Beautiful things, in photos

Isabella Stuart Gardner Museum 

Rain on my windshield

Bathroom window at a church in Jamaica Plain, MA

Sunny travels, in photos

A lovely diner somewhere on the southern east coast

Sunflowers 

Grinnell, Iowa was so charming

Dinosaur Land in White Post, Virginia

Downtown Boston, in photos

Street festival in the North End 

Carousel in Boston Common

Bright lights, in photos

Hot air balloon festival in Kingston, RI 

Hot air balloon festival in Kingston, RI

At the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston

A trip to Chicago, Illinois, in photos

Tree stump

Glass door

Mural

Mural

A trip to London, in photos

Silver shoes on light blob

Afternoon tea at The Ritz Carlton

Wallpaper on the street

Flowering tree on the street

The Barbie Dream House-esque bathroom at The Ritz Carlton

Flower stand at the street market

I got teary looking at this Warhol piece at the Tate Modern. Who knew I liked Warhol so much?

My summer, curated

A mocha cappuccino at Recreo Coffee in West Roxbury, MA 

Hampton Beach, NH

My roommates left this waffle for me one morning :)

A diner in CT

Charming dining experiences, in photos

Tiny pie at Fornax Bread in Roslindale

Glowy table at Aurum in JP

Emma's Breakfast in Quincy

Trident Booksellers on Newbury Street

The beginnings of winter, curated

My roommates gave me homemade cookies for Christmas!

A glass ornament

My Fall, Curated

I wait all year for City Feed to bring back the Faux-bbler (pronounced "fobbler," this is the vegetarian version of the "Gobbler," which is a Thanksgiving sandwich). And here it is! In my possession!

An early sunset with some rainbow glare and shiny leaves

Lovely brunch

A lovely brunch and conversation. A beautiful day.

A new season

It's Fall and everything continues to be beautiful, as always.

I got two gourds at this pumpkin stand for $0.50 each.

They were selling huge, overripe summer squash for the same price, and I wondered, "What purpose could this serve?" I expect that it would go rotten very quickly, and already be too far gone to be eaten. The salesman didn't seem to be any more optimistic about them being worth buying than I was, so neither of us bought them.

View from route 106

I have a bunch of new jewelry to post! Just you wait!

Photo, news, and promise

Nate through the peephole at Melissa's apartment. He's getting his own apartment in a few days, complete with ugly mismatched carpets in every room except the kitchen, which has old linoleum. But I am up for a challenge/I am not going to take over decorating his first apartment.

P.S. I have an actually interesting post in mind (concerning my beloved tomato plant), which I will publish soon, but tonight is a letter-writing night.

Two photos

I haven't been posting recently partly because I have been generally busy and partly because I am pet sitting, so I haven't been home for long enough to make anything.

Anyway, I have a dilemma. I took some photos of a chive (?) the other day, and I don't know which one I like better. I have no reason to pick a winner, but I want to.

Any opinions?

(Neither photo has been edited.)

New jewelry, new creative opportunity, and new experience

I recently taught myself to do the "Herringbone weave" and the pendant on this necklace is my first attempt. It's not as neat as it could be, but it doesn't look bad on.

I was hoping for a more dramatic look when making this next necklace. I'd like for the beads to be bigger, but I don't have any that would work. I almost never buy beads since the reason I started making jewelry was to reuse pieces from unwanted jewelry, and the pieces that are usually salvageable are the beads.

I found a ton of peacock feathers at a yard sale, and only paid a dollar for all of them. I'm not sure what to do with them yet, but I think they have a lot of potential.

Also, my mom got me this new plant for my birthday! I love the yellow planter.

I cleaned my bureau for it.

We went to Waterfire in Providence on Saturday night. I had never been before, and it was really cool. I got some good photos.

I like the light sky in the background of this one.

I'm making an Etsy shop soon, so it will be easier to buy jewelry!