tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38143029902339247742024-02-07T04:55:00.969-05:00sea*life*styleObsessed with good design, style, color, fashion and living by the water, this is me dipping my toes into the big world o' blogging and looking at the amazing images, products, projects and ideas floating out there.rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12008715076689449974noreply@blogger.comBlogger830125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814302990233924774.post-47789037555703116292013-01-17T16:32:00.003-05:002013-01-17T16:32:44.338-05:00Here we go again?...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So.<br />
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The bad news is that I haven't posted on here in ages.<br />
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The good news is that it's been <i>so</i> long since I've posted that my next-most-recent posts (from Valentine's Day <i>last year</i>) are almost valid again.<br />
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<i>"Heeere we go slacking, here we go! Stomp. Stomp."</i>rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12008715076689449974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814302990233924774.post-15707095390053909132012-02-14T13:43:00.002-05:002012-02-14T13:47:44.835-05:00Happy Valentine's Day!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCi1nLGD6cClm-Jhxeg3gw3_avPD7VZZrIvZ7qBt1YbU4HEJL2BmaqYRfV9JmRknIglBUerfZ-q-h8Lf6BJKMT0fvy6_h0Qn27_-PGFiE-EwoRvZotPbgdYCzLNrx5xlFjmBxz-KP20Eo/s1600/Valentines+Day+heart+ballons+from+gen%2527s+favorite+blog.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 352px; height: 506px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCi1nLGD6cClm-Jhxeg3gw3_avPD7VZZrIvZ7qBt1YbU4HEJL2BmaqYRfV9JmRknIglBUerfZ-q-h8Lf6BJKMT0fvy6_h0Qn27_-PGFiE-EwoRvZotPbgdYCzLNrx5xlFjmBxz-KP20Eo/s400/Valentines+Day+heart+ballons+from+gen%2527s+favorite+blog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709048657864620578" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);font-size:130%;" >HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY, EVERYONE!</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4ljIi0_h3eOWjZudrA1MaO-u6A7BAmFLOkS4af2FnCVf8d1ltNdEasotR1ED6Be6MMe25W4lowTuDkSmPnSN2baDc0V39u-jmV8_wwoHYSas_Q48j1JcQd535EfhKJ8N3IqI431gBFiQ/s1600/I+love+you+to+the+moon+and+back_from+Brown+Button+blog.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 309px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4ljIi0_h3eOWjZudrA1MaO-u6A7BAmFLOkS4af2FnCVf8d1ltNdEasotR1ED6Be6MMe25W4lowTuDkSmPnSN2baDc0V39u-jmV8_wwoHYSas_Q48j1JcQd535EfhKJ8N3IqI431gBFiQ/s400/I+love+you+to+the+moon+and+back_from+Brown+Button+blog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709048643778308066" border="0" /></a><br />Here's hoping you have a lovely day. xoxo<br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Image 1 f</span><span style="font-size:85%;">ound on <a href="http://gensfavorite.blogspot.com/2012/02/happy-valentines-day.html" target="_blank">gen's favorite</a></span><span style="font-size:85%;">; image 2 found on <a href="http://brownbutton.blogspot.com/2012/02/today.html" target="_blank">Brown Button</a>.</span>rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12008715076689449974noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814302990233924774.post-76784914393355508222012-02-14T12:44:00.000-05:002012-02-14T12:46:44.345-05:00for B.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJCDIW_W0lJ1IvbhXrgZt5AlMyBk_iGRQpBef0-nhSY3d5WaSoBQeDmw7ynWcuMFfMYGqPa1omDZyDFmjZukmohobPCPto2MFPdrsoaADHeG_w3hJgCXY8SRMHIem28BuTO8Hm1SCkSNc/s1600/to+my+hubby+on+valentines+day_card_from+see+jane+blog.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJCDIW_W0lJ1IvbhXrgZt5AlMyBk_iGRQpBef0-nhSY3d5WaSoBQeDmw7ynWcuMFfMYGqPa1omDZyDFmjZukmohobPCPto2MFPdrsoaADHeG_w3hJgCXY8SRMHIem28BuTO8Hm1SCkSNc/s400/to+my+hubby+on+valentines+day_card_from+see+jane+blog.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709048646895099954" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">From <a href="http://seejaneworkplaylive.blogspot.com/2012/02/happy-valentines-see-jane-love.html" target="_blank">See Jane</a>.</span><br /><br />Mmwpaa!rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12008715076689449974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814302990233924774.post-30477859158005563142012-02-13T12:39:00.012-05:002012-02-13T15:03:33.991-05:00Appropriate.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9R47kxBMf7044g8P992bg8nrD_V1LO5vpUFvr8U97xY7R0XwznVRKj_Kigbe7UrEIKD5IsT0DLc-MOVzyOtdnDOniw2n2QUMxxWphyNxfzkP1w0j5aU3mrMb1OaQ5txel08J-CEf32I8/s1600/unkind+words+spoken+out+of+hunger_from+someecards+dot+com.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 393px; height: 273px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9R47kxBMf7044g8P992bg8nrD_V1LO5vpUFvr8U97xY7R0XwznVRKj_Kigbe7UrEIKD5IsT0DLc-MOVzyOtdnDOniw2n2QUMxxWphyNxfzkP1w0j5aU3mrMb1OaQ5txel08J-CEf32I8/s400/unkind+words+spoken+out+of+hunger_from+someecards+dot+com.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5708676876043612258" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>...yeeeah, I'm sure some my mother and husband would agree that the above note is certainly applicable for me. I should basically get this sentiment tattooed on my arm <span style="font-size:85%;">(or maybe even my forehead)</span> for certain <span style="font-size:85%;">(<i>all too often</i>)</span> low-sugar melt-down incidences... It would certainly save me a lot of time spent on post-hunger apologies. <span style="font-size:85%;">;)</span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size:85%;">Image from the brilliant website <a href="http://www.someecards.com/" target="_blank">someecards.com</a>.</span></div><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div>rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12008715076689449974noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814302990233924774.post-15247469643243700012011-05-13T14:01:00.007-04:002012-02-13T15:08:49.490-05:00Turn me up some!<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/20463679?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" width="400" frameborder="0" height="225"></iframe><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://vimeo.com/20463679">Stanton Warriors - Turn Me Up Some</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user4747855">Roge B</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.<br /><br /></span>Oh. Heck. Yes.<br /><br /><div><span style="font-size:85%;">(Also <a href="http://vimeo.com/20463679">here</a> for those of you who can't see embedded videos...)</span><br /><br />Lurv a video with dance in it. And <span style="font-style: italic;">cannot</span> wait for season 9 of SYTYCD!</div><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div>rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12008715076689449974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814302990233924774.post-10001142917726118862011-04-30T20:02:00.011-04:002011-05-03T19:51:29.509-04:00Spring happenings<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLMvoFI4MgHHrS8NB32UR3nLJ8WMrwi-QsDmogtYMDNnplhRFGBzHLjyZ8FQCrdSrECQP3VnldkWV8k-UfLBPMxYWBVoJcV_PyeI1ZsQ0m-GIyItnfhcmhFYPDiXLo87xqkRKMslkhLHQ/s1600/Lady+in+floaty+top+and+big+hat+smiling_from+Luxe+and+Lillies+blog_no+photo+credit.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602578242204628530" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLMvoFI4MgHHrS8NB32UR3nLJ8WMrwi-QsDmogtYMDNnplhRFGBzHLjyZ8FQCrdSrECQP3VnldkWV8k-UfLBPMxYWBVoJcV_PyeI1ZsQ0m-GIyItnfhcmhFYPDiXLo87xqkRKMslkhLHQ/s400/Lady+in+floaty+top+and+big+hat+smiling_from+Luxe+and+Lillies+blog_no+photo+credit.jpg" style="width: 321px; cursor: pointer; height: 400px;" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Photo found on <a href="http://luxeandlillies.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">luxe + lillies<br /></a></span><br />It's been ages! While I've been off working, traveling, wedding planning, kickballing, and waiting for the good weather, I've missed quite a few major events. I could just pretend like I was on top of it <span style="font-size:85%;">(oops, totally wasn't)</span>, or forget they went by altogether, but I'd rather give a quick shout-out to the lastest spring happenings.<br /><br />Here are a few of the things I've missed:<style="font-style:><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">(let's do this oldest to newest, shall we?)</span><br /><br /></span>Earth Day came and went. Have you been doing your part?<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz00on9mSsknlu0sVbrpFxI56chLKgQ6n1EaaheELCMGKb3BqKjCEWvdI79oIjcELABdl8p37vcH3x-oZuR9eqPo9VP1iH_CLvu8lD0N_QdGP51gwJElaseiTn9jPGWGt3J6N8GHRM7YY/s1600/Stop+destroying+our+planet_found+on+Lavender+and+Lilies+blog.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602577866945564802" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz00on9mSsknlu0sVbrpFxI56chLKgQ6n1EaaheELCMGKb3BqKjCEWvdI79oIjcELABdl8p37vcH3x-oZuR9eqPo9VP1iH_CLvu8lD0N_QdGP51gwJElaseiTn9jPGWGt3J6N8GHRM7YY/s400/Stop+destroying+our+planet_found+on+Lavender+and+Lilies+blog.jpg" style="width: 400px; cursor: pointer; height: 237px;" border="0" /></a><br /></style="font-style:><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq6jbvuG6Og0er-aYORggJX6oFGGqYovzaMEbBj_lxjAlHKoDi73ktaCmt1YeAcXP33J53NGA62B0Bu2qjmZRHxQUwX4kPI6B7FDAOqDlFYoN5pPrrVoOnXQal-MnKX9_jvotTcewHSvM/s1600/Save+Our+Seas+illustration_found+on+Lavender+and+Lilies+blog.