“Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful.” —Norman Vincent Peale
MY GRANDMOTHER taught me how to knit when I was a forever-pink-tutu-and tiara-wearing little girl, and while she would go on to create extravagant masterpieces, I, on the other hand...
IT’S A SUNNY, SUNNY DAY and after two cups of coffee—one at a favourite café across town, and the other in...
“The first fall of snow is not only an event, it is a magical event. You go to bed in one kind of a world and wake up in another quite different, and if this is not enchantment then where is it to be found?“
WHILE MUCH TIME IS SPENT in searching for the new, sometimes, it’s lovely to go back and visit the things...
It’s always a little funny how tastes in colours can change with the weather. While shall always and forever be in love with pink and leopard print, whether in season or not, in autumn, always feel an affinity for warm and rich wine-coloured hues — oxblood and burgundy, maroon and bordeaux . . .
First discovered the blog, Photisserie, through Marzena at Definitely Golden. The name comes from the joining of her...
Sunday was one of those stunningly beautiful days that feels like summertime, even though it is now officially autumn once...
It seems as if everyone were in Paris lately, if my instagram feed is any indication, and just last...
Today is there design work and a photo shoot, the processing & post-production of images, some serious Dropbox issues, a still-missing camera...
Still out of town and on a [working] holiday just a little longer, but to begin the week, a little...
After spending so much time in Paris the past few months, it is impossible not to miss the daily flourishes, just...
Pondering the possibilities for a series of posts on this beautiful blog lead me first to the conclusion that I...
Nearly nine months ago, in early September of last year, received an email from the lovely Shannon, Contributing Editor at Design*Sponge, asking if I might be interested in being featured in their Sneak Peeks column. As Design*Sponge is the very first blog in the universe had ever read, was, of course, thrilled. However, the timing was off, as things were in disarray and we were in the midst of moving and travelling, and so, had decided to put the thought off until things had settled a little. Nearly a year later [had been told that some Sneak Peeks have taken as long as two years to complete], and the day has finally arrived . . .
… dashing out for macarons, but first, a few summer-luxe items for the office and adventures afterward … givenchy medium...