the new crayon

i love school supplies so much that i long for the day it will once again be necessary for me to get *that list in the mail and scurry around town to fill my (children-to-be's) art bags with the wares of back-to-school.



what if these were on the school supply list? a crayon you can eat. can you imagine?! aren't they gorgeous?



and not only are they crafted by hand





but they are created (primarily) from natural and healthy foods



check out that organization. beautiful.







genius!

and what amazing photography to boot.

(both of which are themes of this incredible blog. you'll probably spend the rest of the day there if you go. consider yourself warned.)

*that list which barely beat - and sometimes didn't - the other eagerly anticipated list.. the summer reading list. ahhhh, to be a kid again.

all images via luxirare.

back to school

my baby (well 5 year old, but still my baby) starts kindergarten on Friday.  She gets to wear a cute little uniform and go to a real school and be around a lot of big kids…(my stomach just did a flip for her).  She’s so excited, but I know on that first day her little nails will dig into my skin as i walk her to class and I’ll be the one holding back tears.

So to distract me and to celebrate her first day of school, enjoy this weeks back to school themed posts!

reading rainbow

Did you like to read as a child? I did. Even before I could actually read I loved the idea of books and reading. I still do. I even liked assigned reading in school (for the most part). (Do you remember this show?!)

I can't wait for Mary James to learn to read. I wonder if she'll love it? I'm so curious about what sort of books she'll like. We'll see soon enough ;)




Thinking of her starting school and learning to read has me thinking of how much more reading of classics I would like to do...


How much more fun would that be if I had a few of these and a couple more of these?


that should get me off to a good start, no?




thanks to Joslyn and Rachel for the introduction and reminder. xx


Ooooh! and the new house has so many lovely bits that I can't wait to live among. One in particular I am looking especially forward to is a wall of bookcases! Can't wait to fill 'em up!

images via here and here

yikes!

Is it already Friday?!  We are soaking in these last days of summer before school starts.
Enjoy your weekend and please, try to catch up on some important reading.

kristen

i have a few things for you

• have you ever seen  a more beautiful bouquet? oh how i want to have a party with flowers like this... just. need. a house. thanks for the inspiration Meg!

• i tried the vellum streamers last weekend (note to self: leave crafting to Kristen)

• the pieces party appears to have been a ball (still blue i missed it). in true genuis style, Lee had a super fun photo booth!

• take a look inside the life of one of the men behind anthropologie on d*s

• check out my friend allison's a.maaaaaaa.zing wedding photos (isn't she the cutest?! and the whimsical decor is sure to make you swoooooon. that bouquet!))

• i've not been shopping - like at all - this summer and to that notion, missed a pair of the loveliest sandals ever. i have an all points bulletin out for them. oh, how i hope anthro (of course) comes through for me *fingers (and toes) crossed (so hard they are turning white)*

• crewcuts has the cutest stuff ever. if i had my own kids to clothe, i would be in quite a fiscal crisis ;)

• could Joni be any cuter? between the cake (you'll have to scroll down to july 19 for this) and the memo (tacked up on her website), i don't think so.

• i am feeling oh so inspired by Cassandra's wake-up call. could (at least part of) this be my new house?

• serious progress is being made at our house. the walls have been primed and are actually being painted, the bathrooms are being put back together and the floors are to be finished this week.  i've been getting ridiculously excited knowing it's going to be our home so soon. a vagabond's life is not for me.

• i've fallen hard for so many new blogs. check out all of the new adds on our list (to your right). check out a few other updates while you're over there. Kristen has been working hard! 

&
have
{such}
a
happy
day
!

xx

balloon image from that's just it photo found on oh happy day

(bi)cycling

today i realized how oh-so-near the library, post office, bank, coffee shop and more than one lunch option are to my {new} house.



how pefect bicycling.

image found on london cycle chic (love. that. blog)

Hillary?!

way to vamp it up, Mrs. Secretary of State!



is that even correct ('Mrs. Secretary of State')?
image via people