For the Fall Nights Ahead

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We’ve been living in our house for about a year and a half now and this was the year that we decided to tackle our yard and garden. Our house is 110 years old, which for Seattle, isn’t uncommon! However, that meant that most of our time and money and effort has gone to renovating the inside (check out our primary bathroom renovation here). This has left the poor garden in the dirt.

With some help from professional landscapers, we’ve been working with our very mature garden to keep the good and cull out the not so good. As a native Midwesterner I never could have believed the trouble that blackberry causes in the PNW!

To get me going, I planned a birthday garden party (anyone else need a deadline to get projects done?). For weeks, I spent nights after the kids’ bedtime driving out to Lowe’s and spreading mulch and weeding and laying pea gravel and installing garden lights and and and — it totally became a different garden. Now we’re focused on a courtyard we have on the side of the house. It’s going to be the perfect place to host bonfires and to sneak out with my husband on chilly nights while the kids sleep upstairs. Swoooon!

Since we’re basically starting with an empty slate I pulled together a mood board. We already have the black bench and the fire chiminea is coming! The rest are roundups (mostly from World Market) that are on our wishlist.

Stay tuned! Can’t wait to show you once we get the rest together.

Six Outfits I'm Wearing on Repeat

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This morning I woke up to a fresh coat of raindrops on the ground and windowsills. The air is cool and weaves through your hair, reaching directly into my soul and reminding me of the magic of Seattle and the PNW pre-fall time. Though I’m not ready to let go of this summer, I’m here fully for the cooler mornings and the chance to feel renewed by the cool breeze and scent of fresh earth.

This month I’m enjoying transitional style in my everyday fashion. You might need a sweater in the mornings or evenings, and it’s fun to reintroduce layering into my everyday routine. Here are six outfits that I’m wearing mixed and matched and on repeat:

And here are the links!

Cream Featherweight Alpaca Cardigan:

Lime Green Pima Micro-Rib Tee:

White Button Down:

Way High Jean Short:

Brown Tourist Shorts:

Day Glove Nude Flat:

80s Green Blazer:

Organic Tan Waffle Henley:

Gum Sole White Penny Loafer:

Way High Jean Vintage Indigo:

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Summer Makeup Situation

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Now that summer has finally arrived in Seattle (the weeks of longingly looking upon everyone else’s summer posts on Instagram are no longer a weight across my sad chest), I’m finding my groove and wanting to simplify my routine to maximize the amount of time I can spend outside soaking up the beautiful weather. We’re always playing nap time hopscotch with the kids, so when everyone’s up, fed, changed and ready, you need to be READY!

Here are some of my favorite products that I’m currently using to get that perfect no makeup makeup look, and some links so you can check them out yourself!

What's After Coastal Grandmother?

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You may wonder what happens when you reach pinnacle coastal grandmother status. The pant legs are wide, the proportions breezy, the layers interchangeable: what else could be better? Coastal Grandfather. That’s the answer. You might catch a late morning tee time, you might swing through a car wash after getting a crisp haircut, you might sit on a leather armchair and contemplate your investment strategy. It’s all smooth sailing from here.

Everlane is having their 4th of July sale starting Friday, July 1st, where you can grab some of your own coastal grandfather essentials for all the teetimes ahead.