{ vintage flair }

Perfect for brunch or cocktails & tapas! 

Colorful lotus flowers blossom atop hand-painted plates & bowls.

Beautifully hand-painted plates make a lovely addition to any occasion. 

Also an inspired gift for any hostess or bride & groom to be !

{Summer exemplified!}

Set the perfect summer table with

Pine Cone Hill table linens. 

The entire line of Annie Selke's 

 designs are available at milk & honey.

Perfect for the kitchen, patio, picnic & boat !

{ Red Baraat }

Amazing.

It's a bit foggy here on the coast today & needed to find something that would help us get up 

& moving at the shop today - this fits the bill !

I'm always finding the most amazing music on NPR's tiny desk concert page!

Spring is in full swing & summer is right around the corner !

{ morph }

Simple & clean design.

Free form 100% RECYCLED glass vases make decorating simple.

LOVE!

Three shapes in the shop in two sizes.

YAY!

{ pillow frenzy }

 All in-stock Dash & Albert Pillows are 30% off through March 31st! 

Yippie!

{ stocking stuffers }

Beekman 1802 Honey Bar

SuzyJack* notebooks

Beehive Kichenware Pewter Jewelry Boxes

Smith Tea

Beehive Kitchenware Frames

Savannah Bee Company Beeswax Hand Cream

SuzyJack* reminder clips

{ John Heart Jackie }

{rainy night kind of music, no?}

{ summer nap }

{ pillows galore }

Annie Selke's company, Potluck Studios brings fresh new colors & textures into your home for the summer.

The perfect pillow for the perfect summer nap in the sun.

Get out of the house & into the sun!

tortola ticking, key lime scramble, tequila sunrise,
pumpkin scramble

pink lemonade,  punch stripe

Stop in & see the beautiful new pillows from Potluck Studios.

{ Thistle Hill }

milk  & honey is thrilled to take a moment on this very snowy day 

to announce their new sister store  Thistle Hill  !

Opening May 1st at 8a Main Street in Rockport!

{ right across the street from milk & honey }

Spring will be here soon and so will a fantastic new shop !

Yippie!

{ more goodness from the PNW }

{ The Head and the Heart - Rivers and Roads }

Just picked up by Sub Pop, this band of newly transplanted Seattleites have formed what can only be described as luminous sound. This was filmed in a parking garage in Tacoma, Washington. I am counting myself pretty lucky -
I get to see them in NYC, Philadelphia & Boston this winter
and am looking forward to each date.

I am unsure what to say about this incredibly powerful performance, other than I wish I had been there,  so I will refrain.

http://www.myspace.com/theheadandtheheart
http://www.subpop.com/bio/the_head_and_the_heart

{ a plethora of color }

{ Dash & Albert }

I am seriously feeling the need for renewal this year. 

A bit of fresh color may be just the thing to get me through until the spring ! 

Dash & Albert rugs & throws & bags are available in a

 dizzying array of styles, sizes and colors at milk & honey!

{ onwards ! }

I somehow managed to fritter the entire day away.  

I talked with an old friend. Ambled the coastline  with new a friend. 

The craggy edge of the world along Rockport & Anninsquam are completely forthcoming, nothing to hide,  no surprises - very refreshing.

I have been spending some time considering the past year. 

 All of the things learned- good & bad, all of the successes & minor failures, 

learning from, and moving on. 

I am gearing up for really BIG & exciting things at milk & honey. Soon you will hear drips and drabs of milk & honey's sister store opening in Rockport on May 1st!  

I am thrilled { and i think you will be too! } !

{ just because this may be the best thing i've ever seen }

 

colin meloy of the decemberists at the ace hotel in NYC. really? how was i not there for this?

{ last minute gift guide, part three }

{ Again & Again Sail Bags }

Frieda Grotjahn, owner of Again & Again designs these bags made of recycled sails in the historic port town of Gloucester, a stones throw away from milk & honey. She has an eye for detail and composition that makes it easy to become a devotee of her wares.

{ Last minute gift guide, part two}

{ skinnyskinny }

does body care the way it should be done

Organic, Vegan & Cruelty Free! 

Organic Rosemary & Mint Foot Scrub

Organic Body Butter

Organic Bath Salts

{ last minute gift guide, part one }

 { Savannah Bee Company }

Lip Balm

100% Certified organic, paraben free, petetroleum free
and NEVER tested on animals!

savannah bee company lip balm
mint julep, tupelo honey & earl grey

Royal Jelly Body Butter

promotes skin elasticity and smoothes skin texture. Rich, softening pecan butter and a delicate blackberry scent add the final touches to this luxurious formula. 

{ christmas in rockport }

Join us tomorrow Thursday December 9th from 4-8 for 

"An Evening of Holiday Shopping" when over 30 Rockport shops will be open 

celebrating the season with discounts and special events. 

milk & honey will be celebrating the season by featuring baked goods 

from The Good Batch, honey from Savannah Bee Company 

& Beekman 1802 Blaak cheese & a very generous sale!

happy shopping!

{ small business saturday! }

{ yippie! }

On November 27th American Express is hoping that you take this opportunity to skip the big chain stores and spend a little bit { or maybe a lot } of your holiday cash at small, independently owned local businesses.  American Express will thank its members for shopping at these small business. For this first annual Small Business Saturday, American Express card members who enroll online and then use their cards at a small businessthat accepts American Express on Small Business Saturday will 

earn a $25 statement credit.

{ the good batch }

{ Stroopwafel }

The Good Batch began with a simple mission:
 bake pure, not overly sweet, delicious food. { smart woman, eh?}

Anna Gordon, the founder and pastry chef of The Good Batch, has a lot of Dutch people in her life, and after years of receiving eager requests for making fresh stroopwafels, she finally did it. And it worked. To get the texture and taste fully saluted by her Dutch counterparts, Anna committed several months, dozens of batches and countless taste testings to create the Classic Stroopwafel. While she was at it, she figured she might as well come up with some of her own variations.

Stroll on down to milk & honey to see what the dutch had up their sleeve in two luscious flavors- classic spiced caramel & cocoa.

via the good batch

{ smith tea }

{ smith has arrived }

Founded by Steve Smith { co-founder of Stash & Tazo } Smith tea is based Portland, Oregon and will knock your socks off with their inventive flavor combinations!

Along with a certain amount of wit, skill and je ne sais quoi, each cup of Smith contains some of the most wonderfully interesting ingredients found anywhere in the world.

all images via smith tea