2 or more

i'll be taking

a couple of days off.

thought to leave a few

other places you could stop by:

hiromi suzuki

the zero waste home

domainr

#vanlife

the edible schoolyard

wendy mcnaughton

vdj maison

rdio

and, here-

especially

dear

to our hearts-

abilities united

1

even a minute, once it has passed,

will never return / as we have used it up,

so will it remain for eternity. if it was

badly used, a miracle will not erase it.

this truth helps us to take advantage of time, of every little moment. -m. kolbe

3

love note to mrs. basil e. frankweiler

photos: vt

this

desk

from

knife and saw

[would be so nice to come home to]

a page of bright ghosts

la pomme

via

remodelista

kuehn

neue galerie

5.26.12

glimpse

milan

july11

say something

clay shirky, here

canvas the neighborhood

stanley & sons

archival clothing

brilliant.

hickoree's via secret forts

seattle

duromina

ignatius

july

what to leave in

mark this as a place where one spark landed

it is because of alexandra that, i suppose, i actually have a blog.

shortly after meeting her (we have, luckily enough, several mutual

friends- all of them utterly marvelous folk) i found her blog.

shortly after finding her blog i taught an art class and thought it

would be fun to track our projects on blogger (that lasted about

8 weeks; this one has lasted a bit longer). shortly after all of that

i thought a blog about children's books would be a fine idea.

&

now, some years later, i often wander back to alexandra's work and

find, in it and always, the reason her vision lit the spark that led to-

well, led to something else altogether (for me). it is with certainty

that i say that her clear and beautiful eye- and her ability to share

her gifts with the rest of the world- will continue to add light. and

that light grows always brighter, just as good & generous sparks do.

art: alexandra boiger

rumphius, rumphius,

rumphius &

rumphius

why, yes,

of course

delicious

happy once, happy twice (happy chicken soup with rice)

these sell so quickly they

are often out of stock; so,

as a public service, it seemed

important to let you know

that they are- for the

moment- in store.

nice.

vdc for la liane

please note, dear chicken soup fans,

one very cool grammy- & aunt: here

(thanks for holding the book, barry)

natural resource

walking into unikat ein laden is spellbinding;

the craft work is exquisite, and there is an air

of joy- a charm and levity and care that makes

each item in the store seem as though you will surely

need it (or one just like it) in the very near future.

textiles: unikat ein laden

fruit & vegetables: weimar farmer's market

photos: vt

live simply that others may

simply live-

elizabeth seton

safe haven +

schoolhouse electric

via

remodelista

home vdj

trouve

enhabiten

liane has a lyrical touch- her choices are tasteful and well-made and

never ever over-the-top; i ordered a small pillow from her a bit ago,

and when it arrived it smelled like forest and heaven all at one time.

the photos are of things in her shop, and i would happily send off for

all of them- so, instead of splurging, i thought i'd share my list with

you, thinking you'd want to see yourself. enhabiten, via remodelista.

thank you, liane.

all photos: enhabiten

the warmth of the fireplace, walnuts, the smoke from birch wood

In spite of its name, oakmoss is not a moss but a lichen, growing on the bark of deciduous and coniferous trees. It was used in perfumery as early as the 16th century. Baskets filled with it have been found in the ancient royal tombs of Egypt / [with] the special odour notes associated with the warmth of the fireplace, walnuts, the smoke from birch wood / oakmoss is used in countless perfumes of the fougère and chypre type; it is evident in the dry-out notes of the marvellous Kouros [Yves Saint Laurent 1981].

- bojensen

photos: vt