After disappearing for the weekend, I'm back. I struggled with Blogger on Thursday and Friday. Due to maintenance problems with the host, Blogger wouldn't allow me to sign in at all. That means that I couldn't tell anyone in blog-world that I was running away to the country for the weekend! I spent all weekend with some friends, Bruce, and the dogs traveling all over the Pennsylvania backwoods. It's nice to get away every now and again! Here are some iPhone pictures as a sneak peak of our little outing in the woods. There are lots of real pictures to...

I went to the library last week to return my borrow copy of Water for Elephants – Yes, I finally finished it, and yes, I loved it! While walking through the library’s lobby I stopped to check out the “discard shelf” and the “take a book, leave a book” box… After some digging, I found this gem!The 1969 publication of Vogue’s Book of Etiquette! Its fabric covered, purple back, and silver lettering caught my eye right away. If your library has one of these catch-all places for unwanted books, go check ‘em out! This book is wonderful combination of an...

While cleaning out my filing cabinet last week, I found a folder that was bursting with inspiration. In fact, that green file folder was labeled "Future Home Inspiration". Quite fitting. I've been tearing home design pages out of magazines, catalogs, and newspapers for years now. I've got a heft collection of torn pictures in this folder. Usually, I hate weeding through my filing cabinet. This folder made for a nice detour in the decluttering department. Here's some of the shreds from the folder:Pretty cool, right? It's neat to see the assortment of images I've saved. They all seem to be of...

1.) The shoe collection at BHLDN. Vintage-inspired, glittery, and lots of dainty details. I'd like one of each pair, please.2.) I've been a little Betsey Johnson crazed as of late. I must have admired the pretty pink jewelry case at Macy's for over a half-hour during my last visit to the mall. I didn't buy anything... but I did come home to search eBay. These earrings will be dangling from my ears. & I scored them for a much better price!3.) These portraits by Stefany Alve's on Flickr. She (rarely) shows her face in this 3-year series. A neat concept,...

It's days like today that make me realize why I'm living where I live. It's beautiful. It wouldn't be the same without the sunshine and shorelines. I walked the beach for a little while today to take some photos for work and took some for this blog, too.I then walked my sand-covered feet into Quiet Storm Surf Shop to deliver their latest Ami's Mermaid Jewelry pieces. There are 10 new beaded starfish headbands at the 74th street location! Stop by and snag one, or a few. These headbands are my favorite summertime accessory.When you're in Quiet Storm, talk to Phil about...