holiday gift guide: for your mom who has a green thumb and loves sewing, pretty cardigans, & you!

decorative tea bag selection from fortnum and mason
cath kidston's sew
gardening rubber clogs from cath kidston
framed vintage botanical prints
gardener's hand cream from crabtree & evelyn
lilac cardigan from jcrew
coin purse from longchamp

see: winter blues

twig+willow shop

i am setting up shop at etsy
(i know, i know... finally!)
for the holidays...
here is a sneak peek:

see: dreaming of gypsies

i think one could so easily appropriate
this palette for a warmer winter
and a holiday bursting with colours
taken from the heart of gems and jewels,
and the life of travelling gypsies...







(p.s. i think i my next major trip will be to: egypt, jordan, turkey and morocco)
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images from this beautiful and brilliant site

holiday gift guide: for the teen girl alter-ego who loves cupcakes and christmas

love: monograms

slightly vain
but plenty awesome!
all from your one-stop-inspiration shop
anthropologie

(p.s. i bought some of the monogrammed porcelain cups to repurpose
as 'vases' for short stemmed blooms. )

holiday gift guide: for the 20-something preppy rockstar brother

mustache ornament from UO
sabatino blazer from opening ceremony
fred perry sneakers
american apparel 3 pack jersey scarf
eric clapton: the autobiography
guitar & amp pillowcase set from UO

holiday gift guide: for the wonderful geeky banker boyfriend

manly mitts from steven alan
brightly patterned dress socks from GANT
men's alberta hoodie from the ROOTS canada collection
transformers vintage tee
kiehl's ultimate men's after-shave balm
a subscription to the economist

see: leave (a short)

Leave Me from Daros Films on Vimeo.

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all of us have
once-upon-a-time's
as if our lives were a book.
and sometimes it is hard
not to want to flip back
to old pages
just to make sure
that everything up to where you are now
is where you are supposed to be
and that everything before
is just as it was and will remain unchanged
no matter how many times
you go back
the story remains the same:
once upon a time you were 19
and it was July
and you believed in meant-to-be's...

letter: dear heart

to let go
is to be unselfish.

to be unselfish
is to love.

to love
is to let go.

(and so it goes...
so it goes...)

feel: crisp autumn days

al and i spent a beautiful autumn afternoon
raking leaves in his front yard
and i found some pretty autumnal things
to gather and take photos of...

and now we're indoors again
eating warm herb chicken soup
melba toast
and sharp cheddar cheese...

do: a great indoor adventure

we built an indoor fort
ate grilled cheese
drank warm yummy beverages
had popcorn
and chocolate covered
peanuts & raisins
and watched a movie
in our flannel pj's
(in our fort complete with
a secret password!)