morning elegance

beautiful. i love.

bad blogger

ok ok. go ahead and give me the bad blogger award. i’ve totally neglected silhouette. i’m not going to lie – i’ve enjoyed my internet break. slap my wrist. put me in time out. give me lines.

shall we move on?

good. there’s lots to share.

september calendar

we are busy bees here at our little place preparing for 11 of our wonderful friends to come visit this weekend! i can’t wait to fill you in on our annual reunion.

in the meantime, here is the september calendar. thanks to my hottie husband for taking the pictures for me. if the numbers look a little faint to you, it’s because they are. my printer is running out of ink, and alas we have not made it to office max to buy more between our travels this month.

Download the calendar here.

As always, here are some tips to get your calendar looking just right:
- Check the “scale to fit” box if any of your printer margin settings are off.
- Use a paper cutter to get those oh-so-straight lines.
- Use twine, string, tape and a holepunch to hang it how ever you think looks best.

hiatus

my dearest readers! I’ve missed you. I’m finally back from my summer hiatus. Tim and I spent the last two weeks traipsing across the country. We spent some time in LA. And then came back to the east coast and spent a few days in the Outer Banks in North Carolina. It was so great to unplug. Besides a few tweets, I didn’t check email. Or post any blogs. Clearly. Since you’ve had nothing to read.

I’m glad to be back though and eager to share some of my highlights from my trip. want to know what I’ve been up to?

1. beaching it in malibu and laguna beach

2. drinking the fanciest coffee I’ve ever had

3. watching my sis in the act of her brilliant photog skills

4. befriending this fabulous little being

5. staying at this gorgeously designed retreat

6. visiting unique oc at the lab in costa mesa

7. eating gelato – like ten times and loving it every time

8. finishing the poisonwood bible. part of my summer reading list and a must-read.

9. visiting this oh-so-cute design shop

10. leaving this one blank because I could keep going and I can’t decide.

Thanks for letting me check out for a few!

{photo from here}

la

i’m off to LA! I’m so ready for a vacation. And. I finally will get to be out in the sun. Yes, for the first time this summer. I know. That’s really sad. buuut Malibu here I come!

{image from cori kindred}

present print

we’ve been doing some fun things to our little place involving dash + albert rugs and a new trunk. I promise to share some photos. Plus, we just ordered this cute little “present” print by blanca gomez. i love her work

see more here.

cottage office

isn’t this the perfect little summer cottage office? I feel like being there would inspire me want to write all kinds of handwritten letters.

{via mary ruffle}