New Plants

Mom, Rafael, and I had a fun shopping trip today. I'm so excited about the new plants I got! I bought five mini succulents at Lowes and managed to squish them all into one planter. I hope they'll be happy in there. I love succulents, especially when they're combined.
I also love ferns, although I don't usually have very good luck with them. This one has cute circular leaves. I think it looks very pretty in the bedroom with the beautiful beaded flowers Grandma made me.
I also got a mini Boston fern and a Coleus. The Coleus is from the gas station nursery (that's not the real name, I just don't know what it is) in Union Square. It was fun to go there because there was so much to see. I've never been anywhere so densely packed with plants! I didn't take any photos, but I wish I had because it looks really cool. These hens and chickens are also from the gas station nursery. So cute!

I'm running out of space for plants!

Boston Cruise

Rafael and I went on a sunset cruise in the Boston Harbor last night. It was really fun and we saw lots of interesting stuff.
We went by the World Trade Center all they way out to Deer Island. We came back along East Boston and Charlestown.The city was so pretty at night. It was really cool to watch it get lit up as it got darker.
I got cold at the end. :)

Cristian de la Doodle

I love this picture of Cristian de la Fuente and an adorable golden doodle on People.com today. Cristian was one of my favorite contestants on Dancing With The Stars, and now that I know he hangs out with golden doodles I like him even more! They're so cute together:

I knew golden doodles would like to shake hands (or paws)!

Pretty Red Mugs

Mom gave me these super cool Waechtersbach mugs to go in my red kitchen. I love them because they're really pretty and they make me think of Mom every time I see them.

The little hearts are so sweet.
The trees and to moon are so pretty. It sort of reminds me of an ET bag my sister had when we were little. :)
I like this one because it has pretty sail boats and sailing is fun, especially with Mom.
Such a cute chicken! I have a bit of a chicken motif going on in the kitchen too. Raf must like it because he loves to eat chicken. I really don't cook it though....

Exciting New Things

I bought these love birds hooks when I went to Anthropologie. I think they're like Raf and me. :) I'm not sure where I'll hang them yet.

I love these colorful colanders!

Delicious Food

Here are some photos of dinners I've had lately.

I had a bouquet of basil from Whole Foods. I made fresh pasta with pesto! I forgot to take a picture when it was done. :(

Two weeks ago I made Broccoli Impossible Pie. It was so good I made it again on Mother's Day. At home I served it with avocado and strawberries. It was really filling!

Nabeyaki Udon Soup from Spice and Rice. It was so warm and comforting. I love how much variety is in one soup.

Gum Drop Pillow

Last weekend Mom and I made a Gum Drop Pillow using the Amy Butler Pattern and it came out super cute. All I wanted to do this week was come home and hang out with it! (I know it's silly, but if you had one you'd understand.) We're using it as an ottoman/seat in the living room. Raf took a picture of me earlier this week:

As you can see, we used super cool Amy Butler Fabric that Sarah helped me pick out a few weeks ago. I think it came out really cool. I was worried it wouldn't look good on the rug, but I think it's fine.

Rafael likes to use it too:

I need to take a picture of Mom using it because she looks really cute!

It came out much bigger than I expected, which I was happy about. It really needed lots of stuffing.

As you can see, I really love it! Thanks Mom for making it with me. It was so much fun, we might make another one soon.

Country Wall

I mentioned earlier that I'm planning on having a city wall and a country wall in the living room. So far, finding pictures for the city wall has been much easier than the country wall, but I did some searching on Etsy this week and found some possibilities.

These sewn pieces are from The Flashbulb. I like how they're cheerful and colorful and the first one reminds me of New England which is so nice.

I like the idea of hanging a sewn piece on the wall, even in a frame. I should really learn to sew better so I can make something like this myself!

I seemed to be attracted to a lot of gocco prints. Gocco, I recently learned, is a form of Japanese print making, but unfortunately, that's all I know about it. I should really do more research. These are from Wonting and I really like them:

I think the last one may be better suited for the city wall. The next few are by Jen Skelley and they're super cute.

It seems like the country wall could end up being a bird wall. I'll have to make sure I have some variety. Here's another little bird I love by Kerry Beary:

I just bought this gocco print for the city wall from Vivienne Strauss for the city wall:

I just love the pink poodles.

Here's one last print (not gocco) that caught my eye. It's by The Black Apple and I think the little houses are so sweet.

Now I'll just have to decide what I want to buy! I still think I need to do more looking around for the country wall. I was hoping to find something (other than photography) that reminds me of New England like pine trees near the beach on the Maine Coast, snow on the White Mountains, wildflowers like lupins, pumpkin patches, or fall foliage. If anyone knows where I can find art prints like that please let me know!