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brrr

daydreaming of warm weather and green leaves and pink flowers and pretty houses and sunny porches to escape the dark and cold reality of winter in connecticut.

dog tired

the countdown to my departure for france is a mere 48 hours and there's still lots of preparation to be done. countless errands, good byes to friends, packing, packing, and more packing... it seems like, for every item i'm able to cross off on my to do list, three more tasks take its place.
wishing i could just pass out like this little guy:
and wake up refreshed and raring to go.

the beauty of books

spent much of the day at barnes & noble scouring travel guides for next semester (when i will be studying in france) and leafing through interior design books. love that books can also be employed as a powerful decor statement once they have been read:
colorful spines add to an already colorful sitting room.
interesting idea to display books with their covers showing instead of their spines.
lots of books add life to lots of white.
we all know jamie of i suwannee shares this love of bookcases!
a personal favorite.
spotted: books as side tables.
floor-to-ceiling bookcases for the true collector.