last friday night

A lot of people's Friday nights are reserved for dramatic "Thank God!" activities, like dinner, dancing, movies... craziness.

Here's how I spent last Friday.

First, I made a raspberry coffee cake.  Raspberry's are becoming my new hydrangea, I love to photograph them.

After, I headed to the backyard with a cold chai latte (the first of many).

I sat beneath our healthy tree.

With a good read.

Soon after reading the contents page, I got distracted by how cute my dog is.  Sorry, but I'm obsessive.  But really, I don't take pictures of myself, so my dog is really the next best thing.  There's a lot.  So feel free to zone out.  Now.

How does an animal lay like this and remain comfortable?  Wish I could ask her.

I own this grass!  And I should mow it... or M should mow it;)

I like these in-the-grass shots.  The life of a dog is goo-oo-ood.

 Scared of the edge... aren't we all?

 Daydreaming.

So that was my Friday night, what'd you do?

lovely bits



{grace kelly and all her royal beauty.}



Hello!  Hope you're staying postitive despite this dreary weather.
Here's a few lovely bits of current happenings and findings I'd like to share with you:

Like my 9-year-old neighbor, I'm very swept up by all things royal...

Kate, or should I say Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge.
(Of course she looked perfect, but did you hear how very smart and British-y she sounded saying her vows?  I had kind of forgotten that she'd have an accent... until that point, dress and train and all, I felt like she was one of us, just a prettier version.  Now I realize that she's worthy of all my idolizing... shoot!)

Pippa, Kate's sister.  I might even be partial to her.
Hold me to this, I've always found Harry to be the cuter one. (Bonus: Harry has hair.)

Hats of the Modern Fairytale.

Being British, bad teeth and all.
(Or maybe just being a princess!)


And of course, home-y things.

How old is this piece of cheese?  Label it!

(Martha Stewart's clip art in general makes me gitty.)

I read this magazine.

And this one.

I have a renewed love of Land's End.

Check out the Canvas Label.

Paul Simon's new CD, "So Beautiful or So What."

M and I are going to see him tomorrow!  Can you believe he's 70?  Sure, I suppose I can, but wow!  Very excited to see him and all of his famous-ness.

Green Hunter boots

I would love some Sperry's.

Hoping I can add "the sun" to current happenings;)  Hang in there!