my week in objects (mostly).

five little things that made my week.

1. this red sand beach.

{because it means i was home, if only for a day}.

2. this easter bunny.

{and the other one, too}.

3. these blooms.

{because the streets near our house have positively exploded}.

4. these eggs.

{because just when i thought there was nothing, nothing to eat. i found them}.

5. these new clippers.

{because i don't usually buy things on a whim, but chelsea convinced me}.

what little something made your week?

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something new.

i finally took the leap to get a domain name of my very own! my blogspot url will redirect here automatically, but if you use a reader, you might want to update the link! as always, thanks for reading. so glad to have you along.

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dogwood.

two weeks ago i had my dad cut a big branch from the dogwood tree in my parent's back yard. i shoved the thing into the backseat of the car and made my way back to providence, hoping that a warm apartment would encourage it to bloom. seems like my being away in philly last week was just the space it needed to unfurl. when i came home there were dogwood blossoms by our bedside. just what i had hoped for.

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love letters.

i got to spend a few days in philly last week and seeing these murals was by far my favorite part of the trip. love letters to a city painted by forty different artists and visible from the elevated train. just the sort of thing that gets me smiling. read more about the project, here.

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coterie.

if you haven't seen it yet, hop over to jane's new shop, coterie. it's filled with just the kind of forever-objects that i love--little treasures to last a lifetime. enjoy.

{all images via coterie}.

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begin again.

the perfect weekend away. and yesterday, a day that actually felt like spring. the week's off to a good start.

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my week in objects (mostly).

five little things that made my week.

1. daffodils.

{you knew this already. but they really brightened up the place}.

2. this candle.

{because my cousin gave birth to a beautiful baby girl this week. we tried to keep this candle burning during her labor (it was a long one)}.

3. this gingerale.

{because it means i got to go on a little adventure. more on that next week}.

4. these magnolias.

{because a carpet of petals is a nice carpet indeed}.

5. this bottle of milk.

{because for the past two weeks james and i have both been traveling (and on different schedules). coming home to a full bottle of milk made the empty house feel less lonely. the chocolate bunnies were nice, too}.

what little something made your week?

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april's bouquet.

the funny thing about getting engaged is that suddenly everyone wants to know every detail of your pending nuptials. maybe this is not funny. maybe it is normal. but truth be told, james and i haven't had much time to devote to planning. so, while we're thrilled to be engaged, the ins and outs of the big day have definitely taken the back seat to things like, oh, finishing grad school and finding gainful employment. nary you fear, friends and family, we will get to planning soon enough.

in the meantime, all of the spring flowers popping up have gotten me dreaming about the kinds of flowers we might have. i'm hoping to do most of the flowers myself, so i've decided to test out a bouquet a month for the rest of the growing season. {no, we have not decided when we are getting married, but i'm pretty committed to having local flowers, so i'm thinking the bouquets might help us along}.  

april's bouquet? why daffodils, of course.

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eggs.

there are a lot of sweet tutorials about coloring eggs this time of year. but i'm tempted to say that nature does it best. what do you say?

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a house lit up.

i wrote my own daffodil story last year. this year, an excerpt from someone else. it reads rather nicely aloud, if you're in the spirit:

Yes, a favourite flower must be a spring flower--there is no doubt about that. You have your choice, then, of the daffodil, the violet, the primrose, and the crocus. The bluebell comes too late, the cowslip is but an indifferent primrose; camelias and anemones and all the others which occur to you come into a different class. Well, then, will you choose the violet or the crocus? 

...My favourite flower must adorn my house; to show itself off to the best advantage within doors it must have a long stalk. A crocus, least of all, is a flower to be plucked. I admit its charm as the first hint of spring that is vouchsafed to us in the parks, but I want it nearer home than that. You cannot pick a crocus and put it in water; nor can you be so cruel as to spoil the primrose and the violet by taking them from their natural setting; but the daffodil cries aloud to be picked. It is what it is waiting for.

...Other flowers must have foliage to set them off, but daffodils can stand by themselves in a bowl, and their green and yellow dress brings all spring into the room. A house with daffodils in it is a house lit up, whether or no the sun be shining outside. Daffodils in a green bowl--and let it snow if it will.

from "daffodils," by a.a. milne.

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my week in objects (mostly).

five little things that made my week.

1. this basil.

{because even though i may have gone a little crazy with the seed sowing and i'll have to thin; it's growing}.

2. this keep cup.

{because this guy arrived in the mail a few weeks ago and i've been using it daily. so great}.

3. this stamp.

{because i had to buy a stamp set for a school project and it's conveniently useful for other sorts of projects, too}.

4. these signs of spring.

{because if you know anything about me by now, you know i can't get enough of this stuff}.

5. this new scarf.

{because after an unsuccessful shopping trip to find "interview" clothes, it was a nice little reward for a frustrating hour}.

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lightning paw.

i first read about olo fragrance in anabela's space this winter and i've been dreaming about being doused in sweet smells ever since. i finally mustered the courage to order a new fragrance by mail, and last week a little bottle of lightning paw arrived at my doorstep. heather, the genius behind olo, describes lightning paw as "free-spirited and feminine without even trying to be." that sounded just right to me, but it was the promise of scents like bergamot, vanilla, and jasmine that really lured me. 

i can assure you, i have not been disappointed. my little bottle reminds me of warm afternoons in wilmington--just the sort of thing i need to be reminded of on grey days like this one. 

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perseverance.

yesterday on my walk to class i spotted these sweet little guys finding any which way to grow. so tiny. so unbothered by the looming mass of stone and brick above and below them. trying to find inspiration in their optimism this morning. trying hard not to get bogged down by the unfinished details of the projects i'm working on.  trying to think in solutions, not problems. it's harder than it looks.

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my week in objects (mostly)

five little things that made my week.

1. these little alyssum sprouts.
{because they sprouted up so very quickly. and even haven't died yet}.

2. these colorful bowls.
{and the carrot cupcakes they helped me make}.

3. these cloth bulk bags.
{because they were expertly made by sarah at yellow bird design. and they're just right}.

4. this unblended smoothie.

{and the blended version too. refreshing and tasting of summer}.

5. these new clogs.

{because this week it's been warm enough (barely) to wear them sockless}.

what little something made your week?

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la maison de coco.

on last week's impromptu trip to newport, i decided to poke my head into a shop along the aptly named bellevue avenue. what i found could not have been more delightful: an entire shop dedicated to tea-infused chocolates. being in the shop reminded me of afternoons i've spent in france, whiling away an hour with a good friend over a cup of hot tea or coffee. 

if you ever find yourself wandering in newport, stop into la maison de coco. the bergamot flavored truffle was delightful and the freshly brewed coffee just right. 

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