Great Scented Soap for Father's day...

Lather & Soak has these great new Anise Star round soaps scented with fig and bayrum! oh the sweet scent of the barber shop. I can always remember that signature bayrum smell whenever I'd see my grandfather. These would be great for Father's day :)

I'm off to visit family so enjoy your weekend! And Happy Father's day to all the great dad's!

pardon me....

while i pause for a week to add one more to our family :)

*image courtesy of misty bliss/ wide open spaces

10 things....

paloma was sweet enough to ask me to participate in her series 10 things i can't live without....if your interested, check them out on la dolce vita! thanks again paloma :) it was a lot of fun!

*image courtesy of bippity boppity boo

blog = amazing opportunity....

this blog has been a blessing for me for so many reasons and one of those was having the opportunity to be contacted by a magazine scout from BHG/ Meredith Group. i was beyond shocked when i received the email last summer asking if she could go see some of my projects. and luckily for me, the sweet team at BHG Kitchen and Baths Ideas liked what they saw. back in oct. i was able to go behind the scenes and witness how the magazines work w/ this photo shoot of my client's kitchen on sullivan's island (they also took pictures of the master bath which will be featured later this year). it is insane how much work is put into each shot and i tried to soak it all up...listening to how the photographers, editor, and stylist captured and tweaked each image (i think that would be so much fun). it took 2 full days to get 10 shots. and i couldn't be happier with the results or having the honor to appear on the cover of the july/ august issue. a huge thank you to sandi mohlmann for contacting me and for the best clients a girl could ask for, sammy and tracey, for giving me the opportunity to design their houses. and last but not least, for anyone out there contemplating what starting a blog could do for you....i hope this gives you the incentive to go for it :) i promise you won't be sorry!

*top 4 images from taken of actual magazine/ photographer richard leo johnson, bottom two me (behind the scenes)

today is the last day of camp for taylor so summer starts, well tomorrow....

so i will enjoy my last moments of alone time....coffee and pandora is a great start (brandi carlile is rocking my computer this AM)...and a thai lunch date w/ my hubbie isn't looking too shabby either.

*images courtesy of happnstance, sacramento street, wide open spaces

In Bloom and Bows

My sis (Patti) for any new readers, recently decided to "re-do" the front yard landscaping, so here is just a small sneak peek at what we've done so far, more to come later, so stay tuned!

look who was playing around in the garden...Jenny!

I swear she poses for me!

yawn in the lawn

Jenny also got a new haircut, and the pet groomer couldn't resist the bows!

too cute!

happy tuesday.

i am lacking things to say....i kind of feel like i am tapped out. do you ever feel that way...like your life is on standstill or that you are peddling a bike really hard but you aren't moving?

*images courtesy of once wed, polly wreford, oh so beautiful paper, house to home, heidi claire