CH

richard

sent me another shot

from the 

CH 

ad campaign

now i want a 

monogrammed

tent!

speaking of the

herreras...

beauty

houses in spain

and boy, 

i love the fall 2011

look

lagniappe No. 26

i'm loving this ad 

for

carolina herrera

i'm wondering if

i could get some

KC

wallpaper

for my

dressing room...

now that our side 

entry/library

has been

redone,

i've put the old

red phone in 

there

and

have deemed it the

telephone room.

there's a window seat

for 

cozy conversations,

books & magazines

to leaf through

and 

really,

there's something

nice 

about having to stay in

one place,

twirling the cord in 

your hand.

it somehow makes 

even the dullest

conversations

more 

meaningful

&

romantic.

kate spade's corner

and margot's

the goods

sorry for the 

absence

dear 

readers

i've either

a)

taken to my bed

or

b)

 been playing 

championship

ping-pong 

in istanbul 

lagniappe No. 25

the peace of wild things

when despair for the world grows in me

and i wake in the night at the least sound

in fear of what my life and my children's lives may be,

i go and lie down where the wood drake

rests in his beauty on the water, and the great heron feeds.

i come to the peace of wild things

who do not tax their lives with forethought

of grief. i come into the presence of still water.

and i feel above me the day-blind stars

waiting with their light. for a time

i rest in the grace of the world and i am free.

by

wendell berry

for

 stevie

domestic vacations

i

love the work of

julie blackmon

particularly 

her series entitled

"domestic vacations"

the kids

are

running the show

and the moms are just trying

to find a little

bit

of

 peace

somewhere

seems familiar somehow...

nail polish

crystal ball

birds at home

snow day

babysitter

stolen kiss

naptime

heartthrobs nº 2

i've gotten some

 feedback on my

long list

of 

heartthrobs.

 apparently,

i forgot 

some

real

gems.

well,
this is for you,

 stevie --

 starsky

&

burt

sans moustache

and with

and sans pants

(really, kid, really?)

and for ly-

brad in thelma & louise

& the sundance kid

(i was always more in the cassidy camp myself)

and for stigs--

brian ferry
(i love the wallpaper)

and lord have mercy,

for you kdc -

luke spencer

are 

you sure i

couldn't talk you

into blackie

instead?

i also made some glaring

omissions

in my

own list.

for example,

how could i forget:

christian bale

or

jason bateman

or

john lennon


or for god's sake,
how could i ever forget

marky mark?