All images below are from the website - found here.
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| {Charlie Chaplin and Helen Keller} |
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| {Chuck Norris and Bruce Lee} |
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| {James Brown and Mick Jagger} |
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| {Salvador Dali and Walt Disney} |
June 6, 2011
awesome people hanging out together
... is the name of this website, I think it might be the best thing ever. It is exactly what the name suggests; a collection of photos of some of the most awesome, and quite unlikely, pairings of people.
These are just a few of the gems from the first page... go and have a look for yourself!
June 5, 2011
madewell
These past few days, I've been spending a lot of time in the sale section of the Madewell website. As I've said before, I have no problem admitting that I am a little behind the curve when it comes to, oh, quite a few things I guess, but especially trendy-type-things. I also have no problem admitting that I have a major mental block when it comes to paying full price for certain things, okay, okay, for clothes. Unless it is a really special item, or if I am shopping for a specific occasion the day before said occasion (which I do all too often) I much prefer to wait for things to go on sale. Knowing that pretty much everything does eventually, it makes it really difficult for me to justify paying full price. And that is just my very personal feeling on the matter. I definitely do not think I am a cheap person, it's just that there are a million other things I would rather waste spend my money on. Like absurd amounts of expensive cheeses, for one.
Anyway, for those of you who already know how great Madewell clothes are, this won't come as a surprise. But for those of you who are new to this, like I am, here are few things that I found - my virtual shopping cart, if you will. I have yet to decide which items I will actually be buying... and I would absolutely love any comments!
Anyway, for those of you who already know how great Madewell clothes are, this won't come as a surprise. But for those of you who are new to this, like I am, here are few things that I found - my virtual shopping cart, if you will. I have yet to decide which items I will actually be buying... and I would absolutely love any comments!
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| balldrop mini - $60 |
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| pleated pembroke dress - $130 |
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| rooftop party dress - $30 |
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| shimmer dust tee - $40 |
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| silk capulet tank - $70 |
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| sketched feathers dress - $80 |
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| ticker-stripe tank - $25 |
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| tomboy tee - $20 |
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| Stetson denim havana - $55 |
So... any thoughts??
June 4, 2011
just beet it
While I was over on Daisy Janie admiring those prints I posted about yesterday, I came across this fantastic (and simple!) recipe idea. I can't wait to try it! So perfect for a summer picnic, or to elevate a cobb salad to a whole new level.
pickled red beet eggs
{Recipe and image from Daisy Janie}
Ingredients:
1 dozen eggs
2 15 oz. cans sliced red beets
1 C white vinegar
1/2 C sugar
1/2 t salt
Directions:
Hard boil or hard cook eggs. Peel when eggs have thoroughly cooled.
In a saucepan, heat vinegar, beet juice & sugar over medium heat until sugar has dissolved. No need to boil. Set aside to cool.
In a large, deep bowl, add peeled eggs first, vinegar/beet juice liquid second and sliced beets from both cans last. Adding the beets last helps keep the eggs submerged in the liquid so they can absorb the most flavor and gorgeous color! They should set for at least 4 hours; overnight is even better.
{Recipe and image from Daisy Janie}
Ingredients:
1 dozen eggs
2 15 oz. cans sliced red beets
1 C white vinegar
1/2 C sugar
1/2 t salt
Directions:
Hard boil or hard cook eggs. Peel when eggs have thoroughly cooled.
In a saucepan, heat vinegar, beet juice & sugar over medium heat until sugar has dissolved. No need to boil. Set aside to cool.
In a large, deep bowl, add peeled eggs first, vinegar/beet juice liquid second and sliced beets from both cans last. Adding the beets last helps keep the eggs submerged in the liquid so they can absorb the most flavor and gorgeous color! They should set for at least 4 hours; overnight is even better.
June 3, 2011
wise words of the week
Due to my absence for the past little while, I am sort of rolling some artist love into the wise words this week. I found these three prints on Daisy Janie, and I love the quotes as much as I love the colours and the
beautiful fabric they're printed on.
beautiful fabric they're printed on.
"Why push the envelope when you can shove it the hell through?"
"Make time don't kill time"
"Talent may start it but attitude will finish it"
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| {All images from Daisy Janie} |
seriously cheesy
This is actually making me half reconsider my longtime sentiment of not-so-interested-in-having-a-wedding (not that one is on the horizon, at all, just to be clear). I think you can understand why.
That's right, these are cheese wedding cakes. I'm sorry, did you catch that? One more time, for the people in the cheap seats... CHEESE wedding cakes.
Sophia, maybe you should reconsider Hilton Head and just get married in the UK, with one of these beauties? Just sayin'...
On second thought, who needs a wedding to have a multi-tiered cheese cake?! Maybe I'll just have a wicked wine and cheese party... so much simpler. I'm sure my diy version won't be anywhere near as spectacular, but hey, I'll still have four or five wheels of cheese on my table, won't I.
Cheese wedding cake images from The Cheese Shed. First seen on A Cup of Jo.
June 2, 2011
kids in the hall
Children's shoes, in the hall closet, that is. (Was that unforgivably bad?)
Someone went a little crazy with the shoe shopping last week. (Wait, did I just refer to myself in the third person again? I promise, this isn't becoming a new thing of mine or anything like that.) I made the best discovery of my consumerist life... drumroll please... the girl's section at Aldo. SERIOUSLY.
