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!
my days with renee
bonjour everyone, how’s votre vie? lots of us are bracing for a big storm so i hope it’s just an excuse for a fun night in and there’s not too much drama!
it feels like forever since i’ve been here. i got caught up in a project i wasn’t expcting, but then, as they say, (wo)men plan, god laughs! i’ve been spending the past few days with renee finberg, a blogger bud turned friend in the flesh. you may know her from her blog, ‘renee finberg tells all’. she’s florida girl and has just taken the plunge, opening a showroom called ‘the trade’.
it’s going to be sort of a moderne salon where there’s lots of creative, custom design with clients, mostly as implied (or boldly stated), to the trade! she’s asked me to be a part of it and i’m of course thrilled.
except that i’m leaving for a month just as it’s ready to be filled. now the plan is to go to the maison objet and work with vendors and companies who will supply pieces that aren’t in the states yet.
the great news is our similar aesthetics and she is such a blast to hang out with. work is play!
i started bringing up some things…can you believe the places these chairs have been?! paris, ny, new orleans, miam and now boca.
it’s been a jolly good time playing with the fabrics, meeting with companies like holland and sherry and having access to all this gorgeous fabric at our fingertips. so of course this is the start of well, who knows what. but we know it will be fun, whatever it is. i’ll keep you posted on the progress. the big white chair from ‘that corner’ of my apartment is going in tomorrow.
the fabrics she has laying around are killing me! cut velvets, gold on linen, vintage patterns reworked. i could eat them! more soon on this nouvelle projet.
ah, now…as for the giveaway: the winner of the book is… drumroll…maybe it’s anticlimactic but it was actually number 1!
seemed weird but that’s random for you! number 1 is one of my first blog friends, amy of missamyscerra.blogspot.com. we met years ago when we were brand new to blogging and to tell the truth it’s been way too long since i’ve been to her fabulous blog. stopping by just now to choose a photo proved i’ve been missing a lot! check her out, there are great recipies, life lessons and photos. hey girl!
ok then, tout le monde, à demain!
under a garden of stars
wow, guess i really was stuck for the past week or so. truth is that just doing diligence for the store with lawyers, accountants, plumbers, a/c and insurance agents just about wore me out. i realized that focusing on that was not anywhere i want or need to be right now. as of this minute i’m resetting my chemistry under the starts and we’ll see where life leads…tomorrow!
bonne nuit chéres amies
going by the book
bon soir mes amis! i’m trying to do what i say so i shot around the house and broke out my manuscript.
i haven’t done much decorating other than to get this orchid and the comforter. but they both make me happy. it’s the little things, right?
this bikini oar is still not hung in the bath and it’s the easiest thing i’ll ever do, why do i put it off? ok tomorrow for sure. i may even be in a little rut, wondering what my next move is. i see with the sofa and pillows what a challenge every decision can be.
so this is just between us but below is the intro to the book, boudoir moderne which i wrote long ago. i never shot it so it’s been under wraps all this time. now that i re-read it, maybe i need to take my own advice.
well at least i got the flowers and sheets. now, what’s my current style?
ok that’s it for tonite, i’ll post some more if you’re into it. till then, sweet dreams!
all our bright tomorrows
hey guys i hope you’re having a wonderful week. there’s finally light at the end of the tunnel as we’re getting into a work groove. soon we’ll have it tweaked so everyday has both fun and work in it!
tonight i’m about to stretch out and chill. tomorrow i’m breaking out the manuscript i wrote after the paris apartment. it’s been ages since i’ve read it and liz is going to help me edit. it’s all about moving into a new space so it will be good to take my own advice ! i’ll start with the first chapter/excerpt and give you a sneak peek. also gonna get some flowers and will shoot around the apt. everything looks better avec les fleurs, n’est pas? alors, beaux rêves!
a dream or two that may come true
hello my dear and wonderful friends. it’s been a long day and i’m home. the lights are out and my ipod is playing for the first time on a new little bose system. my mom wants me to blog but i know you’d much rather know that i was dancing at home in the dark, lauching and crying to every song and having the perfect night singing loud and bad. at least till the housewives come on! have a great night too, see you in the stars!
