An afternoon with 2h flowers

Last Friday, Kelly of 2h flowers graciously let me peek into her world. You all know I get pretty shutter happy around flowers, so this was quite a treat. We had Bloody Marys and I enjoyed harassing her adorable chubby cat, Beau. It was just so nice to have real, live social contact during the day, a rarity for me. Kelly and Ingrid prepped for a Brooklyn wedding with simple but beautiful whites (ranunculus, peonies, roses and anemones -- how can you go wrong!). I hovered over them (literally, standing on a stool on top of their work space) and took a few shots. :)

The next Monday, Kelly surprised me with the most beautiful bouquet I've ever received, delivered right to my door. Even sweeter was that she had remembered I had asked her where to get some pruning shears, and included a brand new pair with my bouquet. I was besides myself to say the least. I have been feeling overwhelmed and under a lot of pressure, and this gesture was more than enough to lift my spirits. I am a lucky gal.

Unraveled ii

I took apart the shriveled up bouquet seen in this photo yesterday and enjoyed my dried anemones for just a bit longer. I know my past few floral studies posts have been rather dark, so I'm going to aim for bright and airy in the next one. I especially liked how the leaves look in the light -- they seem to have a mind of their own.

(My very simple set-up.)

Hello, December

Where did November go? Seriously. My birthday is sneaking up faster than I'd like, but hey, it's been a good year. I'll save the long reflective post for my actual birthday -- for now, I want to say a huge thank you to everyone who ordered a calendar in November. I felt like almost every day I was printing up more calendars and packing them up to go -- so wohoo! I have donated to the New York City Coalition Against Hunger (I'm sure you can guess why I chose them), to their Sandy efforts specifically.

Today was unusually mild out, weather-wise. I headed down near the East River for these photos. I have always admired Joie's lace tops from afar and finally jumped on one during the Black Friday online sales. It's super delicate and weighs nothing -- I'll definitely have to keep Avedon's claws away from this one!

Jeans: Zara // Top: Joie // Necklace: Kate Spade // Bracelet: Hermès + Studio DuArte // Shoes: J.Crew // Bag: Proenza Schouler