Back Alley Evening Stroll: East Van

It's a really pretty time of year.  There are tons of leaves changing colours and each street in our new neighbourhood seems to be lined with a different kind of tree.  I'm waiting for the street next to us to change into bright red maple colours, while our Oak lined street is turning to brown leaves with acorns falling all over the place.  It makes me a little nervous on the street lined with chestnut trees, these huge clod-hopper chestnuts falling at random. 

Hope you are having a great fall- I'll be back with more news over the next few weeks!

Fall Confetti

Brown for Thursday

You can't talk about brown with out talking about coffee. I'm a big coffee fan and snob, I might add. Our favourite local coffee roaster, JJ Bean, makes one of the best lattes in town, with latte art to boot. That was my inspiration for these low latte mugs of mine. Low so that they fit under the home espresso machine, wide so you can attempt to make that foam look pretty. Look pretty that is, until you pour the raw sugar on top and have to stir:). Dean drinks espresso- no milk and no sugar. I'm determined to make more of these little brown espresso cups in time for Christmas, but they are usually at the bottom of my list. I'm still not sure about the design too- will have to tweek out a few thoughts on these once I get at them!
And last, my new uniform for the fall, this great Ralph Lauren Plaid shirt I found at Value Village for $4 that feels too cosy to even take off at night. I know you can't really tell what it looks like on me here, but my good friend Sherri did a swell job of making it look great on me here!

Orange on Wednesday

Continuing in line with Poppytalk's Autumn Colour challenge today with Orange! Fall orange colours are starting to pop up everywhere and what a better way to celebrate, but with some Etsy finds using the key words rust and orange!
The list from top to bottom, left to right:
Vintage Orange Paper Pumpkin from Opendoor Studio for $3.50
Closet Mob Rust Cowl by Vintage Etc. for $28
Poppy Orange Creamer from Callooh Callay for $20
Gaggle of Geese Pillow by Olive for $29
Autumnus 2 Photograph by J.Beaudet for $20
Mims Nap Sack/Shoulder Bag by Mims Maine for $89
Beaded Journal by Prairie Garden for $22
Harvest Hoodie by Modest Maven for $56
Harvest Tupperware from Iones Attic for $9.99

Green on Tuesday

I happen to love the colour green. My glasses are green, a lot of my clothes are green and I am always trying to find an excuse to paint or glaze with greens. Here are a few greens to add to Poppytalk's Autumn Colour week.

Yellow on Monday

Jan from Poppytalk has started an 'Autumn Colour Week' over on her blog and asked others to join in. Yellow on Monday, Green on Tuesday, Orange on Wednesday, Brown on Thursday and Red on Friday! What a cool challenge!
So my two 'polaroid' photos for Monday, a classic sunflower and my very retro, yellow/gold kitchen.
Check out the other blogs that are joining in on flickr too!