If you follow any country road in North Carolina there’s every chance you’ll come across an abandoned gas station/grocery store. They’re silent reminders of bygone rural life in a state that is rapidly changing into a landscape of gated communities and mega malls.

(Photo- Martha B.)

What could be more fun than a polka dotted wedding dress?!

Ivory dress with polka dot overlay by Candy Anthony.

(Photo- Jason Moore and Styling- Sally Dixon for British Cosmo Bride)

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My friends Margot and Hope are joining me in a series of posts called ‘Shop Your Closet.’  The idea is to take pieces of clothing from our three separate wardrobes and put them together in fresh, creative ways. We hope you’ll enjoy these and feel inspired to..shop your own closet!

Fashion Details-

Tweed DKNY skirt, fur collar (removed from a jacket), Sam & Libby shoes and red tights- from my closet

Floral cardigan- from Hope’s closet

(Photos- Martha B.)

Last week I flew to North Carolina to see my parents and sister. The weather cooperated with cool, crisp fall days.  My dad and I drove out into some rural areas to take pictures.  We stopped at a friend of a neighbor who invited us to walk and photograph their farm property. I enjoyed looking at the old barns and outbuildings- evidence of the generations who have lived and worked the land there. Places like this always tug at my heart- bringing back memories of my own great-grandparent’s farm in the mid-west.

Grapevine covers a fence leading the way to the metal clad barn.

Typically farmers never throw anything away!

Gardens that flourish during the summer are plowed under and put to rest for the winter.

(Photos- Martha B.)

…in three colors- berry red, honey gold and blue slate.

(Laura Ashley’s fall fashion catalog, 1982)

Update- Thanks to Stephanie you can find a similar style dress at Bird & Banner.

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