tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60683444917720770782024-02-20T01:04:09.792-05:00le petite auberginecreate. bake. style. fashion. decorate. design. love.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15691186915181817232noreply@blogger.comBlogger131125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6068344491772077078.post-35101644475785943142017-06-21T09:36:00.001-04:002017-06-21T09:36:54.936-04:00Trader Joe's top 10 finds<div style="text-align: center;">
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Easily my favorite grocery store; land of $0.99 birthday cards, superior almond milk, prettiest AND cheapest orchids (that make for a perfect hostess gift) and much cheaper but equally delicious to (snap, crackle + pop) crisped rice cereal.</div>
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While I love so many foods from there, here is my completely biased, top ten, go-to favorites...</div>
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dairy meets puff pastry gem. I would not recommend looking at the nutritional facts. we are big fans of most of their puff pasty greek-influenced frozen items, but this one steals the show</div>
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these are so tasty! they are a little thicker than your average pita chip, so they don't flake apart, but still light and airy. we have these with sweet goat cheese + fig jam or savory guacamole. </div>
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no brainer. already made. enjoy!</div>
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these just might be my all-time favorite cookie. I'm maple-obsessed and everything about this cookie is maple; cookies, frosting center and obvi the cute little maple leaf shape. they are big, hearty cookies. two, with a cup of tea in autumn is such a dreamy pairing. </div>
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super decadent + rich. all 5 of us are fans of this one. super rich, very chocolatey, and never lasts long. </div>
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while i try to make my own, this is cheap and obviously cant be easier. i fry it up with eggs for breakfast, make a crust for pizza, or my favorite thing to do is whip up a healthy fried rice. soooooo good!</div>
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ok, to be honest, these aren't my favorite. but my kids and husband love them so much, i thought they deserved a spot on here. having a true british husband who grew up on proper crumpets, he makes a good judge. in fact, he declared these to be better than ones from the mother country. </div>
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have you ever tried mochi? sooooo good. it's like a little edible mystery parcel with ice cream hidden inside. they carry so many flavors. kids love them. just a really cool dessert experience. </div>
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this is pretty on trader joe's shelves, but becoming a quick cult favorite. i put it in fried rice, on eggs, on avocado toast pr toss with sautéed greens. experiment away!</div>
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creamy, sweet (but not too sweet) and vegan! i was vegan for about a hot 5 minutes and this, along with copious amounts of guacamole, was what i lived on. pro-tip: use it as a creamer for iced coffee. aaaahhhhmazing!</div>
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* image is of NYC Trader Joe's. I can hardly believe my now suburbia self used to wait in those lines every week just to get in there! </div>
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15691186915181817232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6068344491772077078.post-89849830445925375612017-06-07T10:00:00.000-04:002017-06-21T10:00:47.934-04:00how to tell if it's real love? <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEClJYkj9kDpYQ9Gf6FXTZI7928d_LRIrwXBOsd2_tQlnbQi9iEF62x54X8pA0bw5toCMa9eI9QkBeTazbewscM_hQ9omYEYJegytAs_9r_CSa70vYLlxbxnFmFEr35RhexT3A-2sYu9Q/s1600/Romeo-Julieta-El-Partner_ampliacion.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="535" data-original-width="800" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEClJYkj9kDpYQ9Gf6FXTZI7928d_LRIrwXBOsd2_tQlnbQi9iEF62x54X8pA0bw5toCMa9eI9QkBeTazbewscM_hQ9omYEYJegytAs_9r_CSa70vYLlxbxnFmFEr35RhexT3A-2sYu9Q/s400/Romeo-Julieta-El-Partner_ampliacion.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />
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I've read so many good bits lately on love and I find each one of them so sweet, true and a good test...</div>
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I completely forget where I read it, but it was a few weeks ago; along the lines of "you love someone when you can re-tell their stories that you aren't part of"</div>
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It took me a second to think if I could do it, but once I thought about it, I found myself thinking of all sorts of Stuart's fun childhood stories, teenage love stories, family stories and traveling stories I've learned about him over the past 13 years. </div>
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We soaked in a cozy bubble bath that night and retold each others stories to one another. He remembered so many of mine! And it was so interesting to see how the focus of the story shifted with some else retelling it. </div>
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And another piece on the love subject, on <a href="https://cupofjo.com/page/3/" target="_blank">cupofjo</a> I read this question "what is the name of your first love's first love?"</div>
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Do you have any sweet, little tests or challenges on true love?</div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15691186915181817232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6068344491772077078.post-23241278828431651992017-05-20T20:42:00.000-04:002017-05-20T20:42:32.475-04:00here's hoping the kids morning soccer is called off in honor of Pippa's wedding so I can stay home instead, drool over pictures, not get dressed and drink excessive amounts of coffee The kids soccer practice and games weren't called off after all, but that certainly didn't stop me from drooling over pictures...<br />
