tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71343428014724442292024-03-14T05:06:42.834-07:00rouge blanc noirthe best color in the whole world is the one that looks good on you. coco chanelhawthorne girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07947673122759921291noreply@blogger.comBlogger187125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7134342801472444229.post-84983886087695196672014-04-02T17:45:00.000-07:002014-04-02T17:45:40.971-07:00it's been a while<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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it's been a while since i checked in with you my rouge blanc noir readers. it never ceases to amaze me how loyal you are and how you continue to check in with me. thank you so much for that! i know that a few posts ago, i told you about my health issues. i had every intention of keeping up this blog but then life, well, happened. <br />
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after five years together. my partner and i split up. we are and will continue to be good friends but it comes down to wanting different things in life. i moved back into portland and got back in the swing of things. i'm so happy to be back in the city. while someday i see myself with a big garden and a herd of animals, i'm just not quite there yet. <br />
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2013 was the busiest year i have ever had at work. i was feeling good and took on a lot of side projects that kept me really busy. i opened a second store in a matter of months. it was the most stressful job i have ever taken on...and the most rewarding. now i know i can do it. i put together a great team of staff and we made it happen and it was a lot of fun. the summer flew by and it was beautiful here in portland. i befriended some amazing toronto based musicians who came through town that i continue to keep in touch and work with. my store had the busiest year ever, we could barely keep up with the demand. by the time december rolled around, i was exhausted but had taken on additional projects of installing pop-up shops for the holiday season. i wasn't feeling well and was pretty run down by christmas but i had some dear friends coming to seattle so i drove up christmas morning to spend a few days with them. it was great to see them but by this point, i was feeling horrible. and then i was hit with a ton of bricks...<br />
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it just so happened that i had a three month check up with my oncologist on december 30th. it was at this appointment that i was told that i had had a relapse of my cancer. i was absolutely floored! even though i wasn't feeling good, it never once crossed my mind that the cancer was back. it had been exactly one year since i was told i was cancer free. and here i was, dealing with it again. <br />
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i started treatments in mid january and it was crazy how bad i was feeling this time around. it was so much worse than the last time. i had a bought of nausea that nearly knocked me out. january and february are a blur to me. my parents drove up from arizona to help me out and they are still here (that is another post entirely). i'm in between treatments now and feel pretty good. i'm back at work and i am so happy about that. tomorrow i find out what is next. i will be going into the hospital for a stem cell transplant, which is a cure for the type of cancer i have (non-hodgkins). while i want to move forward and take care of this, i am dreading the month-long hospital stay. i have never been in the hospital before and now i will be there for a month, that's just crazy! <br />
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i've been thinking a lot about what i want in my life...because you know, life is short and we need to be doing what we love. and you know what, i am to a certain extent. i love my job and they are so supportive of me here. they love me and send me cards and tell me that they miss me. they say just get well and come back when you are feeling up for it. and i do. as soon as i felt better, i was right back to work. i'm so thankful to have my work family. but there are other things i want to do too. and writing is one of them. i love communicating with you out there. i have had experiences that i want to share with people. i want to someday be able to pick up and travel the world but still have an income coming in. i want to be free to live the life that i have always dreamed of. and i believe i can do it but it takes me committing to doing it and not giving up. so i am putting it out there, i want to be a writer when i grow up.<br />
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and it starts here, on this little blog of mine. <br />
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i vow to check in with you on a more regular basis and to start telling you about all of these things that i want to share with you. and it is good things that make me happy and i hope you will enjoy it too. <br />
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so again, thank you my readers. i'll be back soon.<br />
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ps. this photo was taken while i was staying at my friend's house in paris. i just loved that it was about the red and the black.<br />
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so a bientot! i'll see you soon.<br />
hawthorne girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07947673122759921291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7134342801472444229.post-27918844573250133592013-07-30T17:09:00.000-07:002013-07-30T17:09:24.868-07:00oh lou!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">here is the chief joseph blanket in antique rose. this has long been one of my favorites but sadly, it has been retired.<br />
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i just love seeing my two worlds collide--my work life which is all about our beautiful native inspired designs, and my personal which is obsessed with all things french. i often call my style "southwestern frenchie".<br />
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lou has been out on the road with her band and it looks like her blanket went with her. oh now if she would only come to portland! if you haven't heard her album yet, check it out!</td></tr>
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hello my loyal readers! has it really been so long? i think about my little blog all of the time and feel so bad for not visiting more often. but well, life happens and sometimes the things we care about the most also suffer the most.<br />
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i hope to get back to blogging more often, mainly to get my thoughts out there in space somewhere to clear my head and get back to what makes me happy.<br />
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rouge blanc noir started as a place for me to share my love of all things french. then it became a blog about what inspires me the most. and now i think it will be both of those things but maybe i will throw in a bit more about me...maybe a virtual diary/inspiration board.<br />
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i genuinely appreciate all of you for checking in once in a while even though i have been an absentee blogger. so please keep coming back. hopefully we can laugh cry and look at beautiful images together! <br />
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so where have i been? i can't remember where we left off. i think i mentioned that i had lost my red purse in paris back in january of 2012. above is a photo i took by serge's house. i call this my madeleine photo because it reminds me of her. the look on my face is so funny. what is that expression? i usually hate having my picture taken because they feel too posed and i don't think i'm photogenic at all. but this one i like, i'm so happy my friend captured it this way.<br />
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after i came back from paris, i got back to work, which keeps me very busy. i run a home furnishings store and work our trade shows in atlanta, ny and paris. while i was in paris, i met a girl who is a textile student there and she asked about getting an internship with my company. so i helped her out and she came and spent about 6 weeks last summer with us and interned with our textile design department. we had a great time and i feel like she was my daughter in my past french life. <br />
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i took her everywhere we could possibly go in the area. it was a whirlwind of music, cooking, eating, drinking, traveling and trying to fit a little bit of work in as well. it was probably one of my favorite summers ever. after she completed her internship, her best friend flew in and then they were going to head south to los angeles on a two week road trip. i had to fly to ny for the gift show and then i was to fly to paris for the maison show where we would all meet up again. <br />
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when the girls were leaving portland on the bus, i gave them both a hug and sent them on their way. i didn't want to cry and carry on because we were going to see each other in a few weeks. of course i walked back into my office and lost it. they both are incredible people and it was so hard to let them go on their way, not knowing exactly how they were going to get to their destination but trusting they would be ok because they are smart girls. i have no idea how parents let their children go anywhere on their own...ever. you have to put so much faith in the world that they are going to be ok and watched over.<br />
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i flew out to ny for work a few days later. since we had been running around like crazy, i booked a few extra days before the show to take a little break and enjoy nyc. i checked into my hotel and ate my first dinner in town at indochine, my tradition when i arrive to town. the next morning i woke up and wasn't feeling so great. but i got up and walked down to the west village. i felt better as the day went on and then i met a coworker for dinner. the next morning i woke up and felt even worse. since i had to get back to work the following day, i figured i had better go to the emergency room to see what was going on. so i hopped on a subway to the nyu emergency room. they ran a few tests and took a chest x-ray and an hour or so later, i was told that i had a mass in my chest and that they may need to admit me to the hospital. but what were they talking about? i felt fine just a few days ago. what kind of mass? what does that mean? is it a tumor? my head was spinning. they did a ct scan and confirmed that yes, i had some kind of mass in my thoracic region, possibly a lymphoma.<br />
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i spoke with the doctor and he said that i would be ok to go home but that i needed to get to an oncologist on monday (this was friday). i gathered my things and walked down 42nd st, not knowing what was going to happen to me. <br />
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i was hungry and exhausted. i got back to my hotel and ordered wine and steak frites because well, if this is it, i'm going to eat well at least! my coworker and a dear friend of mine that lives in ny came to my hotel and we drank and laughed and i was not alone. i was so thankful to have the people i have in my life. i was thankful that my friend and mentor was there with me and i was thankful that i can make friends wherever i go and that if i needed to stay in ny, i could and would be taken care of and loved. i was thankful that i had a family at home that loved me and that i didn't have to stay in ny and that i would be back with them the next day. <br />
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on saturday, i was able to go to work and with the help of our amazing team, we got everything together for the show. then i hopped on a plane to come home. and lorenzo was there at the airport to pick me up. with a wheelchair....hawthorne girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07947673122759921291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7134342801472444229.post-20993119173988391942012-09-27T17:24:00.003-07:002012-09-27T17:24:30.715-07:00serge in da house<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
so yes, i am <strong>still</strong> sorting through my paris photos from back in january. i have been waiting for these for quite some time because i texted them to lorenzo just a little before i lost my red purse with my phone in it and it has taken him this long to find them. i'm so happy to have them saved now. my pilgrimage to serge's house was number one on my tourist agenda so i would have been soooo bummed if we did not have these. but alas, here is my visit with the ghost of serge gainsbourg.</div>
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serge's house is still pretty much as he left it and is owned by his daughter charlotte. there have been rumors that she wants to turn it into a museum but my google searches did not find anything as to whether this is true or not. could you imagine visiting his home? i would die! hopefully, in the future, it will be open to the public. it looks pretty unassuming from the street, but being as though it is a parisian home, i'm sure a lot lies behind the gated entry. here are a few pics for your pleasure.<br />
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i hope to get more posts up soon. things have calmed down a bit now so stay posted. and for sure i will get more paris photos up as i can. merci beaucoup for always remaining patient with my random posts!<br />
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<a href="http://www.shewasabird.blogspot.com/">she was a bird</a>hawthorne girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07947673122759921291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7134342801472444229.post-84547754294824302612012-06-29T22:44:00.000-07:002012-06-29T22:44:35.676-07:00exorcised the ghost of notre dame<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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oh my friends, i know it has been so long since i've checked in with you all. for those of you dedicated souls who still stop by once in a while, merci beaucoup!