I don't know what it is with me and Aldo, but try as I might, I just never seem to buy shoes anywhere else. Well, let me clarify that; I never buy dress shoes anywhere else. High heels, flats, sparkly sandals, that sort of thing. It's not that I have any particular reason for exclusively purchasing from them, it's just that their shoes always fit me like a glove. (Random side-bar: Wouldn't "fit like a shoe" be equally as appropriate, if you think about it? I know it doesn't exactly roll of the tongue, but maybe it would if we hadn't been saying "glove" all this time... just a thought. Shoes do fit... like gloves.) So back to the children's section - I spotted a really cute pair of flats and then realized that they were in the girls' display section. Out of curiousity, I asked what size they go up to, and, you'll never believe this, the answer was size eight (my size)! My mind was blown by the discovery of this completely untapped (by me) resource. The floodgates were open and I happily dove in. What was even more mind-blowing was the fact that I took size seven in every pair of flats I bought in the girls' section, and I am 100%, tried and true, no question about it, always a size eight at Aldo. What a day. Well, enough out of me - here's what I bought! (I have never bought this many pairs of shoes at once... nor had I ever imagined I would. How could I say no, these flats are just so perfect for work in the summer! Except the first pair, but they were only $15!)
Okay so that last one doesn't exactly fall into the flats-perfect-for-work category, but they were on promotion for only $40 (still are!) so how could I resist. I have been thoroughly enjoying that moment every morning when I open my closet and and I have all these cute new options to choose from!
Someone went a little crazy with the shoe shopping last week. (Wait, did I just refer to myself in the third person again? I promise, this isn't becoming a new thing of mine or anything like that.) I made the best discovery of my consumerist life... drumroll please... the girl's section at Aldo. SERIOUSLY.
I don't know what it is with me and Aldo, but try as I might, I just never seem to buy shoes anywhere else. Well, let me clarify that; I never buy dress shoes anywhere else. High heels, flats, sparkly sandals, that sort of thing. It's not that I have any particular reason for exclusively purchasing from them, it's just that their shoes always fit me like a glove. (Random side-bar: Wouldn't "fit like a shoe" be equally as appropriate, if you think about it? I know it doesn't exactly roll of the tongue, but maybe it would if we hadn't been saying "glove" all this time... just a thought. Shoes do fit... like gloves.) So back to the children's section - I spotted a really cute pair of flats and then realized that they were in the girls' display section. Out of curiousity, I asked what size they go up to, and, you'll never believe this, the answer was size eight (my size)! My mind was blown by the discovery of this completely untapped (by me) resource. The floodgates were open and I happily dove in. What was even more mind-blowing was the fact that I took size seven in every pair of flats I bought in the girls' section, and I am 100%, tried and true, no question about it, always a size eight at Aldo. What a day. Well, enough out of me - here's what I bought! (I have never bought this many pairs of shoes at once... nor had I ever imagined I would. How could I say no, these flats are just so perfect for work in the summer! Except the first pair, but they were only $15!)
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| MCGAW - $15 |
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| GONZALOS (floral print) - $35 |
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| CASALI - $30 |
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| GONZALOS (stripe) - $35 |
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| BRAZINSKI - $40 |
she's baaaack...
... and talking about herself in the third person, apparently!
Hello again my friends, and my apologies for the much-longer-than-planned absence! These last couple of weeks have been crazy. But I am back now, and will be doing my best to keep on top of things again. It always amazes me how quickly the summer fills up with things to do, and then flies by before it has even really sunk in that it's here. With weddings and birthdays and cottages and bachelorette parties and a million other things I can't even think of right now, almost every single weekend is already accounted for. Straight through to September! Crazy or what. I have to remind myself that these are all fun things, with people I love, and I am going to enjoy every minute of my summer. Nevertheless, it can be a little overwhelming to think about it, so much so that one can almost start to feel as though it is already over. But, it is only just beginning and I have to savour it. Even when I am playing soccer in 35 degree humidity (my face has never resembled a tomato more than it did on Tuesday night, it was a tough game!). And even when I am getting eaten alive by blackflies at my cottage because I'm just crazy enough to go up there on the May long weekend. Because we just don't get enough summertime around here to feel anything less than utter gratitude for every last second of it.
Hello again my friends, and my apologies for the much-longer-than-planned absence! These last couple of weeks have been crazy. But I am back now, and will be doing my best to keep on top of things again. It always amazes me how quickly the summer fills up with things to do, and then flies by before it has even really sunk in that it's here. With weddings and birthdays and cottages and bachelorette parties and a million other things I can't even think of right now, almost every single weekend is already accounted for. Straight through to September! Crazy or what. I have to remind myself that these are all fun things, with people I love, and I am going to enjoy every minute of my summer. Nevertheless, it can be a little overwhelming to think about it, so much so that one can almost start to feel as though it is already over. But, it is only just beginning and I have to savour it. Even when I am playing soccer in 35 degree humidity (my face has never resembled a tomato more than it did on Tuesday night, it was a tough game!). And even when I am getting eaten alive by blackflies at my cottage because I'm just crazy enough to go up there on the May long weekend. Because we just don't get enough summertime around here to feel anything less than utter gratitude for every last second of it.
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