must haves!!!

these two items would be just 

perfect in my house!!

a pink porcelain door stopper!!!

what girl doesn't want one of these??

love, love, love!

ohhh and if you know me, i adore little spoons

and handcrafted wood....

this combo is just beautiful!!!

tasting spoons made from

bayong, mahogany, coconut, mamales, robles and rosewood 

anything would taste good if eaten with these!

love is so complicated....

love is so complicated....

the combining of two hearts and souls ...

sometimes seems impossible...

sometimes ....

sometimes the rush is so fantastic the world can seem limitless...

how can one persons strengths and weaknesses 

become our own?

why is it so hard to be nice to the one we love the most?

a happily married friend of mine said the funniest thing...

she said" i just want to be treated the way he would treat a complete

stranger at the grocery store."

how is it that time makes the rules? 

time heals... but time also changes things....

and these changes can be so wonderfully nice, secure and strong....

then these changes can be disastrous...

time can separate us, almost distort our own thoughts and views....

make us feel a little lost...

timo living in atlanta and me living here in charleston...

it feels like we are at a crossroad...

six years ago i moved into our beach house waiting for him to 

settle up in atlanta and move here too....

with the sale of his business falling through and business literally

knocking on his door, business is booming... in atlanta...

we have been together for twelve years and have never

been able to be apart...

we are always better together than separate...

" want you, i need you, i choose you -- over any other boy in the world, i'd choose you over &  over again. your name, your face, your smell, the soft curls of your hair.. i miss those already. i miss you so much & you haven't been gone 4 hours."

lelove

i don't know who i am without timo,

am i going to have to find out?

love is so complicated....

it's the roller coaster....

the ups and downs...

and definitely the sharp turns that you don't expect...

 "I blame his upbringing. I blame so much, and I had resolved this year to eliminate blame from my life. But the way he is, is not good for me. It's maintaining an alarming unhappiness in me that I need to get away from to feel whole again. Ending this will break my heart, and his too if I'm to believe him. The fairytale was so promising, so beautiful, so achingly beautiful that I don't want to give it up. Neither of us realized in the beginning that we were fools to think this would work. We gave it up by starting it in the first place."

-lelove

this to we will fix and get through... how i am not sure but after all...

we always find a way...

love is trying so is time...

but love can survive if you can hold on tight 

and not fall off the roller coaster...

just have to believe...

photos found on weheartit, lelove blog, and google images

a beautiful birthday gift...

my mother gave me the most beautiful

scarf for my birthday...

"these one of a kind accessories are individually crafted in Chicago where Gina currently lives. There, the silk is hand dyed then puckered and gathered when merged with merino wool. Traditionally these pieces are used as scarves, shawls and wraps, but their function is only limited to that of imagination. "

here are pictures of my scarf i took with my

canon 60D...

still learning how to use it and loving every minute!

 i absolutely adore the texture and colors...

about gina's philosophy...

"T

here is a parallel between the process and the meditation found in creating any textile, to that which is found in Mother Nature's rhythms and undulating patterns. The perfect harmony of color, its hues, brightness, lightness and contrasts saturate the world around us. "This work is the tactile evidence I have for the countless observations of Her delicate balance between the simple and complex, my interpretation of our greatest and most delicate resource." 

i am most impressed with with this new designer

who launched her line in august of 2004...

i am also continually impressed with my mother 

who has always, even as a teen, been able to understand

my whismacal nature and style.

thank you mom for this beautiful

birthday gift...

birthday....

this week has been super busy and i am sorry

i have been neglecting my blog...

today i turn 42

i have had the most fun! i had a wonderful brunch

with my sweet friend and her family..

then biked over the bridge...

the ravenel bridge

this has been a personal goal of mine

and it couldn't have been more fun or exhilarating!!!

and very hard!!

whew! i made it!

and what a beautiful day to bike!

i am looking forward to a fun evening with timo 

and friends!! and maybe more biking!!

happy hump day!

hello everybody!

happy wednesday...

i have started working out this week with a personal

trainer 3 times a week....

(this is not me, photo found on google images)

it is really hard so far but i am loving it!

saturday i will be turning forty two...

eeek how does time fly by so fast??

well i am determined to lose 15 pounds

and grow old gracefully...

i really would like to say thank you to all of my readers

it really means a lot that so many of you are enjoying my blog...

please follow me if you like i just adore getting new followers!

xoxo

havens

amanda white....

delicate yet edgy...

amanda white has launched a unique jewelry

line...

casting vintage lace in recycled 

gold and silver...

  

found here...

using vintage hand sewn lace 

these castings

preserve the intricate work 

which is seldomly found today...

help japan...

Please consider helping in these three simple ways. 
My heart goes out to those in the midst of chaos and devastation.



1. "The Help Japan poster is now available to preorder in the Signalnoise Store, and will be gin shipping on March 18. All profits made by the sale of this poster will be donated to help relief efforts in Japan. Head to the Signalnoise Store now to see full details." go here to support!

2. "Those who want to help can go to www.redcross.org and donate to Japan Earthquake and Pacific Tsunami. People can also text REDCROSS to 90999 to make a $10 donation to help those affected by the earthquake in Japan and tsunami throughout the Pacific."


3; $10 Raffle Entry Enter to win, affect change... This is a raffle ticket to raise money for our friend Akio and his community to rebuild after the earthquake in Japan. Heath will match the total money raised by the raffle. Akio is an inspirational Japanese potter and a friend of Heath's. He was on his way to the opening of his show atHeath LA when the devastating earthquake hit (he and his family may still be here, they really want to try and make it!).

taken from david john's

post on

you*have*been*here*sometime

spaces i would like to visit...

i just adore how the outside greenerie

it brought inside...

now this looks like something i

have dreamt about...

this book store in france 

looks like one could spend days in it...

ahhhhhh......

leather to die for.........

alya b. kazakevich 

based in brooklyn ny she is

 waitressing at night to finance her handcrafted 

leather store....

this twenty eight year old artist

hand tans her leather with domestic vegetable dye

and hand stitches each piece...

her hardware comes from discontinued 

production 

stock or small leather hardware 

suppliers in the U.S.

urban...

simple...

 each piece takes about two weeks to make...

durable...

sophisticated....

Prices range from $95 to $125 for belts; 

$275 and up for bags; 

and $375 to $425 for sandals and shoes.

105 Henry Street, New York

a.b.k.