Oh, Pish Posh

A Taste of Autumn

2011-10-19T19:10:00.000-07:00

We had been experiencing a spell of Summer weather last week, ranging in the 80's and 90's. High humidity levels, the thick air accompanied by the forceful Santa Ana Winds. A handful of lazy days, lounging high in the branches of my apple tree, a book in hand, and-- if I was careful enough-- a cup of coffee in the other. (A recently mastered art of mine. Climbing my apple tree with coffee.)
But despite the comfortable weather, I have undeniably been longing for cooler weather, more suitable to the season we dwell in. I was envious of those in the Eastern states, wearing long sleeved knits and wool coats. But finally, cold weather finally decided to keep us company in this mid October.

Yesterday, with a chilled breeze and thick clouding, we walked to an abandoned house a handful of streets over from our home. The old home resides on half an acre, a quaint place with a bright red barn positioned beside it. Scattered amongst the thick, overgrown yard are many fruit barring plants. A grape vine, a Black Berry bush that at one point nearly swallowed the entire property, and many trees. A lemon tree, apple tree, orange tree, and a walnut tree.

Each ever so often we go to harvest the fruits. Oranges and lemons in the Winter, grapes in the Spring, black berries in the summer, and apples and walnuts in the fall.

And so, we harvested the apples and walnuts.

Once we got home, we put on a fresh pot of coffee, and -- huddle in a circle in the living room-- we spent a few hours cracking the hundreds of nuts we had collected. Then, we roasted them in the oven.

And I must say, they were the best walnuts I have ever had. (And that's coming from someone who has never preferred walnuts.)

Until we meet again,
--- Mariah

Touring France On A Bicycle

2011-07-07T16:22:00.000-07:00

It's a dream of mine, really. One day I want to tour France on a lovely bicycle. Maybe with my little pal, Amanda. But someday, I will.
Here are a few things that make me lust to travel even more. I keep looking at all of these lovely things, but it's painful! But I can't stop! It's like eating lots of chocolate. :(

1.) Wood Bike Basket - abasketfull 2.) Last Blooming Skirt - Anthropologie 3.) Vintage Straw Sun Hat - ethanollie 4.) Briefcase in Latte Corduroy - jennyndesign

Anyways, that's all for now. I should be out enjoying this gorgeous weather. I'm making 'Baked Doughnuts' today. Photos and a recipe to follow!

Much love,
Mariah <333

Red + White + Blue

2011-07-04T10:45:00.000-07:00

Happy Independence Day!

Today is certainly a perfect day for fireworks! A wonderful mid 70s, clear skies, and a faint warm breeze. Preparing for a BBQ at our house with some family, and then heading over to a High school football stadium to watch our town's fireworks. Anyways, here are a few cute 4th of July finds. Enjoy!

1.) Vans American Era Sneakers 2.) Tonal Embellished Tee 3.) Navy Notebooks 4.) Lilac Squares Scarf

Much Love!

~ Mariah

I'm In Love With Today

2011-07-02T12:17:00.000-07:00

Today is the 2nd of July... I just thought I'd let you know.
June 12 was the first day of summer this year, but it's only just begun here in my little part of Southern California. The past few mornings have been clear and bright-- not a bit of overcast in sight. The weather is getting gorgeously warm, and my adorable red beach cruiser has been my way of transportation lately.

Anyways, I missed the Farmer's Market yesterday. :( I was going to go and buy some peaches for a tart, but I had a rehearsal. (Yea, I'm your regular thespian. ;) ) So, I'll be riding my bike down next Friday. Till then, I'll have to figure something else out. :\ Food Network, baby! Love their recipes. But I would love some suggestions on what I should bake for a 4th of July party. Ideas?

Here are a few things I've been dreadfully in love with lately.

Park St's Impeccable Taste in Fashion, and this adorable White Children's Cardigan. (I wish it came in my size.)

And these two studly men. Jeff Bridges (left), and James Dean (right). Goodness me... They make my heart pitter patter. Haha

Anyways, everyone have a good Saturday!