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these hats at British weddings are the real deal. I've been to many a British wedding and everyone still rocks the party hat. I love it! Chic, fancy and fun</div>
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I love everything about this picture; kate (obvi), the little pager boys and flower girls, the hushing and the thick rose garland makes me swoon. </div>
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My grandmother in-law in Wales knows I love the royal family, so I'm half expecting British gossip mag in the mail with great, oversized, glossy photos or at least a Pippa + Kate calendar ;)<br />
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while Stuart wasn't a fan of the flamingos nearly as much as I was, we settled on chic country roses to stay with the look and character of the house, but still needed something to make this 50's pink tile shine.<br />
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Also, by this point we knew we were thinking of moving soon, so wanted something less crazy and not so catered to our taste.<br />
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We knew we wanted a big print, rather than small roses buds. I loved the idea of a black background, but thought that might not attract or appeal to too many people. It had to be within the fine parameters of chic and pretty, but not old lady-ish/dated/boring.<br />
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This was a good sized bathroom with really fantastic light. While it was only a half bath, you could easily have put in a shower or a bath with just a little reconfiguration. We just didn't have the time, money or energy. </div>
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A few other things we did to give this room a facelift was a new floor and freshen up the white trim. A clean coat of white and retouching trim is the easiest way to boost a room back to life. </div>
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And well, if you've been following for long, this room got a floor in the first place. This bathroom, since we moved in, had no floor, just old, smelly, sub-flooring, which I'm sure wasn't up to code nor was it attractive. </div>
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We chose a simple, clean, light color laminate floor. Home Depot and cost under $100 for the entire room. It was those easy stick tiles (I say easy because Stuart did it, not me;)</div>
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We also brought in a plant, got rid of the dark medicine cabinet and put up a chic, shabby cut glass mirror. We left the sink, since it was small and sweet and there was already plenty of storage in the built-in cabinets. And we put in a new, inexpensive, white toilet. </div>
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We were pretty pleased with how it came out and our only regret was not doing it sooner so we could have enjoyed it. Live and learn. </div>
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so much has obviously happened since our last post; another baby, a 10 year wedding celebration, and a move. big, grown up things. crazy!<br />
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while we've moved into a new, 19805 contemporary house in the woods, I still have two share with you so many little projects we did in our previous, gorgeous victorian.<br />
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baby Bowie<br />
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wedding<br />
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*this is the VERY last picture of all five of us at our old home. so bittersweet.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15691186915181817232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6068344491772077078.post-67322049109212297352015-01-29T07:35:00.000-05:002015-01-29T07:35:30.885-05:00pink tile bathroomback from hiatus (once again) and bathroom projects on the brain.<br />
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i'm not even sure if I've ever mentioned our downstairs bathroom. it's huge, has great light and we have big plans for it....oh, and it's hilariously hideous!<br />
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but after we had to unexpectedly give our upstairs bathroom a facelift/makeover not quite a year ago, and therefor spending a chunk of money we didn't have, we have to put our grand downstairs bathroom plans on hold.<br />
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while it's slowly grown on me and i find it really funny and charming in its own way, stuart hates the pink tile. but we're not about to go and paint tile or do anything that takes too much time, money or effort, especially as the <i>grand plans </i>we're hoping we can do within the next 3+ years.</div>
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i had this brilliant idea last night and thought we should totally embrace the wildly dated pink + black combo and actually make that our theme and just run with it. FLAMINGOS!</div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15691186915181817232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6068344491772077078.post-61572825350867015042014-06-09T09:53:00.000-04:002014-06-09T09:53:06.155-04:00rose dishesremember me vaguely mentioning my growing collection of rose dishes? well, i found two more this past weekend while antique shopping with my mom.<br />
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while the smaller plate is a little too small for my incomplete dinner set, who doesn't want a fancy lunch plate? and the platter is the perfect size.<br />
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as i mentioned in my last post, it is the season for finding great treasures. this past weekend i found tons of great stuff!<br />
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i bought two pretty rose plates and a fabulous vintage mirror for only $10 the first day of an estate sale in town. the rose plates I've been collecting for the past 8 years in lieu of us having any formal china, so i was happy to add those to my growing collection. and the mirror i have big plans for when we finally get around to doing our downstairs bathroom.<br />
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so my mom and i decided to scout out the estate sale on it's last day to see if there were any bargains (amidst ballet recital weekend)<br />
