31.10.10

30.10.10

i heart chocolate


it's 
halloween
and 
i have
chocolate
on
 my
    mind...

******

hot chocolate spoons (genius)




great texture from mary & matt  @ chocolate editions.





kshocolat dining chocolates











always cool japanese pocky




yummy hot chocolate, chocolate library & chocolate mushroom from vosges






funky poppets



alice dark chocolate




sprinkles cupcakes





and my all-time favorite - the marathon bar



chocolate makes you happy.


28.10.10

spray misty for me


to know me
 is to know
love 
beauty
products.

and one of my favorite
(and of course unnecessary)
products
of the moment 
is the 
facial spray.

(especially now with the dry, cold wind of fall)

here are some 
of the
best --


from left: sue devitt beauty microquatic luminous finishing mist (t-brain's fave), 
sundari's omega 3 and raspberry tonic water (smells great),
 two from sponge skincare --aromatherapia agrio tiantafillo (wild rose) 
& aromatherapia giasemi (jasmine), canyon ranch age transforming hydramist 
(perfect for travel or to store in your handbag) & my favorite --
rose depsea water facial mist by shu uemura.


it's a long way
 from the ol'
evian
bottle 
in the fridge...





27.10.10

lagniappe No.15



my friend

 &
one of the most
talented
artists i know

opened up his
amazing
private studio
in
wicker park
last thursday night
for his
'inside the artist's studio"
show.

was 
awestruck.



21.10.10

to have and to hold


{posey at el jeffe's brother's wedding may 2010}

there's
something
about 
wedding 
photos.


i could look at them
for
hours
&
hours.

i think i looked at
more than 
she did.

so 
i
was 
delighted 
to stumble
onto
website --

if 
el jeffe & i 
were to do it all
over again...








...but
 i guess
i'll just have to 
settle for
our 
old school 
black & whites

{the ride to our wedding by my good friend andrea}

and
my
memories.


19.10.10

collect yourself










lisa congdon
is 
obsessed with
collecting.

she is 
on
day n°292
of her


i kind of
wonder
what her 
house
looks 
like...


18.10.10

super cool



not only is
the
where i get all of my 
supplies

{for example:}








{my invisible plane, of course}


but the store has a
secret identity--
(like any good superhero) 


sneak through a trick
bookcase
and you arrive at
the headquarters
of


826NYC

a not-for-profit 
writing program
 that focuses 
primarily on 
kids ages 6 to 18. 


encouraging writing 
in any and all forms --
comics, fables, poetry, essays, 
songs, short stories, novels, 
and even teleplays --
the organization
(founded by writer dave eggers)
 seeks to help young people 
express 
themselves
 creatively and confidently
 through 
the written word. 


how super cool is that?





17.10.10

lagniappe No.14




gonna throw away my
little black book right now
in the nearest trash can 

i'm gonna push aside
the things i used to do
because i'm hanging up my
heart for you just for you

******

solomon burke
claimed to be the man
 for whom the term 
"soul music" 
was coined.

 he 
died
 last week
at age
70.

he wrote those lyrics
&
el jeffe
sang them at
our 
wedding.


godspeed, solomon burke.


16.10.10

holga



love
 the
camera

it's 
utilitarian
and
whimsical
and
mysterious
and
great looking.

 all for

it's perfect
for 
taking 
snaps of
your favorite
place


or when
the
circus
comes to
town


is working on a digital
version of
the
holga --

the holga d.





"even though the
holga d 
is a
 digital camera, 
in order to achieve its 
simplicity, 
it reduces the feature set to 
absolute minimum. 
even the display is not there! 
so your photographs remain 
mysterious 
until you download the images. 
this makes the experience quite similar 
to the good old 
film based
 cameras."

bust a move, biswas.

photos:

15.10.10

shinrin-yoku



the japanese term
literally means
"forest bathing"
in
english

i love that.

they
have
found
 that by
 immersing
the 
senses --

through the 
odor of wood, 
the sound of
 running stream water, 
&
the scenery of the forest --

mood is elevated
&
stress is reduced

{here's what comes to mind:}

from top left: color pencil & brass holder set, antique belgian deer trophy, vintage
binoculars, nature necklace, rag & bone northfield poncho, faux-bois
packing tape & stickers , kid's owl tee, wood ring, aesop lip balm,
rabbit fur scarf & teeny fur bag, bird call, gothic faux-bois mirror
field notes, cross-cut cheese board

*******

btw.
if you want your very own 
forest
to walk in
check


out


top photo: ditte isager