cedar & moss

Cedar & Moss's lighting collection is not very big but rather is beautifully curated. With a distinctive mid-century design slant, the company offers each fixture in a range of finishes and with customizable bulb selections. I find their prices to be reasonable and while I have never seen any of their pieces in person, they are definitely on my resource list.

Have a great weekend everyone!

1. Alto light in Oven and Shaker restaurant via Eater  2. Mira light  3. Smitten Studio kitchen with Alto and Lucia light  4. G25 Silver Bulb  5. Wyatt Sconce  6.  Tilt Cone sconce  7. Spectra light  8. Tryon sconce via Grey and Scout 

random craigslist finds

Jeff was out last night so I spent the evening watching girly TV and trolling Craigslist. It goes without saying but this is a great way to enjoy a night alone. Below are some random finds.

These iconic mid-century chairs designed by Harry Bertoia, are an awesome find and would look great on our porch. The price, however, is a little high for me at $225 each.

You sort of need to read the full description on this piece but it's a 14"H x 35"W x 29.5"D antique butcher block. It has four legs to go with it and apparently weighs 300 pounds! The seller doesn't list a price and I am sort of tempted to email to ask. This would be an amazing conversation piece - just make sure to reinforce your floors before bringing it into your kitchen. 

Apparently these tables are Milo Baughman but the stickers got lost somewhere along the way. I love the mix of rattan and chrome and think they would add great texture to a room. If I didn't already have a rattan coffee table I would pursue this find more.

This well crafted little chair just caught my eye. Made of burled walnut, it would be nice recovered and tucked into a corner or in a bedroom. 

If you read this Craigslist post, then you know I like to hunt craigslist for antique sinks. This one appears to be really good find - just wish it had the original faucet to go with it. 

I know, I know more antique four post beds - this one is a full and we need a queen so it doesn't work for us but I really like the height of the posts and the shape of the spools. 

For more Craigslist related posts check out searching craigslist by material, craigslist search terms and antique craigslist finds.

end of may garden report

Let's begin with positives...

I am happy to report that my raspberry starts are doing very well. They have grown on average about a foot and have begun to shot out new canes. There are even some visible berries! I have been trying to read up about how to keep them healthy but not knowing their variety has made this a little challenging. Also it seems like there is a lot to know and that growing berries can be sort of difficult... What I have learned is that I shouldn't plant anything in the night shade family - tomatoes, eggplants, potatoes and others - near them as they spread disease, garlic is a good companion plant, they only need an inch of water a week and pruning is important to get a bountiful harvest. I keep a close eye on the patch and think I will spread some more leaf mulch this coming weekend. I have noticed several yellow leaves and I am hoping it will help with maybe a lack of nutrients in the soil. Fingers crossed is this all it is...

lots of leaves and a new cane

berries

Another win is my back pots. I used these metal buckets as my pots by just drilling five holes in each and I am really liking how they look. I planted two pots of Diamond Frost and two of Victoria Blue Saliva and so far both are looking good!

diamond frost and victoria blue saliva

Another successes include progress on clearing out over grown flower beds, successful transplanting of a peony bush (I think), starting the relocation of a patch of lily of the valley and buying an ever bearing strawberry plant that I hope will be the start of a delicious little strawberry crop. 

Unfortunately, there also has been some failures in this year's spring planting. The first is our edible garden. If you recall from this post, we planted our lettuces in our planter in sort of a risky spot for sun. Well it turned out that there was almost no sun. The plants were alive but not growing at all. So in a hail mary attempt I moved them to a patch in the ground near the raspberry starts. They haven't died or been eater by rabbits but I am not so optimistic. 

before transplant

after transplant

The other big disappointment has been the front pots. I had my doubts that the white Ageratum would bush out like I told my local "knowledgeable" gardener that I wanted and indeed it has not at all. In fact, I don't think they have grown at all and the stems just sort of gets caught in each other. I added six sort of ground coverish plants (can't remember their name) per pot to try to give it more life but its not really doing anything for me either. In addition to me just sort of not likely my selection, the front is in a lot more shade than I realized so they probably aren't getting enough sun. I think I will move them and see what happens. 

all twisted definitely not bushy

probably not enough sun

This weekend I plan to spend another good chunk of time in the garden. Cleaning and transplanting the surrounding beds is a big task and I am currently debating where, what and how much I want to actually plant for our summer edible garden. It might turn out to not be that much but we will see.