just when i was trying to be a monk

things i think i need,

part one

i'd live at the desk.

spin my entire front room

around the cloth (for some

reason, the color gold- in

textiles- looks new and fresh

and beyond magnificent to me

these days. who knows why?).

and the display case. i would

open a store just to use that

display case. honestly. happily.

all:

brilliant

michael donaldson antiques

san francisco (of course)

pressing obligations

this is on joy's website, too.

i don't know what i'm more

fascinated by- the mannequin

or the jacket. if pressed, i'd

go: jacket. please. here (+ here)

four on the floor

i'd really like to have taken

these sweet ones home, but

i didn't. they are mcguire,

there is nothing not to love,

and they would look swell

on our covered patio. really.

here

via

the joy kennedy collection.

you might want to go get them.

(they are in palo alto, but only 'til

the end of the month. so, today?)

mcguire

rawhide & rattan

four lovely chairs

in

palo alto

joy kennedy collection

goethizzone

during the mad hot dash through

the goethe haus in frankfurt (last

july) i snapped these two works

of art- quickly- and each time i

happen by them (i believe they

are both by goethe, although i

didn't take notes; i'll try to do

better next time) i can't help

but think they are awfully

ardizzone-ish. or was our

beloved edward a. sort of

goethe-ish? either way, i do

love stopping by- visiting the

photos- and remembering that

sweltery day in a v. quiet house.

nothing like a blast of heat to keep

the other tourists at bay. a true delight.

delivered

calligraphy & envelopes: v thorne