Extended vacation...

I'm taking a little break from blogging and hope to come back bigger and better in 2010.

Wishing you and yours a happy new year!

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Oh, hello there

I've been missing in action to say the least (and terribly bogged down with a little thing called work), but I wanted to make sure I got the Photo Swap pictures online!

I received film (yes, that ancient form of capturing images) from Ruth, the talent behind Ruth Writes, last week and finally braved the cold to pick up the pictures yesterday.

Besides chronicling her post-grad years, sharing her great perspective on life and making gingerbread villages (you'll just have to visit her site to see what I mean), Ruth loves Ray LaMontagne. And I bet she didn't know my first dance with my husband at our wedding was to "Hold You In My Arms" by the one and only Ray LaMontagne (well, Heart Beat of Soul actually sang it, but they did a pretty decent job).

I'm happy to finally share these great shots with y'all, and head on over to Ruth Writes to see shots I took:

One thing down, but a long list to go

I (purposely) missed Black Friday and Cyber Monday, but at least I've ordered our Christmas cards. I think I may be in trouble since this is the first Christmas related purchase I've made since 2008.

Thanks to Dwell Magazine, I enjoyed 10% off this holiday card from Minted.com with code DMH (and now you can too):

(apologies for the small proof)

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Warming up for Thanksgiving Day

Headed to a pre-Thanksgiving dinner with friends tonight (before my office Thanksgiving lunch tomorrow). The usual, and delicious, suspects are on the menu: turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, sweet potato pie, spinach gratin, pumpkin pie and my mother's brownie pie - and that's just the food I know about.

In honor of my favorite holiday, I'm taking a vacation from my vacation (blogging) and won't be online again until I'm ten pounds heavier next week.

Enjoy the holiday by snuggling up and chowing down!

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Cheers for Toast

I finally received a copy of Toast in the post from across the pond. I could literally live in the catalog pages:

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Working art

While I'm on the subject, these industrial silk screens make great pieces of art:























photos courtesy of Loft3F

Action

I'd take these, too:

photo courtesy of 1st Dibbs

Industrial lighting

Sure, it's all the rage, but industrial lighting will always have a special place in my heart.

photo courtesy of Olde Good Things

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State pride

Show your state pride while drying your hands with these silk screened state dish towels. I love my Louisiana and Virginia ones; all I need is Washington, D.C., to make the union complete.

photo courtesy of Catstudio

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Objectified

Get a whole new perspective on that potato peeler, and everything else that fills our world. If the poster isn't convincing enough, watch the documentary trailer here.

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It's smells like Thanksgiving

I walked out of my apartment last night and all I could smell was Thanksgiving - that smokey sweet flavor of fallen leaves and wood burning fireplaces. It's my favorite holiday - no presents, no fuss, just lots of food and family all bundled together (and the Thanksgiving Day parade, of course).

photo courtesy of the Library of Congress

Play me that mountain music

Maybe it's the cool air and rainy days (or that extra year I'm carrying around), but this past weekend I was drawn to the soothing sound of Dr. Ralph Stanley. Thought you may need a little bluegrass on your Wednesday too.

photo courtesy of On Stage in North Carolina

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