Inspired by back-to-school these finds are a few items all under $100. I love finding things that are unique but will add just a small amount of difference in your wardrobe or your home. From this gray, lenin tea towel to a classic navy floppy hat, all of these items are sure to move with you from summer into fall. - Ari Clare
1. Geoflora Limited Edition Cement and Brass Fern Earrings $75
2. Milkhaus Design Eco-Friendly Linen Tea Towel $22
3. Madewell Biltmore Felt Floppy Hat in Transatlantic Blue $75
4. Madewell Textured Raglan Pullover in Marled Black $79.50
5. Hallelu Ruby Ankle Boot in Camel $45
Today it feels like Autumn. Yesterday’s hot air swept down
to the Florida Keys in the night and North Carolina woke up with the visitation
of September breeze. I still heard crickets this morning, which only made me
think of distant summertime. I can barely remember sticky flip-flops and
sandcastles as this summer felt like the ultimate winter inside my sweating
body. Normally, the hint of Fall brings the idea of sentimental romance, trips
to New York, and the beginning of new things or the snuggle of beautiful, worn
things. But for me, as the season nudges me to rummage through my clothes and
search for socks & scarves, my anticipation for Christmas, feels barren. The
disappointments of my real life are so overwhelming that the idea of hoping for
a surprise at the end of this year feels more like trick or treat.
Most of my childhood memories are in the Fall; my dad making us spend Saturdays raking; manual child labor that turned into itchy paper-mountain jumps, messing up our hard work. I used to climb trees and wrap my legs around the trunk, leaning on the branches to catch glimpses of the sun sending fiery Morse code in between its' golden hands. I think that’s when the artist in me began, basking in the pigments of nature as it changed so quickly. And as I recall those moments, it seems nature is the only thing left to bring me courage to hope again.
As everything I thought my life would look like has changed,
and changed again and again it’s beginning to feel like there is no personal
formula to believing anymore. There is so much unknown. As time keeps
unraveling, the more mysterious the direction has become. It feels as if I am
a great explorer who believed in an adventurous far-off land and now I’m standing on the
edge of it only to find savage forests. I have no compass or grid to find my
way through, all I can do is put my galoshes on and forage with no assurance I’ll
make it.
So I slide my legs into my battered boots, one
foot at a time, and I wrap my body for the season. I pack light, throw my girl
on my back, and walk.
I don’t know what Thanksgiving or Christmas will look like.
I don’t know if my business will grow or die. I don’t know if I will feel the
warmth of happiness in my heart again. But my hope is that God might have had a divine plan mapped in
weather patterns after all. That even though we don’t know so much, we do know: the leaves will turn orange and gold, the trees will become bare and the air cold, there
will be magnolias and green... and before you know it, we’ll all be seaside.
fingers crossed
fingers crossed
Soft boiled egg & Mustard Green Salad with shaved crispy potatoes and dijon yogurt vinaigrette
Thursday, September 5, 2013
I was at the farmer's market looking through the leafy bunches, when the mustard greens caught my attention. I don't know if I've ever made a salad using them, so I tasted them raw and came up with a nice compliment for the flavor... this salad, which was dynamite, and would be delicious with a piece of grilled salmon. next time
Mustard Yogurt Vinaigrette: (I make all things to taste, so here are the rough measurements)
a little honey (1/2 tbs), greek yogurt (2 tbs.), dill, mustard, salt pepper, olive oil and white balsamic vinegar. Shake & Stir.
Salad:
chopped mustard greens, julian carrots and crispy shaved purple, red & white potatoes that I sliced with a mandolin and baked at 350 degree tossed in olive oil and dill until crispy.
*served with soft boiled eggs and sweet sourdough toast.
click here to find out how to make the perfect soft boiled egg.
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