sale at toast

and i really want this rug
but, of course, out of the hundreds of things on sale
this isn't

alma allen

someone i know introduced me to alma allen and his work

and i love it

he and nancy have also built a beautiful house in joshua tree and lived in a trailer for years as they built it

that was probably hot and i mean heat hot, not sexy hot

look here

i also love the way this was presented

iphone

i like these photos i took flying back into california
on my iphone and then with the 1974 camera bag app
lovely

shaker

i am getting back into this shaker stuff
remember how we all liked it in the early nineties? when that book came out

these come in kits from here - or you can buy already made if you are kit challenged

shirley the elephant

we all watched this and literally sobbed, not just got teary
its a really happy ending though, so watch it all

the part that gets me is the hugging in part 2
i am tearing up just thinking about it

get your hankies out

portland, oregon

can't make up it's mind about the weather
felt like scotland - raining one minute, sunny the next, snowy the next
it did actually remind me of england
apart from there was good food

love

all of carla and rob's dogs are rescued
most from terrible situations
i am full of admiration for them, to do something so selfless and at times very difficult
i fell in love with all of them, including paco, who, despite his tough exterior and sharp teeth, was quite sweet really (he is the one with the pendleton jacket on)

if you want to donate or adopt dogs in the same predicament, contact the downtown dog rescue
they do great work

weekend away

in portland
staying with carla and rob and their 5 sweet dogs
well, 4 sweet and one not so sweet
it was so needed
and i loved all the cozy elements in the house

heather's mobiles

heather moved to portland and started making these beautiful mobiles
you can order them on line here
i was inspired by how pretty they are and her fantastic - and tidy! - workspace
i am aiming for more of that in my own space
although that would be the change of a lifetime, right mum?

broder

sweden in portland
i will dream about this place

is this it?

for my reading chair?

liberty of london

i got this lovely book from rebecca for my birthday
i am so familiar with their prints and although this book had some obscure fifties prints that i loved, it was the old graphics that make this book so special


more soon...... off to portland today!

lovely liberty book

ski lodge

recently i have been thinking a lot about my ski vacation in austria
i was five and hated it more than i could ever explain
it sucked
but it would have been nice to go home to this ski cabin after for some schnapps and sausage

thanks materialicious

bovine paris hilton

this story made me smile

and who knew you can get paralyzed by an over zealous mating session?

be careful out there

perfect birthday gifts

i came home last night and saw a package from amazon
i racked my brain for ages wondering what i had ordered and forgotten about
then i looked inside and saw the most beautiful books
elizabeth peyton and kenneth paul block
there couldn't have been a more perfect gift
thank you jacky marshall - i love you xxxx

live forever

whoah
so lovely that i have no words
get one immediately - here

kenneth paul block

a beautiful book, not just the drawings but the layout and graphics
you can have one too - here