Dark and Moody

showgirls

Last Sunday Tracy & I were lucky enough to score free tickets to the 2011 Philadelphia Flower Show for the second year in a row. So like last year we donned our prettiest floral dresses and started the day with a delicious brunch at Farmicia in Old City. You can't beat a brunch happy hour (1/2 price bubbly!) and local organic eats. When we had our fill we headed over to the Convention Center for the show. This year's theme was Springtime in Paris. While the displays were lovely and had me longing to be back in the City of Light, I think I preferred the more elaborate and conceptual pieces that were in the show the year before. Attending on the last day always has the benefit of getting the retail goods at super cheap prices and of course I could not pass up two bunches of fresh cut flowers and two giant hanging Boston Ferns. They are already looking super happy and healthy in my back patio. All that plant and flower arranging got me totally inspired to get my container garden cleaned up and ready for seeding & planting. Some of last year's plants & herbs are already coming back! Stay tuned for more garden updates...

feelin' it

In the spirit of celebrating three years working on this blog I decided to reach back and bust out one of our regular features on CSWM, "feelin' it". It seems only appropriate to give a nod to the past when talking about Irina Werning. This woman is not only a fellow blogger but also an amazingly creative photographer. She just started a tumblr last year called Back To The Future as an ongoing project where she takes childhood (vintage) photographs and then proceeds to re-create the exact scene with the same person 10-20 years later. Since I am also fascinated by anything with a retro look, I feel a serious appreciation & kinship to this detail oriented lady. I hope she keeps it up. It would make an awesome coffee table book!

happy blogday!

Today Come Spry With Me celebrates 3 years!
Thank you to all our followers old & new and all the other bloggers out there that continue to inspire us all the time. Here's to more posts, more good times, fun with style, getting lost in the world wide web and creating a special place for us to express ourselves!!!