vote FAVORITE BLOG POST

It's time to announce the winners of the 2009 BLOG OFF, but first we'd like to get your help.

Trish (Smashing Darling) and Lesley (WHATdesigners) are choosing their favorites, now it's up to you! The 3 runners up will be chosen by your votes, so check out the list below and vote for your favorite.

Voting ends January 17th, 2010.

The contenders:

• http://kenziekate.blogspot.com/2009/12/on-cuff.html
• http://inkandwit.blogspot.com/2009/12/inkwit-holiday-picks-merchant-no-4.html
• http://freshlyblended.blogspot.com/2009/12/gifts-under-3000-for-kids.html
• http://stickersandstuff.blogspot.com/2009/12/catherine-kippel-mugs.html
• http://housemartin.typepad.com/housemartin/2009/12/smelling-sweet.html
• http://viamannelli.blogspot.com
• http://www.scoutiegirl.com/2009/12/independent-design-is-clever-practical-power.html
• http://www.skinnylaminx.com/
• http://analoguechic.com/?p=572
• http://www.iadorestyle.com/2009/12/holiday-gift-guide-2009/
• http://www.tildaintheburbs.com/?p=1879
• http://funkyfinds.blogspot.com/2009/12/holiday-gift-guides.html
• http://www.outsapop.com/2009/11/to-tie-for-gtie.html
• http://www.missmalaprop.com/2009/12/effies-heart-vintage-inspired-style-for-the-modern-girl/
• http://bellestyle.onsugar.com/6374243

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You can find inspiration in the most unlikely of places. Today, as is often the case, I find it on a stroll to downtown Sunnyvale.

Sunnyvale lies In the heart of Silicon Valley, it's not ritzy and most certainly not hip. But it is a hidden gem, and one that has a small but growing supply of cool shops.

A long time favorite is Leigh's Favorite Books. It has the perfect selection of new and used books. I must admit that I am often swayed by the cover of a book - very shallow - and I have bought my fair share of impulse buy books from Leigh's.

Here's why you should visit the bookstore:
+ it's light and airy as you walk in
+ it's very bookshop-y at the back with wall to wall used books
+ it doesn't smell like grannys attic OR like a cat-lady's apartment
+ for a bookshop it is stroller friendly
+ it's independently owned
+ Leigh, the owner, is lovely

If that's not enough, you can take you new purchases to Bean Scene for a coffee and contemplation.

Where:
121 S. Murphy Ave, between Evelyn and Washington, Sunnyvale, CA
Phone: (408) 736-2665
Web: www.leighsbooks.com