prettiness

I have a feeling that these curtains will be making themselves at home in my bedroom shortly.

I have a problem with coats. It doesn't matter how many I already have, as soon as I see one like this I feel the need for just one more. Can you ever really have too many? Say no. Please say no.

I am in love with this bag. Look at the strap! Is that not the most perfect length ever? Look at the pretty metal buckles and loops! Sigh. If I had enough money I would forget my issues with leather and this bag and I would ride off happily into the sunset together. The end.

Favorite couch ever. Enough said.

etsy wanderings

My favorite shops of the moment from the land of Etsy.

Diana Sudyka's shop is so lovely I keep coming back for more. I've already ordered three beautiful prints from her and this morning I checked in and noticed the above beauty. How can I resist something entitled Bronte in New Zealand?

Golly Bard's shop is a wonderful blend of whimsy and nature brought to life through delicate watercolor paintings.

Whatever did I do for Christmas presents before Etsy came along?

nothing like a good muffin

I have been searching for the perfect apple muffin for a while now. I like my muffins hearty and healthy enough to not send me on a sugar high for the rest of the day, but I also can't stand for them to be too dry and dense. But I've found it! My perfect apple muffin came from this recipe from the Pinch My Salt blog. These are wonderfully moist and light muffins despite the whole wheat flour. I cut out the raisins and nuts and added in another apple instead, but other than that I followed the recipe exactly. Yum!

Interloper among the muffins!

a bit of both is nice

I love where I live. But every now and then the city calls and I think... maybe for a little while.

nice things...

1. black magic, 2. Untitled, 3. Lola, 4. powell butte.

Today is a strange mix of sunny skies and gloomy dark clouds. The day just can't seem to make up its mind and it truly feels like October. In any case, it's the perfect day for me to catch up on my blogging by posting a little list of things that have caught my attention of late.

This photographer's photostream is absolutely beautiful. I am captivated.

Check out this fanciful umbrella! Sadly it is out of stock at the moment, but I'm hoping it will come back. I think these shoes would go with it rather well.

The perfect little notebook.

I have been reading up on Gocco printers and now I'm convinced I must have one.

I just ordered this set of prints and I can't wait until they arrive. I'm in love with pretty much everything in this artist's Etsy shop.

I want all of these sweaters. 1 2 3 4

Perhaps I will make something like this with the apples I picked over the weekend.

And now I am off to be productive and do fun things like clean my room return books to the library. Oh, one last thing that I've been loving lately: GLEE! Tonight I plan on catching up on the episode I missed last week.

misc.

I can't believe how long it's been since I last posted here. Last time I wrote I was thinking of all the summer things I wanted to do and now here we are, almost done with September! Now all I can think about is how pretty the leaves look and when I'll be able to go apple picking. And bake pie. Mmmm, apple pie.

For now I have no baked goods, so I'll just share a few of the photos I've snapped lately.

things to come...

1. Peace, Love and Polas, 2. Lauren, 3. L010, 4. Untitled

Today was one of those horrible work days when nothing seems to go right. To cheer myself up, I'm thinking about the things I want to do this weekend when I'm free from work tomorrow afternoon.

1. Go on a walk to pick wildflowers.

Everywhere I drive right now I see the most wonderful wildflowers growing beside the road. Queen Anne's Lace is particularly vibrant along the highway. But, since going for a stroll along the highway doesn't seem like a very fun idea, I'd like to find some quiet little path far away from people (except the ones I like) that leads to a perfect bouquet. 

2. Go swimming.

Since the beach seems so far away and such a hassle at times, I've been settling for a friend's lake. It's gorgeous and cool and quiet and SO relaxing. I do still want to make it to the beach at least once, though. Can you believe it's already August? I can not. 

3. Go blueberry picking.

Is it bad that a big part of the reason I want to go is so I can take pictures? Of course, I'm also looking forward to making some delicious treats afterwards (blueberry pancakes anyone?). But the place where I like to go is so beautiful and picturesque that I think I'm going to struggle my way through the patch with far to many cameras. 

So there. Those are a few things to tide me over until I'm free at three o'clock tomorrow.