those quiet nights

2011-12-02T10:41:00.001-05:00

i'm still alive.

just lacking time and inspiration.

2011-10-19T14:20:00.002-04:00

it's a gray, quiet kind of day.

the kind where you just want to curl up in bed with a good book...

and that's exactly what i will be doing this afternoon!

2011-10-04T12:22:00.003-04:00

two things that make everything better...

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coat: thrifted

boots: aldo

October greeted us with a chilly day.

2011-09-21T12:04:00.005-04:00

I've been sick these past few days.

Out of boredom, I decided to write this little list

of thing to do this Fall.

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fall is just around the corner, and this year i'm really looking forward to it.
cozy knits, warm tea, nature walks and cool evenings.
there's something about it that brings back so many memories...

2011-08-18T19:50:00.002-04:00

long walks, late night suppers, treasure hunting,

early morning swims, corn on the cob,

magic hour, long car rides, sunsets

and now back to reality...

2011-08-14T16:21:00.001-04:00

leaving tomorrow to spend a few days

on a beautiful, quiet, little island.

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my summer scent from long winter farm.

august already. where is the time going?

i'm not ready for this to end.

2011-07-24T16:43:00.004-04:00

In the secular night you wander around

alone in your house. It's two thirty.

Everyone has deserted you,

or this is your story;

you remember it from being sixteen,

when the others were out somewhere,

having a good time,

or so you suspected,

and you had to baby-sit.

You took a large scoop of vanilla ice-cream

and filled up the glass with grape juice

and ginger ale, and put on Glenn Miller

with his big-band sound,

and lit a cigarette and blew the smoke up the chimney,

and cried for a while because you were not dancing,

and then danced, by yourself,

your mouth circled with purple.

-margaret atwood

2011-07-08T23:33:00.000-04:00

blazer: value village

tshirt: joe fresh

shorts: vintage levis

2011-07-05T09:51:00.004-04:00

something beautiful for your eyes and ears

http://tracylalonde.com

2011-06-28T11:54:00.002-04:00

engaged.

it was beautiful & perfect.

a part of me still finds it hard to believe

that i'm lucky enough to spend the rest of my life

with my best friend

2011-06-04T12:19:00.004-04:00

i've been sort of obsessed with triangles lately.

new necklace from here.

2011-05-28T16:33:00.002-04:00

went exploring with matt this afternoon.

unfortunately our little adventure was cut short

because it started raining.

shirt: american apparel

skirt: value village

moccasins: softmoc

2011-05-26T07:21:00.003-04:00

1. beautiful lilacs that matt picked for me yesterday

2. earrings i made that i've been wearing almost everyday

2011-05-15T16:02:00.003-04:00

two images taken with my little point and shoot.

they are a little blurry, but i still like them.

2011-05-08T20:39:00.004-04:00

this weekend was:

sunlight, peppermint tea, country roads & "free bird" on the radio

2011-05-07T18:22:00.001-04:00

photos by matt

skirt: value village

shirt: bluenotes (cropped by me)

2011-04-24T22:54:00.002-04:00

there's nothing like the

warm sun and a cool breeze.

2011-04-20T08:32:00.002-04:00

matt and i made these delicious

gingerbread cookies yesterday.

they are gluten free, dairy free & egg free

find the recipe here

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my new zippered pouch from the dainty squid.

visit the shop here.

2011-04-03T11:57:00.003-04:00

scarf: h&m

blazer: value village

purse: gap

shoes: value village

2011-03-31T11:43:00.001-04:00

2011-03-25T12:29:00.004-04:00

these next few days will be:

handing in my portfolio & finishing school

celebrating with a bottle of red wine

packing up my life in boxes

saying goodbye to my little nest

& lots of mixed emotions...

2011-03-19T11:40:00.003-04:00

1. beautiful mail-art from a pen pal

2. one of my latest drawings

happy weekend!

2011-03-17T11:30:00.003-04:00

these past few months i've noticed

that something inside of me is changing.

i'm beginning to find myself...

2011-03-16T22:02:00.003-04:00

matt and i's first video.

2011-03-14T08:41:00.002-04:00

life has been busy,

& my body is starting to feel tired.

i have to remind myself to

take things one day at a time...

2011-03-06T09:07:00.001-05:00

new things.

little thrifted treasures.

woke up to a new layer

of snow on the ground.

today would be one of those

lazy sundays

if only i didn't have

so many things to do...

2011-03-05T16:26:00.009-05:00

dreary day.

did absolutely nothing.

2011-03-02T09:47:00.000-05:00

matt.

a few photos from

class yesterday.

2011-03-01T16:17:00.002-05:00

self.

words have left me

these days.

i barely even have time

to think.

2011-02-25T15:49:00.001-05:00

do things that make you smile.

