happy weekend

Sunday is World Listening Day. We'll start listening on Saturday... I know some people performing... then on Sunday streaming live from the underground studio... keep your ears open...

dear deer

While sitting outside & perusing the web for photos of hairstyles (I'm contemplating keeping the length & getting a fringe), I came across these charming photos of Audrey Hepburn with her deer, Pippin, or Ip for short, a most fitting pet for a lithe & leggy creature as Hepburn. As always, I'm struck by her grace & style, & the shots with glimpses of her home decor. Classic & classy.

sticks and bricks

Pioneer Valley shop sticks and bricks, run by a talented duo who rescues old furniture & gives pieces new life by reupholstering & refinishing them, adding their unique artistic touches: poems hammered onto tabletops with letterpress tiles; flowers & designs etched into surfaces, then left raw when the rest of the piece is painted or stained; shelves & cupboards re-imagined into quirky & comely different functional pieces.

I always make a point of stopping in when in Northampton, Massachusetts, to see the latest projects they've dreamed up, as well as browse their wonderful collection of jewelry, housewares & art made by local artists & artisans.

The sticks and bricks team also did the interior design along with a team of local artisans for local café roost - worth checking out for its beautiful farmhouse-industrial chic.

from here

happy weekend

Posts have been few & far between as of late, as I forge ahead with new ways to get the word out about a fantastic local business which supports important & invaluable services, while assisting with their window & in-store displays, & concoct my latest plans here... I do hope to get back into a more regular blogging schedule next week. Until then, a photo I took of a smoke bush that I see on my walk home. Happy, inspiring weekend!

expressionism

Death of Buddha by Myouson, 1325

Death of St. Francis by Giotto, 1325

Same year, similar compositions, subjects & rendered emotions, vastly different cultures.

images from here and here, respectively

happy weekend

16 sweet years for J & I as a couple. Let the fireworks begin! Happy weekend, all, & happy & safe celebrations!

les belles recettes

Vintage French cookbooks made for American audiences, including first editions of the Cordon Bleu & the Art of French Cooking Volume II. I love the illustrations & design of the charming Peter Pauper Press editions, so I threw in a non-Gallic example from my collection as well. Bon appetit!