Loving ...

Some images that caught my eye this week …

Oh how pretty is this lace.  I'd love to see the whole dress.

Love the mix of black and brown leather.

I'd love to use this idea for place setting at a dinner table. Simple, aromatic and stylish.

Vanilla Bean Creme Brûlée.   Mmmmm.

Something on my To Do list for this Fall.

Love the colour of this velvet jacket.

I have a black velvet jacket that has really seen better days

and this would be a fabulous replacement.

We have a VAST shell collection from all our travels.

Our suitcases always come home with lovely specimens

we've spent hours trawling along beaches looking for.

This photograph inspires me to sort and photograph them.

H A P P Y   W E E K E N D I N G

silver or gold?

For many years I wore gold jewelry.  Rings, bracelets, earrings, charms - that my parents or family gave to me as gifts during my teens.  I never wore silver.

And then sometime in my early 30s that all changed and silver became my metal of choice.  My gold jewelry got tucked away in little boxes and has rarely seen the light of day since.  The Huzz travelled with work and would return home with gorgeous silver cuffs and necklaces from Mexico.  Beautiful creations that recieved so many compliments, and I've worn them ever since.

But now I find myself looking a gold again.  Not particuarly the 'real' deal, but golden trinkets with warm glows that I find look so great on lightly tanned summer skin (oh yes I am longing for those summer days).  I need to open up those boxes of trinkets that have been tucked away for so long and try on some treasures again.  In the meantime, here are a few other pieces that have caught my eye recently.

  

 

images via Pinterest

What about you?  Do you have a preference for gold or silver jewelry, statement or delicate pieces?

H A P P Y   M O N D A Y.

shoes to love

Who doesn't love a little shoes browsing?  (Complete silence, as I suspected!).

Here's a little shoe love for your Friday morning.  Enjoy.

 

I am dreaming about those gold sequin Jimmy Choo Mary Janes. 

G O R G E O U S!

All and more on my Pinterest 'Shoe Love' board

my pins

When I'm not blogging, I do love a little Pinterest, don't you?

Here's a few of my favourite recent Pins.

  

 

  

 

all that glitters

I'm spending far too much time browsing Pinterest and pinning all things sparkly to my board.  Obviously the festive spirit is already creeping in!  My favourites in the wardrobe department so far are...

 

 

 Twinke Twinkle!

quote to remember

via Tatyana @ Pinterest

thank you, and other things

Thank you so so much for all your caring comments after the death of my wonderful mum.  Nothing can prepare you for the loss of someone so important in your life.  I feel such a huge space has been left, which can never be filled.

I'm working my way back into blogging again.  I missed it and you, but felt I had no words to write or anything to say the past week.

But now.... I'm feeling like saying just a little Hi again.  

And....

I do love a ruffle or two, and grey.

If I was anyway a half decent seamstress, I would love to run up this little t-shirt project.

Found via Andrea Caballer @ Pinterest

Tutorial on all the easy peasy steps here at All Things Heart & Home.  

routine is good

image from Pinterest ManaRose via Make It Perfect

All is quiet.

The bedtime routine (with story time as always) worked perfectly this evening.

It doesn't always!

Bliss.