that rainy day feeling
good morning everyone! i’m just stopping by to recalibrate. i haven’t had the time or inclination to touch my computer for a couple days, you know how it is, a simple yet debilitating case of OveRLoAd! but i daresay i’m back in full force. it’s a bit of a dismal morning but perfect to get up and out for an early road trip up north and back by noon. i just wanted to stop here first to wish you a sunshiny day whatever the weather! i’ll be back later with some good news. till then, have a great day!
austerity measures
good morning guys! i hope your day is off to a great start. i’ve been hearing so much about greece for the last few months that today i searched a few pics and remembered why i love it so much. it’s the perfect combination of simplicity and strength.
with what’s going on under my window i’m almost ready to move to an island! i wonder if it would help if we all vacationed there for the next few years?
anyway it’s becoming pretty austere here, most of my stuff is out and all that’s left is ironically the ikea furniture. i guess those pieces end up being staples, sort of like kakhis from the gap.
i finally like the way the furniture is laid out now that i’m leaving. it’s become a bit of a photo studio for the past couple weeks and the apartment hunt is still on.
all i really feel like doing is blog a little and read what you all have been up to. i did get a little ride of the wave last night and wanted to share some of the breadcrumbs left behind since a simple, positive theme kept showing up. i kept a couple of the links and am posting them before i head out. still trying to keep a shiny attitude, eat right, feel my heart beat and stay on top of work. i hope you enjoy a little morning sunshine and have a fantastique day!
mydesignchic.com/2012/05/in-good-taste
thedaintydollshouse.blogspot.com/2012/05/10-ways-to-sparkle
thesimplyluxuriouslife.com/29-ways-to-find-tranquility-in-your-day
ps to all my lovely friends who leave comments: wordpress has a ‘new’feature where you receive all comments on a post after you leave one. it’s a default that you manually have to select not to receive them so please check that out and uncheck it if you don’t want that! i’m trying to get them to remove it but have a feeling it’s going to take a few emails…
the foreseeable future
hi guys, happy wednesday! i’m finally home alone and it’s nice and quiet. what a luxury to sit and surf for a minute.
truth is i’ve been at it way too long and better call it quits or will never unplug. it’s been a fun ride and started with the shots above from a jason silva video that i didn’t use in yesterday’s post. he talks so much about concepts i love like other planes and telepathic communication so i googled ‘collective consciousness dreaming’ and stumbled on these sites:
withinsight.com/intuition and aboriginal art
and it was a long and winding road from there. so for now i’ll bid you adieu, i’m officially checking out now. happy dreaming!
thoughts in action
allo gang, how’s your night going? it’s pretty calm over here, just about to wind down. i thought it would be fun to pass along a great guy my own great guy passed on to me. have you heard of jason silva? he’s got a lot of vivid and articulate perspectives and the videos he makes and narrates are beyond beautiful. some are on his site others on youtube so i pulled a couple of my faves. hope you enjoy him as much as i do. have a great night!
chopping broccoli
hi guys, hope you’re winding down a good day. between stops i heard a lot of talk radio. one of the most interesting discussions was about the super benefits of broccoli. i love it, but whenever i see it at the grocery store i hesitate to get it. i think it’s cause i didn’t really know what to do with it. so i googled some ideas just now and thought i’d share them. most are kid approved and all can be scaled back to be super healthy. electrictreehouse.com/why-broccoli-rocks
if you’re a broccoli lover, enjoy!
ezrapoundcake.com/archives/5671
acefitness.org/healthyrecipes/1761/broccoli-goat-cheese
deliciousmagazine.co.uk/articles/celebrate-purple-sprouting-broccoli
blog.streaminggourmet.com/tag/broccoli
babble.com/best-recipes/healthy-eating/broccoli-recipes-healthy-kid-meals-vegetarian
if you’re brave, try these~somehow i bet they’re really good
babble.com/best-recipes/healthy-eating/broccoli-recipes-healthy-kid-meals-vegetarian
well i’m off to dinner, hoping to have broccoli in there somewhere…have a great night!
