The Indigo Blues

Funny thing but I was feeling a bit blue today...

And then

I received an email from a blog reader asking if I was blogging anymore.

And you know what?

I perked right up!

And told her that I had actually been missing blogging.

And she was just the impetus I needed to start up again!

Thank you Debbie for making me feel like my blog matters :)

I guess I lost my mojo for a while but have realized that my blog definitely matters to me and it was such a gift to hear from a reader that we were missed!

So, this post is for you Miss Debbie!

It's a compilation of what I'm focusing on at the moment.

I've been wanting to give our family room a punch of pattern which started me digging around my stash of indigo textiles that I've been collecting over the last couple of years.

I didn't realize I had such a great assortment until I pulled them out and spread them around.

I picked up this ikat pillow while on vacation in The Hamptons last June at the most fabulous estate sale.

A perfect jumping off point for all the other ethnic indigo textiles I had packed away.

I recently bought Anna Spiro's book, Absolutely Beautiful Things, which provided me with some fabulous inspiration.

I'm fascinated how the Chinese Blue and White Porcelain pops amidst these vintage textiles.

Also loving the mix of shells, coral, Chinoiserie, beach, baskets, sea life, batik, ikat, rattan, seagrass, oyster shells, flow blue, willow ware, ginger jars, sea fans, octopus, basically everything I love!

Which just goes to show you that if you love it, it will love you back :)

And get along with the other things that make your heart skip a beat and bring a smile to your face.

My mom gave me this beauty several years ago and loves seeing it in our home.

Inside my Cabinet of Curiosity

One of my favorite finds! 
 A beautiful scarf that might become a pillow.

Loving azaleas right now, while waiting on my favorite flowers... PEONIES to show up at Trader Joes

I have amassed a large collection of these as I have a policy of no shells left behind!

Recently bought this collection of antique flow blue plates complete with hairline cracks and chips for a song.

 I guess I'm back.... it feels good :)

I've missed you all!