;">full of things that make you happy.</div><div style="text-align: center;">xo</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>spilling beautyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02511925565214239917noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110959272437566495.post-51604686375810231132009-07-29T11:23:00.022-04:002009-07-31T15:52:35.210-04:00kind over matter<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6rifDvqGAh0I6AjbrH9hLvvvjSxglQDMkK4qnFq4bitLVmS6YXvOXe1vVQFMvllSWTeWAHqv4LTnugdI4j-RC7WzdkKNpXZf89omg4HUPdlc7hwiCV2EPHmNUZDqpmJDwof_UFtU-kJXe/s1600-h/smiletheworldlovesyou-jag@lwh.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; 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class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">***</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWSSUtbTnhBxS_-PH6EmYE9zP0ovHN8cJf3SHc_No0zd_tNbUXb3e-rqRo-s7ublHT8Y8kRFRKLnK0MNWZNxDm1CNQHWnEg8i7s6jJw5eL5x3svPVvNKW5iolwh7Y7n0CwwSuap0YI7e4m/s1600-h/growingthoughts-growingmooOn.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWSSUtbTnhBxS_-PH6EmYE9zP0ovHN8cJf3SHc_No0zd_tNbUXb3e-rqRo-s7ublHT8Y8kRFRKLnK0MNWZNxDm1CNQHWnEg8i7s6jJw5eL5x3svPVvNKW5iolwh7Y7n0CwwSuap0YI7e4m/s400/growingthoughts-growingmooOn.jpg" border="0" alt="" 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style="font-size:medium;">***</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7jdlQ-rv1MZSrGWF1j3uucXrUAXbPAjL_gR1sRM40TPaD0IcI1qgIc1jO5vX1nKDvB8PEgQbD1kxwyp3B_0fS0VXF-2EaovV9RD6ZynLqs3KVS4GyJWHPJzmD_U6j_e6ukdPnPQsl85pa/s1600-h/live-debrali.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7jdlQ-rv1MZSrGWF1j3uucXrUAXbPAjL_gR1sRM40TPaD0IcI1qgIc1jO5vX1nKDvB8PEgQbD1kxwyp3B_0fS0VXF-2EaovV9RD6ZynLqs3KVS4GyJWHPJzmD_U6j_e6ukdPnPQsl85pa/s400/live-debrali.jpg" border="0" alt="" 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href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJiuCa0tMHwcQ_CLt5nmbyt6VU02CZu744gyoM4Y6gndF05GwsHMZs1x0hQNU7hacnpTuWaVj4-zUfZLzGLS7QiQJgFn92te48ocPx9wzIuJAbyvGusKq45TCb7RXIMogdxyN02NNRxHtd/s1600-h/happy-isofoto.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJiuCa0tMHwcQ_CLt5nmbyt6VU02CZu744gyoM4Y6gndF05GwsHMZs1x0hQNU7hacnpTuWaVj4-zUfZLzGLS7QiQJgFn92te48ocPx9wzIuJAbyvGusKq45TCb7RXIMogdxyN02NNRxHtd/s400/happy-isofoto.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363916871718375154" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 330px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center; "><a href="http://kindovermatter.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">***</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:16px;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1yduxSvhR034ORCCWoxM_6TxDMtgUejEE-pBB5rNsgBQCO_a46QQttOUxo1zXlu7ztWhABlvQF0BQnGrJWKbSIT2D860PwRy5FuKisb6tU204rBkBKZfu9U6rJTwcp_4NDOjFVClW-wnM/s1600-h/youareloved-shes_jack.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1yduxSvhR034ORCCWoxM_6TxDMtgUejEE-pBB5rNsgBQCO_a46QQttOUxo1zXlu7ztWhABlvQF0BQnGrJWKbSIT2D860PwRy5FuKisb6tU204rBkBKZfu9U6rJTwcp_4NDOjFVClW-wnM/s400/youareloved-shes_jack.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363920849328039282" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/shesjack/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">***</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5012846"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">miss amanda oaks</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> and </span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/11225170517526552831"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">miss jenn gibson</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">have created a beautiful world over at </span><a href="http://kindovermatter.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">kind over matter</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">where thoughtful artwork and handmade is celebrated</span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">and a good feeling is always guaranteed.