anniversary sale

To celebrate my blog turning one, I'm having a sale in my shop! Through Sunday, January 18th, all bags are 20% off! Happy shopping, and don't forget to leave a comment in the previous post to enter the postcard giveaway.

anniversary

A year ago I started this blog, not knowing where it might take me. It has turned out to be an incredible experience and I am thankful for your kind words of encouragement and support and for the friendships that have been forged here. Thanks to all of you who have left comments and to those of you who just come here to read and look, thank you for taking the time to view this space. I am grateful!

In appreciation, I wanted to offer you a little something...if you leave a comment on this post between now and Friday, I will draw three names out of a hat and announce the winners next Monday. Each of the three winners will receive a set of my postcards in the mail.

Also, starting tomorrow, for this week only, I am going to be having an anniversary sale in my shop. Check back tomorrow for details!
xoxo Jill

10 things

10 things I like about today (because I couldn't get motivated to do any sewing)

1) knitting this scarf

2) the pattern of the living room rug

3) ice cream in the winter

4) jasmine green tea

5) sunshine

6) reading A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

7) the Anthropologie catalog came in the mail

8) my cozy empire waist sweater that looks like it came off the costume rack from Sense and Sensibility

9) a square of chocolate after lunch

10) it's Friday

Have a great weekend!

power out

We lost our electricity for about eight hours yesterday. Nothing to do at night but read by candlelight and knit until bedtime. Not such a bad thing.

art

I've been meaning to make an inspiration wall with all the beautiful photos and prints I collected in 2008. I finally did it!

Top photo, clockwise from lower left corner: Sharon Montrose, Yu-i, Traci French, Abby Powell, Jennifer Altman, Traci French, Abby Powell, Traci French

white

I'm missing my kids these past few days, but their absence has given me a chance to go through the house and change things around. I've repainted, rearranged, and recycled, and now our house feels fresh. I haven't added anything new, I've just pared down and simplified and the results are making me happy!

After five years of gray-green, our living room is now white. It took me two days of painting all day, but it was worth it. After looking at Mrs. French's white posts from Skona Hem, I decided it was time for a change. Thanks, Traci for the inspiration!

For more white interiors, have a look at Pure Style . Happy weekend!

two thousand and nine

Happy New Year! Frost on the window this morning, and bright blue skies. A great way to begin 2009. A breakfast of oranges, strawberries, oatmeal, and hot chocolate. And I really did paint my living room white yesterday! One more coat goes on today, and I will show you pictures tomorrow. Cheers, all.