Friday Faves and Raves

This friday's faves and raves is a two in one.  I am absolutely loving the album Up from Below by Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros. 

You may have seen the recent video on YouTube of the father daughter team singing their first single "Home," so adorable.  Though, my favorite song right now, and I have been crushing on it for months, is "40 Day Dream."  A song my cousin played at his wedding when he and his beautiful bride walked back up the aisle at the end of the ceremony. 

I love, love, love this song, can't get enough.  Enjoy!

What i love right now . . .

These gorgeous 70's style shorts.  So classic and chic they would go with anything. And they show off the leg without bordering on indecent.

Marie Claire

This fun and bold printed mini skirt and mini purse (all those oversized bags are going to be taking a back seat this summer, sales of mini bags are on the rise).

The spread in Marie Claire called Poesy in Motion this month is beautiful, full of fun prints, color and 1970's silhouettes.

(I know this isn't a fashion blog, there are so many good ones out there i didn't see the need to create another, but being a fashion person myself it is going to find it's way in)

Got something you love, let me know :)

Later lovelies!

Home town spotlight

This month's Lucky Magazine featured a city guide for my hometown of Columbus, Ohio. I know, Columbus doesn't seem all that exciting, but i've always thought that if you want to have fun here you can't be lazy.  Ohio is one of those places where you have to (a) know where you're going or know someone who does, and (b) you have to be willing to go the distance to get there.  If you can do those two things having fun here is not a problem. 

Columbus is a big music and arts community because, truthfully, if you don't want to go the distance there is little else to do.



Lucky Mag

 Like England we have our High St. where all the fun pretty and independent shops are.  This spread in Lucky actually hits several of my favorite shops, if you are in or ever will be in columbus definitely check out the short north.

They even included a little map in the right column.

Check it out.

Later lovelies!

Friday Faves and Raves

I am starting a new friday post called Friday Faves/Raves, just as a space to gush about things i love.  (and yes, if you are looking closely this is being posted on saturday, but today was crazy and this is the first chance i got).

My first friday fave is very beautiful and very special to me.  It is a vintage valentine, which is pretty cool, but what really makes it special is that it was a valentine my uncle gave my grandma when he was little.

He signed it in pencil you can see at the bottom.  Isn't it beautiful?  I'm planning on framing it to ad to my "art collection." 

My grandma, the recipient of this valentine, was a very special lady who meant a tremendous amount to her family.  I miss her so much, and this valentine is just a little piece of her i get to keep.



As for the Rave, and yes i do go on about this one in particular, it is my recently received copy of season three of Burn Notice:)

I absolutely love this show, if you are not watching it, WATCH IT!  It's funny and clever and entertaining in a way most shows just aren't.  The characters are amazing; Michael, Fiona, Sam, and Madeline are all brilliant, i love these characters! And for those of you who, like me, are currently in colder climates watching the gorgeous and chromatic miami is a quick and satisfying cure for winter blues.  I have spent the past two weeks watching Burn Notice almost exclusively, i got seasons 1 and 2 for xmas, it just plays in the background all day while i'm working.


That's all for now lovelies, hope you enjoy your weekend!