almost like the real thing
good morning everyone! it’s bright and early, super quiet here and the perfect time to stop by before it gets crazy busy. here’s wishing you a happy monday and to start the week off fresh, a quick pic. when will computers have that darn scratch and sniff technology? oh well till then we’ll have tap into our imagination/memory banks. i hope we all can at least can stop for a sec to get a get nice deep breath and feel the soft petals too! ok i’m off, have a beautiful day!
happy mother’s day
good morning everyone and happy sunday, i hope you’re with the ones you love. mom, i wish i could be there there, having a cup of tea on the porch, reminiscing and making new plans. i’m happy today’s the day to tell you that you’re were the best mom i could ask for and that you’ve influenced everything in my life, in a good way! moms, your kids are watching your every move, enjoy your time together and happy mother’s day to everyone, whether you’re with her or not, she’s always with us!
starting fresh
good morning guys! happy weekend. it’s very quiet here and no one’s up. i hope to get back here within an hour or so but wanted to just do a quick post to obliterate yesterday’s and move onto something way more fabulous! till then, it’s a quick breakfast, so i’ll leave you with a couple pics for inspiration although i’ll probably end up with a smoothie and a banana in about 5 minutes. enjoy your morning!
and for those who still can eat whatever they want…enjoy it now! happy saturday!
can’t take that away
good morning guys, it’s been a while! actually i’ve wanted to stop by but a cruel email threw a wrench into my mojo. it’s weird how someone can knock off your game and make you self conscious. i’ve been trying to get my joie de vivre back ever since and finally feel peaceful again!
it got me thinking about joy and happiness, how it’s so easy to be affected by someone else’s opinion or unkind word. why are those the ones that stick with us like knives in the heart? on the upside, i’m a lot more conscious of how easy it is to change something from good to bad during the day in so many situations.
anyway i just wanted to share some pics of bliss. moments captured that remind us it’s everywhere and we can create it any time for someone else with a smile or kind word.
i’ve been focused on health and diet lately instead of decorating and am still at it. for those of you who have been working on it too, how’s it going? i can’t say i’ve seen enormous results but will keep on keeping on, knowing one day soon i’ll to wake up and say voila!
the best thing that’s happened so far has been eating less and doing more physically, yoga, walking…nothing major but a big change in diet. my skin looks a lot better so that’s a perk!
anyway i came across these on pinterest and thought i’d pass them along.
so, as of about 10 minutes ago, the construction outside my window started. the cement truck is spinning and i’ve got to close the doors. so it’s off to look for a new place again today. i’ve emptied out my apartment and moved a lot into a collective. it’s kind of great to just have the minimum around now, keeps me feeling lean even if it’s not showing up on my bod yet. maybe tomorrow! well, keep on trucking darling friends, i’m so glad you’re here. have a fabulous thursday!
what’s the point?
for me the point is fitting into the clothes in my closet. good morning everyone! it’s already after 10 and the day is whizzing by. the voices in my head were trying to keep me from an early workout but i got one in, third day in a row. it’s finally kicking in that there will be plenty of time to do all the mundane but if we don’t take care of and nourish ourselves, what’s it all for if the clothes don’t fit and nails are a wreck?
i found this on pinterest and laughed cause it covered pretty much coveres everything. but since liz and i have been making salads for lunch the past couple days, (and so loving every single bite)! things have changed. i’m looking on pinterest for good recipes and pics of beautiful food.
i can’t say i’ve seen HuGe results yet but just stretching and walking in the am and knowing the day is starting off to a positive trajectory is sure helping.
thought i’d pass this on too. about to chug a mug right now. if you have any pretty pics with recipes, send the links. i’m sure we could all use some creative ways to get off the comfort food treadmill. in the meantime, have a beautiful day!
