early 30s

Today I am 32.

There comes a time for nearly all women when they look in the mirror and say, "I'm turning into my mother."
Now a study has confirmed exactly when that moment occurs: age 32.
- NYDailyNews.com

ark-an-sas

Yes, another wonderful visit with Mamaw!

We shopped at Penney's, made our spaghetti, talked about important things, laughed, and wished the visit was longer. But, we enjoyed every minute of it.

A Time to Talk
by Robert Frost

When a friend calls to me from the road
And slows his horse to a meaning walk,
I don't stand still and look around
On all the hills I haven't hoed,
And shout from where I am, 'What is it?'
No, not as there is a time to talk.
I thrust my hoe in the mellow ground,
Blade-end up and five feet tall,
And plod: I go up to the stone wall
For a friendly visit.

Merci, Mamaw. Merci.

a rose

from my family photo collection: Mamaw, Aunt Ruth, and Mama Gene

The Rose Family

by Robert Frost

The rose is a rose,
And was always a rose.
But the theory now goes
That the apple's a rose,
And the pear is, and so's
The plum, I suppose.
The dear only know
What will next prove a rose.
You, of course, are a rose -
But were always a rose.

I'm off to Arkansas tomorrow for another lovely visit with Mamaw.

weekend haps

It was a rainy weekend here in So Cal & a long one for me, thanks to the holiday! The sun did peek through on Saturday, just long enough for my good friend Jeannie & I to enjoy the Racquet Club Estates Mid-Century Modern Homes Tour in Palm Springs. It was great fun!

This home was our favorite because of the incredible art collection both inside and outside & the textured wallcovering used in several rooms.

I fell in LOVE with this Frank Lloyd Wright Midway Garden Sprite, welcoming us as we walked up to this home. I've added the smaller version it to my wish list for our house.

I took advantage of the 3-day weekend and tackled our bookshelves. This is the before photo, the after photos are coming soon.

3!

Modest print by The Light Fantastic

Seams of Thought is 3!
Oh, how they do grow-up so quickly.
Thank you, dear readers, for continuing to stop in.
What would I do without you & without this little space in the world?

xo.

new look

Seams has a new look!!
New header, features, and layout in honor of our upcoming 3rd blogiversary. What do you think?

bon anne!

Paris, NYE 2009 by moi

Wishing you a very happy New Year & all things good in 2011!
Thank you for visiting Seams of Thought & continuing to inspire me.
xo

partay

via here

ar-kansas

Without further ado, I give you another fun-filled trip to Arkansas to visit Mamaw...

The leaves were gorgeous & the air was crisp. We spent much of the time oohing and ahhing over all of the beautiful Fall colors.

I stayed at Mamaw's while my bro & fam stayed at a hotel nearby.

We ate chocolate before bed and & wished each other goodnight.

We shopped at Masons, our tradition & my favorite place.

And enjoyed every minute of it. I brought home several treasures, including a red Splendid 1 x 1 cardigan, a grey BB Dakota Miner Jacket, and a fabulous grey zipper clutch. Tres bien!

We wore our Razorback red & called the Hogs. The Razorbacks beat UTEP 58 to 21.

We made our spaghetti and treated each other to books. I picked Margaret Atwood's latest. We saw Marlon Blackwell's Keenan TowerHouse, shopped for antiques, laughed a lot, and cried when we had to say goodbye.

For Once, Then, Something
by Robert Frost

Others taunt me for having knelt at well-curbs
Always wrong to the light, so never seeing
Deeper down in the well than where the water
Gives me back in a shining surface picture
Me myself in the summer heaven godlike
Looking out of a wreath of fern and cloud puffs.
Once, when trying with chin against well-curb,
I discerned, as I thought, beyond the picture,
Through the picture, a something white, uncertain,
Something more of the depths - and then I lost it.
Water came to rebuke the too clear water.
One drop fell from a fern, and lo, a ripple
Shook whatever it was lay there at bottom,
Blurred it, blotted it out. What was that whiteness?
Truth? A pebble of quartz? For once, then, something.

Merci, Mamaw. Merci.

glossy gloss

M.A.C.'A Tartan Tale gift sets

I love these sets! Lucky for me, I just received the Sassy Coral Lassies' Lipglass Set from my good friend Jenny. I'm so excited!!

happy tofurky day!

Happy Thanksgiving lovelies!
A few new recipes I'll be trying this year...
Sauteed Green Beans with Tomatoes and Basil

Pumpkin Banana Mousse Tart

And, No-Bake Apple Ice Cream Pie.

Cheers!

more books

Penguin's hardcover & graphic classics are the perfect gift for your favorite book lover.

this week's finds

So far this week...

M by MJ Henry Rose Gold Chronograph Watch
Love at first sight. And, on second sight, the Henry 2-Tone is almost equally as rad.

7 For All Mankind Cali Bell Bottom
I'm drooling.

Illume Monogrammed Votive
Soylicious.

P.S. Arkansas pictures are coming soon. I spent a few fabulous days there last week surrounded by beautiful Fall leaves, crisp air, and my wonderful Mamaw.

afternoon rain

via here

"Don't threaten me with love, Baby. Let's go walking in the rain."
- Billy Holiday

1 more day

..until Missy Foo comes home!

cuteness

Orange Fanta + 1st pair of skinny jeans + jeggings, gladiator sandals, & hip skirts = A lovely afternoon spent with my 11 year old niece!

m & b

Happy Friday!
xo,
Missy Foo & Betty B

helleborus

via flirty fleurs

Even bees, the little almsmen of spring bowers, know there is richest juice in poison-flowers. - John Keats

summer storm

Asphalte - Paris Juillet 2010 via TOF alias christophe hue

The best thing one can do when it's raining is to let it rain.
- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

happy weekend!

Thank goodness it's the weekend!
I'm off to L.A. to do some browsing/shopping with my step mum at our favorite shops. While we're up there, we'll be visiting the only CB2 store in town in hopes of bringing home a few new additions to the casa.

Happy weekend lovelies!

CB2 Flatiron Creamer - $1.95
Swoon!