a drizzly saturday morning

we actually woke up at 4am this morning because the drizzly weather was causing a drip-drip-drip from the condensation pooling up on the bamboo leaves outside of our bedroom window. this type of weather always makes me feel a little more mellow, especially in the mornings when i can sit at my kitchen table and enjoy cup after cup of coffee. i am hesitant to start any form of project/errand/to-do-list that requires me to move very far.

but i am not complaining, this is not a bad way to spend a saturday.

some things that are making me happy:

the aforementioned september issue of instyle (also just acquired the mother-load of september issues: vogue)

two leather bracelets/cuffs that e bought me for a belated anniversary present. the artist is a local named Nancy Ceideburg whose line is called blackbird and she sells them at the (amazing) store, stripe: http://www.stripedesigngroup.com/news/?tag=stripe-santa-cruz

reading about coco chanel, a recent article has sparked interest where there previously was none
 

rediscovering window light 

strawberries, strawberries, strawberries (which always remind me of heartmate b)