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602577868442682786" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq6jbvuG6Og0er-aYORggJX6oFGGqYovzaMEbBj_lxjAlHKoDi73ktaCmt1YeAcXP33J53NGA62B0Bu2qjmZRHxQUwX4kPI6B7FDAOqDlFYoN5pPrrVoOnXQal-MnKX9_jvotTcewHSvM/s400/Save+Our+Seas+illustration_found+on+Lavender+and+Lilies+blog.jpg" style="width: 320px; cursor: pointer; height: 400px;" border="0" /></a><br /><style="font-style:><span style="font-size:85%;">Photos from <a href="http://weheartit.com/" target="_blank">We Heart It</a>, as spotted on <a href="http://lavenderandlilies.blogspot.com/2011/04/celebrate-earth-day.html" target="_blank">Lavender & Lilies</a></span><br /><br />Easter / Passover / the start of Spring came. Oh and the cutest bunny ever - hello, cutest bunny:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJd-2v2YeIjbzBEohV239en0BV6N8LTBmoRh9wLYsDxcuxm4zAaPFRC81pHdTUpMFOIMGL5O2gDziAhqrRxs4t3EqU34cwrjoV7Vc26Kn_ujnCqE1fqxb7nkIBa2nhFerIuaR2FsqVBTc/s1600/Cutest+baby+bunny_found+on+Lavender+and+Lilies+blog.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602577876744003410" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJd-2v2YeIjbzBEohV239en0BV6N8LTBmoRh9wLYsDxcuxm4zAaPFRC81pHdTUpMFOIMGL5O2gDziAhqrRxs4t3EqU34cwrjoV7Vc26Kn_ujnCqE1fqxb7nkIBa2nhFerIuaR2FsqVBTc/s400/Cutest+baby+bunny_found+on+Lavender+and+Lilies+blog.jpg" style="width: 400px; cursor: pointer; height: 300px;" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Photo also found on <a href="http://lavenderandlilies.blogspot.com/2011/04/happy-easter.html" target="_blank">Lavender & Lilies</a>, from <a href="http://baby-animal-photos.blogspot.com/2008/08/baby-rabbit-photos.html" target="_blank">Baby Animal Photos</a></span><br /><br />An everyday girl became a princess:</style="font-style:><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjPXHbGAddIrjv4oz0Lh-oUgRXYfncmLqQPmnsYpzBbR1nsyfqwgQR7rjigvkOkOQyfI31gvzvlrO2_gL0NnlvHYno1TC-VerPLGL7W2326kJAsmDgWuURSIpgMttV-8vPp2_Cwk7TeOk/s1600/Kate+Middleton+becomes+Princess+Catherine.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602579073471717266" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjPXHbGAddIrjv4oz0Lh-oUgRXYfncmLqQPmnsYpzBbR1nsyfqwgQR7rjigvkOkOQyfI31gvzvlrO2_gL0NnlvHYno1TC-VerPLGL7W2326kJAsmDgWuURSIpgMttV-8vPp2_Cwk7TeOk/s400/Kate+Middleton+becomes+Princess+Catherine.jpg" style="width: 400px; cursor: pointer; height: 294px;" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Image via <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/18409739/" target="_blank">Pinterest</a></span><br /><br />And now that those happenings have zoomed by, we have even more to look forward to. The St. John's/Naval Academy Croquet Match, Cinco de Mayo, Mother's Day, nice weather - I can't wait!<br /><br />A little margarita / Mexican food combo never hurts:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPE2TUGZhNpwC6kjEXIuWkVTOdHWxoVtKu-8s4u10Qg81X72K6CsAvT6WmKGhfw8XN_VvZyCpp_OLtuwEv03Uz9v_QXQfTaecSw3eDWIYfCHIfk3g7Z_u04vzBUIjGNJGDC9Dpy4d1lh4/s1600/Jarritos+Mexican+soda+for+Cinco+de+Mayo_shot+by+This+Modern+Romance.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602577882814842082" style="width: 264px; height: 400px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPE2TUGZhNpwC6kjEXIuWkVTOdHWxoVtKu-8s4u10Qg81X72K6CsAvT6WmKGhfw8XN_VvZyCpp_OLtuwEv03Uz9v_QXQfTaecSw3eDWIYfCHIfk3g7Z_u04vzBUIjGNJGDC9Dpy4d1lh4/s400/Jarritos+Mexican+soda+for+Cinco+de+Mayo_shot+by+This+Modern+Romance.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Photo by <a href="http://thismodernromance.com/main/?p=1108" target="_blank">This Modern Romance</a><br /></span><br />And don't forget to thank <span style="font-style: italic;">votre mama</span> for all her hard work:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR8IUIbXznApJlUZEAfeAeK6_ZKH7kBdAzTmDAVFsN40CXyCu6fe-IIUkSyAhrpyvRcD8xJMwpJtrOlcZzavk7twYAjNio6XXEd_8qOW3SlUeTLs8lmIkxzx7xmcHqcBy7auIBcSM6GYU/s1600/Peach+Mother%2527s+Day+card+by+Rifle+Paper+Co.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602577884082266114" style="width: 353px; height: 400px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR8IUIbXznApJlUZEAfeAeK6_ZKH7kBdAzTmDAVFsN40CXyCu6fe-IIUkSyAhrpyvRcD8xJMwpJtrOlcZzavk7twYAjNio6XXEd_8qOW3SlUeTLs8lmIkxzx7xmcHqcBy7auIBcSM6GYU/s400/Peach+Mother%2527s+Day+card+by+Rifle+Paper+Co.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-size:85%;">Stationery by <a href="http://riflepaperco.com/item/Peach_Mother_s_Day_Card/85/c5" target="_blank">Rifle Paper Co.</a></span><br /><br />Happy Spring everyone!</div></div><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div>rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12008715076689449974noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814302990233924774.post-33175786824385056152011-03-13T22:14:00.006-04:002011-03-13T22:34:03.317-04:00Help Japan<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLo_zHXHXvXUy56X7n69WlbdTm2mOLmVxlZJCPlM96aDI2SSYiQGl7tthUgkXfoVFhIXxX5nLjhO_aCMYOWgBiaAE3_LsWx3qzD5rZh_vF_FVW3DlOkOpD46NlxFugJ0waT5vFGewNQLU/s1600/Help+Japan+by+W%252BK+Studios_Designed+by+Max+Erdenberger_spotted+on+Design+Crush+blog.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 294px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLo_zHXHXvXUy56X7n69WlbdTm2mOLmVxlZJCPlM96aDI2SSYiQGl7tthUgkXfoVFhIXxX5nLjhO_aCMYOWgBiaAE3_LsWx3qzD5rZh_vF_FVW3DlOkOpD46NlxFugJ0waT5vFGewNQLU/s400/Help+Japan+by+W%252BK+Studios_Designed+by+Max+Erdenberger_spotted+on+Design+Crush+blog.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583758255887876626" border="0" /></a><br />The news about the massive earthquake and resulting tsunami that hit Japan on the 11th is devastating. I sort of feel like <i>I'm just one person, what can I do to help? </i><br /><br />Of course you can donate to the Red Cross, Doctors without Borders, and other major organizations (go <a href="http://au.news.yahoo.com/japan-tsunami/a/-/article/8999354/donate-for-japan" target="_blank">here</a> for links to these organizations' and others' efforts). You can also support Japan through art.<br /><br />The print shown above, <a href="http://wkstudio.bigcartel.com/pages/japan-relief" target="_blank">"Help Japan" by W+K Studios</a>, was designed by Max Erdenberger and printed by Steve Denekas and Walker Cahall. All of the proceeds from the print will go to Japan.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Print spotted on <a href="http://www.designcrushblog.com/2011/03/13/help-japan/" target="_blank">Design Crush</a>.</span>rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12008715076689449974noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814302990233924774.post-21605373959288545892011-02-15T10:44:00.003-05:002011-02-15T15:02:56.895-05:00Better late than never...because I love you.A day late, a dollar short, but I still wanted to take a minute to say Happy Valentine's Day y'all!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIptWqkuaSubX0dLg8mj-rwebj0FCvTvyYYAsLjQ7xTI5l8zR3K4FWLMFvC1KlKJCDtMvIq9Mqn803tt3VX_pUU8uWiABkUK7FnSlzxnArqiIj187MMt4fACokbcuaCMoap7SHVtl-ucM/s1600/Love+garland_made+by+Lovely+Indeed+dot+com.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIptWqkuaSubX0dLg8mj-rwebj0FCvTvyYYAsLjQ7xTI5l8zR3K4FWLMFvC1KlKJCDtMvIq9Mqn803tt3VX_pUU8uWiABkUK7FnSlzxnArqiIj187MMt4fACokbcuaCMoap7SHVtl-ucM/s400/Love+garland_made+by+Lovely+Indeed+dot+com.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574007400138443698" border="0" /></a><br /><span target="_blank" style="font-size:85%;">I Love You garland by <a href="http://www.lovelyindeed.com/diy-valentine-i-love-you-garland/">Lovely Indeed</a><br /></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJtJzC6jkXvLrBm3y5Conu_Wd0bazxxc8_5voWHV4AUlIWT29j1y1kbS23fzmC-zjkMHh-RoFknDyOTjlCcJK96iPlzAMzbg7mIrESE33XZ-nspJb6Aa5HOY3T3Kz14QZWSIqESNgsN5c/s1600/I+love+you+not+only+for+what+you+are+but+for+what+I+am+when+I+am+with+you_by+Coulson+Macleon+Typography_spotted+on+Le+Love+blog.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 382px; height: 384px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJtJzC6jkXvLrBm3y5Conu_Wd0bazxxc8_5voWHV4AUlIWT29j1y1kbS23fzmC-zjkMHh-RoFknDyOTjlCcJK96iPlzAMzbg7mIrESE33XZ-nspJb6Aa5HOY3T3Kz14QZWSIqESNgsN5c/s400/I+love+you+not+only+for+what+you+are+but+for+what+I+am+when+I+am+with+you_by+Coulson+Macleon+Typography_spotted+on+Le+Love+blog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574007396881789346" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Sign by <a href="http://www.coulsonmacleod.com/art/love/i-love-you.html" target="_blank">Coulson Macleod</a>, as spotted on <a href="http://leloveimage.blogspot.com/2011/02/when-i-am-with-you.html" target="_blank">Le Love</a><br /></span><br />And for you, B:<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHobTNGTlUYZUCqSRCDbqorswaYFuuA8Xy1-lX7LbCEIRLosSMD6AdTzRB4sO7S95fTjMJ2tEQTXJ4Vhsd6zdolsI2vX1DqfkV_Tfj2_BBg16-ylB1PAheEnX0LGTrTgYo3F2aBkzJUAQ/s1600/Rose+Franken+quote_silly+lovers_from+le+love+blog.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHobTNGTlUYZUCqSRCDbqorswaYFuuA8Xy1-lX7LbCEIRLosSMD6AdTzRB4sO7S95fTjMJ2tEQTXJ4Vhsd6zdolsI2vX1DqfkV_Tfj2_BBg16-ylB1PAheEnX0LGTrTgYo3F2aBkzJUAQ/s400/Rose+Franken+quote_silly+lovers_from+le+love+blog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558578223084880626" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Via <a href="http://leloveimage.blogspot.com/2010/12/silly.html" target="_blank">Le Love</a><br /><br /></span>Wishing you a great one, wherever you are and whomever you're with. xoxo, r.<br /></div><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div>rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12008715076689449974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814302990233924774.post-1465941384449698382011-02-08T10:23:00.000-05:002011-02-08T14:53:47.433-05:00Dirty 30 (plus one) Club<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTgH4oxb7D1-qzbF6Ux7epR5VPLc0eZ-wJ4agKa4uEebtG8EB7XPuwzPY_iRRp-5ZXMB7rao-MdNW8pzXPhdbrL3a-D6H4Dfk1kTh904GoHkToMg-e-jGFr2gLZMlzwqMdmrahURFc8kM/s1600/Thirty-ish+candles_who%2527s+counting+candles_by+Worldwide+Co.