September 2012
134 posts
Sparkly Things and Christie
One of my dearest friends, Christie, is staying with me for a couple of days this week, and being able to spend time with her and hang out last night just like we used to do - sharing dinner, looking at magazines, lots of talking, even watching Project Runway - was really, really wonderful. Christie loves sparkly things, loves jewelry that twinkles and shines. So in honor of my dear friend - and...
Photisserie - Kathrin Koschitzki
Yesterday I was e-mailing back and forth a bit with one of my blog heroes, Claude of First Sight Daily. I’d asked Claude for recommendations of a few of her favorite places to visit in Paris (it’s been a few years since my last visit, and I just bought a ticket for March vacation!), and she shared with me not only those (thank you, Claude!) but also the blog and recommendations of...
Domestic Stories - Iro Ivy
If you’ve been poking around my blog long enough, you know that I love cozy beautiful vignettes in a home. This morning I was looking at an image on Pinterest and clicked over to the Etsy link. Right away, love. These images by Iro Ivy, a German artist-photographer who sells her photos in the Domestic Stories shop, are exactly what I crave in my own home: an abundance of clean white light,...
Autumn
As I was driving back from visiting my grandmother in central Pennsylvania this past Sunday evening, I noticed the bright yellow sneaking its way into the trees that line the hills of I-78. Soon it will be red and orange. Fall makes me think of cozy, “bouquets of freshly sharpened pencils” (one of my many favorite lines from You’ve Got Mail), apples dipped in caramel. I’ve...
Papier Valise
There is a little shop in the Saint Paul Village neighborhood of the Marais in Paris, Au Petit Bonheur La Chance, that is one of the first stops I make each time I’m in that magical city. At Petit Bonheur, you get a tiny version of the best notions of a French flea market, a little treasure trove in which you can pore over baskets of vintage gummed mailing labels, holiday goodies, stamps,...
Barneby Gates
I’m in love…with a wallpaper. I’d thought the Osborne and Little paper I posted yesterday was the only one for me, until I discovered, late yesterday, this little stunner by Barneby Gates. Fickle, I know (forgive me, I’m not usually this flighty with my affections), and surely there must be a way to marry them both in my home. Stars should live together happily, yes? Love,...
Metallics
I saw this star wallpaper in the new Domino magazine (new to me, at least) over the weekend, and it makes me so wistful…would love to incorporate it into my home in a few places. And I was struck by how pretty the gold dipped leaves in both images are via a few links of Jessica Commingore on Pinterest. The leaves near to me are beginning to turn colors ever so slightly, a sign, along with...
