Wish List 2011 {semi} Wordless Wednesday

Indulge me in posting my Christmas wish list. It's not fancy...by any means!

#1 ~ I'd like to receive and not kill a Norfolk Island Pine or two...

#2 ~ Salad Spinner

#3 ~ Steam Vacuum

#4 ~ A new dishwasher

#5 ~ THIS custom bag by Ella Pearl Designs. Seleta from SimplySeleta recently featured this bag for a giveaway and I fell in love. Go here for more options http://ellapearldesigns.com/, but this green tweed and royal blue trim is my absolute FAVE!

{All photos courtesy of Pinterest except Ella Pearl clutch, that is from SimplySeleta}

What's on your wish list? Is it an extravagant or practical year for you? Thanks for visting & sharing! xoxo Traci

Gobble, Gobble {semi} Wordless Wednesday & Oh, How Pinteresting!

For your tummy,

For your nails,

For your table

For your wee ones nugget,

{images via Pinterest}

For your ponytail or sidesweep.

I'm so super excited for Thanksgiving...it's definitely my favorite holiday (for the stuffing). This will be one of my last posts until after the holiday except for my announcing my first EVER giveaway later this week. Hint, hint...Anthro.

Keep an eye out for it and in the meantime, I'm joining the girls for Wednesday link-ups :)

Thanks for visiting!! xoxo Traci

On to the Next...{semi} Wordless Wednesday & Oh, How Pinteresting

{all images courtesy of Pinterest}

Please...can we slow down the clock and enjoy this precious season?

Blog hopping with Daphne & Michelle

Just a Friendly Reminder... {semi} Wordless Wednesday

Less than 2 months. Are you ready...have you started?!

Cookbook wrapped with fabric & tulle, adorned with wooden spoons

Fresh herbs wrapped in burlap with a satiny ribbon

{all photos courtesy of Pinterest}

I'm making my lists and checking them twice ;-)

Linking up with Daphne for sWW & Michelle for Oh, How Pinteresting!

Thank you for visiting! xoxo Traci

two {semi} Wordless Wednesday

Can't believe my baby will be 2 tomorrow...

Time flies when you are in love.

Happy Birthday Brennan Dennis!!

Montauk Daisies {semi} Wordless Wednesday

I've been obsessed with Montauk Daisies this week and I'd never even heard of/or noticed them before. I'm a wanna-be gardener. I try my hand at lots of plantings, but really have only ever excelled at Morning Glories (which will be part of my 1st ever give-away next week!)

On Monday, I was house-hunting with my Mom and noticed a planting at one of the homes...Montauk Daisies. I was attracted not only by the blooms, but the thick woody stems and the fact that they are a Fall bloomer.

I picked one up at my local nursery and I am obsessing over where to put it in the ground before the first frost. I'm so (strangely) excited!

It was late by the time I got home, so you get an after dark shot.

Then I tried one without flash.....How freaky is the moon "trail"?!

Tomorrow I will be graciously accepting a Versatile Blogger Award and singing the praises of one of my faves that bestowed it upon me...stay tuned!

Thanks for visiting! xoxo Traci

Island Heights {semi} Wordless Wednesday

Lazy afternoon in Island Heights...feeding ducks and watching sailboats. Just another peek back at the Summer of '11.

Summer Winds

are apparently still around, cause it's downright sultry around here! Ok...so my foray back into Semi~Wordless Wednesdays is not wordless at all, but they aren't my words, they're Franks.

The summer wind, came blowin' in - from across the seaIt lingered there, to touch your hair- and walk with meAll summer long, we sang a song - and then we strolled that golden sandTwo sweethearts, and the summer wind

Like painted kites, those days and nights - they went flyin' byThe world was new, beneath a blue - umbrella skyThen softer than, a piper man - one day it called to youAnd I lost you, i lost you to the summer wind

The autumn wind, and the winter winds - they have come and goneAnd still the days, those lonely days - they go on and onAnd guess who sighs his lullabies - through nights that never endMy fickle friend, the summer wind

the summer wind

warm summer wind mmm the summer wind

Photos courtesy of my In-Laws back yard (at the beach lucky ducks!) and lyrics courtesy of Frank Sinatra (but then you knew that...)