vegetable garden

Catherine and I had talked about planting a little vegetable garden in the yard behind our house and it seems that our project may finally be getting underway. I don't really know anything about gardening but I've done a little online research and today bought some gardening tools and tomato, carrot, cucumber and watermelon seeds. I think we may also plant a few other vegetables like peppers, squash, and eggplant plus some herbs. I'll post updates of our progress but in the meatime, these photos serve as inspiration to test out my green thumb. yum!

new project

While browsing Design*Sponge, I found these beautiful painted cardboard horses by Ann Wood.

Wood has made available 3 horse patterns that can be downloaded from the d*s site and a set of instructions so that you can make your own unique cardboard horses... I really want to get some paints and old buttons and make some of my own, although I don't think they would come out nearly as pretty as these.

current inspiration

shut up

someone tell me how and where I can get this exact basket put on the front of my bike. not fair, mary kate olsen. not fair.

new camera! new camera!

I just ordered this:

can't wait, can't wait, can't wait!!!

summer style: jean shorts

The heat of summer is setting in and I have been feeling the need to update my summer wardrobe with some new pieces. I've been loving the super tiny cut-off jean shorts that Nicole Richie has been wearing recently but after searching thrift stores only to find ill-fitting vintage denim, trying urban outfitters pre-made cut offs, and even considering a pair of $160 shorts from Citizens of Humanity, I finally found a perfect (and cheap!) solution. I bought a pair of distressed jeans that were a few sizes too big and cut them off little by little until they were just short enough. they still need to be worn in to get the fraying perfect but I am quite pleased with my creation nonetheless!

Introductions

Sarah Peck: Winnetka, Illinois

1. What is your idea of perfect happiness? Endless amounts of pizza sent to my door on a daily basis.

2. What is your greatest fear? Dying

3. What is the trait you most deplore in yourself? Sensitivity

4. What is the trait you most deplore in others? Cruelty

5. Which living person do you most admire? Staunton Peck (brother)
6. What is your greatest extravagance? Clothing

7. What is your current state of mind? Content
8. What do you consider the most overrated virtue? Moderation. I drink tea excessively, and it does nothing but good.

9. On what occasion do you lie? I exaggerate. A lot

10. What do you most dislike about your appearance? My uneven eyes

11. Which living person do you most despise? Sheryl Crow
12. What is the quality you most like in a man? Confidence
14. Which words or phrases do you most overuse? Abbreviations

15. What or who is the greatest love of your life? I love a lot of people.

16. When and where are you happiest? With people that I love when I have nothing to worry about

17. Which talent would you most like to have? I wish I was bilingual

18. If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be? I wish I didn’t get flustered easily
19. What do you consider your greatest achievement? Getting into UNC
20. If you were to die and come back as a person or a thing, what would it be? A whale
21. Where would you most like to live? India
22. What is your most treasured possession? Pokey

23. What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery? Loneliness
24. What is your favorite occupation? Actress

25. What is your most marked characteristic?

26. What do you most value in your friends? Kindness

27. Who are your favorite writers?  Emily Dickinson and my mom
28. Who is your hero of fiction? Dumbledore

29. Which historical figure do you most identify with? Queen Charlotte (George III wife)
30. Who are your heroes in real life? My friends
31. What are your favorite names?  Kyle and Lily
32. What is it that you most dislike? Fake people
33. What is your greatest regret? I try not to
34. How would you like to die? When I am ready to

35. What is your motto? Put it in perspective, and deal.