Fabric LOVE

I am OBSESSED with this fabric by designer Seema Krish. Seema (located in Boston!) brings her Indian heritage to her gorgeous textile fabrics. All fabrics are handmade and can be custom made to order. One day, when I have copious amounts of money (HA ha.) I will line my couches with these pillows and cover my beds with these throws.

really beautiful stuff!!

Fabrics can be found at:

Lekker Home
1317 Washington street, Boston, MA 02118
http://www.lekkerhome.com

Koo de Kir, Boston
65 Charles street, Boston, MA 02108
http://www.koodekir.com

Beans. Dragon Beans.

I have been feasting on these delicious beans all summer.
Their name?
Dragon Tongue Beans.
Sounds like something Harry would eat at Hogwarts. And these beans sure are magical. They are so tender and delicious. The colorful pods are great when eaten raw. They have a satisfying crunch and are juicy and sweet. YUM! Zan has been growing them in his garden all summer and I’ve been eating them by the handful. They are supposedly locally grown in California, but have been producing just fine here in Massachusetts.
Have you ever had these beans?
Another delicious item in the garden:
Dragon’s Eggs. They look like eggs, but they’re really cucumbers! A heirloom crop that is most rare and unique. Cool and crisp I’ve been eating these “eggs” like apples. Even better, they don’t have a pit.
Summer vegetables! YAY!

CC here I come!

It’s that time of year again!!
The one week out of the year that I live for.
Off to Chatham I go!
We are driving down in my new sweeeeet wheels.


We are going to eat seafood.

And collect seashells.

And watch out for those craaaazy sharks!!!

Catch ya later! Enjoy the weekend…
The summer weekends are dwindling!
Get those sweet rays while you can.

American Girls

WHO remembers American Girl dolls?
Of course you do.
WHO loved their doll SO MUCH and wished they lived in the time period of said doll.
I DID.

Let’s take a look back on the three original dolls from our childhood:

Kirsten Larson: 1854
Kirsten lived on the American frontier, immigrated from Sweden, and went to school in a one room school house. She wore sweet braids in her hair and a blue flowered dress and a red checkered bonnet. LOVE the olden days. I wish wish wish I lived in this time period. Oh the simple days– livin’ on the land.

Samantha Parkington: 1904
Samantha lived with Grandmary in a Victorian mahhhhnsion. She had an awesome 4-poster bed and beautiful golden locket. And she hung out with sweet Nellie and trickster Eddie Ryland.– Had an super fancy wooden desk with an inkwell. Oh, feathers. How lovely.
Molly McIntire: 1943
Molly. Cute little freckle faced, glasses wearing Molly. Molly lived during the second World War. She wore pigtails in her hair and a traditional plaid jumper. A big dreamer, she was. Lively and loveable: a true American girl.
Which American girl doll did you love and cherish?
I had Kirsten. Meg had Samantha. Becca had Molly.
Oh, the good old days with classic American Girls.