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December.

I can't believe we are already well into December!  I love this time of year!  Sometimes I wish the holidays were at the end of January instead so we could all enjoy the festivities a little bit longer!  I'm looking forward to the snowy days ahead!

But we haven't had a good snow day yet.  In fact, the day after Thanksgiving we went for a walk in the dunes and the weather was so warm that the kids were playing on a sandbar!

Regardless, it's my favorite time of the year and I love seeing all of the cars driving around town with fresh cut trees on the roof!

Time to hang some wreaths and garlands - I love the smell of fresh greens around the house!

Grow some paperwhites!

And amarylis!

And wrap some presents of course!

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A Few Things I'm Crushing On.

Loving this red bag from J.Crew - you can never have too many red handbags if you ask me!

via Flying A NYC

via Brook Farm General Store

This backpack would really come in handy when walking to the store with Scout!

via Flying A NYC

How cute are these little elephants!

via J.Crew

These plaid trousers make me happy.

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Happy Thanksgiving!

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Yard Sale Treasure.

Our mom's latest yard sale score is this pair of leather chairs all nice and worn in for $15.  They just needed a little bit of love.

My parent's pug Riley matches the chairs perfectly!

They found a home at our sister Al's house - my mom is a champion at finding good deals at yard sales and sharing with us all!

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A Bit of Fall.

The fall weather has me loving all of the golden leaves on the ground, the rich colors of worn in leather, aged patinas on old metal trinkets, the warm glow of a lamp at dusk, bookshelves full of old favorites, road trips - I love this time of year!  How about you?

Note to Self

Green Like Bathwater

Brown Dress with White Dots

Wit and Delight

The Akward Bird

That Kind of Woman

Pink Wallpaper

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Ikat and other love stories.

My ikat love hasn't waned - nor has my love of dishes.  I'm super excited about these dishes from the new C. Wonder store - can't wait for them to get an online store up and running.  Have any of you been to the NYC store yet?  Looks like a fun shop with a lot of whimsy!

I'm always looking for the perfect cup & saucer - maybe these will even be in red too!

I've collected ikat plates and bowls over the years - and these would complement my collection well!  They mix great with my vintage blue willow dishes (another favorite growing collection).  Speaking of blue willow - I'm kind of obsessed with this blue willow inspired wallpaper.

I'm also loving this coffee table - I can just see my perfect ikat cup & saucer in this setting!

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Halloween.

I hope everyone had a good time on Halloween!

This year my nieces and nephews got into the spirit of making their own costumes - something I always enjoyed doing as a kid (with my mom's help)!

My nephew Max transformed into a super scary werewolf - love it!

Bea (an 80's aerobics instructor) and Max getting into character before a big night of trick-or-treating!

Cowboy Sol.

Eloise as Dorothy with Scout filling in for Toto!

Rach carrying an over-excited Olive amongst all of the trick-or-treaters!  Happy Halloween!