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1. michael penny design of his own home, angus fergusson photography, from canadian house & home

2.from house beautiful
3. from house beautitful, designer markham roberts, photo francesco lagnese
4. charlotte moss design, photo tria giovan, from veranda
5. image from the pink house, via cote de texas
6. homeowner and designer joseph abbati, photos natalie caudill, via elle decor
7. jenny lyons home, via blueprint bliss

i love style me pretty. it's the one site i can head to and be guaranteed to see something pretty every single time i visit. they recently created style circle, a place where brides-t0-be can create inspiration boards very easily with their template. and pretty-stalkers like me can go and spend hours looking at the pretty. here are a few boards i found today that remind me of the start of fall.

look at those lights!

Credits: Byron Hoffman and Lasting Images, Jose Villa

s'mores at a wedding?!? heck yea.

Credits: James Christianson, Penny Silvia (2), Suthi Picotte

Credits: Millie Holloman, Linda Chaja, Penny Silvia, Lisa Lefkowitz (2)

love these invites!

Credits: Loveleigh (2), Brides Magazine (2), Suthi Picotte, Heather Kincaid, Madeline Man, Millie Holloman

a piano outside!!

Credits: Linda Chaja (2), Suthi Picotte (2), Suthi Picotte, Jose Villa, Lisa Franchot

Credits: Byron Hoffman and Lasting Images (3), Penny Silvia, Jose Villa, Meg Baisden Photography, Cheri Pearl

Credits: Lisa Lefkowitz, Cheri Pearl, Millie Holloman (2)

Credits: Karen Wise Photography, Marianne Taylor Photography, Heather Kincaid

neat finds

i spotted this over on simplesong the other day and had to share. it's from sugar paper. cool, huh. and there's also this. another good one.

i think it's time to start my christmas wish list.

fall saturdays

pixel fell asleep watching football with her daddy yesterday. legs in the air. out came the camera.
she heard the clicks of the camera. but don't worry, she only opened her eyes for like 2 seconds.

lovin' yellow

yellow, or rather citron as southern accents calls it, speaks summer to me. to celebrate the end of summer i thought i'd post a few photos showing yellow. i love these spaces.

love all the windows, the window seat, the lucite chairs and those punchy stripe pillows

photos tria giovan, designer amanda nisbet

love those silky drapes puddled ever so slighty, the teal chair and wishing i could pan the photo to see more of the artwork

designer Heidi Friedler, photos Michel Arnaud

love the mix of artwork

photos tory williams, designer amanda nisbet

hmmm, apparently i'm really loving yellow with pinks

photos Pieter Estersohn, designer Nestor Santa-Cruz, SKB Architecture and Design

all images courtesy southern accents

a must read

joni over at cote de texas did the most thorough post on lighting fixtures yesterday on her blog. you must stop by and take a look... even if it's simply to ogle all the lovely photos. here's my fave.

we have a similar lantern in our foyer. good to know i'm still a little stylish.

new market

jan's new market, mixed tape, started monday over at poppytalkhandmade. there's lots of goodies... letterpress, photography, vintage stuff, jewelry, and art prints. here's a few that caught my eye.

sycamore street press

mccheek's mayhem

kiki and polly

bellalulu

inklore design

the petite press

sfgirlbybay

vol. 25

wild things

this summer steve and i (well, mainly steve) tranformed our backyard. remind me to show you photos sometime. anyway, we have a steep slope in the back of the yard, accessible by scaling a 6 foot rock wall. i've scaled it once to help plant lavender. steve scaled it yesterday afternoon when he was home for lunch. he cut and gathered some of our wildflowers that we (again, he) planted from seed. aren't they pretty?

i'll have to remember to hide these at bedtime. the last time steve picked wildflowers and brought them in, this little wild thing (looking all innocent here with her crossed paws)


had a field day. in the middle of the night she left our bedroom, walked the length of the hallway, went down the stairs, walked another hallway into the kitchen and brought back flowers. i found them in the morning strewn on the rug like confetti. along with a brillo pad.

more orange

you know i love orange. i wrote about it here. i had an email in my inbox the other day from jonathan adler. yes, he writes to me. subject line was 'orange looks...". here's a few of the finishing lines.

"orange looks like happiness."
"orange looks zesty with white."
"orange looks chic with pink."
"orange looks like you're living the california dream."

and a few of my favorites from their orange colored selections.

british flag pillow

morrow slipper chair

shelter island chair
capri bottle lamp
morrow settee
english breakfast tea towel
big sur candle

go, jonathan.

images from here

i'm in the mood...

to cook. watch out, i don't say that very often. but today is rainy. i had the forethought to cancel my farmers market booth yesterday when i saw the forecast of rain. paper goods and water do not mix. although my booth is covered by a so-called water-resistant canopy, i've found it's not truly water-resistant. drips happen. not good. nobody wants to buy crinkly water spotted paper.

anywho, back to cooking. devon at the wisteria house posted this awhile back. and i've been thinking about it ever since. i love, love, love to make pizza dough. i'd been using another recipe but think i'll try this today. you can't go wrong with ina.

and while we're at it let's take another look at ina's barn in the hamptons.

the foyer.
her office alcove.
and this. the kitchen area.open shelving. viking stove.
and the pantry. ahhh. i could stay organized if i had this. i know it. i just know it.

a beautiful thing

one of my goals when mom and kim were visiting a few weeks ago was to can peaches. 'cause if you haven't heard, there's a canning revolution going on.

image via gluten-free girl

and i wanted to be part of it. and drag along mom and kim. and kelly. we started with 50 lbs (!) of peaches from calhoun family farm in wapato, wa. i love their peaches! and kelly's canning equipment.
mom, kim and i were the peelers and slicers. and kelly, canning guru AND newlywed of less than 2 weeks here, manned the stove and pots. not everyone present thought they had to help. we were organized. we were productive. we had fun. here's our first batch in and out of the water bath.
aren't they pretty? we canned a total of 20 1/2 quarts.
steve and i had a pint over pancakes for breakfast the next morning. they were scrumptious.