. . . and with everything that has been happening, [nearly all at once], lately, there has been little time...
. . . and overcast days and thundershowers are perfect for candles the scent of fires on the beach, and...
I AM SOMEWHAT OF A PERFECTIONIST and prone to dissatisfaction with my own work until it’s perfect or as close to...
№ 01 | gold-leaf frame [editer.com // thanks, sarah!] № 02 | modern brass chandelier [littlegreennotebook.blogspot.com] № 03 | gold-lined cosmetic...
Today was one of those quintessentially gloomy English autumn days that remind you that winter is on its way. Being forever in love with summertime, it can be difficult with the cold and dark, and so, to look on the bright side, we're drawing inspiration from the palette of overcast days.
THERE IS CURRENTLY A hotel room picnic here with cava and holiday merriment, but in case you’re still not yet...
. . . and as a perfect foil for all the glittering & glamorous gold recently: shimmering silver pine cones...
TWO LOVELY THINGS : a glimpse at Karl Lagerfeld’s romantic Paris apartment dining table, dressed in antique 19th-century lace, from...
. . . this weekend is satin ribbons and french wine, late mornings and misty afternoons, blustery october breezes and...
. . . mirrored beside tables & shoe displays, desks, consoles, and even coffee carafes and shoes . . ....
During a reading project I undertook to better understand the “third wave of democracy” — the remarkable and rapid rise of democracies in Latin America, Asia, Europe and Africa in the 1970s and 80s — I came to realize that this ascendency of democratic polities was not the result of some force propelling history toward its natural, final state, as some scholars have argued.
. . . billowing clouds and sun on green leaves, windows thrown open, and an afternoon of books and white...
. . . another summer weekend may have come and gone, but it was filled with french bread and escargots,...
. . . quietly floating snowflakes and prettily wrapped packages, napkins tied with mistletoe and candles wrapped in satin, and...