Toasty Autumn

It's been so chilly the past few nights & mornings -- The new collection from Toast's House & Home catalogue makes me want to pile on sweaters and socks and crawl under the blankets to stay.

Living in the Dark

Ok, so I'm really jealous of the thriving plants on the balcony of this London home. Right now, I'm jealous of pretty much anyone who is able to successfully grow anything at home - inside or out. While my new apartment is fab in many ways - and an overall improvement over the last place - one huge drawback is the almost complete lack of sunlight due to being located on the first floor, in the back, under enormously tall trees with very heavy leaf cover. I have a little back porch and a good-sized yard space, but esentially it's like being on the floor of the rainforest. Every plant I've purchased and attempted to keep has died within a matter of days due to lack of sunlight. I've become very frustrated, to say the least.

Are there any plants that I can find easily at a store that DON'T require sunlight? I had dreams of filling my back porch with pots of varying foliage, but now I'm afraid that isn't possible. Any siggestions?

My Dream

Check out the restoration of this beautiful old farmhouse in New Jersey. A labor of love, for sure. Oh, how I would love to live in a grand old place like this one day.

The restored windows in the parlor are original to the house and open from the bottom.

Disconnected

Just finished watching this documentary about the prevalence of computers in today's society, which I found relatively interesting.



Happy Monday, all!