Much Love!
~ Mariah <333

White Sugar Summers

2011-06-28T23:01:00.000-07:00

It's been somewhere in the back of my head for the past few weeks. It's creeping over the horizon.

Summer.

I'm excited about warmer weather. I got to crack out the trusty old shorts and my beach cruiser will be put to use once more. Though, I am terribly sad to neatly fold my long sleeves and scarves and place them in the bottom of my desser, thoughts of the beach make me feel better.

1.) Ecote Slub Knit High/Low Strapless Dress 2.) Unknown 3.) Brown Sugar Gingerspice Shortbread Cookies 4.) Eager Hearts Tote Bag

Much love!

~ Mariah

Blue Balloon Giveaway! CLOSED!

2011-06-23T22:34:00.000-07:00

Over on the Marie Bee blog (The Blue Balloon), Marie is hosting a giveaway! You can enter to win one of her absolutely GORGEOUS necklaces! Go check it out over on her beautiful blog,

http://marie-bee.blogspot.com/

Much love!
~ Mariah :)

Sunday Mornings

2011-05-15T08:49:00.000-07:00

Well, hello! It's been quite some time since I've updated this little blog. :\ Lately, I've been consumed with my tumblr. Go check it out! It has a few photos on it that are not here.
But, anyways, lately we've been enjoying mild weather (certainly not my favorite), but warm weather is on the horizon, I hope. I'm ready for some beach weather!

Well, here are some amazing photos by Lissy Esse. All of her photos are brilliantly thought up, each with different, unique themes. Enjoy!

Until we meet again,
Mariah

The Modern Genius.

2011-05-08T15:54:00.000-07:00

"I never considered myself a lucky person. I'm the most extraordinary pessimist. I truly am." - Christopher Nolan

Yea, I'm head over heels for this man.
~ Mariah

P.S.
Check out my tumblr here!

Happy Mum's Day

2011-05-08T08:34:00.000-07:00

Happy mum's day to all of those wonderful mums out there! (This is my second time celebrating it this year. We're in England for their Mum's Day!)

Much love!

~ Mariah

Debussy, Clair de lune

2011-05-07T18:49:00.000-07:00

Enjoy,
Mariah

Black and White

2011-05-07T10:27:00.000-07:00

Good morning.

1.) Smoke - stephensheffield 2.) Untitled 3.) Mirrors 4.) Toward The Light 5.) Under Water 6.) Untitled 2

Much love,

Mariah

Friday Finds

2011-05-06T21:29:00.000-07:00

Enjoying Etsy this nice Friday. I SHOULD be filling Etsy orders, but I haven't found the motivation lately. But I simply need to get over it and do it! I'm going to try to fill as many orders as possible tonight, so that I wont have to be waste my Saturday stuck working. Sigh... Well, here is some beauty I discovered.

1.) Torch Songs of the 20's and 30's - flapperdoodle
2.) STOCKHOLM Traditional Large Striped French Messenger - ikabags
3.) Ready To Garden - abbytrysagain
4.) Coyote Enchantment - thesocialcellar
5.) Menus - photobird
6.) porcelain cup with translucent bottom - stepanka

Enjoy!
~ Mariah

YowaYowa

2011-05-06T19:50:00.000-07:00

Natsumi the Yowayowa camera woman, known for taking elevation photos, has recently been my inspiration. Her work is professional, unique, and just all around gorgeous! I wish I had the patience to actually follow through with a photo project-- because I would certainly want to do something like this! I just love it all!

You can find her lovely website here. She uploads one photo every single day! Crazy, right?

Until we meet again,
Mariah

Ella Bella

2011-05-05T21:38:00.000-07:00

Yesterday Elora and I went down to the field near our home to take a photo for the cover of our yearbook. We got plenty of sweets shots, and I scraped my back on a rock. :( Here are a few Bella and I took! She's such a cutie. :)

1.) One 2.) Two 3.) Three 4.) Four

Until tomorrow (I hope),
Mariah <33

Strawbabies.

