Pumpkins!!!

This year, we tried a new farm.

We were invited by our friends who will be married in 2010 at Craven Farm.  They wanted to show us all where the reception and ceremony would be, and now we can help decorate accordingly!

Lucky for us, this is a real working farm, so we can also pumpkin pick!  In true Western Washington fashion, it was quite rainy, and had been for days. 

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So we got a little muddy. 

pointing at the bride-to-be

but we got some great pumpkins out of it!

 and, they also had some delicious apple cider.  We have been enjoying it around here alllll week.

Also, we got a chance to give the soon-to-be bride and groom a little taste of their wedding day.

Ya know, the part were the photographer takes four zillion pictures of them all day? 

see getting every second of our wedding documented could be fun! Especially if we don't need umbrellas!

Thanks guys for all the fun!

And when we got home?  We sat our wet selves down and enjoyed some of this:

that is the amount of times we have hit publish so far on this blog.

and to think, not so long ago, our biggest blogging world fear was not having anything to say.  sheesh.  we have plenty to say!

here is to a hundred more.

{and thanks for reading the first hundred, by the way!}

Whilst in Calgary, I had several hours between ceremony and reception to explore some of the recommendations I found on Design*Sponge Calgary Design Guide. It was FREEZING out, so i pretty much had to run from storefront to storefront, but it was great to get out and walk around a bit.

I started in the morning in the Kensington neighborhood which was nearby the church. I had a great cappucino, then stumbled upon this great little vintage home decor and gift store called Honey B’s (and the name was so fitting!). I picked up a few butterfly refrigerator magnets and ogled some vintage glassware that i wish i could have carried on the plane. In Kensington i also found Urban Barn which is apparently a Canada staple. Great little place – according to one wedding guest they sell metal mooses should you ever be in the market (although same wedding guest advises against trying to carry these on the plane).

After the ceremony i stupidly decided to walk back to my hotel (it didn’t look that far on the map!) in a dress with no tights. After promptly changing back into jeans and cowboy boots (when in rome.  .  . ) , I hopped a cab to the design district. I started at Chintz + Co. The best way to describe this place was like Pier 1 on crack. Flowers, candles, lighting, home accessories, everywhere! I snagged a couple Christmas gifts (can’t post for fear of ruining the surprise), but i also took a few snapshots of some pretty pieces. Loving the driftwood mirror and the capiz chandelier. MMM beachy.

Then, my find of the weekend: NOOD, which stands for New Objects Of Desire. Think. . . CB2 + Ikea + West Elm and you get nood. Affordable, clever. . .wonderful. And, cleverly, they have a membership program where you get to be called a noodist. If only i lived in Canada. Picked up a few clearance items that were plane-worthy (again, can’t ruin the surprise), ogled a bunch of furniture and tableware, and told myself I’d be back soon.

Walked back to the hotel from there and passed a few fun things on the way

It was a great fall afternoon of wandering and exploring and I found a few fun treasures to bring home. I would have like to make it to some of the thrift stores on the Design*Sponge guide – but alas, i had pierogis to eat

Head over to oh, hello friend to enter a mahhhvelous giveaway for one of these beautiful ruffled pillows from Hettle  at Etsy.

I am loving these two pillows: Soft Cream Jersey, and (surprise!) turquoise waves!

Oh, hello friend is one of the blogs i look forward to reading most. She has BEAUTIFUL photos, wonderful product reviews (mostly handmade and etsy sellers), and a general sunny lookout on life. Always makes me smile.

…is  International Day of Climate Action…

People all over the world gathered to show support for tackling the climate crisis on this planet.

Visit 350.org to read more about it and see all the photos from today.

What’s 350?

It’s the parts per million of carbon in the atmosphere that is safe for the earth and its inhabitants.

What are we at now?

390 parts per million.

Everyone can understand that this a problem.

To call attention to this issue, events were organized around the world, including here in Seattle, where we participated in a little work party at the Olympic Sculpture Park.

Visit 350.org to read more about it

and their flickr {here} to see some of the other pictures!