i have been so remiss in keeping up with my blogs since i returned from paris and i do apologize. you see, the thing is, so many things happened to me in paris that i still have a hard time talking about them in addition to so many other events that have happened since i have been home. i really don't know where to begin. i do feel, however, that at this point in my life, i must write a book. i'm just not ready to go there yet. so i will ask for your patience, and hopefully, get back in the swing of things toutes de suites!
i do now have in my possession my beloved paris photos so i will get them on to the blog very soon. that is to be continued...
so as you may know, i was in paris for work. one of the many parts of my job is to install the trade shows that we do for <a href="http://www.pendletonhomestore.blogspot.com">pendleton home</a>. paris and the maison objet show is still relatively new for us and i was selected to work the show due to process of elimination (our designer was preggers so i lucked out and got to attend). this was THE most stressful thing i have ever done for my job. it was very last minute and i did not sleep for at least a month before i even arrived in paris. the day i saw my shipment leave portland for the show, was a huge day for me. i can't believe i was able to pull it all off so quickly.
i convinced my best friend to go with me to help with the set up. i mean, why would you not want a free room in paris with very little work expected of you? ha! boy were we wrong. from the minute our feet hit parisian ground, we were off and running!
we began by checking in to our super cute hotel directly across the street from <a href="http://www.hotelnotredameparis.com">notre dame</a>. it was designed by christian lacroix and was absolutely adorable (said with a french accent). after check-in was a lunch of salad and croque monsieur at cafe de flore followed by a shopping trip to monoprix (i always have to stock up on lots of petit marseillais shampoo). the next day we met my shipment at the show and set up our booth. the following day we had a lazy start. we walked over to the right bank to run an errand, bought some things for the booth and then headed back out to the show to finish things up. we wrapped up the set-up and had a full day off ahead of us the following day. and this is when it all went wrong!
on our day off, we walked all the way to the eiffel tower, which believe it or not, i had never seen...only from a distance. from there we took a taxi over to rue st. honoree and walked the shops. it began to rain on our way back to the hotel but we walked anyway. when we got back, we dressed quickly for dinner and then headed out to catch a cab to have dinner at au 35 in st. germain a few blocks a way. to say the least, the driver wasn't too keen on taking us for a drive a few blocks a way and tried to scam us by taking the long way (hey, i'm a good tipper, why so rude?). i think i was so flustered and exhausted at this point that i paid him at the restaurant, hopped out and left my purse in the cab. about two minutes later, i realized what i had done but at this point, he was long gone. let me reiterate how exhausted i was so i clearly wasn't thinking straight. because i had everything in my purse, and i mean EVERYTHING! my money, passport, credit cards, jewelry... i have never done anything like this in my life. so to say the least, it put a damper on the rest of my trip, and i still had not even begun my job at the show yet!
i was so upset but my friend was such a savior and i can't even imagine what it would have been like had she not been there. i seriously would have lost my shit (figuratively AND literally). all in all, i can say i survived and it made me a stronger person. it just wasn't what i had imagined for myself on a trip to paris.
after the weekend, i got my beloved credit cards back and could go on with my life for the last few days in town. i felt so much better! my coworkers and i found some really great parisian spots when we could finally sit down for dinner at about 10 o'clock every night. thank goodness all of the restaurants stay open late in paris. a few of these spots were, cafe de l'industrie, le fee verte, and le procope. not to mention all of the help from my fabulous staff at the hotel notre dame that were there for me every step of the way (even though i'm still convinced that hotel is haunted).
the funny thing is, i'm going back in september, and i can't be more excited! i'm just putting everything in my safe this time and strapping my purse down for sure.
