Erica Weiner Jewelry

Sorry about missing a couple of days!  My husband had a conference in Iowa City.  It's a fun place to stay.  At a shop called Revival, I discovered some fabulous jewelry by Erica Weiner.  I love these enamel horse earrings.  She also makes lovely long necklaces, like this one with gingko leaves.

Thursday Text: Delicious Autumn!

I found a lovely quote about autumn by George Eliot:

Delicious autumn!  My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns.

September Scene

Today I'm posting a mid-September scene from my driveway.  The clouds on sunny days are beautiful around here.

Simpatico

Our reason for being in St. Louis was the Best of Missouri Market at the Missouri Botanical Garden.  It's an awesome event, held the first weekend in October.  One of the vendors there had items by Simpatico.  Their solid perfume is heavenly, and I loved the pretty new hobnail candles.

Trader Joe's Cookie Butter

We were in St. Louis this weekend and stopped at Trader Joe's.  We picked up a few things, including this ingenious creation: cookie butter.  It's made from Dutch speculoos cookies (you know, the windmill cookies with spices).  Delicious!

Friday Featured Etsy Seller: Gemagenta

I noticed something about Gemagenta on the front page of Etsy the other day, and I'm glad I did.  It's a lovely shop with jewelry created by Lorena in Amsterdam.  I like the delicate little necklaces and earrings like the ones below.

Thursday Text: The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes

For October, our book club is reading mysteries.  I listened to Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None as an audiobook from the library, and I got this book on my Kindle.  The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (Illustrated by Sidney Paget) is a collection of short stories written as Dr. Watson conveying his experiences with Holmes.  It's a fun introduction to Sherlock Holmes.

Bathroom Shade

Here's another peek at our bathroom.  I found some great fabric at JoAnn's to make a semi-Roman shade.  It's not the most professional, but it is functional, and I love the fabric.

Shelf Paper

Our house has about 10 different kinds of shelf paper - all from the '60s (and possibly '70s).  It's terrible.  I looked all over for some cute new shelf paper and finally found some at TJ Maxx.  This design is by Laura Ashley.  Our bathrooms have nice big linen closets.  This shelf looks so much better now - don't you think?  (Top=before/bottom=after.)

Pressed-Leaf Butterflies

The leaves are changing quickly around our house.  I can't believe that it's October already!  Check out this fun fall leaf craft from Martha.