the one.

i've been complaining for a good couple of years that i can't find a tall boot i really like. i mean, yes, i can find $800 boots i really like. but i can't find great boots i can actually afford.

BUT i just discovered this one, and i'm pretty convinced it's the boot i've been waiting for. dr. scholl's, of course, isn't quite synonomous with sexy shoe, but this one is an exception. i love it. it's exactly what i want... the color (a perfect tan), the heel (not too girly but not too butch), the wide band at the top (which, ideally, will fit around my calves). love. and the price? quite right.

apparently piperlime is the latest online venture by gap inc. it's supposed to officially launch nov. 1, but my boots are sitting in my basket just waiting for payday. with free shipping, to boot!

in all, it's a very nice-looking site that's easy to navigate and might have just replaced zappos.com in my book.

illusion boot
piperlime, $150

help build a nest.

i came upon nest via this morning's daily candy. it's apparently nonprofit organization that dedicates itself to supporting women artists around the world.

the money generated from their line of featured designers' wares is magically turned into loans to help others launch their own crafty ventures. a novel endeavor. if that made little to no sense, read more here.

this enamel swallow necklace is reversible (!) and is a sweet blue on one side and a chocolatey brown on the other. by flora and fawn.

necklace
nest, $90

mrs. peacock in the ____ with the ____.

i've had a fascination with all things peacock for a while now.

aside from this t-shirt, i also am really loving these posted at oh joy! the gold leaf inside the votive holder is especially appealing.

not like clue has anything to do with that... but it is my favorite game.

peacock t-shirt
supermaggie, $28

let them (me) eat cake.

food... something i love more than the random ephemera you'll normally find here, but something i definitely don't feature enough. so, thanks to holly's plate for tipping me off to sprinkles cupcakes and reminding me to give these little cakes some credit.

aside from their sweet site and storefront, this bakery out of beverly hills looks to have some seriously tasty stuff. and, through october, proceeds from their strawberry cupcakes will go toward women's cancer research.

unfortunately, they only deliver in the la area, but stores are to come in chicago, dallas (closest yay for me), las vegas, phoenix and the san francisco/bay area (definite yay for favorite friend holly).

AND, speaking of cake, it's t minus one week until marie antoinette. le yay for everyone.

cute, too.

how could you not want this little 'empathetic woodland creature'?

woollyhoodwinks junco
trunkt, $30

cute.

and fun.

china doll light switch plate
trunkt, $22

happiness is...

i found this book this weekend for my 18-month-old cousin, kylar. it's the cutest book ever and is so fun to look at, even if you are one of those types who hates peanuts with a passion (you know who you are).

it was so cute, in fact, that i came thisclose to keeping it for myself. there is even a page that reads: "happiness is finding out that you're not dumb after all" or something that i found to be equally hilarious.

anyway. it was cute, and i wanted to share. it's full of fun, vibrant pages and classic illustrations.

'happiness is a warm puppy' by charles schwartz
amazon, $5.95

[insert seinfeldian reference]

i cannot tell you how badly i want a meat (cheese!) slicer. more because i love thinly sliced tastiness and less because i need more things in my kitchen that i don't use.

via uncrate.

chef's choice electric slicer
williams-sonoma, $250

happiness is a warm handbag.

i am 100 percent in love with the aesthetic stylings of the kate spade (graphic) design team.

i've unsubscribed to just about every e-mail i used to get regularly, with the exception of these coveted kate spade updates. they're always so very pretty and simple, and i love love love the type.

also obsessed with the jack spade site... the little parachute scroller guy is classic.

25 percent off!
kate spade

check out that gourd!

forgot to mention i found this site via k style.

glass pumpkin candleholders
smith & hawken, $11-22 (sale)

happy october.

i love october for a thousand reasons. halloween is at the top of the list.

twig bowl & hurricane
smith & hawken, $69

goodnight.

here's a sweater to enjoy. asymmetrical is fun.

sorry. i'm not real talkative today.

some day i'll be chatty and greedy again. i will.

...someday some morning sometime, i promise.

[on second thought... my current music of choice could be contributing to the unchattiness.]

black biker jacket sweater
bluefly.com, $136

back in black?

in a valiant effort to do absolutely nothing today (it's my lazy sunday), i am cuddled up at noon in a robe and socks (it's finally not 85 degrees) and am enjoying the soothing sounds of silence (which, at my place, means my weird, loud neighbors aren't home and the buzz – more like a roar, really – of traffic down below is only marginally annoying).

i want to go shopping for scarves and sweaters and boots and fall-ish things.

and although i secretly (if not publicly) denounced the legging trend, i'm afraid i think it's quite cute now (albeit quickly losing its cuteness as i see it everywhere). it's just not for me. if i were skinny, i might do it.

aside from the leggings, this dress is fun fun fun. i love navy, and i love polka dots.

and, speaking of gap... call me crazy, but i am completely enchanted by the audrey hepburn/skinny pant commercial. i may be of the devil, but she is downright enchanting.

polka dot knit dress
gap, $54

happy thursday.

i was without internet [i say this as an expectant mother might say with child] for 98 percent of the day yesterday, and i was pretty sure someone had gotten hip to my wifi piracy. luckily, i'm back now... or, rather, my neighbor's turbo signal is back.

so, first of all, congratulations to joy of oh joy! on her recent nuptials [click to see beautiful bride and super-cute couple].

secondly, many thanks to joy for introducing me to sml bags by brooklyn designer shana luther. you know i love a good clutch, so i was delighted to find this wide and eclectic assortment. i'm particularly drawn to the vivian, though i am also loving the portia.

vivian clutch
sml bags, $100

gloves pour moi.

much too bad (and so sad) they currently are sold out.

'caroline' elbow-length gloves
spoon sisters, $39

my greed gets in the way of giving.

i think it's amazing how i manage to find only perfect things for myself when i'm supposed to be shopping for others.

i really am a considerate person. really. i'm just awful at exhibiting it.

gingko leaf necklace
red envelope, $85

gingko necklace by maria jauhiainen
moma store, $325

gingko leaves necklace
anthropologie, $98