things i found browsing the internet: november '12

i'm starting my first series :)

because every month i create a draft in my emails with cool things that i find & want to remember while browsing the interent + blogs & figured it would be fun to start sharing them with you, hope you enjoy!

- a book about the wisdom of french parenting: bring up bebe 

- cool restaurant in seattle washington: how to cook a wolf

- lovely location for celebrations in seattle washington: bella luna farms

- anti-inflammatory ginger spiced chai

- this looks delicious coconut chai coffee cake

- spied pumpkin ice cream w/ coconut milk 

- millet croquettes 

- tutorial how to print on tags, journaling cards and other non-traditional paper

- apple cider carmels

- i love mexican food..tiny taquitos with cilantor avacado sauce

- book i want to read: the post carbon reader, managing the 21st century’s sustainability crises

- diy moon pinata

- diy number pinatas

- eco friendly dryer balls

- eco laundry soap nuts

- looks delicious & i've been going through a carmel faze lately: crack carmel

- hotels for outdoor lovers

- throw your own holiday crafting party, i would love to do this one day

- adorable children's clothing: noe & zoe berlin

- recipie: shaved brussels sprout salad with dates and goat cheese

- great home decor website: burkedecor

- mushroom, leek & cornbread stuffing

- what a great combination of ingredients spinach hazlenut dip & carrott tahini dip

- great wooden childrens bikes: wishbone design studio

- these eco-diapers are so cute: gdiapers

- imaginavtive solutions childrens game: obstacles

- organic chilrens clothing by kate quinn organics

- cool home stuff, childrens stuff: story north

- food blog: happy yolks

- coconut pear detox smoothie

- pumpkin sandwhich cookies

- hand crafted wood home goods: milled

- scarletta bakes food blog

      *plus: the next cake i will be making looks soo yummy :)



light fun

i love playing around with the bulb setting on my dslr 

& i just got new l.e.d. christmas lights to hang around the ceiling of my room which are very fun to photograph on this setting :)   

nyc - brooklyn flea

i've been wanting to go to the brooklyn flea ever since taza from the rockstardiaries posted about it here 

so two weekends ago my sister & i ventured into brooklyn

it was a lot of fun & we both loved looking around, but agreed that next time we should probably just go the the smorgasbord market because the food was our favorite part :) 

i could see myself being more into the vintage & antique items when i have a home of my own to decorate though, & as far as the clothes go there were a lot of nice pieces, but a little pricey to what i'm used to seeing at the local thrift stores i go to 

beautiful mirrors 

<3 this bench 

would love a piece like this to fill with all my art supplies 

letters 

lovely, unique rugs

love this!

cool looking camera...that i almost got 

brooklyn: love the ivy & i want a bike like the one below!

delicious home brewed sodas from brooklyn soda works! i bought a re-useable/refillable growler of the apple ginger & refilled it again before i left :) 

the dough-nuts that taza talked about in her blog post, they were as delicious as promised & i too recommend that everyone try one!

you must also try an asia dog! they have organic hot dogs too (which made my day) & their topping combinations are unique & delicious 

below are the hotdogs my sister & i got plus my growler of apple ginger soda 

i got: the SIDNEY: Thai style relish with mango + cucumber + red onion +

cilantro + crushed peanuts + fish sauce

my sister got: MASH: Spicy ketchup + jalapeno mustard + crushed salt and pepper

potato chips

*both were delicious, but the mash was my favorite...i have a weakness for spicy

we thought these bows were headbands, but they were actually bow ties...i love them either way 

so many cool retro glasses! when i need glasses one day i want to get them from here 

hello!

and the dough-nut i choose was.....passion fruit with cacao nibs (i lived in hawaii for 8 months & have a weakness for passion fruit) it was incredible!

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 so i definitely recommend taking a trip to the brooklyn flea 

the outdoor markets are closed for the winter, but the indoor winter market is open saturday + sunday from 10 am-6 pm, more details here 

enjoy :)

thanksgiving

what i wore: cashmere sweater moms hand-me-down, skirt vintage via etsy mellowmymind shop

what jon wore: sweater thrift store find, grey denim patagonia pants 

home brew ginger infused cider via jon...it was delicious 

jon's baby sister brianna 

my younger sister <3

my thanksgiving plate: grandmas homemade veggie stuffing, cranberry, shredded carrots, organic corn bread casserole, organic green bean casserole with homemade cream of mushroom soup, chipoltle sweet potato casserole, & mashed potatoes 

p.s. i did not fully finish this plate until 3 meals later...eyes too big for my stomach 

family love

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hope everyone had a wonderful thanksgiving! 

<3

new jersey - atlantic ocean

Two weekends ago I took my first trip to Atlantic City. I was not one for the casinos or any of that...my favorite part was strolling along the deserted beach in the morning :)  

pumpkin carving

first snow

rose inspired

 I had roses that were dying & the first snow had just began to fall so I was inspired to do a mini rose photo shoot :)