Moving Mode: Yard Sale Highlights

Yesterday's yard sale was a huge success thanks to everyone who dropped by!!!  It began with a large crowd of serious shoppers, some drove up on motorcycles,  others proudly showed off their purchases in original Cocoon shopping bags.  The kids set up a lemonade stand and did their part in making everyone feel welcomed and hydrated.  The bromeliads and potted plants were a big hit, and the owl oil that I fretted about at one point will be going to a Maryland farmhouse.

The day felt more like an ongoing celebration with friends and blog readers stopping by to wish us well on our soon to be embarked on adventure.

A special thanks to H. & K. for all their help and especially for their friendship!

(Stay tuned to find out what happened to our patio set).

'Til Monday: A Favorite Photo

This week's 'Til Monday image has always been a favorite.  It's hard to believe that the boys once sat perfectly on my hip while now they stand up to my waist.  They're finishing kindergarten and heading to 1st grade next year.   Time is flying, and with so much going on in our lives, I'm afraid of missing even the smallest of things they're up to.  I so look  forward to slowing down and not thinking about what's  next on my agenda, but just being in the moment with them.

Here's to a slow and present weekend!

Yard Sale: Take A Sneak Peek At A Few Of The Items Up for Grabs!

A pedestal table,  pillows, dining chairs, suede boots, an outdoor sofa and chairs, wall shelves, dishes and an oak dresser are just a few of the items being offered at this Saturday's yard sale.  This should give  you a pretty good idea that it will be like no other sale you've ever been to, so you just have to make it !!!  Click here for more information.  

See you there!   

So Pinteresting: 7 Inspiring Bathrooms

Only two years after installing our master bathroom and renovating the original one, we're trading them for three that are in desperate need of updating.  It should not be surprising then that my mind bounces back and forth to areas of the house we're moving to that I'm anxious to work on.  At the moment, the bathrooms are occupying all of my creative thought processes.   Using Pinterest,  I've been gathering images that contain elements we'd like to incorporate into one or all of the bathrooms.  Take a look at 7 very different, but equally attractive ones:

What elements in these bathrooms appeal to YOU the most?

images 1./2./3./4./5./6./7.

Farewell, New England: 7 Things To Do Before We Go

Just three months ago,  my husband and I decided to  move to California.  We have since sold our house in Cambridge, purchased one in Lafayette, Ca. and readied our children for the big changes ahead.  Now it's just a matter of days before we leave the place we've called home for 12 years.  I am so grateful for all the experiences, all the friends and all the special spots that make this area such a great place to live.  Over the weekend, while we prepared for an upcoming yard sale, we sifted through years of photos, clothing and tchotchkes that reminded us of how we got here, not just physically, but mentally and spiritually as well.  We're anxious, as our children are, to begin our next phase but there are a few things I need to do before we leave:

1. Walk the Arnold Arboretum.  I interned there as a young horticulturist, right before Alex and I headed off to SF to begin our life together.  Taking yet another walk there with our children before we return to California would be so symbolic.

2. Eat a fig and prosciutto pizza at Figs in Charlestown, where we lived soon after moving to Boston in 2000.  We had a great apartment in a building where many great times were shared with new friends, one of whom is no longer with us and missed terribly.  Would love to go to Charlestown again and pay tribute to a place and time where so much began for us.

3.  Cocktails on our roof deck.  One of my most favorite home renovation projects, and one that continues to delight us morning, day and night.

4.  Take the kids to one of our favorite parks, where all of Boston's transit can be seen, heard and felt.

5.  Take dip in Walden Pond.  A magical place all year round, but especially on warm summer days.

6. Tidal pool wade at Wingaersheek Beach.   The perfect New England beach for kids.

7.  Spend time with our East coast family and friends.  this one is on going until the day we leave...

Time is moving rather quickly, but I will mark our goodbyes by fulfilling each and every one of the above.  Thank you, Boston/Cambridge for being such an exciting place for all of us to experience.

We will be forever grateful and nostalgic.

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