swallows return

green.

Image.

Now that things are rapidly greening up outside, I'm finding myself newly inspired by the hue - only a little deeper, a little darker - and it goes so well with some brass or gold thrown in for good measure.

Inside Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Berge's Moroccan oasis. Image.

 

Faye Dunaway in Venice, 1968. Photographed by Douglas Kirkland.

 

I pinned this malachite lamp ages ago and I still love it.

caught my eye.

Oh my. I stumbled across the hand-painted wallpapers of Elena Carozzi.This image from a collaboration with furniture designer Valentina Giovando (photo: Elle Decoration UK )

The very best tactile clutch from Cold Picnic. I really want a clutch right now but with two children in tow, alas, ce n'est pas practique...

 

This beautiful work space. Photo: Nicole Franzen

Climber vine inspiration. Image.

of the botanical variety.

Thoughts of gardens, greenery and florals are starting to pop into my head, brought on and inspired by some recent pins:

a pair of silk embroidered Uzbek pillowcases: ebay

jacket by Cosmic Wonder Light Source

Balboa Botanical Gardens in San Diego: photo

17th Century floral wallpaper from a London house (take a look at all of the gorgeous specimens of wallpaper found as well as the assortment of objects the owner found under the floorboards while renovating - fascinating!)

winter glimpse.

 

First and foremost, a Happy New Year to all! The holidays have been pretty quiet and relaxing around here, fiddling around with yarn, a bit of knitting (and a lot of ripping out what I started, but more on that later), walking, window shopping, sewing, and playing. Hope you are enjoying these last few days of winter holiday!

 

 

 

 

 

 

We are still computerless, hence the Insta-photos. Blogsy is awesome, but it still ain't no desktop : )

pumpkin farm.

Some days you just need to get the heck out of the city and smell the burning leaves, eat salty popcorn, pet bunnies for half an hour, wash your hands a dozen times and pick your pumpkin from the vine it grew on. Happy day.

tablescapes.

What's been on my table lately:

Some organic vegetables my mom gave me that are too pretty to not take a photo of. I'm not sure what to do with the kohlrabi yet. Any suggestions?

Some wool/bamboo jersey (sublime) and little bits of Ultrasuede (remember Ultrasuede?) for a top (taking it easy on this one after last week's sewing frenzy).

weekness.

The weeks are whizzing by now that school's been in for a month now. We went to the Moon Festival with beautiful lanterns hanging on the branches of trees nestled in a ravine where an urban creek flows. There was also much goofing around before and after swimming lessons (to which we are still wearing shorts and flip-flops for goodness' sake!). I even got some knitting done at the pool ( a new sweater pattern - yay). Hope you are finding ways to slow your weeks down. Fall is just too nice!

Next week is Elsie Marley's Kids Clothes Sewing Challenge and I'm getting pretty excited about going full tilt on the sewing machine along with hundreds of other moms out there. If you haven't joined in already, go do it! Just leave a comment on Meg's KCWC post and then you devote one hour a day next week to sewing some rad clothes for your little ones. Fun, right?

aurelia aurita

Not the moon, but Moon Jellyfish at the Aquarium today.

first fall weekend.

There were three birthdays in the family this weekend, well, an early celebration for the soon-to-be four year old in this house but his cousin and grandad are right on the equinox. There was present opening, frisbee tossing, slide climbing, AND the absolute last swim of the season (the lake was actually pretty warm!).

faust

Don't you love it when you discover something you never knew existed and it totally makes your day? Isabelle Faust's recording of Beethoven's Violin Concerto in D Major is still bursting in my head, especially since I later found out she named her Stradivarius "The Sleeping Beauty".

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