growing your own holiday cheer

paper whites & clementines are two of my favorite parts of december. today i will be potting up a handful of paper white bulbs in odd pots & vases, and if i can bring myself to do it, will eventually part with a few this season. 

as you may know they are the easiest things to grow; happy in soil, sand or water in rocks. they take off so quickly after being planted, it's easy to become convinced that one has a green thumb. 

Dear Santa

If I could re-design my own life, I would definitely start riding a bicycle again. Only trouble is you need one to ride one. I left the best bicycle I have owned behind in a rash move. 

I have accepted the absence of riding, as I didn't really have a bike worth riding, until NOW. I have found the most beautiful bike in the world. And I want it; the same way a little girl wants a pony, or in my case, a playhouse (big surprise there). 

If Santa could bring you anything what would it be? How would it change your day to day? 

{image via public bicycles}

Scandinavian Style

scandinavian interiors so perfectly capture the essence of winter;  offering spaces that are light, bright & cozy all at the same time. they are a constant inspiration to me, particularly when cold weather comes a knockin'. solid frog is one of my new favorite blog haunts & where i came across this beauty.