the joy of moving
good morning guys! your notes yesterday really inspired me and the spell was cast. the beast is unleashed! i haven’t had breakfast yet but so far a big glass of lemon water and i’m craving a smoothie instead of coffee!
so now that food is under control, what are some of your workout tips as far as fast fat burners? we learn so much from each other so thanks for sharing! i found this good website, if you have others, pass on the links. have a great day my fat burning friends (there must be a more glamorous way to say that. maybe in french)?
make that move
good morning gang! it’s a fresh sunny day and i’m about to change my ways. the breakfast above is my usual fare (substitue a bran muffy when i’m not in paris). but i just found out my dear morning treat has as many calories as a big mac! sooooo, i’m changing my ways. i’m tired of my muffin top and am finally going to do something about it. what do you eat for breakfast?
every single friend is facing the same issue. i know we know what to do. they say we’re the most overfed and under nourished country in the world.
i want to kick start my old bod back today. if you do too, let us know what you’re doing about it. till then have a great day, i’m looking forward to your tips for delicious slimming!
swimming in a deep sea of blankets
hey guys, how are you doing tonight? i hope if you’re here you’re enjoying a minute of downtime!
i’ve been jamming as much as possible into my days and as usual blogging is last on the list. well something special got me here today. it was fresh inspiration from my very own mom.
my mom and i have a mutual love for quilts. slightly different versions, i revere them them, she creates them. and today she sent the quilt of my dreams! it was a year in the making but as she says, it has to be done stitch by stitch. it’s white on both sides and shows the intricate hand stitching, the cotton is soft and the flowers are puffy. and just what i always wanted! thank you mom, i’ll have this forever!
well i better get to tuning out. it”s past midnight and i’m apartment hunting in morning…et maintenant, beaux rêves to you!
rites of spring
pinterest.com/pin/38702878017997532
good morning darling friends! the day’s off to a fresh start and i’m ready for anything. the phone is already chiming and emails are patiently waiting and i just needed a little eye candy to kick off the day. nothing was as inspiring as the simple beauty of les fleurs and their perfection however fleeting. thank god for the photogs who capture those moments! a quick glance through pintrest brought up these images and i was compelled to post a little garden collection. i hope your day is filled with sweet things and the infinity that is a pretty petal!
pinterest.com/pin/64739313363545036
pinterest.com/pin/38702878017997529
on second thought
hi everybody, happy wednesday! i hope you’re having a good week. we’ve been busy over here cause i’m trying to coordinate a trip next month and tying loose ends up seems to be a never ending task. and trying to have a little fun between working, shooting and a millions of projects that have only had broad strokes over then, let alone fine tuning any.
what’s going on behind the work scene is something i didn’t see coming. you know i love my apartment but my life here has abruptly come to an end. most of the time i shoot the view from the balcony and show just the pretty part. but today i’ll share the rest. in the not too faraway distance is a low rooftop. i kept meaning to contact the building to propose a green space. that was a year ago. maybe if i had they wouldn’t be building a new tower this year right in my center line. guess we’ll never know, but it’s a construction site/war zone as of today so it’s time to move again and pdq. so it’s onward and hopefully upward. well, coffee just walked in so my blog break’s over. gotta go, have a great high noon!
my blue heaven
hi guys! i hope you’re having a great weekend. it’s the time of day when the sun’s still shining and feels like sunday will never end. i’ve been lounging around enjoying the view and wanted to share the rainbow of blue. i’m about to ride the surf of a second wind and get some laptop time in so homework’s done early tonight. then it’s guilt free tv! have a nice long sunday afternoon, dusk, twilight, evening and night!
a beautiful thing is never perfect
hi guys, how’s your week going? it hasn’t slowed down for a minute around here but i’ve had a nagging feeling in the back of mind to stop by and just say hi. i’m kind of a one man show and am working on putting a real team together. but todays’s not the day that it’s gonna happen so i have to say a quick hi and bye. my mantra for the day is, ‘do one thing at a time, well.’ hope you accomplish everything on your list today and that we all have some free time over the weekend to surf and play, till then, have a great day!