</span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">enjoy your visit(s)</span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">xo</span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div></span></div></span></span></span></div></div></div>spilling beautyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02511925565214239917noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1110959272437566495.post-48700239659692941412009-07-27T09:23:00.015-04:002009-07-29T12:52:25.966-04:00miles and miles<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZg43Z27-t0H8YXZ5d1nHeJFs846yI1Zqgew698VYGVOms6ZGTu0nMkeXDpQhbRKfeOCVtzTemrIq94VwzgniImyvRaJXFa9wkKftlF1f45jMeI8HHT3Ny_So42armCiYGtRNVlytD1Kux/s1600-h/columns.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZg43Z27-t0H8YXZ5d1nHeJFs846yI1Zqgew698VYGVOms6ZGTu0nMkeXDpQhbRKfeOCVtzTemrIq94VwzgniImyvRaJXFa9wkKftlF1f45jMeI8HHT3Ny_So42armCiYGtRNVlytD1Kux/s400/columns.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363268921640792594" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jennifermorrisbeads/">{jennifer morris}</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">50 of them to be exact...</div><div style="text-align: center;">and </div><div style="text-align: center;">when the weekend was through</div><div style="text-align: center;">we had explored 40 of the 5o miles</div><div style="text-align: center;">of the crazy flea-market</div><div style="text-align: center;">running along route 90 this weekend.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2hb0ndpLyWCfna_RxiGPYu2WsGZdEn4i2wITrETqyjALe8RHVD3-Uw-G6NFhvI1BWFMhRVevqyG-UVBDkzcnfeIdvGTAnmBm8-48LpbQ5W2J9KoojdAXD2ZIq_Kr1i4EgFkoqz__YU1ZD/s400/fireengines.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363269541510062354" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jennifermorrisbeads/">{jennifer morris}</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">rolling through farmland</div><div style="text-align: center;">linking villages to farms</div><div style="text-align: center;">and people to people</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEQdrOkW8rFaKz4c5a41Qfu2WTPn50vP2Xc0aaak97p83JpL_zCgg_j4kB_t5T7oGUeuu8yLjzqLgdC2d8OqZJj7u-8Dh2AOm5BH06a02dhPlR9S0waPIOgwJkG_7liqAGIxp07c2mqedB/s1600-h/chairs.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEQdrOkW8rFaKz4c5a41Qfu2WTPn50vP2Xc0aaak97p83JpL_zCgg_j4kB_t5T7oGUeuu8yLjzqLgdC2d8OqZJj7u-8Dh2AOm5BH06a02dhPlR9S0waPIOgwJkG_7liqAGIxp07c2mqedB/s400/chairs.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363268918267739938" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px; " /></a><a href="http://www.jennifermorrisphoto.etsy.com">{jennifer morris}</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">it was such a great way to slow down</div><div style="text-align: center;">and stop in all the little towns</div><div style="text-align: center;">and take closer looks at houses</div><div style="text-align: center;">and cafes and barns</div><div style="text-align: center;">(i have a serious thing for barns..</div><div style="text-align: center;">i'll show you my ever-growing photo collection one of these days)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR8NHWa5lWuhXmQ6S6MAJEcCXLydH_HoGALx-0FDYiCRM61thWz2E2r4B1pjY0z2gPWSrHJNyqdfkiZtyuuGZMZ5-TGNlDfYLNBQMR24T8E0ufaZpWaFLc0cddi47qREjXGDOAuIdNKj8y/s1600-h/telonaslemonade.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR8NHWa5lWuhXmQ6S6MAJEcCXLydH_HoGALx-0FDYiCRM61thWz2E2r4B1pjY0z2gPWSrHJNyqdfkiZtyuuGZMZ5-TGNlDfYLNBQMR24T8E0ufaZpWaFLc0cddi47qREjXGDOAuIdNKj8y/s400/telonaslemonade.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363270289461291394" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " /></a><a href="http://www.jennifermorrisphoto.etsy.com">{jennifer morris}</a><a href="http://www.spillingbeauty.blogspot.com/"><br /></a><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">people came from all around the northeast..</div><div style="text-align: center;">i met ladies who drove in from rhode island</div><div style="text-align: center;">who started the 50 mile drive (crawl)</div><div style="text-align: center;">on thursday.