2011-05-03T08:14:00.000-07:00

Good morning!
Today I hope to accomplish a great many things. So, I needed a good breakfast to do that.

Until later,

Mariah

Floating Shelves

2011-05-02T20:31:00.000-07:00

I've redecorated my workshop/bedroom. Despite the fact that I must share my humble abode with my sweet sister, I can still turn it into a workshop. I was cramped for the longest time, trying to find places for my materials that would keep them accessible-- without looking cluttered. I failed! There wasn't enough space for it to be a functional work place while looking quaint! It was messy and my work was constantly askew across the floors, or on my bed, even in the closet! Then, I stumbled across a photo of someone's office, with these adorable floating shelves.

I had to have one.

I asked my father to make me one, and it took him a few weeks before he finally found the time-- but he built me one! And I must say, he did a gorgeous job on it. The clean simplicity of it just makes it so wonderful! I really do have a wonderful papa. :) Now I can have a workshop that's cute!!!

I love it so much! But I just wanted to share. :)

Much love!

~ Mariah

Hello, Goodnight.

2011-04-30T21:33:00.000-07:00

No posts recently. I apologize. So, Hello, Goodnight.

1.) There Are No More Full Days Than Those We Go Back To 2.) Untitled 3.) City Lights 4.) 299/365

Until the morning,
Mariah

Poppy's Second

2011-04-28T20:56:00.000-07:00

Emily Bilbrey threw her daughter, Poppy, an owl themed birthday party. She had owl shaped sweets, and little owl dolls for party favors. And also had a few of our Owl Lollipops! But I just wanted to gush over the adorable party-- that I wish had been my own. Emily did a wonderful job of coordinating her daughter's sweet party.

You can find Emily's sweet blog here. And the lollies are avaliable here.

Much love,
Mariah

The Honey Trees

2011-04-28T09:52:00.000-07:00

Heading towards a long day at Co-op. Not looking forward to it. But I stumbled across this lovely song by the band The Honey Trees. Never heard of them before, but they certainly set a peaceful mood. I'd also love to live within the music video. Enjoy!

Wish me luck!

~ Mariah

Wit & Whistle

2011-04-27T20:20:00.000-07:00

Ooooh, my goodness! LOVING Wit & Whistle's shop!

It's simply a bunch of gorgeous stationary, that I just HAD to share! One of these days, I'm going to have to just spend a load of money on their sweet notebooks and cards!

You can find there shop Here.
Also, they have a Blog, a Facebook, and a Twitter. Follow away!

~ Mariah :)

Pretzels and Jonsi

2011-04-27T13:51:00.000-07:00

So, I found this recipe on Rachel's Elephantine blog. They looked SO good, I just had to make them! I was going to wait and make them with Amanda, but I couldn't last.

This morning, I got my coffee, checked my Etsy, and cleaned the kitchen before recruiting a few siblings to help me. We followed this recipe, The Mall Pretzels. There is a video to make things much easier! We had to substitute All-Purpose Flower with Whole Wheat Flower, because we had run out.

We made two batches, 8 per batch. We made the classic, salty mall pretzels. And then we made some with brown sugar. The sugar ones were my favorite.

And for some tunes, we listened to Jonsi.

Until later,
Mariah

Good Morning

2011-04-27T09:20:00.000-07:00

1.) coffee. 2.) Untitled 3.) Tea Forte 4.) amaretto coconut bread

Tuesday Love

2011-04-26T23:55:00.000-07:00

I've been fascinated with Elephants, as of late. Here are a few beautiful elephant themed pieces. They've infested my inspiration, and I wouldn't dare complain. They truly are peculiar, yet captivating creatures.

I found these intriguing photos on Steven Beckley's website. They are absolutely stunning! His work is gorgeous, but these were the ones that stood out the most to me. (I'm sure you can guess why.)
You can find more of his work for sale at his Etsy shop, StevenBeckly.

And for a little audio to go with it, I've been addicted to Rachael Yamagata's 'Elephant'.

I'd have to say that this was a nice 'first post'. I can't wait to post more!
Much love!

~ Mariah