early autumn

"Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth
seeking the successive autumns."
- George Eliot

I love this time in late summer, after the long stretch of intense heat here in the Midwest it's finally cooling down. I already sipped my first hot apple cider out of a mason jar..with a cinnamon stick. So excited for my favorite season!We had an entire week of fall like weather and some of the trees and plants got super excited too and started changing colors, I busted out the tights. And A Fine Frenzy, it's a fall thing.  Luke's been off all week, we're having a little staycation. Doing cheap things around town that we love. Yesterday we spent some time at my parents and headed out to my favorite park, Pleasant Ridge. My childhood place to hunt for mushrooms and explore, it was Clementine's first trip here! I ♥ my bike.

Clemmie, posted up.

She was a rusty dusty purple Schwinn before her makeover last summer, my favorite project so far. The upgrades were super affordable
seat,grips,basket..
paint job by me,bell

One of my favorite dresses, I wear it every season! I'm working with a tiny budget..my favorite pieces have multiple neutral-ish colors, so many color combos!

cheesecake yogurt + waffle cone= all time favorite

Happy Thursday!

weekend winsome

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We've been watching this lately, the fair is in town so it's perfect timing! I can't really even begin to describe my love for this show. It combines my interest in depression era fashion and furnishings with circus shenanigans and mysticism, a supreme battle of good and evil. It's all around awesome, albeit a bit dark..one of my favorite shows ever. Based in the 1930's it follows a traveling carnival and it's troop of misfits around the United States during the dust bowl. It's one of those great HBO shows that was canceled far before it's time..I think it would be better received now in the wake of crazier shows like True Blood. I'm really sad there's only two seasons..and I'm a little sad for you if you haven't watched this show yet!

*voice of mr.krabs!!

We had the most perfect, cool weather this weekend. As I'm typing this the chilly air is rushing through the open windows..it's 70! I get excited about things like that. We even slept with the bedroom windows open the past few days. Luke tried to wake me up this morning.."get outta bed sleepy head." I just snuggled in further saying "but it's sleeping weather" haha I just love it.

Took Clemmie out for a midday bike ride..Z rode in the basket for about 1 minute haha

Lets roll.

Playing with my new favorite vintage camera, it matches my bike!

Even though I was dying for a ferris wheel ride/funnel cake it was raining on and off so we decided to grill and make our own at home instead!

a few shots from last year..

Pretty darn good.

I hope you had a fun weekend!

Oh My Darlin'

Clementine's finished!

I love having a basket and rack..it worked perfectly for hauling home this awesome vintage starline train case from the yard sale down the street!

Zizi loves the basket

Copper 





This is how you look after riding around in crazy humidity and temps in the 90's..melty!