2011-02-24T13:30:00.005-05:00

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exhausted.

2011-02-17T09:50:00.002-05:00

beautiful little cross-stitched heart from abbey.

i received it in the mail on valentine's day, how perfect!

2011-02-14T20:39:00.002-05:00

kisses, grey skies, quilts, love notes, flowers, howling winds,

laughing, singing, warm tea & cookies, neil young, candlelight...

another one of those quiet nights.

2011-02-12T11:49:00.002-05:00

what i wore today:

thrifted button-up shirt

& my mom's old belt

spending some time in the studio today, then coming home

& treating myself to an avocado face mask.

2011-02-11T16:45:00.002-05:00

images of a friday afternoon.

felt really unproductive today.

woke up late.

decided to spend the day in my pajamas.

started a puzzle.

made peppermint tea & sketched.

& now i am watching the sun set.

2011-02-08T20:59:00.000-05:00

rose.

photographed in the studio for a school workshop.

2011-02-06T17:43:00.003-05:00

this weekend was:

spending time with my family

treasure hunting at value village

another snow storm

a bruised tailbone

2011-02-03T22:17:00.003-05:00

no words today, just smiles

2011-02-01T18:40:00.004-05:00

it's been a rough few weeks,

but i am finally starting to feel like myself again.

there's a big snow storm coming this way.

here's hoping that class will be cancelled tomorrow so i can

spend the day reading in bed & drinking tea

2011-01-30T14:41:00.002-05:00

what i wore today.

thrifted skirt worn as a dress

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(photos: flickr)

beautiful photography by tamara lichtenstein

2011-01-25T22:50:00.003-05:00

listen.

look.

read.

2011-01-24T16:37:00.001-05:00

new things.

nail polish from american apparel

earrings from value village

& a purse from gap

2011-01-21T12:17:00.001-05:00

lunch today:

fried potatoes and sausages

with beet coleslaw

2011-01-21T00:33:00.006-05:00

a few precious things found in my bedroom.

had a lovely day today celebrating matt's birthday.

we shared delicious sandwiches for lunch,

cuddled in bed all afternoon,

then went out for supper at a quiet restaurant.

it was a nice & simple day.

just the way we like it.

2011-01-17T17:03:00.002-05:00

a little style inspiration from turned out.

2011-01-15T12:36:00.003-05:00

new painting.

winter blues.

braving the mini snow storm to go downtown today.

hopefully the fresh air will do me some good.

2011-01-13T11:35:00.001-05:00

images of a thursday morning.

2011-01-12T16:41:00.001-05:00

what i wore today.

the wolf t-shirt is from value village

& the feather earrings are from aldo.

2011-01-11T20:47:00.002-05:00

today i:

felt homesick

felt uninspired

laid in bed & listened to some neil young

2011-01-08T10:51:00.006-05:00

(photos: exquisitebanana)

pretty things.

photographs by amelia kay

2011-01-06T14:40:00.002-05:00

what i wore today.

the cardigan is from value village

& the necklace i made.

2011-01-06T13:16:00.002-05:00

solitude.

i'm learning to embrace it

2011-01-05T15:31:00.004-05:00

new things.

earrings from value village

bag from le chateau

2011-01-01T10:54:00.000-05:00

resolutions.

2010-12-31T12:51:00.006-05:00

had an amazing time getting lost in the wilderness.

enjoyed the peacefulness & solitude, the fresh air, campfires, snowshoeing,

afternoon naps & many laughs.

what a beautiful experience this was! something i'd definitely

want to do again sometime.

2010-12-27T15:43:00.006-05:00

1. necklace from matt

2. packing for a little adventure

leaving the city bright and early tomorrow morning

to spend a few days in a yurt out in the middle of nowhere :)

2010-12-24T10:34:00.005-05:00

"be content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are.

when you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you"

~ lao tzu

these words have helped me a lot these last few days.

merry christmas everyone!

2010-12-21T13:24:00.001-05:00

today is a day for green tea & wooly socks

2010-12-18T17:52:00.003-05:00

made this delicious coleslaw for supper tonight.

carrots, beets, cabbage & apples.

2010-12-13T18:20:00.005-05:00

today i:

sat by the window to watch the snow fall

started a sewing project

played dominos with matt all afternoon

2010-12-11T17:47:00.010-05:00

a few items on my christmas list this year.

i'm really loving these 3 new shades of nail polish from american apparel.

2010-12-06T19:58:00.004-05:00

photography by anna wolf

www.annawolf.com

2010-12-05T21:02:00.004-05:00

i have this habit of collecting random little objects.

sometimes there is beauty in the simplest things...

2010-12-04T19:08:00.005-05:00

(photos: imdb)

watched the most beautiful movie today: "the exploding girl".