Fall Preview

I've been super busy lately

& have fallen behind 

on the editing of photos from my Summer travels.

SO until then I wanted to share these adorable

little spooky canape plates I spied while perusing
the items at West Elm.

Fall - BRING IT!

Stop

& simply opening

the windows on the very first day

that a cool front blows in 

(even if it doesn't get really cool)

is STILL one of my favorite things to do.

No sounds except the wind. 

Fall calms me down...

A Photo is Worth a Thousand Words

On the impending arrival of

my brother & his family to visit me

 in Dallas- I'm super excited.

My family doesn't live here & I cherish every time I see them!

I receive so many photos from them, which is wonderful, 

but this one sticks out. 

I love my brother & my family.

The design of life :)

Praying to the Rain(boot) Gods

My faithful pair of

Hunter Boots

have waited patiently in the corner

for a few months- waiting for rain

sleet

snow

...any weather, which they have so many times before 

protected my tootsies from...

alas, no dice.

Now, I find myself waiting patiently for

aforementioned weather to arrive. I miss 

my boots...and the weather.

If you are considering purchasing a pair of wellies

I highly recommend investing in one good pair.

 Hunters are about $100 BUT will outlive ten 

times over another pair that costs half the amount

& are much more comfy.

This was painfully realized on a blustery March trip

to NYC with a friend who spent about $60 on one

cute flower covered pair, which by the end

of our trip had cracked & given my poor friend 

blisters. I hope these Hunters last

ten more years...Weather....Bring It Yo!!!

Of note: Madewell sells a super cute pair of

Hunters that lace up...in what else...Hunter green!

You...Bring Your Green Hat (or Jacket)

This photo from the 

J. Crew

September catalog totally makes me look forward to Fall!

I have a green jacket just like this one that's 

3 years old from said designer & can't wait to wear it again.

I also JUST got some coral red lipstick from 

Poppy King for J. Crew

& that speaks volumes coming from someone who's

favorite lip product is normally

Rosebud Strawberry Lip Balm

(seriously amazing stuff & a tin lasts about a year),

BUT all of those photos look so great I had to 

give bright lipstick a try.

* I would also like to thank J. Crew for 

not making their model's hair look too perfect, because Lord

knows I have got some Cuh-RazAE hair going on that is often

thrown up in a messy bun. YOU ROCK!

Losing Myself in Letterpress

I am slightly obsessed with

letterpress

& I always have been.

I keep a big box full of it to draw

from for most occasions.

Check out these very cool examples along

with some vintage maps from

Paper Source

They so fly

Christmas in August!

H&M

is FINALLY OPEN in Dallas!

...I got a cool navy striped skirt 

for

....

wait for it

...

$5.95!

...

Cheaper than Starbucks!