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 270px; height: 309px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTgH4oxb7D1-qzbF6Ux7epR5VPLc0eZ-wJ4agKa4uEebtG8EB7XPuwzPY_iRRp-5ZXMB7rao-MdNW8pzXPhdbrL3a-D6H4Dfk1kTh904GoHkToMg-e-jGFr2gLZMlzwqMdmrahURFc8kM/s400/Thirty-ish+candles_who%2527s+counting+candles_by+Worldwide+Co.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571389578813512290" border="0" /></a><br />This <a href="http://www.npwtrade.co.uk/product/W4762/Who%27s-Counting-Candles---Thirty-ish;jsessionid=B33611B2B8EC8CEA37BA18963D36F7E3" target="_blank"><span style="font-style: italic;">Thirty-ish</span> candles</a> are high-larious. And since I'm fast-approaching the age where I'd actually need these <span style="font-size:85%;">(yikes!)</span>, I'm cataloging this sussy and adding it to ye old wish list.<br /><br />Good thing too, because I was planning to be "29" for the next couple of years, so at least these "Thirty-ish" candles will help keep me honest. You know, gotta keep it real. ;<span style="font-size:85%;">)</span><br /><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span>In case you, too, are encroaching upon "cougar" status, you can get your very own set of candles <a href="http://www.npwtrade.co.uk/product/W4762/Who%27s-Counting-Candles---Thirty-ish;jsessionid=B33611B2B8EC8CEA37BA18963D36F7E3" target="_blank">here</a>.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" >Editor's note:</span> I just found out the same company also makes candles that read <a href="http://www.spoonsisters.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=513106&Category_Code=1080000&Product_Count=37" target="_blank"><span style="font-style: italic;">Don't Ask</span></a>, <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.npwtrade.co.uk/product/W4267/Who%27s-Counting-Candles---Lost-Count" target="_blank">Lost Count</a>, as well as simply <a href="http://www.npwtrade.co.uk/product/W4250/Who%27s-Counting-Candles---You%27re-Old" target="_blank"><span style="font-style: italic;">You're Old</span></a> (my personal fave). Or - if you're feeling really daring - they also have ones that read <a href="http://www.npwtrade.co.uk/product/W4243/Who%27s-Counting-Candles---21-Again" target="_blank"><span style="font-style: italic;">21 Again</span></a> (ballsy).<br /><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div>rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12008715076689449974noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814302990233924774.post-78788998001491637572011-02-07T14:28:00.001-05:002011-02-08T12:59:48.480-05:00Baby beer pong?Look what <a href="http://mightygirl.com/" target="_blank">Maggie</a> found in <a href="http://www.target.com/s?keywords=cuponk&searchNodeID=1038576%7C1287991011&ref=sr_bx_1_1&x=0&y=0" target="_blank">Target</a>:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIoBHTP5gExPGdlXddXSy3Q05Q58XAHym7ZKnffLkngFvPABN6_p2cIGdHiILgrz-EqI7rPoNw0zJppiVZjJngrUtUA4g2iIVbLTs4OXUGnNRf2EoPG5Y3hQfwrPPSWS_N6Uqa7uxaJZg/s1600/Cuponk_image+by+Mighty+Girl+blgo.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIoBHTP5gExPGdlXddXSy3Q05Q58XAHym7ZKnffLkngFvPABN6_p2cIGdHiILgrz-EqI7rPoNw0zJppiVZjJngrUtUA4g2iIVbLTs4OXUGnNRf2EoPG5Y3hQfwrPPSWS_N6Uqa7uxaJZg/s400/Cuponk_image+by+Mighty+Girl+blgo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571375910140827810" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=3814302990233924774&postID=7878899800149163757">Edit post</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Photo by <a href="http://mightygirl.com/2011/02/08/beer-pong-by-hasbro/" target="_blank">Maggie from Mighty Girl</a><br /></span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Beer pong for babies? Say huuuuuhhh?</span><br /><br />Well, sorta. <a href="http://www.hasbro.com/games/en_US/cuponk/" target="_blank">Cuponk</a> is a game from Hasbro that comes with a ping pong ball (two, actually - guess they were feeling generous) and a decorated cup. When you sink the ball in the cup, the cup lights up and plays a "victory sound" to let you know you've got your shot in. That's kinda cool, actually.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8sezlqNyj-Cl9E2YqZ0xegZGPk954IB6QFAhELnOZ1NpIyOaA57ot0K2fAmYCVTJleuXAJAP9mgsHAzyUgVpH3YeEgQGPxxFlbkEfu9-316urHPLNq1M77FSSxS8Dkpj2Kd34_ImSKyU/s1600/CUPONK+by+Hasbro_all.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 252px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8sezlqNyj-Cl9E2YqZ0xegZGPk954IB6QFAhELnOZ1NpIyOaA57ot0K2fAmYCVTJleuXAJAP9mgsHAzyUgVpH3YeEgQGPxxFlbkEfu9-316urHPLNq1M77FSSxS8Dkpj2Kd34_ImSKyU/s400/CUPONK+by+Hasbro_all.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571376791836886802" border="0" /></a><br />Hmm, actually, I'm kinda into the <span style="font-style: italic;">El Campeon</span> lucha libra version <span style="font-size:85%;">(above, far left)</span>.<br /><br />But do you think it smacks a bit too much of the binge-drinking beer pong? Don't get me wrong - I do enjoy some pong - but for children ages nine and up?? Yiiiikes.<br /><br />Is anyone else disturbed that Hasbro is now selling beer pong to kids? "Get 'em started young!" I guess, eh? Also hilarious: <a href="http://www.hasbro.com/play/details.cfm?guid=4F248FB6-19B9-F369-10BF-93921169F1DE&src=endeca" target="_blank">Bam Margera is the spokesman</a>. Yeah, 'cuz this is age appropriate.<br /><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div>rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12008715076689449974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814302990233924774.post-23196741947877269822011-01-27T16:44:00.015-05:002011-02-08T12:31:26.801-05:00Let your hair down...then put it up<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgry6JBgOEWEk51IvCsNbSUj9JxYh-WRDJa7zlnEtiVAKIkMnRHP5yWkYC8htTDyh9SKd_BWfB6cRxU6Jkeq9YlpxIODktMBCpcKtHlOvvgfqGm9Yuuj68KVoZZbMbxRPjuINaA6lMxTg8/s160/Hair_profile+of+casual+messy+updo_very+French_found+on+Sweet+Nothings+blog.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 356px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgry6JBgOEWEk51IvCsNbSUj9JxYh-WRDJa7zlnEtiVAKIkMnRHP5yWkYC8htTDyh9SKd_BWfB6cRxU6Jkeq9YlpxIODktMBCpcKtHlOvvgfqGm9Yuuj68KVoZZbMbxRPjuINaA6lMxTg8/s400/Hair_profile+of+casual+messy+updo_very+French_found+on+Sweet+Nothings+blog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566985069759813698" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Image via <a href="http://sweetnothings04.blogspot.com/2011/01/simple-chic-date-night-look.html" target="_blank">Sweet Nothings</a><br /></span><br />This summer I was inspired by braids (probably because my hair felt so hot on my neck!) so I did a whole round-up of different kinds of braids (<a href="http://sea-life-style.blogspot.com/2010/04/golden-braids.html" target="_blank">here</a>). Last March I fell for a fishtail braid that made its wearer look like a mermaid (<a href="http://sea-life-style.blogspot.com/2010/03/hair-tail.html" target="_blank">here</a>). Fickle hair admirer? Perhaps.<br /><br />Maybe the formality of the holidays is still upon me, or the romance of the upcoming Valentine's Day has enticed me, but right now I'm loving an updo. Whether it's a bit undone (bordering on sloppy) or a perfectly chic chignon, all of the below updos look just so elegant to me.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI5hwC3Es1HSFMWYl8i0WFpdSXKSSYQeULh7HuPikoc3BUDCc4Rj6vBsU-PWYBclPyGdgBrKrZV5gyEmWeWHo8xDsubV9RHPBIaNtMHsYjsFF9u-RiXgp7rBM37KlnJIo3SqBZLKlv_f0/s1600/Hair_classic+chignon_found+on+This+is+Glamourous+blog.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI5hwC3Es1HSFMWYl8i0WFpdSXKSSYQeULh7HuPikoc3BUDCc4Rj6vBsU-PWYBclPyGdgBrKrZV5gyEmWeWHo8xDsubV9RHPBIaNtMHsYjsFF9u-RiXgp7rBM37KlnJIo3SqBZLKlv_f0/s400/Hair_classic+chignon_found+on+This+is+Glamourous+blog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566985063715385314" border="0" /></a><div><span style="font-size:85%;">Image via <a href="http://citified.blogspot.com/2011/01/elegantly-chic-classic-chignon.html" target="_blank">{this is glamorous}</a><br /></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY2AAfWCbDPBu9GOxmJU0zOUohihTDDLbcbKuVN6221TtJlEO5sFA4W4BVNGr6byMsALbDR7jYRRARDBrLJHUSdTIoEGOmWlv6qLI4ybSwyn9W024WMqFd_lwAlc3uqj2E2RycWHusRFo/s1600/Hair+up_found+on+Ink+and+Post+dot+com_she+got+from+wit+%252B+delight.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 291px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY2AAfWCbDPBu9GOxmJU0zOUohihTDDLbcbKuVN6221TtJlEO5sFA4W4BVNGr6byMsALbDR7jYRRARDBrLJHUSdTIoEGOmWlv6qLI4ybSwyn9W024WMqFd_lwAlc3uqj2E2RycWHusRFo/s400/Hair+up_found+on+Ink+and+Post+dot+com_she+got+from+wit+%252B+delight.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566985058180049570" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Image via <a href="http://katearends.com/blog/" target="_blank">{wit + delight}</a>, as spotted on <a href="http://www.inkandpost.com/" target="_blank">ink and post</a><br /></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM2Cr8P4P3VwyPvRsklYR_qN5RPVbrVy2iU85ZVqHbgV3rN4H4YGmKs_NHLKI4F54cxEg9FMY5eLRmXIaCN57_C0oeUk-YoSy1xKiLxMGJRxeby0Ltd3QPDzjdyfIJAmdKQLLbLjwgLi0/s1600/Hair_messy+knot_Michael-Kors-SS11-hair_photo+by+Hanneli+Mustaparta.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM2Cr8P4P3VwyPvRsklYR_qN5RPVbrVy2iU85ZVqHbgV3rN4H4YGmKs_NHLKI4F54cxEg9FMY5eLRmXIaCN57_C0oeUk-YoSy1xKiLxMGJRxeby0Ltd3QPDzjdyfIJAmdKQLLbLjwgLi0/s400/Hair_messy+knot_Michael-Kors-SS11-hair_photo+by+Hanneli+Mustaparta.