Tuesday, March 25, 2014
Color Inspiration: Green
This past weekend was the Irish Festival in Richmond,
VA. I was born and raised in Richmond,
but now live in Greensboro, NC with my husband and regularly find myself
missing all the events and restaurants I used to frequent in RVA. Greensboro is a
nice little city, but I don’t feel at home here, yet. I wish Greensboro had more
Richmond aspects and events, there is always something to do in Richmond, and I
was never bored. Anyway, to celebrate the Irish Festival from Greensboro I
decided to do a color inspiration, I chose the color green for obvious reasons.
I hope you enjoy!
Monday, March 24, 2014
Preppy Center pieces
How perfect are these centerpieces! A blog I really like, The North East Girl, had them pinned on her pinterest board. They are perfect for any party: bridal shower, birthday party, kids party, picnic, the list goes on and on and because you can change the colors or the boxes holidays can be thrown in there too! I want to make some and just keep them around the house for decoration.
Wednesday, March 19, 2014
Monday, March 17, 2014
Happy St. Patrick's Day
1
11. James
Joyce once hid behind Ernest Hemmingway during a bar fight
22. Bram
Stoker, author of Dracula, is Irish
and in fact never stepped foot in Transylvania. Dracula may have actually been inspired by the Irish legend of
Abhartach, hmmmm.
33. St.
Patrick was actually captured by Irish raiders and sold as a slave to a druid
(Celtic priest) and spent the next 6 years in slavery as a shepherd and became
fluent in Irish
44. St.
Patrick was Roman, not Irish
55. Ireland
is the only country in the world that has a musical instrument (the harp) as
its national symbol, NOT the shamrock
66. There
are no postal or ZIP codes in Ireland outside of Dublin and Cork City (crazy,
right?)
77. James
Joyce once described Guinness stout as “the wine of Ireland”
88. The
national color of Ireland is actually blue, green is the common thought
national color, but if you look at the symbols of both the state and the
island, St. Patrick’s blue is still visible and still used.
99. Irishman
James Hoban designed the white house
110. Halloween
was derived from an Irish festival called Samhain, and people carved turnips
not pumpkins
111. The
Guinness Brewery in St. James Street Dublin has a 9,000 year lease (nicely
done)
112. The
Titanic was actually built in Belfast, Northern Ireland
113. The
longest place name in Ireland is in Muckanaghederdauhaulia
in Cork
114. There
are nearly 8 times more Polish speakers in Ireland than Gaelic speakers
115. Finally,
one of the most popular radio shows, to this day, in rural Ireland is the daily
broadcast of local obituaries.
Friday, March 14, 2014
Comfy, Cozy, Casual Friday
I love reading blogs where people photograph and show off
their outfits. There are some really stylish people out there! I’ve seen many
outfits and pieces I would wear and many that I wouldn’t, but the outfit works
for the person wearing it. It is all about individual style and being
comfortable and confident in who you are. Maybe one day I will get John to
photograph my outfits and post them, but I would have to get over him telling
me to “strike a pose” and actually being photographed without feeling awkward. In the meantime, I’ll just post a few of these
colleges of the pieces themselves.
It has been some crazy weather the last few days, 65 degrees one day, an ice storm the next.
In my mind it is still winter, mostly because it is still so cold out, so I feel like I still should be wearing dark colors, navy, blacks, and grays. However, the official First day of Spring is just 6 days away, so I decided to brighten things up with my J. Crew neon coral top. I hope I'm not preempting anything and slightly warmer weather is on it's way. 
Top: J Crew
Sweater: J Crew Forever Cardigan
Jeans: J Crew Matchstick
Shoes: Tory Burch Reva Flats (Nordstroms, Saks, toryburch.com)
I'm pretty comfy and enjoying my new jeans. What's your favorite casual Friday outfit?
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