i can only imagine
good morning guys! i have about 30 seconds between googling princessess and making sticker books with my friend’s daughters. we’re about to have brunch and go house hunting so i just wanted slip in between a shower and getting them dressed. i can’t imagine how moms get anything done but i see they have one thing in common: they’re superheros who make magic and miracles and hope to take a gazillionth of one percent of the pressure off. well it’s my turn to push the baby swing, have a great sunday!
history is made at night
buona sera everyone, i hope your week is off to a great start and if you’re off this week, that you’re having a jolly good time!
i’ve had a little down time and have been trying to cram as much fun and rest into the days as work. but somehow they just seem to fly by no matter what they’re filled with!
i took tonight’s last hour to go through your comments from the weekend. thank you so much for the birthday wishes. the links in this posts are from friends who stopped by and left their url breadcrumbs :)
some are old and others are new. as always each and every one had something beautiful and special on their blog.
so now i’m kicking back with my dvr ready to watch the old film ‘history is made at night’. tomorrow is another day so i’ll leave that till morning,
in the meantime, have yourself a great nuit and if you get a chance to stop by these blogs and say hi i’m sure they’ll be happy to hear from you.
cheekycognoscenti.blogspot.com
vintagerevivalnz.wordpress.com
beadboardupcountry.blogspot.com
accordingtobraswell.blogspot.com
so without further ado, i wish you a peaceful night full of sweet dreams and astral travels. see you out there!
why is today different than all other days?
good morning darling friends! it’s super quiet here, maybe just the aura of a pretty holy weekend around the world. since so many cultures and traditions merge around this time, i just wanted to wish you a beautiful time with your family and friends.
doing a little research on the egg i found it in all cultures celebrating this weekend. the egg is naturally, the symbol of fertility.
i always thought they were only easter eggs but they’re part of the passover tradition too.
i wish i had time to delve a little deeper into google on it but it’s my birthday and we’re off to go and have an adventure bright and early! whatever you’re doing, have a wonderful one!
powder puff girls
ala-parisienne.com in the boutique
hi all! how’s your week going? it’s hard to believe but we’re still going strong. i think tomorrow will be the last of it. whew! of course lots of other thing are going on, not the least of which is this gorgeous photo that we’re adding to the boutique taken by mandy of a la parisienne. i love the way she coated the powder on; so thick and decadent!
i wasn’t sure why i love powder puffs so much till tonight. it hit me how we used to pluck them at the stem right off the mimosa tree at my grandmom’s house. we powder-puffed all the live long day. those were the days. these are too! hope you’re having a great night and sweet dreams!
and now the end is near
good morning guys, happy monday! i’m forcing myself to sit and blog in the spare moment i have this morning. it’s 7:30am, nice and quiet but we’re off and running to pack the last of our sale for the next couple days. we’re off on a road trip to get ‘er done which is over an hour away so we’ve got to get going to beat the morning rush hour. we’re starting to see light at the end of the tunnel which is promising but till it’s blinding, i won’t consider us there yet! have a great day and hope you enjoy whatever project you’re working on whether just starting or wrapping it up!
a simple and good morning
good morning! it’s monday before noon. amazing what it feels like to have some time to relax and breathe. (although truth is we’re rushing out the door and i have a milisec to do this). still a big project is over and it’s nice to have some emptiness for a minute. so much time is spent running around and even though today is no different, there’s no deadline, no endgame and maybe can take frantic down to mellow. i hope you have a day of peaceful pleasures amid your work and stop and smell the roses. i’ll try to too! have a great day!
that’s a wrap
hi guys, happy sunday. i hope your weekend has been great, it’s far from over and still early morning so we have the whole day to enjoy. claudia and i have been wrapping meticulously all the smalls from the okl sale, (you would be proud, sande)! now we’re off to brunch and the lincoln road antique market to enjoy a little downtime. we’re ready to start the next project and wrap this one up so more on that soon. ps for everyone who entered the giveaway, i can’t pick just a couple people and i truly have something for EveRyOne! we’ll close that giveaway now, so if you do want a little something, send your address to and i’ll send a little piece of paris from my stash. in the meantime, enjoy a beautiful day with the ones you love!
