Bouquet With A View

 image via Bellissima Vita

image via The Treasured Petal

image via Clark Lara Photography

image via Beautiful Blooms

image via Millie Holloman Photography

Happy Monday!   

bits of love

Remember back when I said I would be doing posts on the women in my family? I did a few on my Granny but they quickly dwindled, and now I am sadly away from all my family photos. Regretfully, I didn't think ahead to actually scan them in so I could have them here to play with. Such a pity as I really loved doing those posts!

On the bright side, however, my mother started her own blog to coincide with her new vintage clothing shop, Deoma's Boutique. What I'm most excited about is that she's going to fill her blog with stories of her childhood along with memories of not only my Granny, but her Granny too! I'm quite excited about this, as I love listening to stories about our family and sorting through our old photos even when I seen so many of them hundreds of times before! I may be partial to like it, seeing as she's my mother and all, but if you like older photos and stories, I think you might like it too.

And now, back to our regularly scheduled programming...


warm afternoons under the trees
(with a paperback novel in hand)


quaint country cottages
(covered in greenery)


listening to my favorite records
(in nothing but a t-shirt and dancing shoes)


closing your eyes
(and trusting your body to the waves)


lazy days in tall grass
(best spent with a best friend)
pony tail, berkshire757, apartamento magazine, shelbie dimond, ***mary

twenty-seven names

Overnight my fondness of the New Zealand fashion scene may have bloomed from a little crush into a full-fledged romance thanks to Emma over at Rag Pony. While she picks and chooses heaps of international trends to showcase on her blog, she's also got a stash of New Zealand designers up her sleeve that she sprinkles in throughout the week. Of course a girls got to represent, right?

Now quickly, a bit about my lusting. You see it all started last Winter with my admiration of the long regal gowns by Juliette Hogan, and the fact she caters to both hemispheres each season. How considerate! Now just a few months later, Winter has passed and I'm fawning over the Spring 10/11 collection, Twelve, from Twenty-Seven Names. Have a look yourself, and I'm sure you'll agree...


From pin tucks to pleats, each piece seems so delicate and touched with the detailed beauty I find in so many vintage pieces. And on top of that, each piece seems made for my closet!


I'm also loving the concept of the class portrait they did at Emma's suggestion. Isn't it perfectly fitting? If you take a look at Guy Coombes' portfolio, you can catch a glimpse of the individual portraits he took for the project, equally stunning I might add.

Now if you're in the mood for a little more New Zealand eye candy, be sure to check out Juliette Hogan's latest collection, along with Karen Walker's collection of shapely sunnies. And in case you haven't seen enough, Lonely Hearts has a beautifully shot video on their site that is completely worth the watch.

Remember…

…these?

 Here’s the sweet Mama bird that has taken great care with these eggs for the past couple of weeks…

Today I came home, peeked in the nest and saw the first baby! Only 5 eggs to go…

  Then I went for a walk through the poppies…

Don’t you just love nature?

Hope you have a great weekend!

we'll meet beyond the shore

Usually you'll find me here in jeans, tennis shoes and my jacket amongst all the 60 plus folks who agree this is the best park around to get in a daily walk. Instead of my usual 2.5 mile walk, I decided to drive down and actually take some photos. Not to get all sappy on you, but I feel truly blessed to live so close to such a serene beach. So quiet save the few walkers on the path above and the lapping of waves as a fishing boat goes past. I could spend hours just sorting through pebbles and sea glass, and searching for funny little patterns in the driftwood.

* Wool scarf from my dear friend's mother...All the way from India!
* Navy Cynthia Rowley shift dress
* Rust stockings by American Apparel
* Lucchese boots

Heavy Delivery

I can’t even remember where I found this planter, but I loved it. The speckled black and white of the stone and the square(12”) shape spoke to me, but it made for a VERY heavy delivery…

…’Avante Garde’ roses, ‘Sterling 95’ roses and yellow crested coxcomb…for a wife…from her husband…

For a similar look, check out these planters at Jamali Garden…you’ll love browsing their other containers, too!

 

Thanks for stopping by today!

dujour cover contest

Wishing on sweet tea, cupcakes and delicious fashion? I must admit I am! Substitute for wishing for living and it's seems that is exactly what the folks over at Dujour Magazine are doing this very moment. And they've enlisted your help in selecting their next cover. As they said over on their blog, "...nothing means more than the wishes of our readers...So make your wish come true by voting below!" Well I must second that notion. You've got to love a magazine who cares that much about their readers!

Voting is easy as pie. Below you've got yummy eye candy in the form of potential covers. Just leave the number of the cover along with what's going on in that little head of yours in my comment section. Don't forget to jot down the reason for your vote so you won't be left out.

You've got the week to vote, but no dilly dallying! Winners will be announced just before the new issue hits the stands. Oh and how fun is this, if you guess the correct theme of the new issue, you've got a chance at receiving a snail mail goody bag straight from the hearts of Dujour.

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I don't know about you, but for some reason each of these images make me want to swim under the pink moon. Perhaps I'll just put a bit of Nick Drake on the record player instead...