i’ve been a terrible blogger lately. i promised an entry for yesterday & did not follow through. i am sorry, friends. instead i’ve worked a bit, jumped into more than a few piles of leaves, & managed to find three wonderful new succulents for our home {more on them later…}. i did manage, though, to squeeze in a bit of creative time with the husband & collaborate on our new blog {him + her} this morning. we did a little home tour… go over there & take a look!

but- two weeks ago, we were honored to have a little feast of sorts at the home of our dear friend & neighbor, {anna}. she’s an incredible cook with a quirky little attic apartment, filled with beautiful art, fresh flowers, & rows of spices + dried herbs. she’s wonderful & we had such a nice time.
& it has got me thinking about the importance of a community & close neighbors. our society is becoming too comfortable with staying cooped up in their own homes, protected by their privacy fences, & too afraid for others to walk on their manacured lawns. i’d like our lives & our home to be everything but that. when we have children, i’d like to live in a place built on relationships, community, & the comfort of family. sounds so nice…

well, it is becoming late & i have yet to even start my sunday chores. i hope you enjoy the rest of your weekend & feel refreshed for the busy week ahead.

good morning, everyone!
happy 100th entry!

i had great plans for this entry but unfortunately, life is still continuing to pull me in every direction & placing little obstacles in the way of any progress. luckily, it is friday!… which means a little relax time around here.

until then, i’d like to thank you all for entering my giveaway + all of your current inspirations.
& i’d like to congratulate the winner: {liz}!!

who said, “everything about this changing time, everything that encompasses fall – the way it awakens all of my senses, the things I remember and enjoy from falls past…these are inspiring me now…muted colors and old woolens, the pop of the reddening fall leaves, the yellows, the scent of apples on our table, the change in the air, the extra quilts on our bed, our babys first birthday around the bend… nothing compares to the way fall makes me feel…it’s really a special time for me!“

i will be emailing you soon with more details.

enjoy your friday!
i’ll be back tomorrow

{a surprise lunch for luke… completely unrelated to this entry, haha}

good evening, readers!
i am in an exceptionally happy mood tonight. we had a wonderful time at the artist market! a lot of our friends came to see us + support our work. we were able to meet many artists showing at the market & trade some of our work for theirs. all in all, it was an encouraging experience & we will definitely do it again. to celebrate, we took a two-hour nap & made pancakes for dinner. 🙂

in other news, {our} new blog will be opening tomorrow morning! to see it, look {here}! we will be writing to you every sunday morning about a specific topic relating to our newly-married life. there will be lots of photos + this is a great way for us to connect once a week in the midst of such hectic schedules. so please, join us in celebrating {him + her} tomorrow morning!

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finally, i’ve decided to host a giveaway! my next entry will be my 100th entry & i am so proud. if you don’t know, i’m not very consistent. meaning, i don’t keep at things for very long. i can get discouraged very easily + forget about things. but- you have all been such great support & of infinite inspiration to me & luke so it hasn’t been too difficult to keep up with my writing + photography. i really appreciate all of you taking the time to read!
so… i’d like to give one lucky winner one of my prints + a pair of my earrings as a big thank you.

{i apologize for the quality of this photo… the light at nine in the evening can be a bit tricky}

all you have to do is:
+post a comment on this entry
+before thursday morning, the 15th of october
+of your favorite form of inspiration right now!
+please include your email address so i can contact you if you’re the winner!

i will randomly choose a winner on thursday & post my 100th entry on friday to reveal the lucky reader! so good luck + happy winnings!