A few things on my radar at the moment. Those oxblood heels are just made for some very stylish leaf kicking! (please tell me there are other adults who still kick their way through piles of fallen leaves, don’t leave me alone in this…)
1. bow sleeve shirt – Scotch & Soda | 2. clock - Cooper-Hewitt Shop | 3. statement necklace – Lulu Frost for J.Crew | 4. crown heirloom ring set - Unearthen | 5. oxblood pumps - Emerson Fry | 6. bourbon maple syrup – Old Faithful Shop | 7. vintage book set - Anthropologie
I like to say that living in a small space with limited storage necessitates pretty packaging, since many things are out in the open. But honestly, I’ve just never been able to walk past a gorgeous label. If you put it in a pretty package, or give it a funny name, chances are I’ll buy it. Especially if it satisfies my permanent black and gold fixation!
blossa glogg mulled wine | olwechsel olive oil | cal milio honey via | melitheon honey | number the stars bourbon by dancing pines distillery
Because you really can’t have too many kisses in your life…
Jules Smith kiss kiss studs | Reiko Kaneko lip tease teacup and saucer
I never mentioned it when this series began in January, but the biggest reason for starting the 7 things love fest was to help me truly appreciate every single month of the year. So far it is working really well, even as the weather has gotten hotter I’ve managed to focus on my 7 things and show each month the love it deserves instead of just getting by until my favorite time of year arrives again. Time flies so fast (case in point, it’s August already how did that happen?), wanting to skip over the bits that aren’t our favorite seems ungrateful and wasteful.
But August? Well August and I struggle to get along. It is so hot, and it seems to go on for so long, and the retailers and magazines keep teasing us with fall fashions, and for the love can’t it just be September already! I’m pretty shocked to have found 7 whole things to love about this month, but here they are, and I plan to hold onto them in a mental kung fu grip as I try not to just shut my eyes until it’s over. I hope August treats you well, crank the AC and pass me the poptails.
images: via | via | bloody mary poptail recipe | J.Crew blazer | September issues of Flare and Marie Claire UK
Rumor has it this weekend the temperature will finally be cool enough to enjoy some alfresco seafood feasting. So you can find me sitting on patios with lobster cracker in hand and a smile on my face for the next two days, with a brief excursion west to the British food import store. At which point my anglophilia will be on full display as I geek out over authentic British snacks for the Olympics opening ceremony ( I can not begin to tell you how excited I am!). Have a wonderful time friends, see you next week!
original images: via | via | Bacon Bloody Mary recipe
