#25 - go to a county fair

cross another one off of the list!

finding a county fair near manhattan proved to be a little tricky. but the dutchess county fair in rhinebeck sounded promising, so i asked some friends if they could go. elizabeth took the bait and we drove up to rhinebeck on sunday, august 29th.

i don't think this fair quite lived up to my expectations, but that could be because i haven't been to a fair in quite a few years and i always went to them in indiana. where, you know, people are more in to farming and stuff.



a lot of the games booths were the same all over the fair, but this one stood out to me (probably because it was so photogenic). we didn't play any games (mostly because the prizes weren't that exciting), but elizabeth's boyfriend tried to sink the creepy clown in the dunking booth. he hit the target, but was *just* outside of the inner circle. i think we were all sorry that he wasn't successful!



it was super hot, but we did manage to find some shady spots here and there. elizabeth and i both fell in love with these rainbow umbrellas.



we saw some sweet newborn farm animals and watched some dogs in the dock diving competition, which was really fun.



soaked up the sights and sounds, saw a mini parade, and even managed to walk by chuck schumer several times!



and i had an elephant ear!!! it was SO good. that one did live up to my expectations. mmm, i'm totally craving another one right now.

all in all, it was a good day. if we go again next year, though, i think we'll hit up a fair in new jersey. ;)

olioboard

i came across olioboard over on decor8. then, holly mentioned there was a contest going on, so i decided to check it out. the challenge was to take at least three items from grandin road and put together a room. the items i chose are the metal side table, the blue side table, the bulldog and the black dresser. i really like how it came out. i love the little pops of orange and blue and the repeating curves from the metal table in the wallpaper and clock.

if you like it, maybe you will head over and vote for me? pretty please?


and now? i am completely addicted to olioboard! what a fun way to put together a mood board! so much easier than tearing things our of magazines and catalogs, don't you think?

sixty-four colors

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i have several favorites so far from sixty-four colors. if i had to pick my top five that we've done so far, i think i'd have to go with red, pacific blue, scarlet, goldenrod and blue green. which diptychs are your favorite?

i can hardly believe that dani & i are already well past the halfway point of our project. the weeks are just flying by! we only have about 26 weeks left to go and we're trying to come up with something extra special for our final week(s). stay tuned!

summertime

A life without love is like a year without summer. ~Swedish Proverb


(photo by mike cole)

tomorrow evening, i will set out for some full-on summer goodness. a trip to indiana to visit my family at the lake, followed by a day at the beach with my husband, wrapped up with a trip to the dutchess county fair with one of my favorite flickr friends.

i fully intend to lounge around, do some swimming, work on my non-existent tan, eat my dad's famous hamburgers, feel the sand in my toes, eat an elephant ear or two, and take as many photos as possible.

luscious

a little bit of pretty for your wednesday morning.

#31 - add to the list of flickr friends that i have met in real life.

(the lovely elizabeth taylor)

i am an idiot. i recently met meredith and stephanie and was all excited to put together a post about #31 on my list.


(meredith & kristin on the brooklyn bridge)

then, as i was going through photos, i realized that i met, lindsay, tania AND jason this year.


(tania & lindsay at an anthropologie event)


(jason & erin in front of soba-ya)

and i got to see kristin again! i guess i had it in my head that i would meet people who were traveling to new york or i would travel somewhere and meet them. the good news is that i've met five new flickr friends in real life this year! and seen lots of other flickr friends again and again. hooray!! flickr friends are the bestest. for reals. if you don't have some, you should go out and find some. they're awesome.

tour guide

two very lovely ladies are coming to nyc this week. i am very much looking forward to walking around with them and enjoying the city. and eating some cupcakes.