gone visiting!

it's time to visit old friends...


i love being in the company of those who accept me who i am.


those that believe in me...


we'll  laugh, share, dance, chat and cheer the hours away.


Saturday is GAME DAY!   {GO COUGS!}


Sunday is RENEW YOUR SPIRIT for the week ahead!


... a sprinkle of Heaven on earth!


HAPPY WEEKEND!

[withLove]

toast, coffee & Twig...

her diverse client list assures that we are wrapped in 

~TOAST Autumn 2011 here~

in her cozy style every day.

( Toast ~ Cabbages & Roses ~ Lancome ~ Oil of Olay...just to name a few...)

~ Twig Hutchinson ~

{Google her name and enjoy.}

[withLove]

a simple Fall pleasure, when living in design transition and renovation...

hello to Wednesday!

(this is my second attempt at this post...not sure what happened,

i'll just say "the Google" ate my first one.

so...let's try one more time!)

two weeks ago my kitchen counter was neat and tidy.

that lasted about three days.

here is a SNAP of the kitchen counter this morning.

our dining room table was clear...

i spy a perfect pumpkin...

 ... now it's in a holding pattern.

most of my cookbooks are stacked atop a washstand that is temporarily in

THE MIDDLE OF THE LIVING ROOM.
i am planning to recover the books that clash with the color story
in the kitchen.

~via ~

i was inspired by this photo on Pinterest.

~*~

in the midst of all of the reshuffling and sort of organized chaos is a pretty candle.
Donna made it! {i love it}. it sits on my desk, now, temporarily in the dining room, next to my laptop.

she is brilliant at creating the special touches that she tucks into her packages!

a perfect example, above, two little book page leaves, attached together, knotted with twine.

i wrapped them around the stem of her candle goblet. 

Voila!

 an instant FALL RETREAT... that simple pleasure!


whoops! it's time to blow out the candle and headed off to work.
have a perfect FALL day!

~today,gather to inspire here~

[withLove]

frosting with French knots...

i am thinking about  a project 

involving French knots...

~via~

so i popped on to Pinterest for

some inspiration.

~via~

i thought that i would share some of  my 

favorite images...

this sweet little chandie pattern is 4.00 at Etsy

a French knot tutorial

~via~

~via~

i love this idea...

... embroidering the knots in the same shades as the background.

~via~

French knots and sugar?  i'm IN!

~etsy~

they make the most beautiful mini ~ hydrangeas and...

... add textural magic when

 embroidered onto the center of the flowers of this 

amazing skirt at Anthropologie!  

{i love this whole idea of adding same color texture to

a floral background...babies LOVE texture...hmmm...

something for Holland Grace...}

i'm inspired. i hope that i have inspired you as well!

[withLove]

happy anniversary!

it's Jason and Chrislyn's

special day!

September ~ 26th ~ 2009

Chrislyn's bouquet and all of the flowers were

done by the same florist that did our wedding 

in 1973.  

it was a perfect Fall day! this photo was taken

when they stopped at a vintage record shop 

on the way to their second reception.

Chrislyn tossed her natural curls into a soft up-do!

her headband was handmade from antique French

netting and lace. 

(i didn't blog at the time of their wedding.

i plan to share more during the month of October!)

have a beautiful Monday!

[withLove]

i'll be there for you...

FRAMED on Pinterest!

[withLove]