We spent all of last week in NYC attending textile shows, and meeting with suppliers. I packed like a ninja assassin for the muggy New York late July heat and then of course it was flat out chilly most of the time we were there. Ha ha, New York. I had to pop into the Gap on 5th avenue one of the days and buy myself a pair of pants because all I brought were dresses and shorts and I was freezing. Neither of us even brought a jacket because you know, you don’t need one in New York in July! Anyways, when we’re not working we try to play as much as possible, because it’s New York and you don’t waste a minute there. Sometimes, I feel like I’m the real life, living version of the Green Acres theme song (except I’m both characters). When I’m in New York all I want to do is walk the streets and ride the subway and watch all the different people and explore all the shops, and eaaaaat. But. Then I get home and I look out the front door of our house on the top of a hill overlooking our tiny town in our pretty little valley, and all I want is a farm with chickens and an orchard and at least two handsome horses. Do you ever feel that there are two separate parts of you? I feel like that about myself. When we used to live in Seattle there was nothing I loved more than going downtown and riding the ferry around the Puget Sound or slugging up those hills (those Seattle hills!), or parking across the aquarium and walking up all those steps to Pike place market. But I also kind of always wanted to drive up into the hills and eat at Tweeds and then explore the Cascades and throw rocks in the river. One of the things I love very most about having this clothing line (besides the part about being up to my elbows in pretty clothes all day long) is that I sort of get to live in the best of both worlds, and that makes me feel very very lucky.
PS. This was Ruby’s bear. We took her with us.
Come back tomorrow if you’d like to see how we make the magic happen. AKA get our work done. ;-)
Also, 2 more hours to enter yesterday’s giveaway. Get on it!
Outfit details:
Striped Dress: Limited.
Striped Top: J Crew Factory.
Navy Pants: Gap.
Bag: Target.
Sandals: Target.
Belt: TJ Maxx. (similar.)