Note: morning! it’s been 24 hours and i have to close the giveaway somewhere.. if you already wrote i’ll send something out but if not no worries, we’ll have another one soon!
toi que j’aime!
hi guys, happy friday! there’s a nice calm over here and we’re getting organized to pack stuff from the sale and ship it all pretty. claudia came down and having her here helps more than she knows! it’s great to slip away for a minute and come by. going thru all the stuff i realized how long i’ve been collecting everything from perfume labels to dance cards. the combination of playing with the camera and realizing how much you appreciate the small details in life, made me want to shoot a couple and hold a giveaway!
some of it you can see above but these are a couple of my favorites. one is this tiny dance card from a ball in paris held in 1903. gentleman would request a polka or a waltz and she’d pencil him in if she was free (or he was handsome)!
another you may remember are letters to gabrielle with the criss cross writing. apparently it was a trend in the 1890s when you wanted to write something intimate and romantic that would be hard to decipher.
anyway since it’s been such a blast on okl i thought it would fun to share some of the things with who better than you? so if you’re into ephemera leave your name and we’ll announce a winner on monday. till then, have a great day and start of a tres bon weekend!
icing on the cake
cake via pastrydesign
hi all! the okl sale is in full swing and for the first time in maybe, ever i don’t know what to do with myself! i guess sometimes you have to stop and just reflect. when i did just that the first thing that came to mind was to thank you all for the support you gave over the past few weeks. i’ beyond grateful to have friends like you, so many who influence me everyday whether you know it or not. you’re truly the icing on the cake of my day. funny when you start reflecting, you realize all the help you got and i can only hope to give some back too. most of all, mom and dad, i can’t thank you two enough for always standing behind me from the minute i can remember.
well i said let’s meet for coffee this morning but it’s already late afternoon and i hope you’re having a great day, let’s have dessert instead! this tufted cake looked too inviting to pass up and is calorie free!
it happened so fast
hi guys, how’s your night going? it’s been beyond hectic around here for the past few days. the hours are flying by and morning turns to dusk before i know it. i’m mostly tying up details before the sale and trying to keep up with daily stuff. most of the stress is trying to shoot something decent in my downtime. i’m getting up tomorrow morning determined to catch something. and since i didn’t want to disappoint my ma, i took what i could get away with and posting it tonight.
we’ll see what happens in the morning light.
the sale starts at 11am.
not to whine about missing the stuff but i really do love these casanova books. just holding them feels really good. the leather is so smooth and such a deep blue. histoire de ma vie, tomes ix and xii. quel vie he led!
well, just got a call to go thru it all one more time. again. it’s hard to believe it’s finally here. so adieu for now, see you in the am for coffee~
here’s the link: it’s on countdown ;p
the time has come
hi all, happy tuesday. i’m scrambling with last minute details before the sale. getting everything properly cataloged et al. the hardest part is realizing that it’s now or never that i shoot my little friends around the house. to me they’re not really inanimate objects but instead, pieces that hold intelligence and life and information that will live longer than an iphone.
the other day i realized how much i’ll miss the artwork so tried to capture some of it just now and will keep trying. but it’s not just the art, it’s the books, like this one i’ve had here for awhile. it’s a book of receipts from the Moncey Hotel in Paris in the early 1900s. in it are the receipts of each guests, the amount of firewood they used in their rooms, charges for room service and phone calls. and reprimands when they got boisterous!