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566988071745949058" style="cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Image via <a href="http://www.hanneli.com/tie-a-knot/" target="_blank">hanneli</a><br /></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijd9ev8OqYXeKsoS_MZo5uPaJpzpF5e1HxYCPT7uFtqDkUwOQrXwaRRM5lHsXCazsJYij2o-AZT4utj30oCINjROSYjRnnarUuE4sKOHVgFh6GuLS1FrVUDv10zqeeh6ZSS9IhH5GVshQ/s1600/Hair_profile+of+casual+messy+updo_found+on+Mary+Ruffle+tumblr.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijd9ev8OqYXeKsoS_MZo5uPaJpzpF5e1HxYCPT7uFtqDkUwOQrXwaRRM5lHsXCazsJYij2o-AZT4utj30oCINjROSYjRnnarUuE4sKOHVgFh6GuLS1FrVUDv10zqeeh6ZSS9IhH5GVshQ/s400/Hair_profile+of+casual+messy+updo_found+on+Mary+Ruffle+tumblr.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566985065707945874" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Image via <a href="http://maryruffle.tumblr.com/post/2957034986" target="_blank">it's mary ruffle</a></span><br /><br />Now someone hand me some red wine (so I can channel my Parisian spirit), some hairpins and a teasing comb, STAT!</div>rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12008715076689449974noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814302990233924774.post-81018960536134736992011-01-04T21:22:00.001-05:002011-01-05T00:48:50.597-05:00Cheers to New Year's!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-CXeoydSXhdIgufsT5BF3z85rL-Y8u65-vRfZxCnnw52xXV0Lhx9l4t8Nm9XfDwm-AdBPE8PMnEpIRo-bOcv64gJ_SAWkt9qN-yMJ83L4HQK7y6_mSTFmtE_Cnmb5-cOyQG3rn4qt9o4/s1600/NYE_glass+of+champagne_bubbly_pondering_image+via+prettystuff+tumblr_found+on+SHELTER+blog.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-CXeoydSXhdIgufsT5BF3z85rL-Y8u65-vRfZxCnnw52xXV0Lhx9l4t8Nm9XfDwm-AdBPE8PMnEpIRo-bOcv64gJ_SAWkt9qN-yMJ83L4HQK7y6_mSTFmtE_Cnmb5-cOyQG3rn4qt9o4/s400/NYE_glass+of+champagne_bubbly_pondering_image+via+prettystuff+tumblr_found+on+SHELTER+blog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558474139302043410" border="0" /></a><br />Oops, guess I'm <a href="http://sea-life-style.blogspot.com/2011/01/belated-holidays.html" target="_blank">a little late on another holiday</a>. Ah well, you can't win 'em all. (In 2011, I'll shoot to not be 0/2, eh?)<br /><br />Anyway, let's cheers to the arrival of 2011. A toast:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSTbRsOkmjlD_zArNPFxZ1rX1D_ruGp4oSOF4kI3aqEG9MUgozkmpNgyOxLll3Rlsre8ow217RnYdCafR0oz78O5bXpzJcxLD247zojHgj5yb4e0hW3tOT1WH-7P5CWakipGccj9Edd9k/s1600/A+Toast_from+Sparkles+and+Pretending+tumblr.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 345px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSTbRsOkmjlD_zArNPFxZ1rX1D_ruGp4oSOF4kI3aqEG9MUgozkmpNgyOxLll3Rlsre8ow217RnYdCafR0oz78O5bXpzJcxLD247zojHgj5yb4e0hW3tOT1WH-7P5CWakipGccj9Edd9k/s400/A+Toast_from+Sparkles+and+Pretending+tumblr.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558474136575202562" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt5IJNetTKw1Ikwk7fMsPpaof5sfKaPSZ8gwh7qad1X8hWDfszalm7tM86l1hoPcyOwAOiJrSBJZ3y5OX1WNKigeIx2SMMYuRBzLcJCaHEiE-_I8muQI7fX9gtXR_pSE76AVjkPsiNd60/s1600/NYE+champagne+in+Pop+mini+bottles_photo+from+Martha+Stewart+Weddings.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt5IJNetTKw1Ikwk7fMsPpaof5sfKaPSZ8gwh7qad1X8hWDfszalm7tM86l1hoPcyOwAOiJrSBJZ3y5OX1WNKigeIx2SMMYuRBzLcJCaHEiE-_I8muQI7fX9gtXR_pSE76AVjkPsiNd60/s400/NYE+champagne+in+Pop+mini+bottles_photo+from+Martha+Stewart+Weddings.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558495388051047010" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkJx3R9arTVcUnuTZxU2-w0fQRuP-mfbc2EAVKOO_h1fPwtK1VglDyEW5fXBOXowU60mPwfkiA1EQbIbu9XhN0l2rwjpLAThemApKuzvPKup8gh0fptFmq8LtC8P4eZE3Xas623LsThsM/s1600/New+Years+Eve+banner_image+found+on+Everything+LEB+blog.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 398px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkJx3R9arTVcUnuTZxU2-w0fQRuP-mfbc2EAVKOO_h1fPwtK1VglDyEW5fXBOXowU60mPwfkiA1EQbIbu9XhN0l2rwjpLAThemApKuzvPKup8gh0fptFmq8LtC8P4eZE3Xas623LsThsM/s400/New+Years+Eve+banner_image+found+on+Everything+LEB+blog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558519783817509778" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiktkmkxHgpkYpLlHhDo0aOZ2q4dZOIpVusj_nibjDZQsdFFHbWcyQLehdk5JJJJi7Q3uXciMHrVRV_RtL5Bc450CIiD9gETCNAcHvGu4LQ7yzMsGhsG1o0-wGUorIEQ2JAuNk9z3AYmsM/s1600/NYE+star+sparkler_found+on+Black+Eiffel+blog.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 322px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiktkmkxHgpkYpLlHhDo0aOZ2q4dZOIpVusj_nibjDZQsdFFHbWcyQLehdk5JJJJi7Q3uXciMHrVRV_RtL5Bc450CIiD9gETCNAcHvGu4LQ7yzMsGhsG1o0-wGUorIEQ2JAuNk9z3AYmsM/s400/NYE+star+sparkler_found+on+Black+Eiffel+blog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558495388544030322" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_qDacu6JZCU1EJvX2KXGowjwuxt1xiCOPQpIvs7VV56wmzu19UI0i19awoT4Y2j-0GCWIT9wxVQOsxkacJdcSlIIdNKjguSTPa0AfAUzU9AxXviQjOCck1eXSkHRA8RCFDw1YIgxfQh4/s1600/NYE_the+best+is+yet+to+come_hand+lettering+by+alan+ariail_found+on+this+is+glamorous+blog.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_qDacu6JZCU1EJvX2KXGowjwuxt1xiCOPQpIvs7VV56wmzu19UI0i19awoT4Y2j-0GCWIT9wxVQOsxkacJdcSlIIdNKjguSTPa0AfAUzU9AxXviQjOCck1eXSkHRA8RCFDw1YIgxfQh4/s400/NYE_the+best+is+yet+to+come_hand+lettering+by+alan+ariail_found+on+this+is+glamorous+blog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558474137387466850" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 224px;" border="0" /></a><a href="http://citified.blogspot.com/2010/12/auld-lang-syne.html"></a><br /><br />Looking forward to hangin' wicha, 2011. Hope you're a good egg.<br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />Images via: 1- <a href="http://shelterinteriordesign.blogspot.com/2010/12/reflecting.html" target="_blank">SHELTER</a>, 2- <a href="http://sparklesandpretending.tumblr.com/post/2392876441%20" target="_blank">Sparkles and Pretending</a>, 3- <a href="http://www.marthastewartweddings.com/" target="_blank">Martha Stewart Weddings</a>, 4- <a href="http://everythingleb.blogspot.com/2010/12/little-gold-and-silver-love.html" target="_blank">everything LEB</a>, 5- <a href="http://blackeiffel.blogspot.com/2010/12/happy-new-year.html" target="_blank">Black*Eiffel</a>, 6- hand lettering by <a href="http://www.alphabetguy.com/Artist.asp?ArtistID=22121&Akey=QRGKQ8C4" target="_blank">Alan Ariail,</a> via <a href="http://citified.blogspot.com/2010/12/auld-lang-syne.html" target="_blank">{this is glamorous}</a></span><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div>rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12008715076689449974noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814302990233924774.post-83713473409660698962011-01-04T20:49:00.000-05:002011-01-04T21:00:27.027-05:00Belated holidays<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2SpibA61EGN5hs6gV1sq1tbWHB3J7ml5HpYf0kpmw6_1uvBNgHvjDyB12jj1KRsgJcVHhfrLly_rsiULGrHXyTGpo9aCe1Z55eCv7X61dvIGObC5FTfbz5Whqf1zQU-BDQQFVUIoavec/s1600/Pink+holiday+gifts+on+tiny+white+car_image+via+tiny+white+daisies_found+on+Walking+Around+Where+the+Sidewalk+Begins+blog.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 309px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2SpibA61EGN5hs6gV1sq1tbWHB3J7ml5HpYf0kpmw6_1uvBNgHvjDyB12jj1KRsgJcVHhfrLly_rsiULGrHXyTGpo9aCe1Z55eCv7X61dvIGObC5FTfbz5Whqf1zQU-BDQQFVUIoavec/s400/Pink+holiday+gifts+on+tiny+white+car_image+via+tiny+white+daisies_found+on+Walking+Around+Where+the+Sidewalk+Begins+blog.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558507886672653202" border="0" /></a><br />Uhhh, I may be <span style="font-style: italic;">a touch</span> late here, but I wanted to wish you all a happy holidays! (Let's just pretend that we're not in a totally different <span style="font-style: italic;">year</span> by now, okay?). I hope you all had a wonderful Hannukah, Christmas, Kwanzaa and the like.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCVER2ExbMTs6jxeXrx2mfqwwSFVysEC-TE2efH6erTYWbgdk7LbUm99MFpgCDfueegCd7S6TUFqeQDiESk2wBS6fMCIeAkHsUQ9YWXjvPAH4KnpepeJ0CncLj-C83mSryYB50Ib4F0vE/s1600/Holiday+car+of+Carolina+Herrera+gifts+and+tree_photo+via+Habitually+Chic+blog.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 337px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCVER2ExbMTs6jxeXrx2mfqwwSFVysEC-TE2efH6erTYWbgdk7LbUm99MFpgCDfueegCd7S6TUFqeQDiESk2wBS6fMCIeAkHsUQ9YWXjvPAH4KnpepeJ0CncLj-C83mSryYB50Ib4F0vE/s400/Holiday+car+of+Carolina+Herrera+gifts+and+tree_photo+via+Habitually+Chic+blog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558507880968938130" border="0" /></a><br />B and I traveled to Phila <span style="font-size:85%;">(sadly, no cheesesteaks this time around)</span>; hauled gifts; exchanged said gifts; and did a lot of relaxing with family. 'Twas lurvely.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmTDJKllgn2kZ8ZOBRGsibdQLkxY8r-XPI0kuwsxuI4hLESZ_7MFJQeIaKBE3Xvznihbc5RDiwvJvMu0H9KXJiYRTTp9Wb2TVEgN-16e_11K1avfCuJrIVBINlA9VCZfW2lu91dFVkcUA/s1600/VW+Bug+laden+with+holiday+gifts+and+tree_photo+found+on+Habitually+Chic+blog.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmTDJKllgn2kZ8ZOBRGsibdQLkxY8r-XPI0kuwsxuI4hLESZ_7MFJQeIaKBE3Xvznihbc5RDiwvJvMu0H9KXJiYRTTp9Wb2TVEgN-16e_11K1avfCuJrIVBINlA9VCZfW2lu91dFVkcUA/s400/VW+Bug+laden+with+holiday+gifts+and+tree_photo+found+on+Habitually+Chic+blog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558507893763680914" border="0" /></a><br />How was yours?<br /><br />And before I forget, I have one special holiday shout-out in the form of the coolest pic ever. Val, this one's for you:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfHGVJ66XS4uDSH8qZYIO2VOTQrv2uEdBrdhhR_80YXIfFkmJPjoT-h-sRDi89dE03lCYkaedU8UWbD06BVvdMWWG_2pXXr2UDHiOG5BdeSN0yOyfPzIsM8A7JHTUEYXxYHg4BgnBMtWs/s1600/Nancy+Reagan+and+Mr.