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-G14F4SNpdBusuMtj09F8sTwYKxBr4pzJyoL4r8f20qAzQ27_qgBj3vkmLu2XsFie5aOpjf0u6qXf006KCOvvNtW9PSdV7aMon_sfZFldzg0aVdjngUGRzonoGwpbmj_lZcG-Z3BUHfOC/s1600-h/mychairs-theonesthatgotaway.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-G14F4SNpdBusuMtj09F8sTwYKxBr4pzJyoL4r8f20qAzQ27_qgBj3vkmLu2XsFie5aOpjf0u6qXf006KCOvvNtW9PSdV7aMon_sfZFldzg0aVdjngUGRzonoGwpbmj_lZcG-Z3BUHfOC/s400/mychairs-theonesthatgotaway.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363272530129366178" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 290px; " /></a><a href="http://www.jennifermorrisphoto.etsy.om">{jennifer morris}</a><a href="http://www.spillingbeauty.blogspot.com/"><br /></a><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">i didn't know what to expect </div><div style="text-align: center;">and now i do.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv4jNpn8i6ay5874O54HE46Nw99pSu5sSqq2hJqCgO4xV0PMa0w0_9d3PIvaYAbO5auLGFquEId1b7UdnuLJtobzrmeHvtxaVfI15Mp5dgcYuzV_-zdhgHLqHxIOTFMPjKAoBc0FjHpEaD/s1600-h/potsandpans.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv4jNpn8i6ay5874O54HE46Nw99pSu5sSqq2hJqCgO4xV0PMa0w0_9d3PIvaYAbO5auLGFquEId1b7UdnuLJtobzrmeHvtxaVfI15Mp5dgcYuzV_-zdhgHLqHxIOTFMPjKAoBc0FjHpEaD/s400/potsandpans.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363268212826529010" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " /></a><a href="http://www.jennifermorrisphoto.etsy.com">{jennifer morris}</a><a href="http://www.spillingbeauty.blogspot.com/"><br /></a><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">it's a big party for people who love antiques</div><div style="text-align: center;">(and junk too)</div><div style="text-align: center;">who love history</div><div style="text-align: center;">and who just love to dig</div><div style="text-align: center;">and roam.</div><div style="text-align: center;">i was in heaven</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvgcAnFeBAkfU6eF8_b7X4cTks__OvAbBkOiGZwBi2XkUPNqPs8JIGRzKic-tMaVOuKEV-ZeJGSMhuMNMQOwhK1b858zFTqBE0HE2TmkhIg1C-2VidZ_NiRcbfZAgRB_z7q6WF_92DCOsd/s1600-h/50milefleamarketfinds.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvgcAnFeBAkfU6eF8_b7X4cTks__OvAbBkOiGZwBi2XkUPNqPs8JIGRzKic-tMaVOuKEV-ZeJGSMhuMNMQOwhK1b858zFTqBE0HE2TmkhIg1C-2VidZ_NiRcbfZAgRB_z7q6WF_92DCOsd/s400/50milefleamarketfinds.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363252528444167458" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " /></a><a href="http://www.jennifermorrisphoto.etsy.com">{jennifer morris}</a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jennifermorrisbeads/3762612215/in/photostream/"><br /></a><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">we couldn't have stuffed much more into the jeep</div><div style="text-align: center;">and i still spent</div><div style="text-align: center;">less than $100.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGieOH0r7_c3V5EsJqALpT5-1PWgAOjeHfBoxGA0McOO87KXtL3H0YIvdAkBG2-WkyGLCsCMG8d7DlH3E3IyE1bw8IYw3bQi7X4VvJZ4aFi6eyY-HoycEplss0bdvGV9mMlJ52YY1zkt9c/s1600-h/benchmonday-50milefleamarketedition.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGieOH0r7_c3V5EsJqALpT5-1PWgAOjeHfBoxGA0McOO87KXtL3H0YIvdAkBG2-WkyGLCsCMG8d7DlH3E3IyE1bw8IYw3bQi7X4VvJZ4aFi6eyY-HoycEplss0bdvGV9mMlJ52YY1zkt9c/s400/benchmonday-50milefleamarketedition.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363272231883040146" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 292px; " /></a><a href="http://www.jennifermorrisphoto.etsy.com">{jennifer morris}</a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jennifermorrisbeads/3762630975/"><br /></a><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">what a great weekend.</div><div style="text-align: center;">hope you had a fun one too.</div><div style="text-align: center;">what did you do?</div><div style="text-align: center;">xo</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>spilling beautyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02511925565214239917noreply@blogger.com4