sound bite from my life lately:

not a new song, but been listening to it on repeat lately during my morning commute. there's something really compelling about it.



p.s. thanks to josh for the embedded audio help!

honesty: the most exciting part of the weekend was finding brooklyn beer black chocolate stout in a bottle at whole foods. limited edition bottling for winter 08-09.

that's it folks.

still working on the quilt. 11 of 21 squares complete. 10 to go. ugh. this is part i'm the worst at... the steady, slow march to completion. but it will be really pretty when done. i'll photograph soon, i promise.

happy turkey week!
sam

I own one pair of Toms and they are wonderful and comfy shoes. Their cause is amazing... so watch this video to see what they're up to for this holiday season and see if you can resist the urge to join the cause!

little surprise...

hop on over to anthropologie.com and on the "family favorites" page, click the "sam" at the bottom.

:)

UPDATE: There are a few weird spots from the kit, but not terrible. For $10, I think it was well worth it... although the saying is still true: you get what you pay for.

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Seeing that we are forecast to have our first freeze next week, it was about time for me to bring the plants inside for winter. 3 new planters, 1 bag of soil and a few casualties later, everyone is settled in their winter homes. It's actually kind of nice having some green in the house.

Also, I'm about to go and try a box highlighting kit, despite the many many horror stories I've read about the results. I'll keep you all posted.

Wish me luck!
sam

love them.

sunday dress with new necklace

i made this dress yesterday from scratch! i'd had this joel dewberry fabric sitting around since may with no plans.... so i decided to make a fall dress to wear with my boots!

it turned out really well and was comfortable enough to wear all day.

i also made it to go with my new necklace, hence the really low neckline. i went to jennifer's jewelry show on saturday and picked up this gem!
you can check out her stuff online at: joyella.etsy.com

now back to my quilt. :)
sam

we went out to brooklyn twice today... once to ikea and the second time to see a friend's jewelry and eat some dinner.

i'm still learning the lesson of how to dress in the rain here. i seem to forget that regular shoes are not an option when you spend so much time walking... although in my defense, my good rainboots haven't arrived yet (they got shipped on friday).

i'm recovering from a cold, but still working on my quilt. other than that, things have been pretty uneventful here.

hope everyone's well!
sam