it’s my last chance to keep anything but at the same time i want it to go out into the universe and enjoyed by someone as much as i have.
but the original oils i will miss
and it gave me good reason to frame and mat some of the ephemera i’ve been collecting
i’ve had these porcelain chorus girls for a long time and finally unpacked them. as soon as i did two of them sold the same night. one is really brazen and another looks like she’s about to learn the ropes. my favorite is the one who’s still here. the shy one holding her hands nervously behind the haughty one.
not to be redundant and use the same accessories but i’m trying to shoot what i can with what seems like only hours before this little world disappears!
for some reason as much as i decorate for others, just don’t do it for myself. the cobbler theory and all that. now that i have a home filled with all this familiar stuff, i like being around it. it’s hard to conceive it will be gone soon.
well i’m going to have to be a big gal and get used to it. the only thing left to do is shoot it and hone my photography skills. in the meantime i thought you’d enjoy a preview. now it’s back to work but in my free moments i’ll keep on shooting, trying to capture that certain something in everything. more soon, have a great day!
catch a falling star
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hi guys, how was your weekend? i hope you had a chance to kick back a little. i took an hour at the beach personally but mostly have been tethered to this laptop working furiously on my site. getting to the blog is second only to the beach as an indulgence. i’m signing with relief knowing this will be the last thing i do tonight. and maybe finish an old movie.
i can finally exhale and speak freely about about oh so secret project i’ve been working on, whew! it’s a ‘tastemaker tag sale’ held on march 22nd. i’m beyond excited to be working with one king’s lane. of course i wanted to do a container sale but we’ll have to see if we can manifest that once this one happens! getting it together has been bittersweet cause so much of what i’ve been collecting has come to the apartment and i lovw living with it. especially the art from paris. it’s all in the sale and i’m nostalgic knowing it’s truly one of a kind. art is just like that i guess when it speaks to you!
i had the top shot of jean harlow on my desktop all weekend and just realized that she’s the inspiration my bedroom at the moment.
anyway i wanted to capture everything while it’s here. the chandelier is jerry-wired to my ceiling fan, there are no curtains and it’s totally un-done.
i love waking up to this painting on the desk across from my bed.
well there’s sill a little night left so i’m going to dim the lights and call it a nuit.
and thanks for helping me with the photo you guys. your input made me stop second guessing everything. hope you have a sweet night and deep dreams!
behind the facade
hi guys, happy friday! the weekend is just about to start, full of infinite possibility. i plan to enjoy it took my first chunk and went thru some places my sister in law sent for me to look over. she wants to go to provence this summer with my parents. it’s beyond exciting and i never really indulged in looking through what’s available to rent but once i started it was like pandora’s box!
these images are all from one site, in one region, purefrance.com/provence-cote-azur. i could barely make it through this section and can only imagine what lies behind some of the other links i’ve yet to click.
suffice it to say i’m only too happy help hunt for the house but she’s pretty good at knowing what she wants. first and foremost is a pool for the kids.
what struck me about most of the houses and the grounds were how simple and opulent they were at the same time.
as some of you mentioned the other day, the negative space becomes its own thing
a little landscaping
of course gorgeous architecture doesn’t hurt
but somehow they’re still super simple
the lighter ones are just as pretty and inviting as the over the top
i’m not really a pool person but i ohh la la i can get into these!
so we’ll be there in august. if you’re going to be there let me know. we’ll be shopping the antiques markets and i hope to meet with some of my blog friends in the area.
jean’s second requirement is a good kitchen.
and outdoor dining area
of course i’m all about the bedrooms
i like how the decor is paris taken down a few notches
casual and relaxed, a mix of old and a little new
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if you get a chance i recommend surfing on over to the website cause this is the tip of the iceberg, i don’t know, it was like fresh air for me
of course i’m just thrilled it’s happening and i’d be happy staying in the tree house! well, i do have to shut it down now so i’ll bid adieu and hopefully see you over the weekend. have a great night!