+T+dressed+up+as+Santa+Claus_photo+from+RETrOZONe+via+We+Heart+It_found+on+The+Lil+Bee+blog.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 265px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfHGVJ66XS4uDSH8qZYIO2VOTQrv2uEdBrdhhR_80YXIfFkmJPjoT-h-sRDi89dE03lCYkaedU8UWbD06BVvdMWWG_2pXXr2UDHiOG5BdeSN0yOyfPzIsM8A7JHTUEYXxYHg4BgnBMtWs/s400/Nancy+Reagan+and+Mr.+T+dressed+up+as+Santa+Claus_photo+from+RETrOZONe+via+We+Heart+It_found+on+The+Lil+Bee+blog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558509425800126498" border="0" /></a><br />Blazow. <span style="font-size:85%;">(Yup, that's a word.)</span> You can thank me later. <span style="font-size:78%;">;)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Images via: 1- <a href="http://wherethesidewalkbegins.blogspot.com/2010/12/presents-packing.html" target="_blank">Walking Around Where the Sidewalk Begins</a>, 2 and 3- <a href="http://habituallychic.blogspot.com/2010/12/safe-travels.html" target="_blank">Habitually Chic</a>, 4- <a href="http://www.thelilbee.com/2010/12/on-my-mind-this-monday-morning_13.html" target="_blank">The Lil Bee</a></span>rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12008715076689449974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814302990233924774.post-26399229913630912732010-11-28T15:51:00.000-05:002010-12-01T16:00:59.458-05:00Oh Happy Day<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFmbRyfdwWo4O5Y935cQZAkm03u-xY8d9gxc9RPHDsNAO6iYxPMzKH-Bt06fYPFyo7LEe_m_bOaRy9zFjI8FXLrz7OGSsAMmQeX63CNbHht1aBteco9TYGfxpo_n3ce9YTgKH1-UIRlIU/s1600/Happy+bride+jumping+on+a+bed_photo+by+Elizabeth+Messina.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFmbRyfdwWo4O5Y935cQZAkm03u-xY8d9gxc9RPHDsNAO6iYxPMzKH-Bt06fYPFyo7LEe_m_bOaRy9zFjI8FXLrz7OGSsAMmQeX63CNbHht1aBteco9TYGfxpo_n3ce9YTgKH1-UIRlIU/s400/Happy+bride+jumping+on+a+bed_photo+by+Elizabeth+Messina.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545820302564999778" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Photo by <a href="http://www.kissthegroom.com/2010/10/wedding-love/" target="_blank">Elizabeth Messina</a><br /></span><br />Friends, I've been gone for a while; I've missed you all. I hope you all had a lovely Thanksgiving holiday. Some happy news:<br /><br />WE'RE ENGAGED!<br /><br />Thanksgiving was a good one this year. <span style="font-size:85%;">:)</span>rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12008715076689449974noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814302990233924774.post-7329718772022233572010-11-08T09:46:00.000-05:002010-11-08T13:21:10.392-05:00Oh crap.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqTO6lZucEyBl20S-QYohzE0YKKMy_3fUnWJTTAcsvbNHyxHvdEZ5q1ZT03JccvBCEK1ok0wWSLI0BCh3oFHMsA5e1WYxG6RzbF1eSSXoU2ifEz7bEyfgUtae8ekS9jBYt62Rtp6hwxnY/s1600/Cadbury+mini+eggs+for+Christmas.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 203px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqTO6lZucEyBl20S-QYohzE0YKKMy_3fUnWJTTAcsvbNHyxHvdEZ5q1ZT03JccvBCEK1ok0wWSLI0BCh3oFHMsA5e1WYxG6RzbF1eSSXoU2ifEz7bEyfgUtae8ekS9jBYt62Rtp6hwxnY/s400/Cadbury+mini+eggs+for+Christmas.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537237799896613602" border="0" /></a><br />They're back. I'm in trouble.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">(See what I'm talking about </span><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://sea-life-style.blogspot.com/2009/12/oh-no-alternately-titled-cadbury-mini.html" target="_blank">here</a><span style="font-style: italic;">.)</span>rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12008715076689449974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814302990233924774.post-56426647459707477922010-11-02T15:44:00.000-04:002010-11-02T18:02:43.530-04:00It's not too late!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik8gsW8BFSvRB0tAJ-iulBjKvbp7sHJQRuwseYJuu6Jb-AFUVx35y3O36mrw6vCFVwA-Y1eNHPWDJ_CQ2In9dsb_W0Fwnm3HOCbjIK7fOS56IyvjoEc2JmhYPuprinaHTIaYC9Oqe4DVE/s1600/Vote!+Call+to+action+poster+designed+by+Shepard+Fairey+of+Obey.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik8gsW8BFSvRB0tAJ-iulBjKvbp7sHJQRuwseYJuu6Jb-AFUVx35y3O36mrw6vCFVwA-Y1eNHPWDJ_CQ2In9dsb_W0Fwnm3HOCbjIK7fOS56IyvjoEc2JmhYPuprinaHTIaYC9Oqe4DVE/s400/Vote!+Call+to+action+poster+designed+by+Shepard+Fairey+of+Obey.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535071873350427426" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />Poster designed by Shepard Fairey of <a href="http://obeygiant.com/" target="_blank">Obey</a>.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Dear US friends,</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Today is Election Day. Get your tuckus out there and vote. It is your civic duty (and if you don't, you have no room to whine or complain when things aren't going the way you want them to).</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Sincerely, </span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">The Country</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">:)</span>rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12008715076689449974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814302990233924774.post-4017882369752420132010-10-29T15:36:00.003-04:002010-10-29T15:36:00.585-04:00Have a great weekend and happy Halloween!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgma9My19KdFrOX7pXluouc4cHXzhyhUb0yNjZ9l8HrIQr8K_2pqN1bJTQaGh7GgkK0MRoX91BL-X7sRzJNxyRqXNBpAaq7MqcbwCYXc5CDHbbKu97i-cjJO7gQ53YHCwsv_l6s7XbnvpU/s1600/Girl+with+pumpkin_from+Mary+Ruffle+tumblr_via+Oh+So+Beautiful+Paper+blog.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgma9My19KdFrOX7pXluouc4cHXzhyhUb0yNjZ9l8HrIQr8K_2pqN1bJTQaGh7GgkK0MRoX91BL-X7sRzJNxyRqXNBpAaq7MqcbwCYXc5CDHbbKu97i-cjJO7gQ53YHCwsv_l6s7XbnvpU/s400/Girl+with+pumpkin_from+Mary+Ruffle+tumblr_via+Oh+So+Beautiful+Paper+blog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533175732496789858" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAsQCosPpAUKQMRVHBN7AZF5Rn-4uyl6oV9hOJiWDRGPD7Q105RES_GQlAcGQJvngXNDg3jUpSkaPeoRXVb29sEtX3SRzoz1qAXy8rsQyoFYjbcvOwXXW0f68HwmclIZDv_ZOnoz4al_c/s1600/trick+or+treat+printable+candy+wrapper_from+Target+dessert+table_by+Shauna+Younge+Dessert+Tables+and++Bethany+Hway+of+b-spoke_via+Twig+and+Thistle+blog.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAsQCosPpAUKQMRVHBN7AZF5Rn-4uyl6oV9hOJiWDRGPD7Q105RES_GQlAcGQJvngXNDg3jUpSkaPeoRXVb29sEtX3SRzoz1qAXy8rsQyoFYjbcvOwXXW0f68HwmclIZDv_ZOnoz4al_c/s400/trick+or+treat+printable+candy+wrapper_from+Target+dessert+table_by+Shauna+Younge+Dessert+Tables+and++Bethany+Hway+of+b-spoke_via+Twig+and+Thistle+blog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533175744239579714" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Photo 1 via <a href="http://www.blogger.com/maryruffle.tumblr.com" target="_blank">Mary Ruffle</a>; photo 2 via <a href="http://www.twigandthistle.com/blog/2010/10/halloween-dessert-table-by-shauna-young/" target="_blank">Twig & Thistle</a>.<br /></span><br />What a fun weekend coming up: Halloween <span style="font-size:85%;">(free candy! mmm!)</span>; for those of us in DC, the <a href="http://www.rallytorestoresanity.com/" target="_blank">Rally to Restore Sanity</a>; gorgeous weather <span style="font-size:85%;">(70s in DC?)</span>; and maybe even some downtime to take in all the gorgeous fall colors around us. I'm definitely ready.<br /><br />Hope you all have an equally awesome weekend. See you back here Monday!<br /><br />xoxo <span style="font-style: italic;">(and boo!)</span>, r.<br /><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div>rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12008715076689449974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814302990233924774.post-62800809841636703312010-10-29T09:47:00.001-04:002010-10-29T13:19:05.935-04:00Half-baked Halloween?Hello all and TGIF! Happy almost-Halloween weekend!<br /><br />I lurv Halloween - always have - I mean, what's not to love about dressing up in a fun costume and getting free candy? Sounds pretty ideal to me. I am kind of sad we're too old to go trick-or-treating these days <span style="font-size:85%;">(well, <span style="font-style: italic;">I</span> could probably still pass for a high schooler, but old man weird beard [ahem, that's you, love] might stand out)</span>, but we can still do some little stuff around the house. I hate to say it, but we actually haven't carved pumpkins this year <span style="font-size:85%;">(maybe sometime before Sunday??)</span> and I haven't gone too overboard with decorating or the like.<br /><br />Here is my one little Halloween vignette:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWXADJdoxKVKDOM05kbqQGRRkdbD7No2JWXZjwwVo3j_fCeF2clih0Q6X8zhudkIR7374JBtHHhwJQcbX9csIJ9Oxgm7xk-jyOukwipbCX6I3wHIhvD8IGOuHIJsgPrRK6KILW_LO1QpU/s1600/IMG_3093.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWXADJdoxKVKDOM05kbqQGRRkdbD7No2JWXZjwwVo3j_fCeF2clih0Q6X8zhudkIR7374JBtHHhwJQcbX9csIJ9Oxgm7xk-jyOukwipbCX6I3wHIhvD8IGOuHIJsgPrRK6KILW_LO1QpU/s400/IMG_3093.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533514656107683922" border="0" /></a><br />Spooky, eh? Yeah yeah, I know it's kind of a half-a$sed Halloween set-up, but what can you do? Gourd + plastic pumpkin <span style="font-size:85%;">(he makes an appearance every year)</span> + spooky glitter skull <span style="font-size:85%;">(which was an awesome find, <a href="http://sea-life-style.blogspot.com/2009/10/skull-and-bones-not-really-just-skull.html" target="_blank">here</a>)</span> on an upside-down bowl = I tried. It is what it is. I kind of like it though... And don't our silhouettes look kind of creepy/dead relative-ish? <span style="font-size:78%;">:)</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnnsZ4HSvSMMsp5zk5fpVR3zyw4deAtFv_Cl_BGINrU2e4SjsimqaUSmYKkK5DR4R2G7me3DMxW1YYQWynY6QXMZDQbEco0czG9GSgW4u0D0z789nTljCS6pE-j5uFNjk6zh-gfeiF98E/s1600/IMG_3097.