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and while we were in paris, we heard firsthand the sad news that johnny and vanessa had split. it just took a while to make it to our shores. i must say, though, there definitely was something amiss in paris while we were there. rip johnny and vanessa, i really had hoped it would work out and i could come to visit you in your fabulous montmartre pad.hawthorne girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07947673122759921291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7134342801472444229.post-14075626207687330412012-04-11T15:12:00.001-07:002012-04-11T15:12:31.529-07:00kathy and ron's living room<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><div style='width:600px;margin:0 auto'><div style='position:relative;'><a href='http://www.polyvore.com/kathy_rons_living_room/set?.embedder=3669117&.svc=blogger&id=47029226'><img force='1' border='0' height='600' title='kathy and ron's living room' src='http://embed.polyvoreimg.com/cgi/img-set/cid/47029226/id/lRrQZb8kQnKyNYa6KqDIQw/size/y.jpg' alt='kathy and 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href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYYXL8qI6NoYHn2579zFdxx-pMK8_G-M7Wy-Drldf2LRm0kJJ0hlx0vBy5dfNRmAsgFK0SETwtb70jJzQJRPuVDluywpAigQQpkfY0g3U7xB8cFZShkcoU0Z88fDhs9nY8O5Oe4H8cMBI/s1600/ruestandre_686667c.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 222px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYYXL8qI6NoYHn2579zFdxx-pMK8_G-M7Wy-Drldf2LRm0kJJ0hlx0vBy5dfNRmAsgFK0SETwtb70jJzQJRPuVDluywpAigQQpkfY0g3U7xB8cFZShkcoU0Z88fDhs9nY8O5Oe4H8cMBI/s400/ruestandre_686667c.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5720272266024878034" /></a><br />so i was going through my photos yesterday looking for one in particular when i came across this photo that i had saved at some point a while back. i looked and looked wondering why it looked so familiar to me when it hit me that my coworkers and i dined here my last night in paris. it is just so weird how things like this happen!<br /><br />i know i haven't posted about my trip yet and there are two reasons for that. one, i am still recovering from the events that took place while i was there and two, my friend that travelled with me has all of the photos and she hasn't given me a disc yet, so all in due time. <br /><br />oh yeah, back to le procope. so it was the last day of maison objet. the show closes at 6 and then everyone stays and packs up their booths. my wonderful coworkers from sweden and norway and i were there until about 10 packing up and then headed back towards my hotel to get some dinner. it took 45 minutes to get back to the hotel from the show so we were tired and hungry. thank goodness most of the restaurants in paris stay open late. it was dreary and rainy that night and we were wondering down rue st andre des artes when we saw this restaurant and went in. let me tell you, we were not in good shape and drenched on top of it. we walked into the restaurant and immediately realized we may not be welcome there because our attire was seriously disheveled. well that was not the case. the people there were so welcoming and gracious (although they did put us in the back-probably a good idea) and took very good care of us. we started out with a celebratory glass of champagne then i had the foie gras and roast chicken. sofia had fish and gustaf had a delicious pot roast with mounds of pommes frites. dinner was delicious and we stumbled out at midnight drunken with great french food and wine.<br /><br />so, while the trip was somewhat of a challenge, it was so nice to end our stay here in this wonderful quintessential parisian establishment. if you are ever in paris and cold, tired and hungry, stop in le procope and i promise they will take good care of you. and the restaurant has been there for like a hundred years so i'm sure it will still be there.<br /> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzSe-UHc7jjsYydPqgJ9RgBv5jE-dc2hCQaZLmEH2K3pHhJuVjw5ooDscAMwtzdFmahzD1hduZ12fl-RvcCxh6Cs8oFps06ks_AzIggkj9ZrZ7g-rUE78hfvrLn1KTp4uLGjJ_45ryEuI/s1600/maison+jan+2012.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzSe-UHc7jjsYydPqgJ9RgBv5jE-dc2hCQaZLmEH2K3pHhJuVjw5ooDscAMwtzdFmahzD1hduZ12fl-RvcCxh6Cs8oFps06ks_AzIggkj9ZrZ7g-rUE78hfvrLn1KTp4uLGjJ_45ryEuI/s400/maison+jan+2012.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5720272619433498802" /></a><br />and here is just a sneak peek of my photos. this is our booth at maison objet. my job is to install our trade show booths and then i generally stay and work the shows and then make my rounds for buying for the store. i took this photo after we finished setting up but before the show started so everything wasn't quite done yet. what do you think? crazy right!hawthorne girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07947673122759921291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7134342801472444229.post-52481636221512777202012-03-13T16:54:00.010-07:002012-03-13T17:13:12.131-07:00a doggie doi realize i have been missing in action since my last post announcing that i would be going to paris for work. and as much as i would love to have stayed there, i didn't. i've been back home for a while now and i need to get a paris recap post up but i haven't gotten all of my pictures back yet so i am waiting until then to tell you all about my trip. let me tell you, it was quite the adventure!<br /><br />but in the meantime, i just had to share this with you because it's just too awesome not to. i have been trying to figure out a way to incorporate my little <a href="http://www.luciesees.blogspot.com">lu</a> into my brand and a possible product line and i must admit, i was a little jealous when i saw this line of paint over on <a href="http://www.decor8blog.com">decor8</a>.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaTeSS8M5NKorJuxYcizXFVSKD4zoRQXCDFpvJ2GsRkQrK-KFYXtVonla_wTe79yx5kyTXKiJEmV0BPc4PKyn1xlRnaKfm5IwrIAvQidlf3bNcYJuk2TRBhDepqbVt7tU9xGR4oODmyDs/s1600/dog+paint2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaTeSS8M5NKorJuxYcizXFVSKD4zoRQXCDFpvJ2GsRkQrK-KFYXtVonla_wTe79yx5kyTXKiJEmV0BPc4PKyn1xlRnaKfm5IwrIAvQidlf3bNcYJuk2TRBhDepqbVt7tU9xGR4oODmyDs/s400/dog+paint2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719534790944208082" /></a><br />this is a paint line called murobond paints. i know, i know i die for their logo. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMWNql5GU606Skau_GHPtEA0i2JnWCASbN9RFmfsRcT0FaiwVoATniswpyqkUGAv0YMxkhQWAfjg5E0-5uQM7lxAfALlimA_1UN4n89MjYAqP1KVHku4aMofQRTdkXqENVQ7ZwvqskYGw/s1600/dog+paint.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 264px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMWNql5GU606Skau_GHPtEA0i2JnWCASbN9RFmfsRcT0FaiwVoATniswpyqkUGAv0YMxkhQWAfjg5E0-5uQM7lxAfALlimA_1UN4n89MjYAqP1KVHku4aMofQRTdkXqENVQ7ZwvqskYGw/s400/dog+paint.