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sure enough we got to fill a box for only $1. AWESOME<br />
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here's what i came home with...<br />
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this sweet little tea/espresso cup. it's in such a vibrant yellow and the handle painting resembles some sort of bird. i love it! it will be perfect to serve some mustard or jam or honey in.<br />
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i found two of these little rose bowls. the pattern was pretty and i always love the gold rim. great to serve a side of olives or lemon wedges or something.<br />
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bargain #1 - this beautiful, irish wool, plaid blanket. i was kind of obsessed with the color combinations and am totally picturing it pin cai's big boy room transformation<br />
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bargain #2 - this little gem of a throw. seriously, look at these colors. and baby fringe! who doesn't love wool baby fringe?! it's beautiful. it's pretty small, but perfect size for nia snuggles.</div>
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bargain #3 - metal magazine/book holders. they were priced $15 each, but it was late in the day and i got both for $10. score! i'm sure they were used for mail or something, but my plan for these bad boys i'm still deciding between as book holders next to the kids beds or near the guest room nightstand or as a magazine holder in the bathroom. (after 10 years together, stuart and i still aren't sure how we feel about encouraging reading in the bathroom, so we're still on the fence)<br />
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bargain #4 - hand painted, gold leaf box from florence, italy. so sweet, great size and in great shape. $7. currently housing pinecone treasures and special rocks :)</div>
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bargain #5 - really fabulous, super soft, red quilt. i love it. the colors are pretty simple reds, yellow and black + whites. it is an such great shape and is SO COZY. i was originally thinking nia's room, but her room is feeling a bit more french/pastel/antique to me, leaving me to think cai's future big boy room. clearly, cai is making out like a bandit; throw, quilt, (possible) book storage. </div>
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*DIY triangle garland, partially inspired by Emily Hendersons <a href="http://stylebyemilyhenderson.com/blog/our-baby-shower-part-2/" target="_blank">triangle baby shower</a><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15691186915181817232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6068344491772077078.post-46846712442101395302014-05-05T13:15:00.000-04:002014-05-05T13:15:57.480-04:00green inspiration i just came across this gorgeous photo of a house front. how incredible! imagine this was part of you daily <a href="http://lepetiteaubergine.blogspot.com/2009/05/urban-garden.html" target="_blank">walk to work?!</a><br />
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one of my favorite blogs for fabulous images <a href="http://www.familyliving.se/" target="_blank">family living</a><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15691186915181817232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6068344491772077078.post-68542572181498708772014-03-26T16:35:00.000-04:002014-03-27T10:38:14.886-04:00love texts: cookiesdear stuart,<br />
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i accidentally squirted lemon juice (for my hot lemon water) on your chocolate chip cookies.<br />
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sincerest apologies for ruining your afternoon snack/you're welcome for saving you 100 calories PER COOKIE (they're not even tate's*!)<br />
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*have you ever had t<a href="http://www.tatesbakeshop.com/" target="_blank">ate's cookies</a>? they are amazing.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15691186915181817232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6068344491772077078.post-73631341874620014442014-03-25T12:31:00.000-04:002014-03-27T10:38:36.824-04:00love texts: dr. energydear stuart,<br />
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pretty sure dr. energy* just saw my nipple<br />
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love + dehydration,<br />
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<i>1 c. olive oil</i><br />
<i>2 tsp. vanilla extract</i><br />
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i know, i know, i'm about a month late posting a gorgeous, fun, easy and oh so fabulous valentine craft. better late than never though, right?<br />
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february is the time of year my cabin fever peaks and my craft ideas are dwindling, but i was determined to find something sweet and easy enough for a eager three year old crafter to be entertained. these paper hearts were the perfect valentine's day craft<br />
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- at least 10 sheets of paper<br />
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as i'm writing 'what you'll need' i'm realizing you could do a zillion variations of this. we used old maps, paper bags, scrap paper, envelopes and origami paper to make our hearts, but you could all different shades of colors, or do ombre (i might totally try that next!), or book paper sheets, etc. your possibilities are endless!<br />
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we used my favorite metallic thread to string them together, although you don't notice the shimmer as much as i was hoping, but you could use clear fishing wire to have them look like the hearts are floating in the air or a colored thread depending on the look you're going for.<br />
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and you could also mix it up by using fun <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Martha-Stewart-Crafts-Modern-Festive/dp/B004S67884/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1394629340&sr=8-1&keywords=washi+tape" target="_blank">washi tape</a> instead of clear scotch tape.<br />
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step 1: cut out all of your hearts. we did a bunch of different sizes, but i think it could look really beautiful to have them the same size too.<br />
