Betty the Jeep

Jefe and I are travelling to Kentucky this weekend and we got one-way tickets because we're driving Betty back to DC! Betty is the '92 two-door baby blue beauty that I helped buy with my babysitting money in high school. She's been in the family since 1999. Hopefully she'll make it the almost 600 miles. Don't worry, we already signed up for AAA just in case.

That's right, 10 years later, I'm gonna have a car in the District. I feel a whole new world opening up to me!

I'll be sure to post some pics once she's in our custody.

Currently Reading...

In the last 36 months, since I became a member of Goodreads, I have read 49 books. Not too bad. About 1.3 books a month to be precise. I love that I can keep track of everything I have read with the virtual bookshelf. Here are some of my favorites from the last year...


Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
John Berendt

The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie
Alan Bradley

The Red Tent
Anita Diamant

The Help
Kathryn Stockett

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
Mary Ann Shaffer, Annie Barrows

I just started Luncheon of the Boating Party by Susan Vreeland which Ms. Whelan promises is a delightful summer read. I'll keep you posted. Please send suggestions my way, I'm always looking for new material! What's on your bookcase?

What do you think?

I'm sooo NOT a Cat Lady... Obviously.

But I did just purchase a customized graphic print of Atty from Miss Crowland's shop on etsy. I sent the below photo to this artist who is going to 'create a digital illustration' like the one above of the one and only Sir Atticus. I can't wait to see how it turns out!

Amy Butler at Bed Bath & Beyond

Some of you know that I'm obsessed with Amy Butler fabric. In fact, Mrs. Quigley (the original) made gorgeous table toppers for our wedding out of Amy Butler fabric.You can see a previous Amy Butler post here.

Turns out (via Mrs. Quigley), Amy has a new line at Bed Bath & Beyond. Hooray! I can't wait to go check it out for myself!

Q is for Quahog

On one of my first trips to Boston to visit the Qs, I learned what a quahog is. Pronounced 'Co-Hog', I had no idea what they were talking about for a good 10 minutes. It's really just a clam and people go 'Down Cape' to dig for 'em. When I saw this print on etsy, I knew I had to have it one day... maybe for a nursery down the road... WAY down the road.

Kardashians on 90210

That's right. The KKs are going to be on the season premiere of 90210. What could be better?

One Kings Lane

Another great Lucy Actually find. One Kings Lane is similar to Haute Look and Rue La La but just for the home. Sign up and get daily email full of sales for top home decor brands up to 70% off retail. Membership is free. Delish.

BREAKING NEWS...

There is a God!

Lucy Actually just informed me that Domino Magazine is back! Well, kind of. ShelterPop just announced that Brides.com now has access to the Domino archives...

Julie Raimondi, Editor-in-Chief: "I'm so thrilled to announce that brides.com has been granted access to all of the stories from the late, great Domino magazine. It was my favorite magazine, and I feel incredibly lucky to be able to turn its pages into a digital archive for our users. We have a number of Domino stories now, but will be adding more and more in the weeks and months to come, so keep checking back."

Check out the Domino pieces that are already up!

The only downside is that I thought I was done with bridal websites! Only for Domino would I ever type 'bride' in my browser again!

Sugarboo

I found Sugarboo Designs while perusing my Haute Look email. I love the antiqued signs. I love the one below, but especially the one that reads "No Body Likes A Smart..." A good reminder for me!

Oh Joy!

Another new and delicious blog... Oh Joy! She also has a sister site called Oh Joy! Eats.

paperwink

I just ordered this stamp with our address from paperwink and I can't wait to see how it turns out! They have so many cute designs!

Primele on Etsy has great stamps too!

My Home Ideas

I've started to really dive in to redecorating our apartment. I'll be revealing more of my plan and photos soon. But in the mean time I'm getting inspiration from the My Home Ideas website. It's a compilation of info from several magazines, including Southern Living and Coastal Living (two of my faves). It's been a really helpful place to gather inspiration and I like that I can search by room, ie 'Bedroom'.

I love the green bedroom above. Check out the white bamboo chair!

Ork

Brinie via Katie turned me on to Ork Posters, an online print shop and I just purchased the Washington, DC print in 'Classic Black & White'. Yummmmy!

Society6 Print Shop

I'm loving this online print shop that has partnered with Urban Outfitters. It reminds me a lot of etsy but more defined and limited in scope. The style is very... Urban Outfitters. You can buy prints, laptop skins, iPhone and iPod skins and t-shirts too!

NYTimes

Remember that time that Finch scooped the New York Times by FIVE DAYS. Damn.

That's right, on June 15, Finch told you all about Lonny Mag... and a whole five days later, the New York Times decided to follow suit. Ha!

Thanks for the heads up KT!

Hema

Check out the website for this Dutch department store, Hema. Make sure the sound is on, click over the home page, sit back and watch. My favorite is the mixer and body board. Clever.

Retouching

I thought I had an idea how prolific and absurd airbrushing is, but I can't wrap my head around anyone feeling the need to airbrush THIS image! What??? Good for Debenhams!

From Huffington Post:

British department store Debenhams has been embracing female beauty in all of its forms as of late. Back in January, plus-sized mannequins were displayed in store windows. In February, the store hired a wheelchair-bound model for their advertising campaign, where she was photographed with plus-sized and petite models.


Now, the Daily Mail UK reports that Debenhams has banned airbrushing in its upcoming swimsuit campaign: A sign in the Debenhams window will read: 'We've not messed with natural beauty; this image is unairbrushed. What do you think?' It will also show customers an example of just how much the image could have been altered.

Catio

Katie sent me this article this morning and it turns out, I'm not an Cat Lady after all. No Catios in Atty's future.

Keep Calm

I just found this site from Cup of Jo (duh). And fell in love with this Seaside print. I've been toying with a 'sea' theme for our bedroom and think this might be perfect.