Neighborhood Snapshots

The last few days in Seattle have been gorgeous! The other day, I decided to go for a walk after work and take some snapshots of my neighborhood! It's really beautiful this time of year. There are flowers everywhere, lots of bright greenery, pretty old buildings, and blue skies as far as the eye can see.

Summer is officially here on Friday. Soon there will be cherry trees to pick, swimming in Lake Washington, long days canning summer fruit in a blisteringly hot kitchen, and afternoon naps in the park. I can't wait.

Til next time!

-Becca

Warby Parker Class Trip

Last night my friend, Katie and I headed to Ballard to check out an event happening as part of the Warby Parker Class Trip. We had so much fun!

There was food, beer, a photobooth, and of course, a yellow school bus full of beautiful glasses frames! The bus itself was super crowded, so I didn't spend quite as much time perusing the frames as I would have liked, but the good news is that they'll be in Seattle until July 7th so I'll have plenty of time to check them out again!

Katie and I had a blast checking out the design of the Hilliard's building, trying on frames in the Warby Parker bus, and snapping pictures in the photobooth. It was a fantastic night!

Til next time!

-Becca!

Phinney/Greenwood Garage Sale Day!

Who doesn't love a good garage sale? And hey, who doesn't love a whole neighborhood full of garage sales?

Saturday was the annual Phinney Ridge/Greenwood Garage Sale day, so my friends Nicole, Elle, Ira the dog, and I got an early start to check it out and see if we could make some good finds. Here's a little of what we saw on our garage-sale-ing adventure:

Spring-time ice skates.

Zoo bricks? 200 bricks? Either way, bricks. 

I loved this pink flower broach.

Pretty pretty packaging.

My first find of the day. 

I loved this green shelf, but left it behind since I had no idea where I would put it.

1920s lace collar.

Tiny things!!!! 

Beautiful hardware. 

My partners in crime.

We all ended up with a lot of great finds! Elle managed to find some Hunter rain boots for a measly $8, Nicole found some great stuff for the kids she works with and some good stuff for around the house, Ira found ALL of the other dogs that were out and about, and I came home with all of this:

Sock organizers for a future DIY project, copper bundt pan, vintage bird and birdcage print skirt, buttons, tiny things.

My haul cost me a whopping $9.50. I'm the most excited about the vintage skirt because of its adorable print (and $2 price tag).

Buddy and Hank are clearly the most excited about the tiny things, which are little ceramic statuettes. I got a bird, an owl, and a kangaroo to add to my collection!

It's just like they say: one person's trash is another person's treasure!

Til next time!

-Becca

Saturday Snapshots

Don't you just love the weekend? It's two whole days to spend however you like! I got mine off to a great start with a day of exploring and relaxing with amazing weather and good company.

Old maps, wrought-iron fence salvaged from the King Street Station restoration, white heating grate with aqua highlights, and so many windows.

My day started off with a relaxing yoga class, followed by a trip to The RE-Store with my friend Hollis. They're a non-profit store in Seattle that sells reclaimed materials from buildings of all eras. That means it's full of gorgeous old windows, beautiful doors, ornate heating grates, and awesome light fixtures. 

Old sewing machine table, awesome hanging lamp, small chandelier.

The Re-Store is one of my favorite places to comb through in Seattle and I find that I always leave feeling inspired. Admittedly that inspiration is usually to do many projects using many doors that would never fit anywhere in my house, but today I left with some more tangible ideas. I'm now planning to go check out the King Street Station restoration after seeing the old wrought iron gates salvaged from the project and I'm going to keep checking back at The Re-Store to try to find the perfect light fixture for my kitchen!

Did I mention that they have a shop cat?

Globes at Ludlow Home, Doves at Terra Bella Flowers.

We headed to Phinney Ridge next to look through the cute shops up there. Hollis and I both initially mistook the doves above for taxidermy until we noticed them moving. So pretty!

Running errands in Ballard, pretty flowers by my house, amazingly manicured tree at the Woodland Park Rose Garden.

Buddy and Hank!

The rest of the afternoon was spent eating ice cream in the Woodland Park Rose Garden, running errands, having a nice walk home, and snuggling up with Buddy and Hank! What a lovely, lovely day.

Hope you all had a wonderful Saturday!

Til next time!

-Becca