it's the great pumpkin, charlie brown...

i have a deep and abiding love for Charlie Brown movies and i think the artwork in the great pumpkin movie takes the cake. the scene after the Red Baron shootout, when Snoopy is roaming the French countryside, is incredible.

i miss the young girl in me who imagined trick or treating in Charlie Brown's town every Halloween but i'm satisfied with the adult in me who feels warm and snuggly through and through every time she catches Charlie Brown movies on tv.

inspired...

i love Krisatomic's blog.
every post is thoughtful, beautiful and inspiring. and i want her camera in a serious way too. oh the pictures! take a peek at her Saturday stroll at Petersham Nurseries in London.

you just can't fix that kind of ugly...

gotta love the Maine craiglist:

the very serious economic crisis...

See more Natalie Portman videos at Funny or Die

stunning...

via The Sartorialist

adorable Selby couples...

via The Selby

pure evil...that i can't stop eating...

enough said...

via A CUP OF JO

a natural concern...

i always feared that my inner dude played a major role in my living decisions. but check this out: a CHICK lives here--

maybe the crafting supplies give it away.

look at more pictures of Monique Keegan's house in Ohio here.

hope is real...

just when you think you can't hear any more about the American economy, pending environmental disasters and vapid politicians, a burst of warmth fills your soul and you forget everything that ever bothered you for a nanosecond. ok, maybe that isn't everyone, but for all animal lovers this is the kind of story that should be on the front pages.

a tiger mom, Shakyra, gives birth to 5 cubs in a German zoo. no one even knew she was pregnant. all of the cubs were born this past August and are doing very well --

coffee and nintendo...

i once lived next door to my friend Camille and she had the cutest one bedroom apartment. i walked in one day to share some coffee (coffee time with her was so much fun) and she had ripped the doors off her kitchen cupboards. i naturally thought she was going to repaint and rehang them, and so did she, but she sort of fell in love with open cupboards. well, needless to say, i was inspired by her once again.

[this is me and camille on a rollercoaster, for visual reference]
camille is the kind of person who, when presented with little problems, always has a perfect fix. whether it's emotional (you sad? let's go get a chai and hit the road!) or concerning her apartment (i can't afford a bathroom door, hmmm, maybe a curtain will work!).
camille is fabulous, but i digress.

i really like open cupboards. exposing your stacked dishes, weird creamers and Goodwill goblets is so comfortable and casual. i think it's a very American trait to hide everything you own. being a land of consumerism, shouldn't we show off all of that great crap?

happiness is...

the cheese section at Hannaford---

Kate Hutchinson photography...

i have found so much inspiration in other photographers. Kate Hutchinson, based in Montreal, is one of my favorites now. the "Irish Grandmother" series on her website is incredibly touching.

fall outfits...

i love wearing comfortable, casual fall outfits. it's one of the many reasons why i love fall. you can layer to your hearts content and start wearing your tights, boots and hats. i recently found this fall outfit on Anthropologie and had to share how much i adore it:a-dorable. so in celebration of fall outfits, here are my favorites from The Sartorialist. i wish i could wear all of them... all the time..... and i wish i could afford them as i'm sure they're ridiculously expensive:

PJ...

this video makes me so happy---

Ferm Living...

i honestly don't like wallpaper very much, however if i could have any wallpaper i wanted, it would be this. i'm waiting anxiously for collection. 2 from Ferm Living to go on sale. it may be a while but ohhh i will wait!

evening flowers...

photography inspiration...

this was by far my favorite spread in The New York Times Style Magazine for Women's Fashion Fall 2008.
"Dream States"