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnnsZ4HSvSMMsp5zk5fpVR3zyw4deAtFv_Cl_BGINrU2e4SjsimqaUSmYKkK5DR4R2G7me3DMxW1YYQWynY6QXMZDQbEco0czG9GSgW4u0D0z789nTljCS6pE-j5uFNjk6zh-gfeiF98E/s400/IMG_3097.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533514647651970290" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The one effort I have made was in the kitchen. Yesterday I got the baking bug and decided to whip up some homemade "boo pies" <span style="font-size:85%;">(I have no idea what to call them - they're sort of halfway between whoopie pies [but not as cake-y] and Oreos [but not as crunchy])</span> - whatever you call 'em, they <s>are</s> were gooood <span style="font-size:85%;">(just ask Sara)</span>.<br /><br />Here's proof that I made these mammers from scratch:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDL647UnlJUlZCnnEa6gpmn1nQ6MT45BW6YryxcFc4i_1ciIp7QipbVBoIJqDAWz8AOHsE28iK04DAoU8gvLmepaxcx2YSJH6nsdoz4jkwvvnDSXa-wiuDY78JS3PhkS4ECTOf_7EPWLo/s1600/IMG_3086.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDL647UnlJUlZCnnEa6gpmn1nQ6MT45BW6YryxcFc4i_1ciIp7QipbVBoIJqDAWz8AOHsE28iK04DAoU8gvLmepaxcx2YSJH6nsdoz4jkwvvnDSXa-wiuDY78JS3PhkS4ECTOf_7EPWLo/s400/IMG_3086.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533514777716995922" border="0" /></a><br />Cooling.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIKB_U_Ef2zUOKQzSdDE4jtNJ_zIbV0Ne6cvrdKGIDuU1CHxg57VM2zvxn49sRkInndHF9qsOKmoxmWfpf399B_PkMUh45g_BlSlVGrvAF20iAZmNJ4RPtSBlxQ7ejx7BXp-HGDmeldJ0/s1600/IMG_3090.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIKB_U_Ef2zUOKQzSdDE4jtNJ_zIbV0Ne6cvrdKGIDuU1CHxg57VM2zvxn49sRkInndHF9qsOKmoxmWfpf399B_PkMUh45g_BlSlVGrvAF20iAZmNJ4RPtSBlxQ7ejx7BXp-HGDmeldJ0/s400/IMG_3090.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533514675295084354" border="0" /></a><br />Patiently waiting while I mixed up the cream cheese filling by hand.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVo2eHfFaGY6J08nCVKM7mN8aKVxS-m3mjjw_UnJ3fQZ8S5PFIDljX6fiRw5KsFqogwA-pY6XJnagAKg2fI-lITzpXPZTjvpGVL7rs8tthnfK8gV1TA_iEgKystt2p3657wZyeCXGYpG0/s1600/IMG_3097.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVo2eHfFaGY6J08nCVKM7mN8aKVxS-m3mjjw_UnJ3fQZ8S5PFIDljX6fiRw5KsFqogwA-pY6XJnagAKg2fI-lITzpXPZTjvpGVL7rs8tthnfK8gV1TA_iEgKystt2p3657wZyeCXGYpG0/s400/IMG_3097.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533514672092698770" border="0" /></a><br />Assembled. (A tad sloppy, but it was my first attempt at this!)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEyxziCx1STRvwTzL-QxUt-aIj6gA-2KxMy-p4SBxktXf4pvR8yiZW5QAaWIT5bjks8WbfLPDQgHuoamAxb1SlvyjVgZowwzmdKsXt20vae4GTVZ6s1WVzxezGhE5GgBemC7W6Fi04w_g/s1600/IMG_3103.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEyxziCx1STRvwTzL-QxUt-aIj6gA-2KxMy-p4SBxktXf4pvR8yiZW5QAaWIT5bjks8WbfLPDQgHuoamAxb1SlvyjVgZowwzmdKsXt20vae4GTVZ6s1WVzxezGhE5GgBemC7W6Fi04w_g/s400/IMG_3103.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533514662116379186" border="0" /></a><br />Halloween-ed up.<br /><br />The only trouble is that I have this left over:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg48licQChgGHXDSxdA4t-JEtDEegCZHuHKd4G4WZeDNRSWeegBeDgCajEdbszAbfRrhLTxMQff1HsUnfpjfRLQEsm9Vdg2gnjUXdcG1CIDncGr8XEAvYSOLwcaDvWvvxTk_iIGs_gr27c/s1600/IMG_3091.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg48licQChgGHXDSxdA4t-JEtDEegCZHuHKd4G4WZeDNRSWeegBeDgCajEdbszAbfRrhLTxMQff1HsUnfpjfRLQEsm9Vdg2gnjUXdcG1CIDncGr8XEAvYSOLwcaDvWvvxTk_iIGs_gr27c/s400/IMG_3091.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533514786676035874" border="0" /></a><br />A decent portion of handmade cream cheese filling. There's about a million pounds of cream cheese, butter and confectioner's sugar just waiting to go straight to my a$s. It's all I can do not to dig in with a spoon. Oy.<br /><br />Have you all gotten into the Halloween mood yet? Without kids, I feel slightly strange getting too amped up over it, but I am looking forward to this weekend... In the meantime, see you all back here in a bit!<br /><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div>rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12008715076689449974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814302990233924774.post-23338911855767239022010-10-28T13:34:00.002-04:002010-10-28T13:34:00.758-04:00Camo gets classy<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD0YBT2f7l5_1agNxoepblJNVrbq3bQJSXhiMDgcRcV96E9ucBe4pEtcPrApRtZbu4vWNcw_AQO5i4KsKBMpIPlVRGEvBJ9RnfuPm9irfUkJyN35qAmDM7Qjjj18_fkWWu651vLxDsOc0/s1600/Camo+goes+classy+print+by+Andy+Warhol_pic+by+Douglas+Friedman+for+C+Magazine_via+Destined+to+Design+blog.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 301px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD0YBT2f7l5_1agNxoepblJNVrbq3bQJSXhiMDgcRcV96E9ucBe4pEtcPrApRtZbu4vWNcw_AQO5i4KsKBMpIPlVRGEvBJ9RnfuPm9irfUkJyN35qAmDM7Qjjj18_fkWWu651vLxDsOc0/s400/Camo+goes+classy+print+by+Andy+Warhol_pic+by+Douglas+Friedman+for+C+Magazine_via+Destined+to+Design+blog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532442742115765346" border="0" /></a><br />I never thought I'd see the day when I dubbed camo as "classy," but I guess today is that day. Thank you, Andy Warhol. Leave it to good ol' A. Warhubs to elevate an everyday soup can, a banana - or yes, even camouflage - to something artful and wall-worthy.<br /><br />Also, that gargantuan arrangement of gorgeous hydrangea; the classic Saarinen tulip table; and the simple pops of color mixed with bright white plus dark, dark floors really helps. Whew! So many design elements mixed into one effortless, but gorgeous, room.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Camouflage silkscreen print by Andy Warhol. Photo by Douglas Friedman for <a href="http://www.magazinec.com/?p=3082" target="_blank">C Magazine</a>, via <a href="http://destinedtodesign.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Destined to Design</a>. </span> <div id="refHTML"></div><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div>rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12008715076689449974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814302990233924774.post-74090924128846501832010-10-28T10:03:00.000-04:002010-10-28T10:03:00.608-04:00A video about bacon & one about lifeI know some of you can't check out videos during the day while you're at work, but these two are totally worth sneaking under your desk or checking out at lunch. One's hilarious and one's pretty interesting. I suggest you to watch both. <span style="font-size:85%;">(Or at least video #2 - and you scan it quickly if needed.)<br /></span><br />First up, this little guy is verrrry upset about having his junk food cleaned out of the fridge <span style="font-size:85%;">(by his temporary mom on <span style="font-style: italic;">Wife Swap</span>)</span>. His reaction is kinda priceless:<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/DA_i_ZGJ7DE?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/DA_i_ZGJ7DE?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />In case you can't see embedded YouTube videos (iPhoners!), <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DA_i_ZGJ7DE&feature=player_embedded" target="_blank">here's the link</a>.</span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" ><br /></span><br />Next, an interesting look at a controversial question. Don't be scared: it's not offensive or political; it's just fascinating to see what a huge change occurs in these peoples' thinking after just one follow-up question:<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/QJtjqLUHYoY?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/QJtjqLUHYoY?fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJtjqLUHYoY&feature=player_embedded" target="_blank">Here's the link</a> if you can't see the embedded YouTube video above - go take a look, pretty please!</span><br /><br />Thoughts?<br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Video 1 v</span><span style="font-size:85%;">ia <a href="http://www.isuwannee.com/2010/10/i-had-very-calm-day-until-this.html" target="_blank">I Suwanee</a>; video 2 vi</span><span style="font-size:85%;">a <a href="http://blog.blasko.com/post/1368237066/peterwknox-mattchew03-coleescola-heres" target="_blank">Roblahblog</a>.</span><p></p>rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12008715076689449974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814302990233924774.post-79984921772840392792010-10-27T20:10:00.000-04:002010-10-27T20:10:00.588-04:00Night comes early on rainy fall days<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha9pmC4sXqdJ2gZAH55yYloe-qHlS_ZjCsPijPcLvVqZGE2Ul7HV_RIE72KdLFArwHQrOqWFu3ZgCr_8ej-l2BerLyjl2Zl9mWkTl245YBarU2YZlXyC-UPsceFu1gKwjTq4X8w0PzyBY/s1600/Already+in+my+pajamas_from+Brown+Button+blog.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 288px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha9pmC4sXqdJ2gZAH55yYloe-qHlS_ZjCsPijPcLvVqZGE2Ul7HV_RIE72KdLFArwHQrOqWFu3ZgCr_8ej-l2BerLyjl2Zl9mWkTl245YBarU2YZlXyC-UPsceFu1gKwjTq4X8w0PzyBY/s400/Already+in+my+pajamas_from+Brown+Button+blog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532789962283188994" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Via <a href="http://brownbutton.blogspot.com/2010/10/internet-on.html" target="_blank">Brown Button</a></span><br /><br />I had fully planned to do another post this evening, but with the rain still coming down, the sky all dreary and dark, and our house warm and cozy, I must admit that I'm already wearing my PJs and pretty much hunkered down for the night. But, I will be back in the morning <span style="font-size:85%;">(hopefully a sunnier one at that!)