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719534915701028194" /></a><br />look at this handsome man with a bow tie. don't judge me if i sorta steal their logo idea. i've been wanting to do this for so long and this just made me more clear on my idea. and my little lucie is such an inspiration to me on a daily basis. i will do my best to keep it original, though. <br /><br />i started thinking about my idea over the holidays when i went to a craft bazarre. while it was a great sale, they needed more vendors and i started thinking that i needed to come up with an idea to contribute to the fair next year. so that's what i am going to do, mark my words! <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2fU9g27sq98oFY8YJwA8bklNHJqpfRbcdZiPSzRveO-Cs3y0EilfBuHAqWY2PtUHqoWDcr_PgFHoKsO9fLIluQLj7zG80zDUTWMJ5Hekp3w6ueuifyieoVYrRAXt0Gx1AWvoH39fkRxg/s1600/dog+paint3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2fU9g27sq98oFY8YJwA8bklNHJqpfRbcdZiPSzRveO-Cs3y0EilfBuHAqWY2PtUHqoWDcr_PgFHoKsO9fLIluQLj7zG80zDUTWMJ5Hekp3w6ueuifyieoVYrRAXt0Gx1AWvoH39fkRxg/s400/dog+paint3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719534638514568738" /></a><br />oh yeah, and back to the murobond paints. i am in love with shades of grey lately and plan on incorporating some into my house paint soon. this line appropriately named "gray scale garden" would be perfect, no?hawthorne girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07947673122759921291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7134342801472444229.post-89538393641498130192011-12-23T18:59:00.001-08:002011-12-23T19:24:14.753-08:00mon dieu!oh my gosh! has it really been over two months since i checked in with you all? i can't believe that the time has flown by so quickly and now we are at the eve of christmas eve! things have been so busy in my life that i just have barely been getting everything done that i need to but it's also been really, really great.<br /><br />well, i just want to let you know that we are all doing just fine in my household. lorenzo and the girl are fabulous as always and <a href="http://www.luciesees.blogspot.com">lucie</a>, roy and the kitty cats are all doing great as well. <a href="http://www.pendletonhomestore.blogspot.com">work</a> is going good, just keeping me very busy. in fact i have a little bit of news for you all...in eleven days i will be heading to paris for maison objet! yes, it's true, my work is sending me to paris and i couldn't be happier. however, between now and then, i have a lot of work to do. i will be setting up and working our booth at the show in paris and then fly directly to new york to do the same at the new york gift show. whew, i'm already tired!<br /><br />so while preparing to go to paris, i was sure to get a hotel in my favorite neighborhood, the latin quarter, to be close to my beloved shakespeare and company. i was so sad to hear last week that george whitman passed away at the ripe old age of 98. i was hoping to see him one last time. perhaps i will light a candle in notre dame for the old codger.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0ZuMFp42T8rvuvnDS9Elv0MNwu6RtkFSQmua5K1NVfbo2m1ycR8dFe0RXFIjgRn2BRLlT9NGMUNidezz9-IJrZqwRKafyy-gF1MNeL9Rkvy0dgexYJORc8jAlRByPVgvRMvhIAyKC8ew/s1600/WHITMAN-obit-articleInline.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 190px; height: 215px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0ZuMFp42T8rvuvnDS9Elv0MNwu6RtkFSQmua5K1NVfbo2m1ycR8dFe0RXFIjgRn2BRLlT9NGMUNidezz9-IJrZqwRKafyy-gF1MNeL9Rkvy0dgexYJORc8jAlRByPVgvRMvhIAyKC8ew/s400/WHITMAN-obit-articleInline.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5689524569143121010" /></a><br />i think the best thing about this whole situation is that he had a daughter he named sylvia beach who has taken over running the store for him so i can rest easy knowing that it is in good hands (and i'm sure he can too).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_pCm20s-JTMzUVgnS5uLbD8xdqNlBa8DtXfC4O_L5OBHnM-QKoxM_PfTOn9J2OEPUqC0LSyFAo4Ma69fvoDOCdHJn4wjRQAsaOnfV-5fPZqWSrdGGtVEYDqJ3_CgFtM8-aTu6KmbUolY/s1600/shakespeare.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_pCm20s-JTMzUVgnS5uLbD8xdqNlBa8DtXfC4O_L5OBHnM-QKoxM_PfTOn9J2OEPUqC0LSyFAo4Ma69fvoDOCdHJn4wjRQAsaOnfV-5fPZqWSrdGGtVEYDqJ3_CgFtM8-aTu6KmbUolY/s400/shakespeare.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5689524512981978082" /></a><br />if you have never been to shakespeare and company in paris, the next time you are there, you must go. it is a magical little world all its own.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirvEt-M9iyKLzPCIOBGGwvjdWgaK-2KmSSABHfwtk2H3L4qI74KrZBQR7iCx2zJphkecIIe583HlRCAUU0BUACGUBe1UUi4URfLPPek0wLGhaZYSDQGS53qJSKJwIBx-SfLDFjUNIyWrs/s1600/hotel+le.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 331px; height: 350px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirvEt-M9iyKLzPCIOBGGwvjdWgaK-2KmSSABHfwtk2H3L4qI74KrZBQR7iCx2zJphkecIIe583HlRCAUU0BUACGUBe1UUi4URfLPPek0wLGhaZYSDQGS53qJSKJwIBx-SfLDFjUNIyWrs/s400/hotel+le.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5689524447089417330" /></a><br />and i am so excited to be staying right around the corner from the bookshop at <a href="http://www.hotelenotredameparis.com">hotel le notre dame</a>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje_-8IqBT3g4ndsoSNt7wPNjLSs-oxV1xyioRccHhhwu09utpJ8wd2EPzr2EZ9nl9V_a4I5dY3aLXDon_jgKGMK5MjY4MbIGChdxMcIZ7omEPhfwhi3FSHKX-YgD8XDAk45eD6PbzVPlg/s1600/hotel+le+bed.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje_-8IqBT3g4ndsoSNt7wPNjLSs-oxV1xyioRccHhhwu09utpJ8wd2EPzr2EZ9nl9V_a4I5dY3aLXDon_jgKGMK5MjY4MbIGChdxMcIZ7omEPhfwhi3FSHKX-YgD8XDAk45eD6PbzVPlg/s400/hotel+le+bed.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5689524365126608754" /></a><br />this cute 26 room hotel was designed by christian lacroix and it is going to be my home away from home for ten days while i'm there. oh my gosh, i DIE!<br /><br />so i promise, promise, promise that i will be better about checking in with you all-- my wonderful devoted reader friends and i will take lots and lots of pictures for you.<br /><br />happy christmas to everyone and i can't wait to talk to you again soon.<br />XOhawthorne girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07947673122759921291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7134342801472444229.post-14562004370440828442011-10-19T16:45:00.000-07:002011-10-19T16:47:15.893-07:00french bow<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLtFfNpc4qn04xBYAf768L5J2_k579WnnQF3j2hGq7583BjMy9cha_ZPJ7wrYPp7SI8lBI2pkuLlZ3MFAR16i4IJln0GImJvijDghvlt5xk3BQPNVKtDUbRNbalwgOjhEbYDPc6uY_bpc/s1600/frenchie%252Bbow+tie.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 218px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLtFfNpc4qn04xBYAf768L5J2_k579WnnQF3j2hGq7583BjMy9cha_ZPJ7wrYPp7SI8lBI2pkuLlZ3MFAR16i4IJln0GImJvijDghvlt5xk3BQPNVKtDUbRNbalwgOjhEbYDPc6uY_bpc/s400/frenchie%252Bbow+tie.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665353686515254802" /></a><br />look at this cute little guy i found over on <a href="http://www.besottedblog.com">besotted</a>. almost as cute as my little <a href="http://www.luciesees.blogspot.com">girl</a>!hawthorne girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07947673122759921291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7134342801472444229.post-35519299946193158292011-10-18T16:04:00.000-07:002011-10-18T17:03:50.958-07:00falling for fashionhi everyone! how has fall been so far? i really can't believe it's already here. even though it is my favorite fashion time of year, yeah!<br /><br />so yes, i have been compiling my fall 2011 must haves for the season and this is what i have come up with so far. some of these lovelies have already made it home with me. oh i can't wait to snuggle up in my new fall wardrobe.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAKHJaNvrofIPjK0dZ-WUnIY5m4w4cYDZvuJ9MQyadHJhavVPJuDDjfTqqNn07OqgZpW3JkyxsbDeCPLkY8fCfcmXukzPXA3aj2Q8wLkhvgru_LYuyG03jpDPXc1BSR8MW2A_a44Cdfmw/s1600/F13182834951964590_1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 296px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAKHJaNvrofIPjK0dZ-WUnIY5m4w4cYDZvuJ9MQyadHJhavVPJuDDjfTqqNn07OqgZpW3JkyxsbDeCPLkY8fCfcmXukzPXA3aj2Q8wLkhvgru_LYuyG03jpDPXc1BSR8MW2A_a44Cdfmw/s400/F13182834951964590_1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664979686699739122" /></a><br />so, number one on the agenda is a new haircut. as you all know, after years of longish hair, i cut it off this spring into a cute new bob. i am still loving my short hair but i do miss being able to put it up so i have been growing it out a little. i found this picture of kirsten and i love, love, love this haircut. of course mine will be darker but this is such a classic retro bob. i can't wait to get over to see my girl soon to start working on this cut.