oh the places you'll go...terrain at styer's.

photo copyright madison belle.

speaking of design crushes...

my sister & i had the day all to ourselves on monday and decided to take a trip an hour north to my new favorite place on earth {besides nyc}...terrain at styer's.

anthropologie opened this precious shop / garden center / cafe, a few years ago, and it is quite the treasure.

if you are looking to have a lovely day to spend with your favorite person, to grab a bite of organic, fresh, local {and delish!} food, and buy some amazingly rustic items for your home...this is your place.

let me recommend...
go early...walk around the store for an hour looking at everything before you buy {you will want it all!} then go eat in the cafe {its an old greenhouse...to die for!}, so you can think about the items you will purchase. at lunch, order the barbeque sandwich - it is marinated in root beer - so so so good - and order the chai tea {no matter what the season}. then shop away!

have an amazing time!!!!
xoxo brooke

brewmasters.

image courtesy of dogfishhead

has anyone been watching brewmasters on the discovery channel? if not, you must check it out! i only began watching it because i tivo'd it for my fiance craig, who is a huge beer lover, as well as home brewer himself. so being the loving fiance that i am, i knew he would love it. ;) but come to find out, as i watched the first episode, i have now become addicted to the show...and now tivo it for myself!

for the beer lovers out there, every episode goes into detail about everything that goes into making beer, as well as the behind the scenes of dogfishhead brewery in delaware. but not only that, it also follows the creative & kooky-ness of the creator of dogfishhead, sam calagione, and his head brewers...as they create new beers, and adventures. they are absolutely hilarious and so much fun to watch.

and ironically enough, i will be going to dogfishhead ale house on tonight to celebrate my dear friend nicole's 30th  b-day! don't worry, i'll drink a beer or two for you! ;)


brewmasters...discovery channel...thursday nights at 10pm.
{side note to my loyal readers}
my entertainment background rears its ugly head to interrupt my whimsical home design & party planning blog posts with tv show news! i hope you don't mind! ;)  i just can't help myself! it's ingrained in me forever, having worked in that industry...so i must discuss it every once in a while...

and now back to our regularly scheduled programming! hee hee.