Congratulations Melisa!  Devon is an absolute doll.  The blog world is rich in brand new babies this month.

Who doesn’t like a vintage bus roll?  I’m still in the process of (cheaply) decorating our white walls and I’ve been thinking of making my very own bus roll using the “roadway” font at dafont.com and photoshop, and then Rasterbating the image.  Remember this rasterbation project from our old apartment? PS I love the sea stones under the table in this image!  If you don’t want to make your own, but like the idea of a custom bus roll, check out Etsy seller Hirondelle Rustique’s for $99.

Top image via AT, Bottom from Country Living.

Ahhh.  I’m sad that it is getting dark at 4:30 in NYC.

I’ve always been curious about the Atlantic Avenue Tunnel (the world’s oldest subway tunnel, rediscovered in the 80s).  Now, Open House New York and the Brooklyn Historic Railway Association are hosting a special guided tour and happy hour on November 22nd.

Becoming a mother has touched all parts of my life; for better and for worse.  This latter category includes the devastation that is my shoe closet. I love shoes and had the perfect pair for every occasion (business shoes, date shoes, party shoes, pants shoes, weekend shoes, vacation shoes, shopping shoes, brunch shoes, driving shoes, travel shoes, cooking shoes — you begin to get the picture).  It’s not that I have so many pairs, because I didn’t — it was that I had the PERFECT pair for whatever the occasion. Quality over quantity.  Imagine the heartbreak of realizing that post pregnancy I’m now a solid size 8.5, which makes almost all my shoes too small. Note this doesn’t happen to every woman (so don’t panic if you’re pregnant!).

I nearly passed out the first time I wore my favorite pair of high heels (cocktail shoes!) to a charity cocktail thing, I couldn’t even make conversation they were so tight.  I had to sit down with the old ladies and the waitstaff in a corner.

So, I’m resigned to slowly but surely buying an entire new shoe wardrobe.  I started out with these two pairs of flats, one classic and one fun. The grey and black cap toe are from Bloch ($145) and the black and neon pink pair is from Matt Bernson ($165) from Moxsie (but they are offering 15% off, so I got them for $140).  The Bloch shoes I bought at Bloomindales but they are sold out now.