Island Life

Good day friends and happy Monday to you! 

It has only been a little over 2 weeks since my last post but it seems like eternity...I suppose when you start documenting parts of your life on a blog it helps to remind you each day what it is that exactly you do.

 Now what have I been doing the last couple of weeks?

Well, I am not entirely sure and I didn't intend to take such a long break but after a weekend at the beach I returned home and felt like my family and home needed a little extra TLC. So I put away my computer, wrapped up the work week, packed the family, and headed back east for a nice, long, much needed vacation. It was wonderful visiting with out of town friends we hadn't seen in quite some time, relaxing, swimming, and eating... a lot! 

Any time I spend an extended amount of time at the coast with my kids I pledge my allegiance to moving to some small Caribbean island where the boys can run around with their shirts off, shoes are only for special occasions, the water is a crystal color of bluish green, and everyone is on island time. I tell myself it seems just dreamy but I suppose the grass is always greener. Maybe one day that dream will become reality, who knows? 

India Hicks, British model, designer, author, hotel owner, and daughter of famed designer David Hicks is the quintessential island "it" girl for me. In fact I turn a split pea soup shade of green when I see images of the impeccable colonial plantation style home, Hibiscus Hill she shares with her husband David Flint Wood and 4 children in the Bahamas. India has a worldly, chic, yet relaxed style and the use of white with rich woods, is absolutely delicious...yes too much Million Dollar Decorators and Martyn Lawrence Bullard. 

So for now I will keep island dreaming and continue to be inspired by India from afar.

Weekend Away

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Finally Friday and thank goodness for a weekend at the beach with the family! I am hoping for a little ocean breeze to cool me down...it feels as if my face is melting off every time I walk outside.

Hope you all have a lovely one!

Country Living

Well hello there, I honestly cannot believe it is already Friday eve again. My family has been on a bit of a stay-cation this week, as my husband likes to call it... a vacation at home. It has been rather enjoyable although I cannot wait for the real deal! 

I can't let the week get away without posting some shots I took last weekend at a friend's farm for their son's birthday party...it has given me inspiration this week.

 I fell in love with Sarah and Craven Bridger's slice of heaven just outside of town and have been daydreaming since about my own green acres. Together they have created a whimsical abode capable of keeping you entertained for hours on end. A pond to fish in, gator to get you there, chickens to chase, vegetables to eat, pretty flowers to pick, and plenty of beautiful places to relax...hmm, what else do you need? I am realizing more and more everyday not much else. Thank you Bridgers for sharing! 

Let Freedom Ring

Happy July 4th all, enjoy your Independence and your Day! 

Images courtesy of Pinterest, Bippity Boppity Boo, Martha Stewart, and Anthropologie

Stripes for You

A star is full of whimsy but a stripe precise with such exact definition. I have embraced stripes in fashion but have been a tad hesitant on the interiors forefront. Why is that? I can't say for sure except that I have never been one to walk the line although all of these images are encouraging me to go bold with a stripe or 2...

Star light

Star light, star bright

First star I see tonight,

I wish I may, I wish I might,

Have the wish I wish tonight.

Happy Independence weekend all, what a fun holiday to celebrate. We stayed in town this 4th weekend and I must say I was a little down about not traveling to the beach this year. Although this evening I have a quite different perspective after a fun day of bike riding, followed by a fun farm party with good friends, and more festivities to follow...technically tomorrow is Saturday all over again, yay! 

Stars and stripes are the theme of the days to come and who doesn't love either? It is a toss up for me, I adore both. So today we have whimsical stars and tomorrow we will see chic stripes...together in regal red, white, and blue they signify our Independence.

Moravian Star

Images courtesy of Pink Wallpaper, The Estate of Things, Domino, Betsy Burnham, Decor Pad, Osborne and Little, and House Beautiful