i’m trying to catch up on work and other projects after taking ALL of last week off to hang out with my mom and our friend karen, who came out to visit from california. the week was mostly spent gardening, shopping, and eating… perfect. after a few days in the city, we took a little road trip through the hudson valley. our first stop was blue hill at stone barns, mmmm– so good. then through cold spring (for vintage shopping), beacon (more shopping– i love the store relic), and to new paltz, to spend the night with friends. day two, we drove through red hook (great vintage/antique stores), hudson (favorite stores were moderne and five and diamond), and then north adams, where we spent the night at a the porches hotel (i felt right at home with all the vintage plates!) day three, we back-tracked on a similar route and checked out some of the things we missed on the way up, including the clark museum for a monet exhibit. i found some vintage fabric, ceramics, & other goodies… but unfortunately left my camera charger at the hotel so i can’t take any photos until i buy a new one! some photos from the trip here… back in new york, karen started a major transformation of our garden, from a wild mess of weeds, to a real planned out garden. it looks great… really exciting!
i was just looking back through your blog and thinking what lovely taste you have. all such beautiful posts! thanks so much, joanna
thank you so much joanna!
Hello. Your blog is very nice! I like it.
I am absolutely agree with the first comment…everyhing is lovely and inspiring on your blog. you live a charmed life. 🙂
delphine
thanks miho & delphine~
Great links – love the Monet link especially.Isn’t gardening so rewarding ?! Can be time consuming but, time well spent.
sheri–
yes! it’s so rewarding and i’m learning so much. like being patient! we don’t have much money to spend on our garden, which can be frustrating. i just want to fill the garden up with all the beautiful plants i see at the nursery! but that wouldn’t be as fun as buying smaller plants and watching them fill in and grow…
you’re so lucky to have an actual garden space! i have yet to master container gardening that survives the bitter new england winters. i can’t wait to see how your garden turns out. i bought small silver mist licorice plants a month ago, and they have grown like weeds! cheap and satisfying…
Love this display of plates, how wonderful!
where did you find all the vintage fabrics? porches is great! as is hudson. sounds like a good time.
i found fabric at different places along the way– antique malls, and vintage/antique stores. Five and Diamond in Hudson had a good trunk full of fun fabrics.
Seeing what someone can do with very little money is very exciting I think.I also love the challenge of saving $$$
lena, i’ve stayed at the porches as well. its such a lovely little inn. your photo really captures its charm. i hope you got to mass moca while you where there. (you know, that huge building across the street. 🙂 )