my menagerie

my accidental collection of taxidermy... antlers from a so. cal thrift store.phil collins (the rooster) jonah inherited from my mother.
owl inherited from my father.
squirrel inherited from my father.
black forest antlers from a flea market in germany.i will be sure to share if the collection gets any bigger.

cornishware hearts... old and new

i picked up new cornishware salt and pepper shaker set a few years ago. i have always loved the bold stripes and have fond memories drinking out of my grandmother's cornishware cups and saucers as a kid. this weekend in nyack i picked up a great gravy dish/mini pitcher. the antiques dealer told me that it is from the 40's or 50's...
today one can buy new cornishware here. it's a bit harder to buy here in the u.s. though. here is some info for buying antique/vintage cornishware. cornishware stripes are definitely on my radar when i am out and about!

wooden rosy cheeks

i couldn't resist this lot of wooden ornaments on ebay. they all have the cutest rosy dotted cheeks. i think it might be a pink christmas this year?

all that glitters...

is gold!

a windy and glittery walk in park slope this evening.

cape cod in the fall...

is amazing!

pumpkins & apples...

it's fall in new york!

wedding inspiration folder: old timey fun

i found these old photos at a local antique shop and fell in love with them. it's easy to find photos of people posing for the camera but these are usually harder to find...

i could spend hours digging through old photos... and it's a great rainy day activity!


p.s. click on each photo to view the little details... like the girl holding the kitty!

wedding inspiration folder: pink pretties

summer fantasy...

being here...

and these lyrics....

It's not far down to paradise
At least it's not for me
And if the wind is right you can sail away
And find tranquility
The canvas can do miracles
Just you wait and see
Believe me

It's not far to never never land
No reason to pretend
And if the wind is right you can find the joy
Of innocence again
The canvas can do miracles
Just you wait and see
Believe me

Sailing
Takes me away
To where I've always heard it could be
Just a dream and the wind to carry me
And soon I will be free

Fantasy
It gets the best of me
When I'm sailing
All caught up in the reverie
Every word is a symphony
Won't you believe me

It's not far back to sanity
At least it's not for me
And when the wind is right you can sail away
And find serenity
The canvas can do miracles
Just you wait and see
Believe me

coveted book... grace: thirty years of fashion at vogue

oh my! this book is so hard to get... or it's easy to get if you are willing to pay a pretty price here or here.hearts for grace coddington.

p.s. be sure to see this doucumentary: the september issue
(it's awesome)

wedding inspiration folder: lanvin ruffles

brooklyn botanical garden

the brooklyn botanical garden is free on tuesdays! it was a little hot, but this tuesday will be my last tuesday off for a long while. here are some snapshots from of our morning...


this event seems like it would be fun... "an evening of cocktails and carousing. meander through the pristine osborne garden, potent potion in hand, with friends and fellow connoisseurs of beauty and botany."

and look at the bbg flickr pool

domestic pleasures from my man

i am a very lucky lady! jonah was very busy in the kitchen this weekend...
and the only thing i helped with was the pizza. :)

wedding inspiration folder: fashy

i decided to start posting some of my wedding inspiration tears. i am thinking this will help me narrow in on a look for the wedding next year. there are endless aesthetic directions/possibilities to decide on. i do know for sure its going to be some sort of traditional new england style with a feminine twist/edge. i know that whatever the wedding becomes it will definitely be an evolution of all of these little bits that i am currently admiring.

a morning of peaches & sorting through things...

a new york bake sale, circa 1895

jonah and i just received a huge box of goodies from my mother with old family ephemera, cook books, quilts, old aprons, and other goodies. knowing that jonah is an avid pickler and beginner bread maker she included cook books with old recipes and historical culinary stories. flipping through america eats, forms of edible folk art i came across this picture and fell in love with it... the canopy tent is my favorite part and the little girl's hair bow is awesome. as i walk through the farmers market today i am going to imagine what it would be like if all of the vendors had set ups like this. and i might just need to add this image to my wedding inspiration folder.