swoon fest

This won't mean much to anyone else but lil ol' me.  But in case you are crazy interested, the following is a LONG list (in no particular order) of schtuff that makes my heart go pitter-pat.  Who knows, we might have similar tastes...

• Arizona sunsets
• Cath Kidston
• Waverly 
• floral prints
• gingham
• red barns
• red anything 
• antique boutiques
• plates on the wall
• beadboard (duh)
• polka dots, the red/white variety (double duh)
• black & white photos of hands/feet (long before it was dubbed cool -- take that fadistics!)
• wire baskets
• bird houses
• bird cages
• rustic wreaths
• blue & white china
• wood floors
• quilts
• hexagon afghans
• vintage caravans 
• retro and/or vintage ads & pin-ups
• British telephone booths
• book stacks
• mason jars
• tulle
• toile
• embroidery
• typewriters
• The Black Apple
• Anthropologie 
• gumball machines (vintage, duh again)
• retro gas pumps
• distressed edges
• peeling paint
• milk bottles
• lanterns
• cake stands
• Moda
• Pottery Barn 
• crystal knobs
• copper pots, pans, colanders (anything really)
• craftsman homes
• cottages & bungalows
• Victorian houses
• brick houses
• red doors
• wrap around porches
• white picket fences
• climbing ivy
• gardens of any kind
• rolling hills & valleys
• the following children books (turned into television shows): Little Bear and Angelina Ballerina.  So sweet!  J'adore much.

Basically, I'm a retro/vintage, shabby chic, French country, beach cottage fanatic!  I'm also a grown woman who likes to read children books and watch cartoons before bedtime...  And when it is time for me to sleep, I lay there dreaming about the things that make me smile.  I may even breath a wishful sigh, before sweet sleep sweeps me off my feet.  Also, I enjoy alliterating from time to time.  *B