the beauty of blogging
allo gang! i’m taking a big fat hour to do my favorite thing, blog! yes, you’ve been more than gracious listening to me grumble about doing it, and i’m not sure why it became a bit of a burden for the past few posts. as fate would have it, a comment from a new visitor brought me around to thinking hard about why i’m doing this. i love blogging cause it’s freeing, fun and the pics are truly soul food. as you may know i’ve developed a pinterest obsession (all the photos are from there), and tonight i’m just going to indulge in a game called ‘decorate a dream house’ where you just put whatever pics together as you go. this is the kickoff, it’s my very own imaginary chateau in the forest. just putting it together was such a great meditation and fantastic way to change the focus of the day. come on in, stay for dinner. heck, spend the night!
it’s a very old place with lots of details and history
every door is a portal to a little world
take your shoes off
we’ll light the fire
and kick back
you have your choice of bedrooms
so relax and unwind
gentlemen have a dressing room
and nook for a nap
ladies have their own little suite
not sure what this is but it’s working for me in this little fantasy for me
and there are plenty of places for catnaps
when it’s time to work, the office is quiet
and each bedroom has a bath
with mixes of old and new elements
when it’s getting toward supper, we’ll gather in the kitchen
and get ready for an outdoor feast
all roads lead outside
to all the little nooks and crannies that beg to be used
dinner will be served on the balcony
and for breakfast we’ll rendezvous in the garden
of course you always need friends to share it with, whether it’s blog buds or virtual kittens! truth is one of this would be ANY fun without you and it is the cherry on the top of my day.
well, enjoy your night, i hope your grind is finished and you get to to enjoy the pastime we all love so much, being here with each other sharing our imaginations and dreams. bonne nuit!
the best laid plans
photo via flickr blackrose3485
funny that even with my specific goal of not blogging at the last minute, it’s suddenly 11:45 pm.
guess ideas are just that if you don’t make them reality.
i’ll plan better tomorrow. tonight, dreamland! bonne nuit!
not all days are good but there’s good in every day
hi guys, hope you’re having a good week. it seems like i’m always playing catch up and not spending enough time playing! well i did wander around a bit on pinterest, do you know about it? my friend lynn told me about it and it’s beyond addictive but at the same time fills a creative need that i’ve been craving. if you need a little eye candy and some new inspiration, head on over. the quote for my title was one i didn’t ‘pin’ but wish i had so if you come across it, let me know. in the meantime, hope you enjoy the fruits of my hard labor!
thethinkingtank.tumblr.com/post/522432811
architonic.com/ntsht/moderne-parkhaus-architektur/7000515
note: just added-someone sent me this shot of the michigan theater above when it was new:
shelterinteriordesign.blogspot.com/2010/09/in-nut-shell.html#
acreativemint.typepad.com/a_creative_mint/2010/10/blues-lemon-lime-guava.html
flickr.com/photos/lissyl/4539106642/in/faves-youaremyfave
flickr.com/photos/luverne/3333521030/in/set-72157613566321319
have a great night and sweet dreams!
objects of desire
bonjour chère friends. i’m in a romantic mood tonight. after taking over 300 photos today i’m narrowing it down to the highlight of the day. as usual i was digging through papers in old boxes and stumbled on over 100 love letters written by a prolific jeune homme to the object of his affection, mademoiselle gabrielle. she must have been some special lady. or a femme fatale.
the letters span from 1898 to 1909 (so far, i haven’t even checked them all). everything about them is incredible from the stationery to the handwriting, to the few he seemed to write in code with criss crossed precision, making them a little hard to read. claudia II thinks maybe this was a clandestine romance. one thing is sure, he was creative and devoted. maybe they’re a little risque? i can’t read them well and want to have a french friend translate.
as a hopeless romantic this was a goldmine to discover and i can’t help but imagine who these lovers were and why they were separated for so long. mlle gabrielle must have kept these letters for years and i wonder how this treasure ended up in a box at the flea market.
maybe there were no children to treasure them (that would make sense if they were separated ;p
but i’ll keep studying them and see what i can decipher. for now, i knew you’d enjoy them as much as i did and will keep you posted when i get a few translated and try to put their love story together. have a wonderful weekend with the ones you love!
