Saturday, October 22nd, 2011 @ 08:45pm | Author: Ashley
Yes, before you ask, I am aware that I’m posting Saturday’s S&T technically on Sunday… This week, I’m sharing a few items I have bedside:
- The November 2011 issue of Vogue ♥
- Crayons from Germany, brought home from my dad’s past work visit. He’s back in Germany as of Saturday, and I miss him terribly already.
- A photo of my sister & I on the beach, likely in Florida, as kids. I found this photo in this frame in a box in the basement, and I LOVE it.
Sunday, October 9th, 2011 @ 10:30am | Author: Ashley
So last Saturday, I shared about some soap I bought at the flea market. Well, I never actually elaborated on the trip itself. SO, my good friend Daniel and I visited the Dixieland flea market last Saturday, and I’d like to share a few of the sights we beheld :)
(1) Vintage cameras, including a gorgeous Minolta. (2) Vintage bottles and cans. (3) Glassware. Interesting tidbit about the seller of this glassware? She’s a rude bitch. (4) Fabulous dragon and faery items throughout the market. (5) Mason jars = love. (6) Old school Pepsi bottles! (7) Some of the soap I purchased. (8) Good ol’ Daniel sporting a Mickey hat ^.^
Friday, September 30th, 2011 @ 09:30am | Author: Ashley
Renee and I visited her hometown of Higgins Lake, Michigan, for a few days early this week. We had a lot on our plate in the short amount of time we had, but I think we maximized our time, and got in so much!
Monday, she took me to a local art supply store, Arnie’s. The store was huge, and full of a wide variety of almost any artistic product you could imagine! We were like kids in a candy store. If we didn’t have to get back for dinner, we would’ve never left…
So that’s our eye candy for the week. Everything in the store was sooo gorgeous. A must-stop if you’re around Houghton Lake, Michigan.
Sunday, September 25th, 2011 @ 02:47pm | Author: Ashley
Earlier this week, I bought myself a new lens. This is one of the first photos I took with it.
This is my cat, Heidi ♥
I liked it because it feels very autumny — a mysterious black cat, warm autumn colors, soft candlelight glow.
Now, Heidi is extremely difficult to photograph, especially in low light. She rarely seems to want to sit still when my camera is out. So I’m hoping I can get a few better ones out of her in the weeks to come ;)
Sunday, September 18th, 2011 @ 09:31am | Author: Ashley
Yesterday afternoon, my man & I headed over to Holly, Michigan, to visit the annual Renaissance Festival!
Homemade honey
I would LOVE to hang this over my dining room table!
Handmade leather & paper, hand-bound, guaranteed to last one to two thousand years. Beautiful!
Tons of tiny glass bottles full of things to smell? Jackpot!
The rooftops of some of the shops - so cozy!
A human fountain; yes, that's a real person xD
Performance art is a key factor in RenFest.
A typical skyline for the Renaissance Festival.
My guy playing with some toys. I'm not sure how he'll feel about being on the blog, but he's too good-looking not to put up xD
The Michigan Renaissance Festival is a Renaissance fair, an interactive outdoor event that focuses on recreating the look and feel of a fictional English village called Hollygrove during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I in the latter half of the 16th Century. A large number of patrons also regularly attend the festival in costume further fleshing out the streets with nobles, pirates, Vikings, wizards, rogues, wenches, and an assortment of fantasy characters. The festival also includes many nationally known Renaissance festival stage acts, juggling shows, sword fighting shows, lane acts, a two-hour feast performed twice daily, three full contact joust shows performed daily, and activities and games for children of all ages. – Quote
Can you believe that as a lifelong Michigander, I’d never been before?! They’ve been doing this every year since 1979!
For my first trip, I spent a large majority of time just simply looking. If you’re not looking to walk out with an empty wallet, you definitely need to go in with a game plan. There are hundreds of vendors and wares, and so much that you’ll just fall in love with: costumes, glassware, jewelry, leather goods, handmade books and paper, apothecary, food, and so much more.
As I had to work later in the day, I didn’t spend the entire day at the fair. Which is a good thing, because I was right at the cuff of “stop looking, and start buying!”
The fair is about $20 for adults, and discount tickets are available through special events at the box office sometimes, and through stores like Kroger. If you’re in the area, I definitely recommend visiting!
Tuesday, September 13th, 2011 @ 06:33pm | Author: Ashley
A beautiful baby girl was born at 6:33p on September 13 to my little sister Sarah and her boyfriend Michael :)
Okay, generally, I honestly find most newborns terribly ugly, so when I say she’s beautiful, don’t take it lightly. This little girl knocks off your socks.
Wednesday, September 7th, 2011 @ 08:55pm | Author: Ashley
Labor Day has come and gone, signalling the official start of school in Michigan. But all the Back-to-School sales aren’t the only things declaring that summer is over. Here in Metro Detroit, nothing can describe our current weather other than GLOOMY GLOOMY GLOOMY. The temperature is rapidly dropping (from highs in the 80s to the 50s in a few days) & dreary rain clouds are rolling in.
At the beginning of the month, before summer started to seemingly wither away, I snapped a few very seasonal shots. Looking through them brings a tad of warmth to me on this 50° day as I remember the high temps and bright sunshine that were abundant just a week ago…
So as the leaves are already beginning to fall, I say farewell to summer and prepare to bundle up in my autumn jackets and hand-crocheted scarves ^.^