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS-Z6EG0_-gwPdJg2gOG13Qg9MoCspwdkf1MbB7ZCpY3bEmbyUNjYC6dcWAMtRdYC7qClIq1BEXGxDakQm2f3Rc0_3DhPExP4If3OyngxqRYpWmlGRV6luVU_c6jvHekUP8Kwj0yazUb8/s1600/macchili__72654.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 350px; height: 350px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS-Z6EG0_-gwPdJg2gOG13Qg9MoCspwdkf1MbB7ZCpY3bEmbyUNjYC6dcWAMtRdYC7qClIq1BEXGxDakQm2f3Rc0_3DhPExP4If3OyngxqRYpWmlGRV6luVU_c6jvHekUP8Kwj0yazUb8/s400/macchili__72654.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664979269261127506" /></a><br />and here is my latest signature lip color, chili by mac. i'm loving it. mac really does the best lipstick, don't they?<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz1PhYZ-_KkDwXope2sSHpBlX61m60IM3X830jsfr4gZ-EVLeEfMGE_lVMoAj-G8g44d2n9QG71-lE7jtrN8Ek1Xb8efJIHQtt_zz9TpHMj3p559-sPTPAcUS7UafJ2cmG4l8TK266b9k/s1600/camelcoat.bmp"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz1PhYZ-_KkDwXope2sSHpBlX61m60IM3X830jsfr4gZ-EVLeEfMGE_lVMoAj-G8g44d2n9QG71-lE7jtrN8Ek1Xb8efJIHQtt_zz9TpHMj3p559-sPTPAcUS7UafJ2cmG4l8TK266b9k/s400/camelcoat.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664979174802428530" /></a><br />and this was the purchase of the season. i always keep a classic camel coat in my closet and when this came through our latest collection, you know i had to have it. this is pendleton's hip/young collection, the portland collection. i absolutely can't wait for it to get cool enough to wear this.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC53sG92SdIUekE8HtXxQYos69nyFukB7kQukuXffB1as_ELn2UF8vjRomo1X-jUDAJibEIK1k1l5StL7rdiI6tXud0i7TuNruCrlzPS6B9DcDL0IMDG9PyaDDuXTMA_NF3R34Pd6NZPY/s1600/19-09-2010_junya_shirt_buffalo_large.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC53sG92SdIUekE8HtXxQYos69nyFukB7kQukuXffB1as_ELn2UF8vjRomo1X-jUDAJibEIK1k1l5StL7rdiI6tXud0i7TuNruCrlzPS6B9DcDL0IMDG9PyaDDuXTMA_NF3R34Pd6NZPY/s400/19-09-2010_junya_shirt_buffalo_large.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664978978564343698" /></a><br />i decided that i really wanted a buffalo check shirt this year but i wanted it to have elbow patches. then i remembered this great junya watanabe shirt from two years ago and i found a pendleton version of it. i'm just going to wear it as a shirt jacket with jeans or leggings this winter.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFCiekRm1zVCyXOKoYBssxjsDXhnMSFYzCacK4wxK0UK3Vfdm0h0MVk6beGtGi7q83JnhAG1HgWJNjI2HQqKyt2Pa04tLDWVdftNSvfs9KoL00cjFXD9H5z19DBUkyG2S2TloajUqHjmw/s1600/bella-leopard-cardigan-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 378px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFCiekRm1zVCyXOKoYBssxjsDXhnMSFYzCacK4wxK0UK3Vfdm0h0MVk6beGtGi7q83JnhAG1HgWJNjI2HQqKyt2Pa04tLDWVdftNSvfs9KoL00cjFXD9H5z19DBUkyG2S2TloajUqHjmw/s400/bella-leopard-cardigan-1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664978799848223922" /></a><br />last week i found the softest leopard print cardigan like this one at h&m. i think it will be the perfect accessory to mix in with my collection. it goes with everything.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBlCx2hKYkv_a8LlfR6PxfU5sXOO8LEQf-wuGTwe55vXoPnj_NfRTXAyfB1ZSjJmDfSipWwLsiaLIp6SpK4hdwwFlnRwv50XPhkJLGo-xaRiSUszMGrOpPNdT52OT30JHC8wZ-doKweyQ/s1600/1929901971052904.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBlCx2hKYkv_a8LlfR6PxfU5sXOO8LEQf-wuGTwe55vXoPnj_NfRTXAyfB1ZSjJmDfSipWwLsiaLIp6SpK4hdwwFlnRwv50XPhkJLGo-xaRiSUszMGrOpPNdT52OT30JHC8wZ-doKweyQ/s400/1929901971052904.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664978605749326706" /></a><br />i have been looking and looking for a classic french cuff shirt like this one and i am determined to find it this season. it is just such a staple. i must have one!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2bhcMj1WJIo3k_QPk64_4tWFrN7AWcC0OZkkqDhYJQ5eo1GZZxt5QoagULUHKXWeOuD1hrVBP3SUkb7FxJKLDU6PKkKrmkytz8nzuRnFzV9vUMefv21wR87KuQndJvnX9ryf0QeD-kMU/s1600/camel-pants_300.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 357px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2bhcMj1WJIo3k_QPk64_4tWFrN7AWcC0OZkkqDhYJQ5eo1GZZxt5QoagULUHKXWeOuD1hrVBP3SUkb7FxJKLDU6PKkKrmkytz8nzuRnFzV9vUMefv21wR87KuQndJvnX9ryf0QeD-kMU/s400/camel-pants_300.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664978307952125282" /></a><br />and i die for these flared camel trousers. must have! where oh where can i find these. i cannot go on without something like this in my fall collection.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxWpFUBoYdMrZ6CjlFGQVI0CcER0Xstw4bg39LuV4UMzmW8uNVpwCT-lK55G121yd8QIgOWLXP6QnCswPKqMwS54OfmKdi2BvGdS24c9R8GcNNvKXbKqsgKheOGgM0OyOnfiMnPQIrZ1I/s1600/80682203_hunter-tall_m.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxWpFUBoYdMrZ6CjlFGQVI0CcER0Xstw4bg39LuV4UMzmW8uNVpwCT-lK55G121yd8QIgOWLXP6QnCswPKqMwS54OfmKdi2BvGdS24c9R8GcNNvKXbKqsgKheOGgM0OyOnfiMnPQIrZ1I/s400/80682203_hunter-tall_m.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664975977132834018" /></a><br />my rain boots have worn out and they have been retired to the back door for taking the dogs outside. i literally had a puddle in them last week so i finally broke down and bought these pillar box red hunter wellies. of course now i'm dying to wear them and it's been nothing but sun here!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6k9Ciq2DUqAZF5dtYp13LC1k21EisbppdYV9-K1DCy4WYfSesjBK3Tb0ZTP2KhcEG902wdk-DnTWQad4c93WVfJjyWsUWdbPN4GieMSSDAtvwJ05aul7pqObta_ZhNIc1a2mQpbczUbM/s1600/3c2265254dd55580778dde2ef39099a3_image_180x135.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 180px; height: 135px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6k9Ciq2DUqAZF5dtYp13LC1k21EisbppdYV9-K1DCy4WYfSesjBK3Tb0ZTP2KhcEG902wdk-DnTWQad4c93WVfJjyWsUWdbPN4GieMSSDAtvwJ05aul7pqObta_ZhNIc1a2mQpbczUbM/s400/3c2265254dd55580778dde2ef39099a3_image_180x135.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664980415772227362" /></a><br />and i know that ballet flats are not the best fall footwear but i found these gabriella rocha flats on zappos and i had to have them. the bows are just the sweetest. besides, my last pair of black ballet flats wore out in new york so they needed replaced anyway.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT67UN9FYFc3qkf8bLGyDKa8IoMCWCljPM7RZRHJip-IP7XGYwjRs8cI6gBeiXMoSieS6MxmtPDIaO0FP87JByBvpSG993AFAYBEL004JQMDJJDnPEALToJ1KdPXlg8w8D127OF0q7-r4/s1600/converse-all-star-hi-black-canvas_13.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT67UN9FYFc3qkf8bLGyDKa8IoMCWCljPM7RZRHJip-IP7XGYwjRs8cI6gBeiXMoSieS6MxmtPDIaO0FP87JByBvpSG993AFAYBEL004JQMDJJDnPEALToJ1KdPXlg8w8D127OF0q7-r4/s400/converse-all-star-hi-black-canvas_13.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664973140138990690" /></a><br />black converse are always a staple in my closet. nothing beats these for weekend wear.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWPUgVvyHRfNVLzQ9sy0TaMvIuobgvAVFjv9CXDSJyaXzoPFKu5idWtVezr6ia4Ka_M9KcWInrRG-QMxbnHNhHxsLyvW1QFbmOWQtzNOrMBKkOn0r5QPJZ4BpXnGHhn9Dz8yCR571D-LQ/s1600/Fulton-cleardome-red.