Quiet Time

Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go. Joshua 1:9

Thinking and praying for all of those who lost loved ones on this day 10 years ago.

France exported

If you live in California and you have woken up this morning thinking, "hmm, wish I had a few more French antiques in my home" but you simply don't have the time today to pop over and shop directly in Paris or Normandy or Isle sur la Sorgue, then I may have the solution......

Trinidad, Martin  and Johan at Atelier de Campagne are unloading their latest container of wonderful  goodies incredible treasures next weekend.  It was meant to be happening today but customs held them up so you still have a whole week to plan your trip, prepare your wish list and get over to here

If there were an olympic medal for shopping these guys would get gold!  The quantity of beautiful antiques that they find and ship home each trip is really amazing, even to someone like me who lives here.

Let me know if you get there next weekend,

I'll share some vicarious shopping fun.
Happy hunting!

all pictures Atelier de Campagne

Sometimes It Takes A Week

Hello blog friends! I promise I will be back regularly soon but I am learning that everything takes a lot longer when you have a two week old baby. For example, it took me a week (even with great help) to finally paint my nails which I had wanted to do since I bought this new polish....

I must say though, it was worth the wait, love the very deep teal.

french gates

If I cross the valley to head towards  Paris,

I never fail to slow down here.  

These gates are no longer used, the current owner of the rather large and totally hidden property preferring a more discreet entrance up the road.

I especially love the double gate, puncutated by the tree lined alley. 

and most of all I love how the view changes through the seasons.

What didn't get blogged about...

Here are the things that didn't make it into posts this week but that I'd love to share with you.

• Love these painted Sticks Found here. Fun cottage project!
• This song is stuck in my head. You can download it for free. (It was sponsored by an alcohol company)
• John + Sherry gave us an awesome shout out Thursday (thanks!)
• Lauren featured our Nursery on her blog  in her roundup of 10 Beautiful Neutral Nurseries
• I've launched a whole whack of new designs in my shop, which has been keeping me busy. (I'll be doing a giveaway in the next little bit. :)

I was also blogging over here...

• I blogged about Modern Decor for babies on Style at Home*
• Did I tell you that I blogged about my love of Chevrons for Style at Home? I can't remember. I'm loosing my marbles. Anyways, here is the link.
• I blogged about a Baby Bjorn Travel Crib/Playpen on Dear-Born Baby's blog

Have a great weekend!

xo Lindsay
[*Repeat of this post, accidentally got posted twice]

back to basics

Do you live in town and long for a little green in your life? 

How about this for inspiration?

In Antwerp, Belgium, a young couple work hard all day and live on the fifth floor of an old brick building, a former factory.  They feed their need for green with their very own mini farm!  on the roof! 

I can't imagine the logistics of hauling sheep up to the roof pastures, or being sure that the chickens don't fly overboard but it seems to work pretty happily.

The couple have a sure eye for detail and have put together a couple of 'rooms' in a former orangery, using old materials.

Given enough energy and creative ideas, there's always a way to live as we long to! 

Green Mountain Coffee and Keurig Coffee Maker Giveaway

My husband and I are huge coffee drinkers.  I’m not quite sure how people, especially mom’s of young children, are able to function without it.  But what I am even a bigger fan of is when an item or product that I love and consume daily is socially and environmentally conscious. 

I also love my new Keurig Coffee maker and today we are giving away a brand new Keurig Coffee Machine and Green Mountain Coffee to go with it.  To read more about the benefits of Green Mountain Coffee and enter to win these wonderful prizes, please click HERE.