these moments: that priceless summertime backyard discovery

First blueberry harvest that the wild bunnies didn't eat - he can't wait! nothing tastes sweeter than berries you grew all by yourself ;)
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..yesterday, we found the very first blueberries that we've gotten to before our sweet wild bunnies nibbled them all to bits. teddy was thrilled, promptly gobbled them (all three!), and pronounced them delicious. hooray for summertime, and blueberries. here's hoping we get some more before the bunnies do ~ !

x lynn-anne

WIP: we often make these tree-stumps-on-casters stool/tables (esp when we have to have a tree taken down;( but this is the first time I've gotten creative with the finish ...
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WIP: we often make these tree-stumps-on-casters stool/tables (esp when we have to have a tree taken down ;( - recycled right off the ground into something cool .... but this is the first time I've gotten creative with the finish. even if it was just some random pie slices (wish i'd thought to make them represent some piece of the proverbial pie, but i didn't).

anyway, nest time one of your trees has to come down, remember that you can make yourself a quick and easy log stool on castors ... love it.

anstruther seafront, scotland

#anstruther #harbor #Scotland
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don't you love the world of easy artistry in photography that iphone apps have opened up? and yet, maybe like me you miss the effort in post processing that used be required to turn a pretty shot into something really special?

happy monday!

x lynn-anne

mum and me, somewhere in Scotland, late 1960s.

mum and me
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i meant to post this on mother's day or thereabouts, but it didn't happen for one reason and another. my mum gave me this photo a few months ago, and i must say, i really love it - her pretty sixties self, the pretty scottish hills in the background, the suggestion of a picnic, the feeling of beginnings - that silver cross pram!- and the fact that this was probably taken by my dad, gone far too young. ... it's a beautiful image. the old adage is that a picture's worth a thousand words, and to me, this one sure is.

i'm wishing you lots of lovely afternoons with people you love ...

x lynn-anne

wythe blue room on a rainy afternoon.

wythe blue room on a rainy afternoon.
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this little sitting room is right off our kitchen -- together these two rooms form the hub of our very busy home life.
as our family changes and the children grow, and we need more of some things and less of others (like more craft table space and less toy storage) ... so i change this room little by little, or sometimes a lot, to suit our needs. right now, we've got a big old farm table for crafts and writing and building lego starships, two small vintage settees for sitting and talking and catching up, and a lot of extra chairs for the inevitable friends,
i think the point is to go ahead and make your space reflect your family's loves and needs: move things around, find new uses for old things, and celebrate the now, rather than getting stuck with what worked last year, or what will work next year. speaking of which, i've got some revamping to do in our all-purpose entry/living/laundry/play room .... ;)

have a happy saturday!

x lynn-anne

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i was quite excited to find today that Poyo Yo Doodles on Tumblr used one of my images of Teddy's room as a speed painting subject ... apparently she did this in 38 minutes ~ very clever!

i love pretty surprises like this ;)

x lynn-anne

In the fergus&me shop at post & gray - fun things, old & new

just in case you didn't know: about pinterest, a place to find the most amazing and lovely things

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happy tuesday, (hopefully) happy people!


apparently i'm in a party mood, as the images i've chosen for this post are all party related, so here goes ...

in case you didn't know, i wanted to let you know about pinterest, a super, searchable site where thoughtful (mostly) people post, or 'pin', images from all around the web ... spectacular images, like this one, of party planning, kiddie things, travel destinations, decorating ideas, the cutest tiny chairs, or hats, or puppies ... you get the idea.  it's easy to search and carefully categorized.  so, for example, if you're planning a wedding, or a nursery, or just a new pendant light for you bathroom, you can rummage through other people's 'boards' of favorites -- it's like rummaging through the brain of a bunch of cool, connected friends for ideas - perfect!

i've got a bunch of boards (but there are so many more inspired ones) - including the hopefully aptly named "kid cool", found here ...

that should give you a jumping off point!

my apologies for the hours and hours you'll lose to pinterest ...

x lynn-anne

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wythe blue room - bargain hunt

wythe blue room
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in the fergus&me family home today, our kindergartner teddy practiced his writing on the slate fireplace in the wythe blue room today -*why not?*- .... and i found a sweet dwell studio mandala pillow at target for $20 (on sale; run, don't walk ...! they're adorable). this little spot is also sporting a slipcovered $75 estate sale sofa, a pretty chinoise table (from the habitat restore), a honeycomb gilded mercury glass lamp with a burlap shade from jamie young co. (okay, i admit it, that was pricey) & a piece of art from natural curiosities -it's four bees around a hive :)-, a fireplace stocked with plenty of vintage lincoln logs (ha, ha) and couple of old tonka toys from the thrift store (LOVE that winnebago!), oh, and a selection of estate sale and thrift shop goodies, as well as polaroiods and another natural curiosities print on the mantle. comfy, cosy, perfect family space. why not make it (your space) pretty (cheaply)?

x lynn-anne

nostalgia.

nostalgia.
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one of my favorite memories -ever- is of a golden day, the kind of buzzy, flowery, glorious day that i think happens mostly in england, a day that my husband and i went adventuring by ourselves all through somerset and down into devon. that day, we picked the tiniest, most delicious, and most perfect strawberries at a somerset farm, and ate them together in the car, dipping them into a fresh little jar of clotted cream that the farmer thoughtfully provided for sale. it was a beautiful afternoon, one to remember.

-yesterday, we went berry picking with all our four children -a minor miracle as the two teenage boys tend to scorn in-town adventures- and the whole afternoon at that sunny berry farm in north carolina my head was buzzing with nostalgia for that long ago day, before children arrived ... (not that i would exchange the two, for anything).

easter mantle in a wythe blue room

easter mantle in a wythe blue room
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i don't have much patience in my own home for formal, planned mantle arrangements - we're a busy, even slightly chaotic, family of six, not to mention the menagerie of pets, and everyone has a collection, an art piece, something that they want to display, so i generally just put something new up every week or two, and let the thing evolve. a few days ago, i dusted off this sweet sweet vintage illustration (it was done in the 1950s by a local charlotte artist who was creative director for a department store, presumably the original for a newspaper spread advertising children's easter outfits) and popped it up here. i've been amused by what has cropped up underneath it: a pirate cove photo in a hand illustrated frame - my kids made that for mother's day for me years ago:) - a pottery nest by alec, who's now 15; some polaroids, a whimsy bunny out of a red rose tea packet; a save the date for my sister's wedding; some fluffy chicks; and gaily wrapped german chocolate chicks and bunnies, presumably put there so henry and fergus the dogs don't eat them ... ah, the joys of a creative family! and an easy mantle arrangement! wishing you and yours the happiest of holidays! x

new letter k

new letter k
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hello again! i'm over my (months long) writer's and creativity block :)
thanks so so much for being patient.
today's effort is our smelly shoe and cloakroom (can you tell I'm british originally?) where we also play and fold laundry and watch tv, sometimes - yes, one might call it a multipurpose room - anyhow it now has a fun and bright light up letter k from design legacy. hooray! ,akes the smelly soccer cleats a little easier to bear :)

happy wednesday!

x lynn-anne