The Late Afternoon

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…And eat it too! Lately, I’ve been craving sweets – big slices of cake, chocolate, and blueberry galettes (which I’ve made twice this week!). Yum. These paintings by Paul Ferney are fitting for this sweet week. There’s not much to say about these painting, except for that they are deliciously gorgeous. I love the fun mixings of color and the way they look like their painted with frosting! Oh, and they totally remind me of Wayne Thiebaud‘s paintings – one of my favorites!

The best part about my current hour long commute is the sunset on my drive home. Luckily, the sun sets a little bit later these days, so I get a glimpse at this watercolor sky.

These journals by Present and Correct are the perfect home for my collection of ticket stubs, postcards, travel brochures, and other scraps of paper meant to spark memories of past adventures. They remind me of a much cooler version of the scrapbook travel journal I made during a month long trip through Europe. It was so stuffed with brochures, tour stickers, and bar coasters that it barely could close flat at the end of our trip and had to be held together with a rubber band. For my next big adventure, I’ll be keeping these in mind!

 There were a few reasons I was excited to make this cake: (1) it was for my friend’s SURPRISE birthday, (2) it gave me a reason to use my new mixer, and (3) carrot cake with cream cheese frosting is always good! I used this recipe that has been used many, many times for birthdays (my mom used to almost always make carrot cake for our birthdays when we were younger) and it was as delicious as I remembered.

Yes, I could totally use a little more of this. I feel like its been awhile since I’ve indulged in any projects, but am constantly inspired by what’s around me – whether it online or not. To start on the “more self-creation” mindset, have you noticed my new blog design? Just a few tweaks to the colors + learning basic html (!) + putting together new graphics = YAY! Blog makeover!! It’s still a work in progress and there’s always more to learn! I’m considering a few more possible blog changes (eeek!), but I’m happy with what I’ve put together so far. Happy Weekend!

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