Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Cornuto/Malocchio Charms












A great article on the cornuto can be found here.
 
This is a photo of a ritual (my family called it "fashima") in which you could find out if someone had given you the evil eye. Water and Olive Oil are used, and you could tell by how they separated.

Thursday, January 20, 2011

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Putting Christmas Away

Today I tackled taking down the Christmas tree, how depressing! January seems nothing but doom and gloom (I'm not a fan of winter), especially since I had one of the best Christmases I've had in a long, long time this year. This was the first Christmas I've had in my working career (I started working when I was 15) that I had some time off to truly enjoy the holidays and spend time with loved ones. It was also the first Christmas Rhett and I spent in our new apartment, and also the first time I've ever had a real, living, tree!

For a few images from our Christmas, check out my Picasa album Here.

So, here's looking forward to a fantastic 2011! Let's hope this winter flies by...though our backyard looks beautiful blanketed under snow, I cannot wait for spring time to start using it!

Friday, December 31, 2010

2010

2010 had its ups and downs, but spending the whole year with Rhett was definitely an up. We moved in together this October into a fabulous little apartment in Greenpoint, and I've never been happier. I'm so looking forward to what 2011 brings.



Rhett's sister, Alexis Hardy, took these photos this past thanksgiving and had them printed for us as a Christmas gift. She's super talented, and is a professional child photographer. Her work is simply amazing. 
You can check out her website here.

Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Coveted Jewelry


and

love love love these necklaces designed by Kiel Mead, available at www.thefutureperfect.com

Wednesday, July 14, 2010

A Little Grave We Can Fill Together



The Dead Weather is not dead! Their new album is on par with their first. And this video is amazing...my favorite part being her, as usual:





 Now, where's my black lipstick?