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 152px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWPUgVvyHRfNVLzQ9sy0TaMvIuobgvAVFjv9CXDSJyaXzoPFKu5idWtVezr6ia4Ka_M9KcWInrRG-QMxbnHNhHxsLyvW1QFbmOWQtzNOrMBKkOn0r5QPJZ4BpXnGHhn9Dz8yCR571D-LQ/s400/Fulton-cleardome-red.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664972854433961474" /></a><br />and i'm loving my new clear dome umbrella. this is going to be so cute this winter with my new boots.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqFAu6evmMkS_SMYlXPduRIv1XxvE46m09oXG5_YWytDwPxrP2Fhvv-2IeupK_qVqUhQOixChVq0Ps4hN8RxMB4oPk41OooITl2Cny_UTf9TU7Tk3GlnzfTqT4J2JUYpeJtYzJZpF4-2k/s1600/lulu+050.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqFAu6evmMkS_SMYlXPduRIv1XxvE46m09oXG5_YWytDwPxrP2Fhvv-2IeupK_qVqUhQOixChVq0Ps4hN8RxMB4oPk41OooITl2Cny_UTf9TU7Tk3GlnzfTqT4J2JUYpeJtYzJZpF4-2k/s400/lulu+050.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664972713200126034" /></a><br />and of course i can't forget my most prized fashion accessory, my girl lu. nothing goes better with my fall wardrobe better than this little piece of love.hawthorne girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07947673122759921291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7134342801472444229.post-53250100358462800992011-09-22T17:12:00.000-07:002011-09-22T17:21:15.995-07:00serge<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5bSM1HH6RzPyaUBjg91J_apvTtXUcv03Z6b9tZ7vRUrgPjRaUnS8MlB_IbWbS-RnwTIQAWEDS_gU-PHsGF1yxevpwRQ8yXdNIQfNk2BHqIGQD78_5j1bPo_C7ZArTJAjwxVljPNkeVas/s1600/gainsbourg.bmp"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 272px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5bSM1HH6RzPyaUBjg91J_apvTtXUcv03Z6b9tZ7vRUrgPjRaUnS8MlB_IbWbS-RnwTIQAWEDS_gU-PHsGF1yxevpwRQ8yXdNIQfNk2BHqIGQD78_5j1bPo_C7ZArTJAjwxVljPNkeVas/s400/gainsbourg.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655341633542905506" /></a><br />have any of you seen gainsbourg a heroic life yet? it's showing here in portland at the <a href="http://www.livingroomtheaters.com">living room theaters</a> and i'm dying to go see it but i just haven't had time yet.<br /><br />one of the unfair things in life is that i did not know about serge while he was still alive. i'm happy to have discovered him many years ago but oh to have seen him live would have been amazing. i guess that's another guest for my dinner with anyone living or dead!<br /><br />by the way, i'm so sorry for my lack of posts lately. the month of august swirled by like a whirlwind and i'm still catching up. i had a great time in nyc that i still need to post about so i'll try to get that done soon.<br /><br />can you believe tomorrow is the first day of fall? while fall is my favorite apparel season, i'm just not quite ready for the rainy weather to come back. it is still very beautiful here right now so i'm trying to get out as much as possible to enjoy it.<br /><br />well, it's good to be back and i hope to get back to my blogging as much as possible. thanks so much for hanging in there with me and don't forget to check out my <a href="http://www.iheartportlandoregon.blogspot.com">other blog</a> for all things portland.hawthorne girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07947673122759921291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7134342801472444229.post-20601417105043344062011-08-10T16:35:00.001-07:002011-08-10T16:40:20.426-07:00plus charlottewell mes amis, i am off to nyc for the next 10 days. there are so many exciting things going on and i can't wait to get back to share them with you.
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<br />in the meantime, i would like to leave you with more of the beautiful charlotte.
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<br />images from <a href="http://www.rdujour.com">rdujour</a>hawthorne girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07947673122759921291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7134342801472444229.post-59976682786169496432011-08-03T14:47:00.000-07:002011-08-03T14:51:47.558-07:00beautiful charlotte<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyTi6zjq1Gee_059mF_rcQMsTpwL-nQbOO00TsW7yfyPbjx5XwookDTOlKCGX17ym5ND8-1wYebK4FocRaZjCWlcyYJflDIx2Oee-vmY48L21P3Bi2mC9VbjEVEP90eVtYwrEUkWaJSdE/s1600/todd-cole-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyTi6zjq1Gee_059mF_rcQMsTpwL-nQbOO00TsW7yfyPbjx5XwookDTOlKCGX17ym5ND8-1wYebK4FocRaZjCWlcyYJflDIx2Oee-vmY48L21P3Bi2mC9VbjEVEP90eVtYwrEUkWaJSdE/s400/todd-cole-1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636749936877180018" /></a><br />i just can't get enough of the beautiful charlotte with child as seen on the film shot by <a href="http://www.toddcolephoto.com">todd cole</a>.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMdJws27nVxNQ2oLL_eJecqsQ6w-WsXID1mZQG_aIV0TfD5rZWUALZoU5UtwYTDrKz4u0WeLrx_g1cjvwt8QKndvUAUmkvGlhecCG0tjagxnvMvdr-IjPYoIH5F0Vc8WdOOu-TM-i1qgE/s1600/todd-cole-2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 226px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMdJws27nVxNQ2oLL_eJecqsQ6w-WsXID1mZQG_aIV0TfD5rZWUALZoU5UtwYTDrKz4u0WeLrx_g1cjvwt8QKndvUAUmkvGlhecCG0tjagxnvMvdr-IjPYoIH5F0Vc8WdOOu-TM-i1qgE/s400/todd-cole-2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636749859887686450" /></a><br />thank you renee over at <a href="http://www.montmartre.blogspot.com">montmartre's sketchbook</a> for sharing these beautiful images!hawthorne girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07947673122759921291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7134342801472444229.post-28262525126384596272011-07-29T16:41:00.000-07:002011-07-29T16:52:59.813-07:00kitchen lovei love kitchens. i don't necessarily love to cook but i do love kitchens. one of my favorite things is when we are having a dinner party and everyone there is hanging out in the kitchen with each other.<br /><br />so why don't most homes have better kitchens? it's a room that in most houses seems like an after thought. i mean, don't we generally spend more time in our kitchen than in our living room? i know we do.<br /><br />and it's sad but true that our kitchen is not very exciting. our whole entire house needs remodeled and the kitchen is not the top priority right now. so instead, i shall spend my time on-line dreaming of a new kitchen.<br /><br />and that's how i found this one.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSy2PxOtcs42K9Be57kty4vRQHKKtyvdbh46hIXiz_tHR_tQoD8oH6yJo6fboiGr1PxI01feJP0QT0VePg9naSFf-pwKhzrszbbOXK14DnZc5YeWZnVbyDuXOjdiJieySVq9QIifLW2hY/s1600/kitchen.bmp"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSy2PxOtcs42K9Be57kty4vRQHKKtyvdbh46hIXiz_tHR_tQoD8oH6yJo6fboiGr1PxI01feJP0QT0VePg9naSFf-pwKhzrszbbOXK14DnZc5YeWZnVbyDuXOjdiJieySVq9QIifLW2hY/s400/kitchen.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634924302444840370" /></a><br />this kitchen belongs to a musician in new zealand and was featured on <a href="http://www.theselby.com">the selby</a>.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiYeLvPgQ5lIU85Y58j2CBFHZqD29GI0L4byWM2u7mFtx3mi5q2-ffnwhKKMx_OmMMSmWhts7pFByLvAgoffdxKS00CGhZ6NAjPtXWIeeHuXK64beOwbzNDsIKzksjMoEI4cF0ZXeLpgc/s1600/kitchen2.bmp"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiYeLvPgQ5lIU85Y58j2CBFHZqD29GI0L4byWM2u7mFtx3mi5q2-ffnwhKKMx_OmMMSmWhts7pFByLvAgoffdxKS00CGhZ6NAjPtXWIeeHuXK64beOwbzNDsIKzksjMoEI4cF0ZXeLpgc/s400/kitchen2.