is it really December 25th?

Merry Christmas! (it is Christmas, right?)

I have plants out by the pool that are still alive. Our grass is never this green in the winter. Being outside without a coat on today was really bizarre. It doesn't feel like Christmas but I'll take it!

Oh! You Pretty Thing

Currently listening to Seu Jorge's cover of David Bowie's Oh! You Pretty Things from The Life Aquatic soundtrack.

Christmas 2011

I finally got around to some holiday decorating over here. Cranked up the Christmas music and got the ornaments up on the tree and made a few floral arrangements. Perhaps you have seen those Eva Zeisel looking ceramic serving bowls at TJ MAxx and perhaps you picked up a few like I did. They make for some fun floral centerpieces. When we bought our tree, there was a pile of free branches and little tree trunk cut offs...and I never pass up anything for free! One of those tiny stumps worked so nicely with an combo of pine cones and tillandsia. Out of the four centerpieces I made yesterday, it is definitely my fave.

...and yes that plaid table runner is a wool scarf from Target. $14.99 - YAY!

fur

Some fake fur and some Lottie fur. Somebody is sleeping like a queen!

some etsy love

duck
teak tray
bird
dala horse

orange light

The light at around 4 PM today had a nice orange glow. So lovely.

Lamb Chop!

In 1957, Shari Lewis first appeared with Lamb Chop on the Captain Kangaroo television show as the niece of Mr. Greenjeans. Growing up in the 70s, I watched Captain Kangaroo religiously. And today I could not resist getting a little plush Lamb Chop for Lottie. Available now at the Hungry Hound in St. John for $10.99.

nice job West Elm

Check out the West Elm Mug Project benefitting seven different nonprofits, including the ASPCA®.




The other six nonprofits are Architecture for Humanity, Boys & Girls Clubs of America, Teach for America, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital®, NRDC and Heifer® International. West Elm will donate 50% of the purchase price from the sale of each mug to the organization represented.

• $10 each

• White porcelain

• 3.63"diam. x 4"h

• Microwave and dishwasher safe

five for friday

h2o plus
aveda
kiehl's
origins
l'occitane