banquet

on love letters

 

at the end of his life my grandad was a compulsive googly eye sculptor -

most were love letters to his second wife, molly.

when she passed away there were literally hundreds hidden all over the house (with others like this one).

russian children's books

 

 

 

easy to get lost in the many book illustrations here...

rocks

rock collections from kristen stocks' home on design sponge. 

pickled zante grapes

apologies for the absence.

we've been eating: turkey, stuffing, gravy, mashed potatoes, lazy cabbage rolls, cranberry, brussels sprouts, carrots, turnip, pumpkin and pecan pies, etc. 

and we forgot to roast the pickled zante grapes, made a few weeks ago from a backyard vine. recipe from judy rogers zuni cafe cookbook.

more ryiji

 

more on a theme...

ryiji

 

finnish ryiji rugs

champignon, petit et grand

mushroom lamps, from meubles et cie

mina perhonen

 

lovely images of a mina perhonen store in japan, found on flickr. from camera full of kisses and read me...'s.

ps love that mushroom illustration behind the roses in the first image - anyone know the artist????

green with envy

dreaming on some new frocks

but happy i parent small children in a time when gum boots are kickin' it.

(from top: dries van noten, rodarte, lanvin, all from style.com)

zucchetta rampicante

... or trombocino squash. that's a whole lotta zucchini bread.

from my sister's garden.