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634924121107086802" /></a><br />i just love everything about it. the layout, the colors, the decor, the red counter top and open shelves. oh please can i have this kitchen? <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGAzCk-JbdHRyK4VOrT2dgw94d1fZrQZlsGCslGJNWlg3TciExK4di4gFdF49Lv5bkaOV0JYbvdd8bK8Skuidl67QFD8wgirZ-aeHjjM7c690LktN1twWSE47fCIO7aQ9PDkyywGgyHFk/s1600/kitchen3.bmp"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGAzCk-JbdHRyK4VOrT2dgw94d1fZrQZlsGCslGJNWlg3TciExK4di4gFdF49Lv5bkaOV0JYbvdd8bK8Skuidl67QFD8wgirZ-aeHjjM7c690LktN1twWSE47fCIO7aQ9PDkyywGgyHFk/s400/kitchen3.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634923923769738850" /></a><br />and what about that tapestry hanging on the ceiling. i have almost that exact fabric hanging in our entry window. red and gold is definitely my favorite color combination at home. <br /><br />so now i know, i too shall have a kitchen like this someday.hawthorne girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07947673122759921291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7134342801472444229.post-26237172305807941452011-07-28T14:52:00.000-07:002011-07-28T14:54:32.331-07:00j'adore<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK8-Nv5SN-DoTgRJhvbuLxLrzBfNBxOXxJQQBWZZG5OMnMAx8oXQGa9SDU5nF2xzRtySyLkdJlv1xEIfZJsfn8QKWBuLRbO5Pr4PnRvSLqeqAQaWVp8FVPvv5hq9ApEs6CTrHf1wXJlJk/s1600/FrenchSole234sdimage3xxl.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 314px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK8-Nv5SN-DoTgRJhvbuLxLrzBfNBxOXxJQQBWZZG5OMnMAx8oXQGa9SDU5nF2xzRtySyLkdJlv1xEIfZJsfn8QKWBuLRbO5Pr4PnRvSLqeqAQaWVp8FVPvv5hq9ApEs6CTrHf1wXJlJk/s400/FrenchSole234sdimage3xxl.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634524586205920690" /></a><br />oh i am dying over these french sole ballet flats i saw over on <a href="http://www.rdujour.com">rdujour</a>. must get me some sparkly ones!hawthorne girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07947673122759921291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7134342801472444229.post-64370264910856923872011-07-14T16:58:00.000-07:002011-07-14T16:58:42.110-07:00happy bastille day!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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and this saturday our local french patisserie, pix will host their annual bastille block party, which i'm looking forward to. any opportunity to eat their salted caramel macarons and drink champagne is good by me!</div>
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hawthorne girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07947673122759921291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7134342801472444229.post-27254264033148114852011-07-08T15:37:00.000-07:002011-07-08T15:43:36.019-07:00and speaking of rafa...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMTLDDLTdfk7FRkzM7pQGqHAKcF3Kr0H9uG_VhKtpGpWlIxLPbGVhp0ex7ivNhu5j_tLT35ddN1rRxKylSChB3IvR0w5zC-Xgne8ciEgxPXYLr4xoOivsDR8q5MJluR6mB4I5jO0F0iX8/s1600/1241154335pre-90003920.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMTLDDLTdfk7FRkzM7pQGqHAKcF3Kr0H9uG_VhKtpGpWlIxLPbGVhp0ex7ivNhu5j_tLT35ddN1rRxKylSChB3IvR0w5zC-Xgne8ciEgxPXYLr4xoOivsDR8q5MJluR6mB4I5jO0F0iX8/s400/1241154335pre-90003920.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627114494570819778" /></a><br />have any of you noticed how much ben f. from the bachelorette looks like rafael nadal? what a sweetheart, too. which definitely means she won't pick him. i always love the cute sweet guys but then they make it to the end and the girl always picks the egomaniac. what is it with that? oh well, ashley kind of annoys me anyway! i mean bentley, get over it already. there are so many other guys there who put him to shame.<br /><br />and to my rafa who did not take wimbledon, you are still wonderful and have many, many titles under your belt. we haven't seen the best of you yet!hawthorne girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07947673122759921291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7134342801472444229.post-78010857270896274422011-06-29T16:42:00.000-07:002011-06-29T16:42:10.508-07:00go rafa!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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have i ever mentioned before how much i love rafael nadal? i might have a time or two. and now he's heading into the semi finals at wimbledon. you rock rafa. good luck! hawthorne girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07947673122759921291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7134342801472444229.post-63454133315332496322011-06-22T17:21:00.000-07:002011-06-22T17:54:10.264-07:00it's all my mother's faulti blame it all on my mother... that is the fact that i long for exotic places, interesting people and romantic yet creaky old interiors.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlnAprVij5NWDwm38zT0gKygt4YWUdCjgxi6DndhCKaLXgSISIV_5cAvSdf77riEhxW5-971LE8A3q6g2aWG0s1H9aId5BlQstDm6soEhf3q60eiLcUFj7dB4XCNKg5ruWXp0zLu0cHfQ/s1600/51HTYRN363L.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 272px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlnAprVij5NWDwm38zT0gKygt4YWUdCjgxi6DndhCKaLXgSISIV_5cAvSdf77riEhxW5-971LE8A3q6g2aWG0s1H9aId5BlQstDm6soEhf3q60eiLcUFj7dB4XCNKg5ruWXp0zLu0cHfQ/s400/51HTYRN363L.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621204519049877090" /></a><br />it all started the day that she gave me a copy of the secret garden. up to this point, i was still reading winnie the pooh and madeleine. which were very fine books indeed but once my eyes fell on the secret garden, i was ready for more grown up books. books that maybe everything didn't always turn out perfect and that sometimes people died and maybe not all children had a mother and father. those kinds of books.<br /><br />after the secret garden, i would lock myself in my room reading books from page to page and longing for an attic bedroom and my own secret garden. which was a big dream because i lived in arizona and we didn't have english gardens there. to this day, i still dream of my secret garden and attic room. and i'm getting closer now because i have a yard and a house with more than one story after many, many years of apartment dwelling.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMoZV0MTadST3nULDy0Y1cuWfLM3r8kXUtKPfGoYISeaBAUC5ymUXfGsmlUmMpXSVT9jGiuQVZreiZL8I5gxGlZRLOG-ovF3EldiF5zxo7oaU7RGUxX7lYVyzgHPzB1ORuZ0a31VrlsH4/s1600/195993.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 259px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMoZV0MTadST3nULDy0Y1cuWfLM3r8kXUtKPfGoYISeaBAUC5ymUXfGsmlUmMpXSVT9jGiuQVZreiZL8I5gxGlZRLOG-ovF3EldiF5zxo7oaU7RGUxX7lYVyzgHPzB1ORuZ0a31VrlsH4/s400/195993.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621204311113425986" /></a><br />then there was the house in paris. oh what would it have been like travel alone by train to paris to stay with a spinster and her mother? to wonder what secrets they were hiding up those narrow stairs. and to meet a boy who had no mother and to learn at a young age the complicated dynamics of a girl and boy.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-jnSpCJZKcjF49_4QgLjcqvy35UL42iyme5_IO68NRvhGYs-tJ3paiYVi1jX2v_Kk_d7vbcWHY9-wGGn_wtyC77PLx7LHAzfMszGO6bLQkhjU0IQvnEnBZ1jg8UuL95evcV68wGooB1U/s1600/resized_9780747577775_224_297_FitSquare.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 193px; height: 297px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-jnSpCJZKcjF49_4QgLjcqvy35UL42iyme5_IO68NRvhGYs-tJ3paiYVi1jX2v_Kk_d7vbcWHY9-wGGn_wtyC77PLx7LHAzfMszGO6bLQkhjU0IQvnEnBZ1jg8UuL95evcV68wGooB1U/s400/resized_9780747577775_224_297_FitSquare.