planetarium date night...

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i have suckered, sweet-talked my husband into going to the planetarium for a date night tonight. it's far too swelteringly, stiflingly hot to sit outside and look at the stars. and at four bucks a pop, we can enjoy the cold museum air conditioning while picking out our favorite constellations. back in the day i wanted to buy a star for ed. but i think that might be a scam... i'm not entirely sure. hope y'all have some hotsy totsy plans for the weekend.

the edge of love...

this is a film i have been dying to see since i saw the advertisements for it many moons ago. and i love love. and love stories. and while i was hoping to have a bright star experience, i found the acting and storyline to be...a little...bland? and all the "complicated" twists and turns within the love triangle, or ummm, love polygon... it just didn't win my heart. but i did fall for the clothing, props, and interiors! i felt like i was living in chelsea fuss's house with haylie waring's wardrobe. in fact, i think the cardigans were the main stars of this film!

dylan thomas's two fiery loves, his saucy wife caitlin and his childhood sweetheart, vera, a feisty cabaret singer.

caitlin and vera's friendship isn't exactly heart-warming. unusual, definitely. stylish, absolutely. i felt like i was watching a fashion editorial featuring a pair of giddy 1940s school girls painting england and wales red. their wardrobes make me long for fall! thick ribbed tights, chunky hand-knitted irish grandma sweaters, and silk floral bias-cut dresses. oh, and kimonos! all the boudoir scenes left me with a hankerin' for a delicate silk kimono. kinda weird since i have NEVER had any interest in owning a little kimono robe. and sienna wears some fantastic hats!

the love stories. eh. neither dylan nor william made my heart go pitter-patter. they're both a little too demented for me, in one way or another.

their welsh farmhouses might be the real leading ladies of this film. hubba hubba. the interiors made me melt. the white wainscoting, etched mirrors, wallpaper everywhere, dried flowers, rough-hewn tables, weathered leather club chairs... oh i could keep rambling on.

and all the props. really?! really?! i felt like i was flipping through a toast catalogue. heavenly. the colors and patterns of this film are sensational. such a gloomy palette of mustard yellows, hazels, cornflower and periwinkle blues, muddled greys, oxblood reds, and drab olives. a perfect welsh fall color story. yum.

well this film taunted me with fall. my favorite season. here in georgia that ain't happenin' for at least 2-3 more months. for now it is just record-breaking heat indexes. and hateful humidity. sob.

happy birthday to you...

happy birthday corrie girl. you know i love you to bits. i hope you don't mind that i had to cheat this pound cake and make it from a box. the homemade attempt had to be scratched... i had a flour weevil incident. flour weevils are the devil. but the blueberry and lavender buttercream frosting is the real deal, even if miss crocker is responsible for the cake part.

i'm glad i get to spend this weekend with you, birthday girl.

sweet tooth...

going...

going...

gone!

i have a fairly non-discriminatory sweet tooth. cupcakes, brownies, ice cream, s'mores, cookies, tarts, you name it. not moon pies though, not a huge fan. or anything that jiggles, like jello or pudding or flan. but man oh man y'all, freshly-baked blueberry pie in the summer is heaven. i even ate this crumbly, gooey, juicy bit of deliciousness for breakfast. yes, i am that gross. don't judge me!

*p.s my sister just informed me of my early christmas present... and let's just say it will make baking infinitely easier for me. and making meringue will be a snap! ooh la la, i can not wait for more desert adventures!

u-pick 'em and i'll eat 'em...

here's a little peek at our day at fleeman's farm, run by a darling, charming mom and pop. we were chased by some ominous, black clouds and flickers of zig-zag lightening, but we managed to come away with a bucket of berries and violet-stained fingers.

my husband even took me to a delicious dinner afterwards in athens, ga at farm 255. hard to believe we had an appetite after consuming mouthfuls of the yummiest blueberries we have ever tasted.

blueberries for sal...

...or really for me and eddie. or for anyone who wants some! we picked a gallon of the sweetest, tangiest berries yesterday. i have a few plans for some of 'em, but our cups overfloweth with these bad boys! we have plenty to share- neighbors? anyone? bueller?

i must admit, i am crushing on summer 2010 pretty hard. my one wish would be to teleport my sweet new york friends here with me. i am wishing extra big on that one. if y'all come i will fix you blueberries and cream for breakfast every day. pinkie swear.

peachy keen...

attempting to have a productive saturday. made homemade hummus and rosewater infused lemonade. started a georgia ephemera wall in our living room. soon-to-start sorting my thrifted findings from yesterday with momma stelling. stay tuned...

happy weekend to all you sweet peeps in blogland!