</span> with fresh new posts. See you then?rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12008715076689449974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814302990233924774.post-80708977355457957672010-10-27T10:44:00.001-04:002010-10-27T14:03:42.594-04:00Instead of rain......what if your windshield wipers swept over <span style="font-style: italic;">this</span> instead today?<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmPRQL5PVUTUDtz1U22lOgXEBjolzuXZXoqOb8svzVfEA_d38Cds36BYv6jaO3acOQ7hkU9kp3aU9IffHRa0vukmJ1PXFrlPcSyxPYDuoh8lqczh8qlCno6QEKc37R3hMP-oYEorPgwPc/s1600/Rainbox+on+car+windshield+with+acrylic+paint_by+Helmut+Smits_photo+by+Lotte+Stekelenburg.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 261px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmPRQL5PVUTUDtz1U22lOgXEBjolzuXZXoqOb8svzVfEA_d38Cds36BYv6jaO3acOQ7hkU9kp3aU9IffHRa0vukmJ1PXFrlPcSyxPYDuoh8lqczh8qlCno6QEKc37R3hMP-oYEorPgwPc/s400/Rainbox+on+car+windshield+with+acrylic+paint_by+Helmut+Smits_photo+by+Lotte+Stekelenburg.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532784140394613634" border="0" /></a><br />I know it's pouring cats and dogs out here, but wouldn't this cheery rainbow be a welcome sight?<br /><br />Dutch artist <a href="http://helmutsmits.nl/" target="_blank">Helmut Smits</a> created this windshield rainbow using acrylic paints like this:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXIoFeOmTQdfI7hWlbwNgBefPBbp-pffpC6I3JFrzsrGNXLR5PLjiQEi86MdFXIE1HgR4wIM5Zm9ZMpnQN3RBd9-pjF7uHO2a6ypcaQvTji5OgZ6leei_4Td7giZTS0OWFnz2-6PPSGeQ/s1600/Rainbox+on+car+windshield+with+acrylic+paint_varied+paints_by+Helmut+Smits_photo+by+Lotte+Stekelenburg.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 261px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXIoFeOmTQdfI7hWlbwNgBefPBbp-pffpC6I3JFrzsrGNXLR5PLjiQEi86MdFXIE1HgR4wIM5Zm9ZMpnQN3RBd9-pjF7uHO2a6ypcaQvTji5OgZ6leei_4Td7giZTS0OWFnz2-6PPSGeQ/s400/Rainbox+on+car+windshield+with+acrylic+paint_varied+paints_by+Helmut+Smits_photo+by+Lotte+Stekelenburg.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532784150611346738" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />Concept and execution by <a href="http://helmutsmits.nl/" target="_blank">Helmut S</a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://helmutsmits.nl/" target="_blank">mits</a></span><span style="font-size:85%;">, photo by Lotte Stekelenburg. Originally spotted via <a href="http://www.designlovefest.com/2010/08/g-o-o-d-n-i-g-h-t.html" target="_blank">DesignLoveFest</a>.</span><br /><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div>rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12008715076689449974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814302990233924774.post-13229766055733554772010-10-26T13:56:00.009-04:002010-10-26T15:34:17.321-04:00You say tomato, I say tomato tart.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPiic7udEtZLEFkk89mBxVu_nnm2sX9w-RbYyvNYWJWlZeiw4b299pqEzwLOHBxEjPjYpWmLah7K5DtyRfFEsIE_H5rGaaAMS7ULSyfXhv3pFY4Tt6EB4693tc4uH-crNLtSVZONhG0Us/s1600/Heirloom+tomatoes_photo+from+Canelle+et+Vanille.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPiic7udEtZLEFkk89mBxVu_nnm2sX9w-RbYyvNYWJWlZeiw4b299pqEzwLOHBxEjPjYpWmLah7K5DtyRfFEsIE_H5rGaaAMS7ULSyfXhv3pFY4Tt6EB4693tc4uH-crNLtSVZONhG0Us/s400/Heirloom+tomatoes_photo+from+Canelle+et+Vanille.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532421224281779506" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Photo from <a href="http://cannelle-vanille.blogspot.com/2010/02/green-heirloom-tomato-and-celeriac-soup.html" target="_blank">Cannelle et Vanille</a></span><br /><br />Hello kiddies. Miss me? This post is actually something I meant to put up last week, but what can ya do. Here it is for you now. It's a half educational, half bragging kind of post. Kidding, kidding. Well, sorta.<br /><br />You see, with summer fully gone, I knew tomatoes would be on their way from beautiful, round and abundant to pretty much scant and mealy. In order to take advantage of the last gorgeous, local heirloom tomatoes still cropping up at the farmers markets and grocery stores, I decided to make a tomato tart.<br /><br />I got the recipe from Martha Stewart <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/tomato-tart" target="_blank">here</a>)</span> a year or so ago and have been dying to give it another shot since my mom gave me a real tart pan<span style="font-size:100%;"> </span><span style="font-size:100%;">(read about my first attempt at this <a href="http://sea-life-style.blogspot.com/2010/03/whats-cookin-in-kitchen.html" target="_blank">here</a>).</span><br /><br />So, here comes the pat myself on the back part <span style="font-size:85%;">(don't say I didn't warn you)</span>...<br /><br />Here's Martha's version of the tomato tart:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-xfysRrDFqs3zrwBKLTCAob1LMyMq_j24HNGzhWpS0wpofudwWsgJLLKLmAoqzcCAcrzPz_rjzjLiP0HvvTrlrbYHNXdlKEunUgYboYZTZ5ObgZGhwmodYhkaK6-1ADum6RjUm_J-0EI/s1600/Tomato+tart+from+Martha+Stewart.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-xfysRrDFqs3zrwBKLTCAob1LMyMq_j24HNGzhWpS0wpofudwWsgJLLKLmAoqzcCAcrzPz_rjzjLiP0HvvTrlrbYHNXdlKEunUgYboYZTZ5ObgZGhwmodYhkaK6-1ADum6RjUm_J-0EI/s400/Tomato+tart+from+Martha+Stewart.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532418782665444402" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Photo from <a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/photogallery/recipes-from-john-barricelli?lpgStart=1&currentslide=11&currentChapter=2" target="_blank">Martha Stewart</a><br /></span><br />And here's mine:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG8zE5lhXLUNDrMovjCweyMSngFhancu5zz7X3PRNMI4w1P_Z0k9z-1dfNtqvtUbbJnjEJV0CXIEF4pWlVWhbRTYJiE0UuLL6XsTJ9txLipvhSPzdgyOuqcovOTx-x22YyLH5LWCs_Ec4/s1600/photo_3.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG8zE5lhXLUNDrMovjCweyMSngFhancu5zz7X3PRNMI4w1P_Z0k9z-1dfNtqvtUbbJnjEJV0CXIEF4pWlVWhbRTYJiE0UuLL6XsTJ9txLipvhSPzdgyOuqcovOTx-x22YyLH5LWCs_Ec4/s400/photo_3.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532416629069464962" border="0" /></a><br />Not bad, eh? (Especially considering this was a crappy <leo_highlight style="border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(255, 255, 150); background-color: transparent; background-image: none; background-repeat: repeat; background-attachment: scroll; background-position: 0% 0%; -moz-background-size: auto auto; cursor: pointer; display: inline; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" id="leoHighlights_Underline_0" onclick="leoHighlightsHandleClick('leoHighlights_Underline_0')" onmouseover="leoHighlightsHandleMouseOver('leoHighlights_Underline_0')" onmouseout="leoHighlightsHandleMouseOut('leoHighlights_Underline_0')" leohighlights_keywords="iphone" leohighlights_url="http%3A//thebrowserhighlighter.com/leonardo/highlights/keywords?keywords%3Diphone">iPhone</leo_highlight> pic I took as the tart was cooling in my dimly lit kitchen.) In a way, I almost think mine looks prettier with the mix of yellow and red tomatoes. Could it be?<br /><br />In case you want some more eye candy, here's a close-up:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheEhKdhyQduOp6MUJuXx64CIggVzmupkNiXV87mfjtxpRfJGwFfnjby7I-ES8ntLK65GhGAJvpTTBCz7_K8Kk45o_eY71qkfUEx0Tzkkmj-p16ZlAhiofydIH2JAeX2XPsj9pygPTZzpU/s1600/IMG_3088.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheEhKdhyQduOp6MUJuXx64CIggVzmupkNiXV87mfjtxpRfJGwFfnjby7I-ES8ntLK65GhGAJvpTTBCz7_K8Kk45o_eY71qkfUEx0Tzkkmj-p16ZlAhiofydIH2JAeX2XPsj9pygPTZzpU/s400/IMG_3088.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532416640243325682" border="0" /></a><br />Yum. It's like a really fancy pizza. Mmmm, pizza.<br /><div><br /></div><div>If you're interested in giving this a try yourself, here's the recipe:<br /></div><div><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" >Heirloom Tomato Tart</span><br /></div><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Originally from Martha Stewart Living, July 2005</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;">Serves 8<br /></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><u>Ingredients:</u><br />1 head garlic<br />3 tablespoons olive oil<span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"> </span></span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-size:85%;" >Note: next time I would cut this down to 2 tablespoons</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />All-purpose flour, for dusting<br />Pate Brisee (pie dough)<span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204);"> </span></span><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-size:85%;" >Note: I used premade dough from the grocery store, found in the refrigerated section (not frozen), and it was just fine</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />2 ounces Italian fontina cheese, grated (about 1/2 cup)<br />1 1/2 pounds firm but ripe tomatoes (4 medium), cored and sliced 1/4 inch thick<br />Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper<br /><br /><u>Directions:</u><br />Preheat oven to 350 degrees.<br /><br />Place garlic on a piece of aluminum foil. Drizzle with 1 tablespoon oil. Wrap to enclose garlic in foil, and place on a small baking sheet. Bake until soft and golden brown and the tip of a knife easily pierces the flesh, about 45 minutes. Remove from oven; set aside.