Darling Diptych :: Confection

Left: Mo

Right: Brittany O 

Ah!! Celebrations abound!!  It's both Brittany and my birthday week.  My birthday was Wednesday and Miss B's is today.  I had a lovely birthday which included a surprise from my sister with flowers and a picnic lunch.  We were so lucky to have a beautiful crisp fall day to enjoy lunch at the park!

I'm excited to be celebrating our mutual November birthdays with Brittany again this year.  Last year we were up in her neck of the woods and this year, my husband and I are hosting.

AND...It was Brittany who first made me aware of Movember.  "Movember challenges men to change their appearance and the face of men's health by growing a moustache."  (Hense the mustachioed pecan pie!!)  

Check it out!

p.s. In light of the fact that Brittany, her hubby and my hubby are all Irish (and I'm a wee bit as well) I baked Chocolate Guinness Cupcakes...just like the ones my sweet Aunt Lynda baked for our wedding!!

Darling Diptych:: Soft

Left: Mo

Right: Brittany O

Wow!  It has been a long time since I've posted.  It's been a busy fall, but after a few weeks break we are back at the Diptychs.  Hopefully I'll have time to post some other fun projects I've been working on in the near future.  Hope you all have a great weekend!

Choice jewelry

I have been wanting dainty little necklaces like these for a while...I love the simple chain and the small little beads or charms at the end.  

I remember a guy asking my a long time ago, what my favorite feature of my body was, and I replied "my collarbone"... and I think any of these would show off my favorite feature beautifully.

1. flat sterling necklace by roundabout
2. lamina - antique gold by edor
3. cherish - au naturel by edor

Darling Diptych :: Little Treasures

Left: Mo

Right: Brittany O

Happy Friday!  I'm battling a nice head cold that seems to be going around, so I may be bagging my plans to run the Oktoberfest 1/2 Marathon and stay home in bed instead.  Boo!

I hope you are all feeling better than me!

Darling Diptych :: Facedowns

Top:  Mo

Bottom: Brittany O

This week's diptych was fun!  Brittany suggested the idea a while back, you may recognize it from such blogs as I love facedowns and Facedowns.

You might be wondering, where is that cool wall with the octopus tentacles?  Well dear readers, that is the outside of Seattle's first distillery...Sound Spirits.  Cool right!?  Very.  

My friend Rachel and I decided to stop in Wednesday night for a taste and a tour of the small batch distillery located in Ballard.  Steven Stone, the owner, is super friendly and chatted us up while pouring us each a sample of Ebb+Flow, his single malt vodka made from Washington Barley.  This vodka was different from anything else I've tried, it's a bit sweet and very fragrant, great for sipping. The hint of citrus has me thinking it would make a great lemon-drop.  I decided to buy a bottle for my sister whose birthday is today, and will be celebrated tomorrow night...with lemon-drops!  (She won't see this before tomorrow.)

Not a vodka fan?  Worry not, Steven is currently working up recipes for Gin, Aquavit and Absinthe.  He was kind enough to let us sample a bit of each.  Rach was a BIG fan of the Gin...I now know what to get her for her birthday!

It's a miracle I didn't  end up facedown myself after all the tasting!

Darling Diptych :: Blue

 

Left: Mo

Right: Brittany O

Happy Friday everyone!  It's been nothing but rain and fog around here lately, so blue seems fitting.

Mic + Somaly :: The Wedding

 

As promised, here are some photos from the Castro's wedding over Labor Day Weekend.  It was such a fun wedding with tons of dancing.  Somaly is a 'long lost' high school friend I reconnected with via facebook, you may remember her and Mic from their engagement photos. It was great to get to hang out with her all day and chat with some other old friends I hadn't see in years.

Thanks to Brittany for second shooting and hanging out with me all day!

p.s. - My blogger template is currently under construction, so things might look a little bare for a while.