Chair love…or not?

So…I like the warmth of tropical colors

ya think?

Yesterday...as I’m passing by the David Francis workroom ...I spy it has

some bolts of fabric outside in the driveway for 4 buckeroos a yard.

a lovely chocolate cotton

striped muted linens.

I paw through...

and there in the bottom of the box is a wrinkled up mass of color

my color

and it feeeeels like liquid mercury

yep. used to play with it…in my hand…as a kidlet

explains lots.

They have 4 yards.

It hops in my car and comes home with me.

And commences to flirt

with my big butt chair

the one from habitat.

The one desperately in need of some love

Are they made for each other?

Or... should ole’ big butt keep on lookin’?

Poor loveless big butt.

Knock knock…Who’s there? Orange. Orange who?

ORANGE ya glad it’s Friday????

And the 13th??

No problem.

top two photos: Canadian House and Home. Dan Duchars photographer

last two:Our Humble casa

Have a weekend like no other!!

Ooooh....and Check out the Handwork Chronicles...another

beautiful letterpress giveaway. Enter today until noon...

May just be your lucky day.

Sometimes…ya don’t need much.

On a beach walk yesterday morning I saw some wood pallets for the taking

I thought...Hmmm of a coffee table

…frame for a canvas…

But then came across this idea from Katrin Arens

Now THAT just never occurred to me.

nope.

More of her delicious style…

...celebrating simplicity.

works for me.

Beautifully

You?

And, no...I didn't bring them home...kept on walking.

Dayum!

Stealing peace…

For just a tiny moment.

...during a morning walk on a salty beach.

Fall gently and quietly rolls in to Florida.

Sit in reverie and watch the changing color of the waves
that break upon the idle seashore of the mind.
~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

An inspiring day to all.

Find more outdoor inspiration here

Dots…Oooh and Almond Joy…

Ok Ok.

I admit it.

I steal Halloween candy.

Except…now the dudes hide it.

Well, only a quarter of them that’s one out of four for those of you on a sugar hangover

even don an outfit and go out.

So... it’s not so much fun…with nothing to steal and all.

~BUT~

For those with kids who don’t hide goodies from thieving parents…who have too much wrapped sugar on hand…

who want to incorporate it into good{ish} food.

try this…

Doesn’t that just make sense?

And for those who prefer homes to candy any old day….

feast on some of this.

Reminds me of ….

That's it...I’m searching for a hidden pillowcase.

STAT!

Home pic: Marie clair maison

Cherry on top

I dunno about you…

But THIS…this is better than a yellow cupcake with

pink frosting.

It just is.

fresh

tropical

splashed with a touch of pink

Hellooo cupcake...

Uxua Casa Hotel

Transcoso, Brasil

Yep...even better than a yellow cupcake with pink frosting...

and a Cherry on top.

~slurp~

Thanks Indian Summer for the intro!

Fall in Florida…well… fall in my camera…

You know how great it is when you find money in an old coat pocket?

A gift

Well as I try to…ahem…set up this new hard drive

I unloaded some pics from my trusty camera

That I didn’t really know were in there

and so I share…

And apparently…a certain 14 year old who is enjoying her music theory classes had my camera in her possession for awhile

experimenting with the lens

as did her friends

as they enjoyed their first homecoming dance…

Oy…say’s the mother

I happen to love the bruised knees…from climbing trees

but season’s change…

Fall casually and quietly sneaks it’s way into the usually bright glow

which is the Florida I know…

You learn to see and appreciate the subtleties of natures changes

I do anyway

It is certainly not the plunge of orange fringed harvest hues our northern neighbors are gifted with…

but is a gift all the same

But looking through the shots…

I find some gifts

…are better left in the camera

Just sayin’