Leona

The 27 year old fashion designer, Lauren Leonard, from Tuscaloosa is all the talk with her fabulous clothing line, Leona.  Started back in 2008 out of her parents home after turning down a job in NYC, Lauren was "so determined not to fail".  She would call boutiques all around the country out of her parents home and tell them about her new line.  She would then pack up her mom's suburban and head off to each boutique with her samples.   Her line is now sold all over the world from Honduras to Chattanooga, TN.  Everything is designed in Lauren's Nashville studio, where she now resides. 

 {images from her website}

Lisa Luby Ryan

I stumbled across the Dallas based designer, Lisa Luby Ryan, and her website.  Her work is simple yet elegant and right up my alley.  Check out her portfolio, there are some great before and afters.

{all images at lisalubyryan.com}

Nantucket & Boston

From our cottage and it's view, the architecture, cobblestones, coffee shops, seafood, bike rides, beaches, and my dear friend Katie, our trip was AMAZING.  People "summer" in Nantucket and we decided to "fall" was best as we had the island to ourselves! To our dismay, we missed the beginning of scallop season by a mere 12 hours. But still, it was the best trip ever.

Our cottage on the water

Love this garage

Love the driveway