Vintage wooden crates and trays are like sooo having a moment right now. I've seen them scattered all across the interwebs and in real life, too. They're an apt home for small inanimate objects, what with all those divided sections, and they offer a certain rustic appeal for those who prefer a sense of history in their belongings. A sense of history, and a bit of dirt and pencil scrawls, which, you know, lends to ...

I struggled to choose the topic of today's meditation. It wasn't due to lack of inspiration, but an over-abundance of it. I have had the most wonderful past couple of weeks-- my birthday, a visit from my sister, and then not three days later another from a dearest friend. There has been so much exploring of new areas, discovering of shops you're quite sure were established with you in mind, basking in the luxury of ...

Happy end of "workweek" dear readers. Today I present you with a few white spaces that have caught my eye lately, and which we might as well add to the multitudes already posted on this here blog. Exhibit A. Striking, isn't it? What, precisely, is it, you ask? Umm, a candy room-- obviously? (I won't even begin to imagine the house in which a room officially allocated for sweets is present. But I heartily endorse your ...

I spent much of yesterday rifling through children's underpinnings and exterior garments (which was just as delightful as it sounds-- are you aware how gloriously cute pajamas are for the junior set?), long enough to garner one fact: those kid people grow quickly.  Amid brand spanking new size 8's were remnants of lingering bygone days of youth-- labels containing the characters "size 4-5" represented strongly, and it was obvious their presence was not merely a ...