March 13, 2015 Books

Spring Break Reading

Read any good books lately? We’re getting ready to head south for some much needed sunshine and downtime. I’m always reading something, but it’s during these school breaks, when our lives become so much less hectic that I’m really able to sink into my never ending book list.

The above books are either on my night stand or currently in my Amazon cart-I’d love to get even more suggestions – so if you’re loving or just finished a good book, please let me know in the comments.

As for my picks, I just finished  I’ll Drink To That and listening to Yes, Please (on audio books) and LOVED both…currently reading It Was Me All Along– so far, so good! I’m clearly in a “memoir phase”:)

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February 24, 2015 Finds

My Blue and White Porcelain Obsession
Blue and White Porcelain

 

Blue and White Porcelain

 

Last year, if you asked me if I collected anything, I probably would’ve said no.

After our recent move, when confronted with all of our possessions and the task of unpacking them, it dawned on me… I do have a collection and a fairly large one at that.

Obviously, blue and white porcelain of all shapes and sizes is what I collect.

I even remember where and when I bought my first piece. Years ago on our honeymoon in Hawaii.

I wanted a little memento of our beautiful hotel room and picked up a very small round lidded box at the hotel’s gift shop. Shortly after, I remember acquiring a few more pieces for our first apartment in New York City at The Bombay Company Store. 

I thought it made our place look quite sophisticated. I still have these pieces today.

Where to find blue and white porcelain

These days I find myself mostly searching Etsy for ginger and temple jars to add to my collection. 

I pride myself on never paying a lot for these items. That’s part of the appeal of these pieces; it’s not always so easy to differentiate a bargain from a high-end antique.

Other great sources of late have been One Kings Lane and William Sonoma Home. I’ve even gotten a few favorite finds from Amazon.

Going over the images that Nicole Cohen took of our home, I got a kick out of spotting all of the blue and white porcelain I’ve amassed through out the years.

Here’s just a few of my pieces…

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February 18, 2015 Finds

Spring Wish Listing
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A round up of a few lovely things that I’m purposefully distracting myself with until spring arrives- #snowfatigue
1. Quirky little cocktail napkins 2. Loving the rose gold side zipper details on this J.Crew cotton tuxedo top. 3. Kate Spade finally re-issued this darling bowl, and I need it. 4. A rose scented, soothing bath to deal with yet another school snow day closing. 5. Python print sandals, because eventually it will be warm again – right???

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