introducing...

penelope!

(nellie for short)

we have had a GREAT first few days with our new little lady. beach walks, meeting family and friends (and, less successfully, the cats). reid and i are both over the moon. it's so nice to have a little playmate at the studio with me too!

pass the kleenex, please!

i have goosebumps.

i'm welling up just from the trailer.

this is on my must see list.

and

it's based on a true story.

bonus goosebumps.

(not to mention i am a sucker for a good sandra bullock film)

girl time

still thinking about last week's girl's night.

carmelized onion, mushroom, baby spinach pizza from gourmet

roast butternut squash and arugula salad with warm cider vinaigrette

warm apple and cranberry crumble with vanilla ice cream

pinot noir

beyond yum.

and, of course, so good to get together and catch up!

image: weheartit

she's the one

here she is!

we finally chose our little lady this weekend (or, rather, she chose reid!)... the pups have their 1st vet appointments and shots this week and will be ready to go this weekend.

i am really over the moon.

we are still undecided on a name- my favorite is back to "blondie" with "poppy" as a back up, while reid might be stuck on "lucy."

many more pics to come, i'm sure!

hipster tot

i am totally in love with my vespa (seriously, THE best way to get around cape cod in the summer months).

so, when i saw this, i couldn't help but swoon...

transformed by one VERY cool grandpa for his grandson.

likecool via handmadecharlotte

play quilt

this is quite a belated post... but when the joy-rush of finishing a project comes over me, there is normally no time for photographs.

i made this play-quilt for my niece, anya, last holiday season.

i love that it isn't overly-girly, but still sweet.

i mixed the cotton wovens with a fine-wale corduroy and flannel for texture play.

i had the fabulous alexander henry zoo print in my stash for SO long, and was thrilled to put it to good use!

the animals provided a fun pattern for the quilting, so i picked a random assortment and stitched around them in contrasting thread.

miss blue eyes snuggling up to the finished project!

and now that we have used the coin quilt on our summer bed all season, perhaps i can finally take it out for a shoot this weekend!

long weekend

martha stewart via oh happy day

off to enjoy columbus day weekend on cape cod!

on the to-do list?

* biking through the dunes in p-town

* a trip to see our (5 week old!) pup

* breakfast out

* making pesto (must use up our TONS of basil) with dad

how are you spending this fall weekend?