life lately (according to instagram)

(L: lots of driving, C: gala night, R: fancy date with the hubs)

(L: hubs helped out, C: more driving, R: tired gallery girls)

Our gallery snagged a last minute booth at BIFAS,

so we had a whirlwind weekend in Boston...

(L: madlibs with grammy, R: thanksgiving family feast)

(L: hometown memories, R: where momma grew up)

(driving pictures...Maine is beautiful!)

We went to Maine to celebrate 

Thanksgiving with my family...

(house hunting pictures)

(L: recent work project, R: my first chicken pot pie!)

And house hunting, work, and life continue!

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um, wow.

Today I'm lusting after this house in
Mexico in the worst sort of way.



Overlooking the ocean?
Check.

Swimming pool on the roof?
Check.



Hammock on a cozy terrace?
Check.

Now if I only had the money to write
a check and make it mine...


*via DigsDigs

trick or treat!

My family was never a huge Halloween family - we lived out in the middle of rural Maine and never really had the neighborhood trick or treating experience. My mom was super creative and resourceful so we always had cool costumes & decorated pumpkins, but we really just showed them off to Grammy & Grampy who lived next door, then drove to a few of the houses on our road to get some candy.

(I'm pretty sure Halloween was the only day a year we saw most of those neighbors, now that I think about it. Weird.)

I do enjoy the fall decorations that seem to culminate at Halloween though. I found these images last week and had a moment where all I wanted to do was go home and carve a pumpkin. Or paint a pumpkin - how cute are those little guys?




And how cool is this pumpkin cooler idea?

It makes me want to throw a fall themed party just so that I can try it!!



And finally, check out these fabulous candy shots...after all, it's not Halloween without the candy!

(Except for those weird health food nuts who give out apples and granola - I always felt so bad for their kids, didn't you?)


If Halloween is your thing, I hope you have a lot of fun!


*design images via a life's design, candy images via pine to the pacific

silo...house?

So apparently, someone in the Midwest thought it would be a great idea to take two old silos, stick them side by side, and transform them into a round version of a modern bachelor pad.

Yes, that's right - silos.




This is such a totally weird, yet somehow appealing concept.

Look at all those beautiful curving lines...so striking and elegant.


And really, who doesn't love a little sleeping pod?

The little step stool for climbing in and out definitely makes the look complete...


If industrial kitchens are your thing, this one is certainly pretty lovely.

All in all, obviously a bizarre concept, but pretty cool finished product.


*found at Dornob