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step 2: i laid all of our hearts in rows as i wanted them to be strung up.<br />
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step 3: i single threaded my needle, but put a knot at the end of the string so your hearts don't fall off. i purposefully left a little string on the end of mine too because I'm never sure what i might morph them into in the future. i also had grand ideas of making little tails for each strand, but clearly ran out of time/effort. string your ideal rows of hearts and space them however you want. some of the hearts looked cute almost on top of one another.<br />
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step 4: be sure not to get them tangled.<br />
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step 5: have your oh-so-fabulous husband help tape them to the very high ceiling in the exact spot where you want them to cascade down and try not to be so picky down to the centimeter where you want them to be<br />
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step 6: keep them up for weeks to admire + enjoy your craftiness. we loved our valentine craft so much we kept the hearts up weeks later for cai's christening and they are still up. i'm not completely sure i ever want to take them down.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15691186915181817232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6068344491772077078.post-81071880131161202772013-12-11T11:01:00.001-05:002013-12-11T11:01:34.210-05:00the sweetest, little DIY ornaments you ever did seei heart christmas! <div>
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we usually wait to decorate until after miss nia's birthday, to be sure it doesn't get lost in the holiday shuffle. so now that we're in double digit december, all is clear. our tree is bought, up + decorated.<br /><div>
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each year we give the kids a new ornament for the tree, which is a tradition i really love, especially after last year when my mom gave me a box of all of my childhood ornaments; so sweet + special.</div>
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this year i found these gorgeous boiled wool ornaments from <a href="http://www.huntingtonandhope.com/" target="_blank">the sweetest little shop</a> in washington CT. the yellow toadstool nia picked out herself, amidst the pink and purple ones. and mr.fox is for cai made by <a href="http://roostco.com/" target="_blank">roost</a> (another amazing site that i love + frequent :) </div>
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but i still wanted to find a little trinket for the tree for stuart. after some serious instagram inspiration from laura short, i whipped up these little angels in lieu of a store bought ornament. </div>
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i made them using heavy pre-glittered paper for the wings. the weight really worked nicely to glue everything to and will hold up. you can find the paper, in a bunch of different shades, at any craft store. </div>
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the little paper hats are cut from fun origami paper, that i doubled and reinforced with heavy paper behind them so they could stand up straight and take the weight of the glue and pom pom. </div>
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we just had our 4th annual friendsgiving. it was sensational + exceptionally delicious.<br />
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we each prepare 2 or 3 dishes with the challenge of trying to top last years. amongst the white truffle oil smashed red potatoes, pancetta sautéed brussel sprouts with maple glaze, roasted beet salad and sage + garlic stuffed turkey, we made a signature cocktail for the evening; rosemary infused gin fizz.<br />
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the recipe was a combination of a few that sounded easy and sweet, but after reading <a href="http://joannagoddard.blogspot.com/2012/05/best-party-cocktail-youll-ever-have.html" target="_blank">this recipe</a>, i based mine off of that.<br />
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i just celebrated my 31st birthday with great friends and delicious food. i never have really felt myself getting older or feared being in my 30's , however, i just went for a 4 1/2 mile run yesterday and my body afterwards was screaming at me to stretch. it never did that when i was 25. <div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15691186915181817232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6068344491772077078.post-27155455883985585212013-04-02T09:10:00.000-04:002013-04-02T09:10:42.367-04:00design update: dining roomour dining room is probably my favorite room in the house so far. maybe it's because it's the only one nearest completion.<div>
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i think it reflects our style really well. it has amazing natural light spilling in all day long. there is the amazing original character and modern light fixture that work together so well. and perhaps my favorite bargain/design/piece is our barn door conversion farm table. </div>
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but this room has gone through quite the transition and is still in progress...</div>
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and here in the (almost) final product</div>
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close up of the really beautiful barn door table</div>
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for now, this room is just about done. i still have visions of doing the <a href="http://lepetiteaubergine.blogspot.com/2012/06/dip-dip-dip-beautiful.html" target="_blank">dipped chairs</a> and having a bench along one side of the table. i would also LOVE upholstered french provincial chairs for the heads of the table. and i'm always on the hunt for a gorgeous hutch or cabinet to make a bar station along the back wall. </div>
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first up: dinning room update. stay tuned!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15691186915181817232noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6068344491772077078.post-27121093114614693672013-01-23T10:08:00.001-05:002013-01-23T10:08:37.178-05:00white crushloving these white looks<br />
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