June 2012
108 posts
Mignonne Handmade
With an academic background in the history of art and a keen eye for details (I think I love the photography for this collection as much as I love the details of the pieces themselves!), Jennifer Wood curates a lovely collection of jewelry and embellishments for weddings or other special days. See her whole collection here. Romantic and special, yes? (all images via Mignonne Handmade)
Packaging Nut
You may have noticed that I am a bit of a packaging, um, nut (freak is such a harsh word, yes?) if you’ve spent any time with me or my blog. It’s just something I love: I like it when people (companies, branding managers, etc.) go an extra step to make a product lovely in all its presentation. It’s been my thing since I was little (ask the poor mother and aunts who had to stand...
Shop Belle
When I first saw the dress with sailboats on Pinterest recently, I think I gasped out loud. It happened again and again when I poked around the Shop Belle site, wishing over and again that these pieces came in my size. How special are these dresses and sweaters? Shop Belle is filled to the brim with lovely, well made, and not at all prissy clothing for babies and children. Sigh. Yes, I wish it all...
Pure Vege
Lakshmi Wennäkoski-Bielicki is a blogger and photographer and food - chef artist extraordinaire. Having recently discovered her blog, which speaks not only of the recipes but also the history of the ingredients she uses, I have a new appreciation for her approach, of which she notes, “cooking healthy and wholesome is an exercise of love and goodness.” Click here to learn, to read and...
Early Summer Light (2)
Inspired by the early summer light this past weekend, I shared a few photos on Instagram (jilllauck) and snapped a few others just because. The embroidered butterfly is a swath of my favorite shower curtain, which I just rehung and have owned for more than a dozen years. The flowers are some that have graced my dining room table in the past couple of weeks (the peonies are perfectly open right...
Summer Girl (2)
Summer for my students began several days ago, but summer for faculty officially began today. Though I work year round, I love enjoying the longer light of summer, free Fridays, and a little bit of time to bake, to read, to enjoy the sunshine. When I first saw the Let’s Have a Great Summer post on Pinterest several days ago, I couldn’t get the old song “School’s Out for the...
