July 18, 2011 life

Insta-Addict!

our neck of the woods

A recent bout of insomnia had me looking to my i-Phone for a bit of mindless activity in a futile effort to fall back asleep. Like most cool and techie driven things, I’m admittedly late to the Instagram party here. But, late or not, I’m now fully addicted and somewhat obsessed with my new handy app, pulling it out at any given moment and then putting all the fun little filters to full use. I adore the image I took in my back yard (above) almost as much as I love using the “Nashville” feature, which gives all my photos that funky seventies Polaroid vibe. I would love to know if you too are using this great little app, and what other highly addictive ones am I still missing?

from my garden

our hydrangeas


my rural ‘hood

real deal honeysuckle pink

July 14, 2011 Art

Obsession Du Jour: The Artwork Of Laura Segal

Harvard trained architect, mother of twins and artist, Laura Segal is undoubtedly a busy lady. Viewing this talented artist’s work, it’s easy to see the influence of her architectural background. And, viewing Laura Segal’s blog, it’s easy to see how beautiful her paintings look installed in their new surroundings. For more of Ms. Segal’s work, you can check out her site, her blog and her etsy shop, all here. Enjoy!

May 18, 2011 Fashion

Throw Pillow Arbitrage

For quite some time, I’d been looking to replace two very worn throw pillows in our family room. This room’s a high traffic area, right off the kitchen and favored by my three children, I didn’t want to spend a lot. While shopping in Greenwich, I came across two beautiful Suzani pillows that I knew would be perfect, but at $225.00 each, I decided to keep looking. On a whim, I googled the name of the fabric (I took home a “tear sheet” from the shop). I was more than thrilled to see the name of Etsy seller Turquoise Tumbleweed come up in my search results! Not only did this store carry my exact pillows, but they were only $59.00 each! I found so many additional options that I had a hard time choosing, but ended up sticking with my initial choice. I love that they have this textural 3D quality to them. Here is a shot of the old pillow, the new and some more great pillows from Turquoise Tumbleweed, which is really worth checking out… they’re all lovely!