I’m loving these funky artifacts from artist Jennifer Khoshin. More here.

How rad are these vintage handkerchiefs from Etsy seller How Now Design (who is also blogger Aesthetic Outburst)? Many more here.

This might be one of my favorite bouquets to date! The freshia smells amazing and hydrangeas always make me think of summer. All year of flowers bouquets here.

Yesterday I scored 12 settings of this silver at Tepper Galleries (an auction house here in NYC). I’m so excited because when we got married we didn’t register for silver with the understanding that someday we would buy it at auction where you can get full sets fairly reasonably. I’ve had my eye out for a year and wouldn’t you know it, but I basically stumble over these when I least expect it. I like old things better than new things sometimes. These set was made by the New York firm Dominick and Huff in the 1920s-1940s.

This lovely shot from this month’s Gourmet is everything I want in my trip to Vermont next week.  Cool nights, lots of green and good food!

Two years after my wedding, I still subscribe to Martha Stewart Weddings. Why, you ask. I love to throw parties and it is one of the best resources for entertaining ideas I’ve found. The best advice I received while planning my wedding was that it was not the only party I was going to have and to leave some of the more expensive touches for more intimate parties in my future.

These beautiful arrangements from this month’s Martha Stewart Weddings are a perfect example of what I love about the magazine — these are simple and inexpensive but still very glamorous. I’d love to use this for the next dinner party I have. The “vases” are origami boxes with four inch plastic plant liners inside. Large box is $4 and the small is $2 (you’ll have to call to order).

Vintage Photo of Lake Como, 1922