<br /><br />Raise oven temperature to 450 degrees. When garlic is cool enough to handle, using either your hands or the dull end of a large knife, squeeze the cloves out of their skins and into a small bowl; mash with a fork, and set aside. Discard the papery skins.<br /><br />On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to a 1/8-inch-thick circle, about 12 inches in diameter. With a dry pastry brush, brush off the excess flour; roll the dough around the rolling pin, and lift it over a 10-inch tart pan with a removable bottom. Line the pan with the dough, pressing it into the corners. Trim the dough so that it is flush with the edges; transfer to the refrigerator to chill, about 30 minutes.<br /><br />Spread roasted garlic evenly on the chilled crust. Sprinkle with half of the cheese. Arrange the tomatoes on top of the cheese, in an overlapping circular pattern. Season with salt and pepper. Sprinkle with remaining cheese, and drizzle with remaining 2 tablespoons oil. Transfer to oven.<br />Reduce temperature to 400 degrees. and bake until crust is golden and tomatoes are soft but still retain their shape, 45 to 55 minutes. Transfer to wire rack to cool for 20 minutes, and serve warm.</span><br />--<br /><br />And, in case you're like me and need "Cooking for Dummies" in the kitchen <span style="font-size:85%;">(I <span style="font-style: italic;">so</span> do!)</span>, Gail from <a href="http://www.shelovestocook.com/" target="_blank">She Loves to Cook</a> posted step-by-step pics as she made her tomato tart - too bad I didn't find this tutorial until just now, drat! Her post on this recipe is <a href="http://www.shelovestocook.com/2010/07/heirloom-tomato-tart.html" target="_blank">here</a>. Doesn't her tart look pretty with the green tomatoes included? (It's still uncooked, obviously, but pretty nonetheless):<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhsSOclNIBih_C0hYH5029yprOWGwecXw8UDj9u8TQSpK9iptrmcwx9NCHvkajBMGNytFEqZUzM_DXKF2ZFpbbqcU7-6atWAcQErS69_2lyrEhZCECWEkGcDdJ_485L_YnQ0FBXDIsWF8/s1600/Tomato+tart_variety+of+tomatoes_before+baking_from+She+Loves+to+Cook+dot+com.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhsSOclNIBih_C0hYH5029yprOWGwecXw8UDj9u8TQSpK9iptrmcwx9NCHvkajBMGNytFEqZUzM_DXKF2ZFpbbqcU7-6atWAcQErS69_2lyrEhZCECWEkGcDdJ_485L_YnQ0FBXDIsWF8/s400/Tomato+tart_variety+of+tomatoes_before+baking_from+She+Loves+to+Cook+dot+com.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532418784547303634" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Photo from <a href="http://www.shelovestocook.com/2010/07/heirloom-tomato-tart.html" target="_blank">She Loves to Cook</a><br /></span><br />I assure you this recipe is easy as can be <span style="font-size:85%;">(if <span style="font-style: italic;">I</span> made it, you know it is!)</span> and won't take that long now that I've done it more than once. 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</script></span>rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12008715076689449974noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814302990233924774.post-86000947673777665492010-10-20T15:13:00.010-04:002010-10-20T16:24:55.056-04:00I love you so.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjinfID6XuOG6mZg7CHn9MwcOwUPH5PU0QxeskeHYlK8PsLmTGQ6vFvvK2ULpHW2TlRI5Ux8Sz7rD9p3wfY_wJherFhUeIvj0vWcCvRurpeRDKOUUYBaN6jeWA1vb6LisfBsd4-7DPRVlI/s1600/Where+The+Wilds+Things+Are+inpsired+print+by+DearColleen+on+Etsy_photo+from+Rob+Blasko+of+roblahblog.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjinfID6XuOG6mZg7CHn9MwcOwUPH5PU0QxeskeHYlK8PsLmTGQ6vFvvK2ULpHW2TlRI5Ux8Sz7rD9p3wfY_wJherFhUeIvj0vWcCvRurpeRDKOUUYBaN6jeWA1vb6LisfBsd4-7DPRVlI/s400/Where+The+Wilds+Things+Are+inpsired+print+by+DearColleen+on+Etsy_photo+from+Rob+Blasko+of+roblahblog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530216538564186850" border="0" /></a><br />The sweetest <span style="font-style: italic;">Where The Wild Things Are</span> quote has been made into a print by <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/dearcolleen?ref=seller_info" target="_blank">Dear Colleen on Etsy</a>. I've talked about her work before <span style="font-size:85%;">[check it out <a href="http://sea-life-style.blogspot.com/2010/03/i-would-rather-have-champagne.html" target="_blank">here</a> - it was a good post if I do say so myself! </span><span style="font-size:78%;">:) <span style="font-size:85%;">]</span></span> but I truly adore this new print - wouldn't it be sweet for a Valentine's Day gift or hung on the wall on the way out of an entry? Oh and did I mention that it's only 29 buckaroos? Sold.<br /><br />Print available <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/59490711/please-dont-go-large-print" target="_blank">here</a>.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Spotted on <a href="http://blog.blasko.com/" target="_blank">roblahblog</a>.</span><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div>rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12008715076689449974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3814302990233924774.post-15195811705099850292010-10-20T11:54:00.003-04:002010-10-20T15:41:25.743-04:00Boo your neighbors...Not for leaving their trash on the curb two days early - for Halloween!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisZU-UHj6BskUloZR5ysEm53CadKBggTDrCel4OEQiV60J15nRQntvwEagBgTlB9plfncdyw7Fprc-j4U8d3-O8OhrsHTRnpEDWgN2oI61ncINhQJ66twf8NnS7kstC3HNWhiaksxmVqM/s1600/Boo+your+neighbors+by+Kristen+Rees+of+Blonde+Designs+blog.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisZU-UHj6BskUloZR5ysEm53CadKBggTDrCel4OEQiV60J15nRQntvwEagBgTlB9plfncdyw7Fprc-j4U8d3-O8OhrsHTRnpEDWgN2oI61ncINhQJ66twf8NnS7kstC3HNWhiaksxmVqM/s400/Boo+your+neighbors+by+Kristen+Rees+of+Blonde+Designs+blog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530204269741410642" style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" border="0" /></a><br />I love <a href="http://blonde-designs.squarespace.com/blonde-designs-blog/2009/10/13/neighborhood-boo.html" target="_blank">this cute Halloween neighborhood tradition of "booing your neighbors"</a> (from the ever-brilliant Kristin of <a href="http://blonde-designs.squarespace.com/" target="_blank">Blonde Designs</a>). This seems like a tradition that would be super simple and easy to do. And no pressure - you only have to do it for two neighbors - they in turn do it for two other neighbors. Fun!<br /><br />Here's how quick this would be:<br /><br />Step 1: print out the awesome printable labels from BD <a href="http://blonde-designs.squarespace.com/blonde-designs-blog/2009/10/13/neighborhood-boo.html" target="_blank">here</a>.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiezMd_s1NJSQ-kh91lBLXnupmkjn2u2eCxuBvbO0D9xuJvEcgbntsFRQv0OdgMrLZlII54himNUYPZwJjDFUXr9RSCaWNXpN1cANPTD73Z0jYlD39oWvRqmIU_1xwqPV3I2gqQFroYo8E/s1600/Boo+your+neighbors+by+Kristen+Rees+of+Blonde+Designs+blog_Boo+label.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiezMd_s1NJSQ-kh91lBLXnupmkjn2u2eCxuBvbO0D9xuJvEcgbntsFRQv0OdgMrLZlII54himNUYPZwJjDFUXr9RSCaWNXpN1cANPTD73Z0jYlD39oWvRqmIU_1xwqPV3I2gqQFroYo8E/s400/Boo+your+neighbors+by+Kristen+Rees+of+Blonde+Designs+blog_Boo+label.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530206646120936306" style="cursor: pointer; width: 356px; height: 205px;" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Step 2: Fill two bags full of inexpensive Halloween treats.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-1y1GflmdjbUzWz9kq-lnDAfyzLsfTbDAAWNaVMq3q3D9Zhe_Jm7yfuqTPVdUOr_Z8LAZOZhG9SVc0OIPlKPpMG-6NW4EKvps0Oswr5_ssd2PVYHZBePQ1LjcGa68fwtvju8OJQybJ_E/s1600/Boo+your+neighbors+by+Kristen+Rees+of+Blonde+Designs+blog_kids+with+Boo+bags.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-1y1GflmdjbUzWz9kq-lnDAfyzLsfTbDAAWNaVMq3q3D9Zhe_Jm7yfuqTPVdUOr_Z8LAZOZhG9SVc0OIPlKPpMG-6NW4EKvps0Oswr5_ssd2PVYHZBePQ1LjcGa68fwtvju8OJQybJ_E/s400/Boo+your+neighbors+by+Kristen+Rees+of+Blonde+Designs+blog_kids+with+Boo+bags.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530206649100317586" style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Step 3: Include the fun "boo" poem explaining the deal (the poem is also included in the <a href="http://blonde-designs.squarespace.com/blonde-designs-blog/2009/10/13/neighborhood-boo.html" target="_blank">printables here</a>).<br /><br />Step 4: Put the "boo" ghost sign <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:85%;">(below) </span>on on your neighbor's door <span style="font-size:85%;">(see top photo)</span> and leave one of the treat bags.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh06YChvYpSwGcv_9WgIl3J1a2Q_iHSxDDyzpk4nZdpvUzJq4UB-IOxeggK0bEPCCe-8OVjILaR61y3N2jB-E2d8DjSWU_fA1Jlqtsr9PVFg61h6ebfdcdYUnleiCtmwOy-S0z_Ac3PNRk/s1600/Boo+your+neighbors+by+Kristen+Rees+of+Blonde+Designs+blog_Boo+ghost.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh06YChvYpSwGcv_9WgIl3J1a2Q_iHSxDDyzpk4nZdpvUzJq4UB-IOxeggK0bEPCCe-8OVjILaR61y3N2jB-E2d8DjSWU_fA1Jlqtsr9PVFg61h6ebfdcdYUnleiCtmwOy-S0z_Ac3PNRk/s400/Boo+your+neighbors+by+Kristen+Rees+of+Blonde+Designs+blog_Boo+ghost.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530206641292540546" style="cursor: pointer; width: 294px; height: 400px;" border="0" /></a><br />You've just booed your neighbor!<br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Further instructions and printable templates available <a href="http://blonde-designs.squarespace.com/blonde-designs-blog/2009/10/13/neighborhood-boo.html" target="_blank">here</a>. All photos from <a href="http://blonde-designs.squarespace.com/blonde-designs-blog/2009/10/13/neighborhood-boo.html" target="_blank">Blonde Designs</a>.</span><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div>rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12008715076689449974noreply@blogger.com0