warm and cozy

textiles.

that's what it's all about for me. blankets, pillows, curtains, rugs, tablecloths. they make the house so warm and cozy and interesting to look at. and easy to change!

speaking of warm and cozy, now that the cold weather is upon us, "cocktail hour" (or i should say, "my one drink after dinner that pretty much makes me useless and puts me to sleep"...) is something i look forward to! my favorite drink right now is a white russian. yummmmmm! ah yes, useless and sleepy!

what is your favorite wintertime drink?

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rest in peace nelson mandela.

peace on earth

i just love this duet.....i remember my mother got me out of bed to watch this when it came on tv. i was in high school and a big bowie fan!

5 more days!!!!!

some christmas bling

i've been "sprucing" things up a bit around here. we usually don't get a tree as our house is quite small, ( and i live with a "humbug-ian") , but i love the wonderful smell of greens in the house and they are so pretty!! so, what i do , is make a garland out of people's tree trimmings that i find...at the dump! it's great-i go to the big compost heap and there are piles of branches, free for the taking!

i also have my little deer collection, and a couple of vintage santas, so we're looking a little festive!

i really wish i wouldn't keep losing my christmas lists.......

up on the rooftop reindeer pause...

i do love deer, especially vintage-y deer. gives me one more thing to collect! i did a bit of christmas decorating this weekend , visited an alpaca farm(my photos were disappointing...), and knit, knit, knit.

lots of christmas-y goodness coming up this week, so stay tuned!

tired tuesday

man, this week has got me beat already....

good night!

cool blue and brown

are you familiar with joseph cornell ?

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we saw justin townes earle last night-such a great show!

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little quilt is finished for CRAFT FIX!

happy friday!

flea market style

do you like to read decorating books? i love them. i am pretty much obsessed with them. my two very most favorite ones are flea market style by emily chalmers and homespun style by selina lake. 

i guess you could most accurately describe my decorating style as " flea market clutter". brian might describe it (and has) as "too much stuff"...but that doesn't seem to stop me from lugging more and more things home from the flea market. no, sir! i will fill every last inch of our (rather small) house!

that being said,  i love looking at bright, airy swedish homes with lots of mid-century modern furniture and catherine holm bowls, every surface painted white, with just a few well-chosen items placed here and there. so, so lovely! but seriously, can you really live that way? i think not. i like the cozy comfort of beautiful old things with a bit of wear and tear and a story to tell, if only they could!

so, every night before i go to sleep, i choose a book from the towering stack beside the bed and look at a page or two. then on the weekend, i go to the flea market, head full of inspiration, pockets not very full of cash, in search of the next treasure! sorry brian.