Autumn & Dias de los Muertos

 

I love Autumn; it is one of my favorite times of the year!  I love the leaves falling, the crisp air in the evening, the jewel tone sweaters, but most of all the Mexican tradition of Dias de los Muertos has always captured my heart.  It is so vibrant and reflective - I particularly love to see the altars that people create for their loved ones.

Bohemian / Mexicana Budget Dining Room

 

 

I'm a thrifter.  I love scouring craigslist's FREE section, visiting second-hand stores, and finding new ways to decorate with random things.  My style is eclectic, colorful, boho.  I'm enamoured with religious iconography and Mexicana.  All of this is reflected in our little cottage, which still doesn't have a name.  I want to call it Cherryland Cottage because we live in Cherryland, but Dave has taken to calling it Mockingbird Heights - partly because we have a mockingbird in the palm tree in the front yard and partly because that's what The Munsters' home was called.  Whatever we end up calling our cottage, more and more it's beginning to reflect our style.

A Coastal California Birthday

 

 

My birthday was a couple of weeks ago.. I'm a little late with this post.  Last year, my birthday fell on a Wednesday - which also happened to be the first night of the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk's Free Movies on the Beach.  The first night, every year, is The Lost Boys.  If you've seen The Lost Boys, you might know that it was filmed / based in Santa Cruz. It's an incredibly fun movie to watch there.  We had such a great time last year, that we decided to spend my birthday in Santa Cruz again this year!

Mexicana Kitchen

I love Mexican-inspired decor.... especially with the Virgen de Guadalupe! Religious iconography has always been a thing for me. I bought this candle holder at our local dollar store.... for, well.. a dollar! I was so excited to see them that I bought 3.. one in every color they had. I also found this vintage California map tablecloth on etsy. Love it!

You can see more here: Our Mexican Inspired Kitchen.