Wordless Wednesday: Honoring Bumpkin

It has been a truly sad week for many of my blogfriends, as we learned the shocking news that the

beautiful,

inspirational,

& kind

(via: Bumpkin on a Swing)

Lisa

(via: Bumpkin on a Swing)

aka Bumpkin on a Swing,

lost her sudden unexpected battle with ovarian cancer. If you were not a follower of her blog, please go familiarize yourself with this fantastic

blogger,

friend,

partner,

person,

Southern belle...

someone who is really, truly going to be missed by many.

I was consumed earlier in the week with Pretty Little Bare Feet's beginning school, so I was mostly just shocked to learn the news, as I read posts&updates about Lisa on my iPhone, in between all of my goings-on.

I wasn't sure how to feel - other than sad&shocked, obviously.

I wasn't sure

how to respond,

if I should respond,

when to respond.

In the last couple weeks, of course I'd noticed

absences on my favorite blogs,

guest posts,

messages&notes of concern...

& now it was all coming together in such heartbreaking detail.

But I didn't want to impose on anybody,

as I sometimes still feel like a relative newcomer to these blogging circles,

& I had only begun my own friendship with Lisa back in June.

Still, she wrote me some of the sweetest emails. We had found each other through Trish, & we had been looking forward to getting to know each other more. Lisa had become a loyal, welcome follower of my blog...& I was always touched by her blog posts, as well. Especially her outlook on the senseless oil tragedy in the gulf...Lisa was both honestly realistic, & still unfailingly optimistic.

Today, I am inspired by my beautiful friends Julie&Trish, to contribute my own little humble, quiet tribute...

This, my first ever Wordless Wednesday, is for you, Lisa...

(via: There Are Universes Beneath Your Skin)

(via: A Day in the Country)

(via: Hamilton Archives)

(via: the Hymn for the Cigarettes)

(via: Angela.)

(via: Martha Stewart)

(via: MadeByGirl)

& though it's always hard to say goodbye...

(Lisa's swing via)

Swing in Heavenly Peace...

12/29/69 - 08/08/10

What I Want This Weekend, Wallpaper Edition 2010

Here are some pretty ideas I've come across this week,

from some blog

or catalog

or friend

or magazine

or another;

or just from my own browsing&shopping&surfing,

that I need to convince My Prince to dole out the cash, (& pony up the manual labor) for...

Um, I want to wallpaper my entire house, ceiling-to-floor.

(Pretty much every room.)

Here is why:

(via: Decor8)

(all by Amy Butler at Graham&Brown)

(via: Hygge&West)

(both by Kelly Hoppen at Graham&Brown)

(via: Ohdeedoh)

(all by Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen at Graham&Brown)

(via: Jeff Friesen)

(both by Barbara Hulanicki at Graham&Brown)

(via: Apartment Therapy)

(all available at Graham&Brown)

(via: Audrey Hepburn Complex)

T.G.I.F.! What do YOU want this weekend?

Pink&Green Thursday, August 5th, 2010

I can't explain it, as I haven't been to Miami since I was something like fourteen...

...but "I-I-I-I wanna party in Miami tonight!"

Miami Woven Thong in Pink/Mint Green Nappa by Bernardo at Jildor Shoes

(via: Wikipedia)

Marina Ink Bikini Top&Bottoms in Miami Green by French Connection

(FYI: This bikini is super on sale right now!)

(via: Kirk Hille)

Miami Pink Hut Painting by Lesley Giles at Fine Art America

Sea & Be Seen Tote in Printed Plastic by Lilly Pulitzer

Short Sleeve Stretch Pique Polo in Blush Pink by Lacoste

"It's sweaty in Miami, but the diamonds will keep me cool."

-Lil' Kim