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621204223144682002" /></a><br />last year i read sophie dahl's, playing with the grown ups and it took me back to these stories that i read as a young girl. <br /><br />oh if only my family had been a little more bohemian like hers and if my grand father had written the greatest children's story of all time. and what if i traveled to london and was discovered by a vogue stylist who loved the fact that i ate what i wanted and wore high heels at too young an age. oh what a life that would have been!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJDDxsvAZO0fjvv3WBTgJatMo-8ZRLcycjUCNFRAqY2A9GTAoD6LzXNcEFeZ11SNDjgTtpxMbBBx2yC-vr0SPWDENc4yc_S8hd73b6AWFBr9aPxNJWEFRZZmdioM1x6quXRre-awNSWrA/s1600/16217054.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 185px; height: 264px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJDDxsvAZO0fjvv3WBTgJatMo-8ZRLcycjUCNFRAqY2A9GTAoD6LzXNcEFeZ11SNDjgTtpxMbBBx2yC-vr0SPWDENc4yc_S8hd73b6AWFBr9aPxNJWEFRZZmdioM1x6quXRre-awNSWrA/s400/16217054.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621204107603212146" /></a><br />so today i just made my first summer reading purchase of sophie's first book, the man with the dancing eyes. i long for summer days sitting in the grass and reading frivolous things. this one will be perfect with it's naturalized illustrations. i have a feeling it may have it's own secret garden, too.<br /><br />so yes mom, thank you. thank you for turning me into a hopeless romantic. and for showing me that even if we didn't have an old victorian house with my own attic bedroom i could one day live in a city with beautiful old houses and one day even have one of my own if i wanted. <br /><br />well, i guess it's not so bad after all.hawthorne girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07947673122759921291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7134342801472444229.post-82582646851192245022011-06-21T15:00:00.001-07:002011-06-21T15:03:30.466-07:00blanc de blanc<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwknZEhdnhFduaLTHWQGRurXpKUNgvr9J1_EeiNS5T-Mzs9BSs9FZEB4p0ETD29AO7blm_pAHNqI4-baa7pSiNvWFwB61E8jIJ42M0hE2fN9zCZqMFGZEmi3qmvcx8R0sR8KC0j9eBYiQ/s1600/SofiaCoppolaCFDA2011Wlxx1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwknZEhdnhFduaLTHWQGRurXpKUNgvr9J1_EeiNS5T-Mzs9BSs9FZEB4p0ETD29AO7blm_pAHNqI4-baa7pSiNvWFwB61E8jIJ42M0hE2fN9zCZqMFGZEmi3qmvcx8R0sR8KC0j9eBYiQ/s400/SofiaCoppolaCFDA2011Wlxx1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620796581118346674" /></a><br />how about a little sofia coppola blanc de blanc?<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEhVAAojXd2AYSK0DUIBfksy6X8HyqfgDA6xErLlZM8lESx7vcxB0xKq_olc43lbjG-MScaEPGvxt9TYfw2GbiLiy4iV3t_XuRjJiukuP3viYnXJ38cUDYgtEu8nudKAIkNjeQ6HoxbaQ/s1600/SofiaCoppolaCFDA2011Wlxx2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 277px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEhVAAojXd2AYSK0DUIBfksy6X8HyqfgDA6xErLlZM8lESx7vcxB0xKq_olc43lbjG-MScaEPGvxt9TYfw2GbiLiy4iV3t_XuRjJiukuP3viYnXJ38cUDYgtEu8nudKAIkNjeQ6HoxbaQ/s400/SofiaCoppolaCFDA2011Wlxx2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620796471586081330" /></a><br />i love her simple classic style with a masculine touch. she is understated, glowing and beautiful.<br /><br />courtesy of <a href="http://www.rdujour.com">rdujour</a>hawthorne girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07947673122759921291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7134342801472444229.post-42952234067101976952011-06-21T14:40:00.000-07:002011-06-21T14:57:53.910-07:00a little f. scott in paris<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM6cPXoMy2gD8ehPRwuPab9ZtR_EY2bk4ghWOrRxtLJ9ibOIfcQ_j3XnzW-xHlP4kbnpp8yjBLVAeHXFSSVx495Db1crXk-naOoYZaF6KSKQHuQJMIlkg5aMmHigIENhEBZpRACwsr-T4/s1600/tumblr_litu8yQdIl1qhw4x4o1_500.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM6cPXoMy2gD8ehPRwuPab9ZtR_EY2bk4ghWOrRxtLJ9ibOIfcQ_j3XnzW-xHlP4kbnpp8yjBLVAeHXFSSVx495Db1crXk-naOoYZaF6KSKQHuQJMIlkg5aMmHigIENhEBZpRACwsr-T4/s400/tumblr_litu8yQdIl1qhw4x4o1_500.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620791403261716418" /></a><br />have you all gone to see midnight in paris yet? i was finally able to see it over the weekend and i'm pining to go see it again. it so reminded me of my time in paris 5 years ago. there really is something magical about that city, don't you think?<br /><br />the scene with f. scott fitzgerald and zelda brought back such memories for me. you see, i was traveling through paris alone, on my way to visit a friend in brittany. someone had suggested i stay at the hotel st. andre des artes. so i got a room at this quaint little hotel in st. germain. the hotel is rumored to once have been a stable that the three muscateers had used as a hiding place. i don't know about the whole three muscateers thing but the hotel did resemble a stable, complete with exposed cross-beams in many of the rooms.<br /><br />my room in the hotel was butter yellow and had two long french windows that opened up and looked out over rue st. andre des artes. across the hotel was a cute little alleyway that had been turned into shops all facing the cobblestone alley that was closed off to vehicles. after a long day of travel, i just wanted to relax in my hotel and get some rest. i headed over to monoprix and picked up some bread, wine and cheese and my favorite shampoo, le petit marsellaise.<br /><br />when i was passing through nice, i stopped in a bookshop where they sold books in english and picked up a few for the latter part of my trip. one of the books was the great gatsby. believe it or not, i had never read it before!<br /><br />i returned to my hotel and after dining on my wine and cheese, i opened up my window and sat looking out over st. germain reading the great gatsby. i guess, subconsciously, i was saving such a great book to read in a special setting. i almost read it cover to cover that night before dozing off...only to wake up in paris. no, this was not a dream.<br /><br />i remember this time like it was yesterday. sometimes i can't believe i really took this trip by myself. and while paris is best to be shared with one you love, i'm happy that i took my first trip there all alone to discover it for myself. now i can go there with the one i love and show him all of the places that i visited and fell in love with. oh to be in paris...hawthorne girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07947673122759921291noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7134342801472444229.post-41538872340904456762011-05-24T12:39:00.000-07:002011-05-24T12:43:58.666-07:00diane's new do<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMGMMk2dYczu0wnSi6LIEgNAMpBJ4ktcCWlmNA4wpGoCEha_cRCjaQJrakfmloH1_BTe6zQf6_KcGcxH3kHg_bKJW5kdv_U3ocgkjh-obghJKc7HAsen0rGKeF0RuZnv6cV5GchdSmLFI/s1600/163076_10150112272700306_53151215305_8105020_3565618_n%255B1%255D.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 334px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMGMMk2dYczu0wnSi6LIEgNAMpBJ4ktcCWlmNA4wpGoCEha_cRCjaQJrakfmloH1_BTe6zQf6_KcGcxH3kHg_bKJW5kdv_U3ocgkjh-obghJKc7HAsen0rGKeF0RuZnv6cV5GchdSmLFI/s400/163076_10150112272700306_53151215305_8105020_3565618_n%255B1%255D.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610369629576153250" /></a><br />the last time <a href="http://www.dianebirch.com">diane birch</a> was in the store, she was sporting a chic new shorter haircut. i thought it looked so cute on her and then a few days later, she changed her facebook pic with her long locks to this one. <br /><br />i would be lying if i said she wasn't an inspiration to my new haircut!<br /><br />what do you think of her new shorter cut?hawthorne girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07947673122759921291noreply@blogger.com0