THIS MORNING FOG

The Coco Hard At Work.

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here

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via

the well worn book.

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"I purely came over because
I thought
you looked extremely lonely.
You
have an extremely sensitive face."
J.D. Salinger

music with which to greet a rainy day.

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Lion's Mane

Iron And Wine

the cherry blossoms.

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Cherry Blossoms

Kirschbluten-Hanami

Hang in there
until
the second half
and
be dazzled.

the well.

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"Because we don't know when we will die, we get to think of life as an inexhaustible well. Yet everything happens only a certain number of times, and a very small number really. How many more times will you remember a certain afternoon of your childhood, some afternoon that's so deeply a part of your being that you can't even conceive of your life without it? Perhaps four or five times more, perhaps not even that. How many more times will you watch the full moon rise? Perhaps twenty. And yet it all seems limitless."

-- Paul Bowles, "The Sheltering Sky"

via here

the coveted.

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Lisa Borgnes Giramonti

her adventures.

the good times.

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Amadou & Mariam

Dimanche a Bamako

Not only an inspiration
but
tantalizing fun.

...rings the New Year in
...just so.

the redo book.

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Never one to bother too much
with dust jackets,
and
always eager to sneak a peek
behind the glossy paper,

I am head over heels for these spines

Reissues of Classics
By Penguin
Designed by
Coralie Bickford-Smith

the blob.

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found

the bloomsbury life. n'est pas?

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...always in love with

Lisa Borgnes Giramonti’s blog,
A Bloomsbury Life.

just perfectly wonderful
intimate
and real.

and now...
a guest posting
at my beloved
W.
...

the page.

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A page
from
Frida Kahlo's diary

Photo: Museo Frida Kahlo

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Kelly Wearstler
Vogue 2009

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Antique American Wrought Iron Candle Holder

USA
Circa 1880
Candle holder, probably American, for 2 candles. Hand wrought iron knots and scrolls with points for candles.

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Suno
New York

loving this post...

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From Mrs. Blandings:
" Not even close"

"In an effort to borrow some chic I tried tying my onyx beads like this last week. I was either doing it wrong, or this particular insouciance is only good for standing still. I kept coming undone."

the one day. terme di vals.

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"Mountain, stone, water - building in the stone, building with stone, into the mountain, building out of the mountain, being inside the mountain - how can the implications and the sensuality in the association of these words be interpreted, architecturally?"

Peter Zumthor

click here

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bracelet in black
pamela love

the return.

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Los abrazos rotos

loving
her and him
.
the combo
.
as always
(though an ear raised to the critics)

and
digging the foretold appearance
of
my familiar
Cat Powers

until I see ya'll on
the silver screen.....

sneak a peek
here

top
bottom

the Ines.

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Inès de la Fressange

Lagerfeld reputedly condemned her as the embodiment of
"everything that is boring, bourgeois, and provincial"

I beg to differ

Photos
Via
The Selby

for Oliver. on the eve of his second birthday.

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...to be read together
as
the eve settles into the night
disappearing
into
that dream of far away worlds.

...to be listened to

as we

disappear into the slow paced
ambrosia filled
voice
of
Jack Nicholson
and
Bobby Mc Ferrin
...
all the while
Autumn settles in
and
our imaginations grow.

"...all in Oriental Splendor
-Oh best beloved...."

top photo

the absolutely amazing.

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"From Yemen.
Between 75-80 years old.
Every stitch made by a person with a needle and a needle alone."

From the collection
Of
My Marrakesh

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photo

the world of indigo.

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Kapital denim
Japan

the crush.

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Jay Griffith
Landscapes

photo NY Times

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Painted Iron Set of Four Chairs and Two Tables

France
Mid 20th C.
Overall painted white with the side table and chairs decorated with Swan heads.

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Paper sculpture installation
at
Somerset House, London. October 2008

Richard Sweeney

the long awaited...

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The Private World
Of
Yves Saint Laurent
&
Pierre Berge

sneak a peek inside the pages here

portrait

the organize.... les deux.

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Muriel Grateau

via here

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Casa Orlandi
Guesthouse
Italian restoration
2007

the southern thai.

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Fiery Southern Thai
at
Jitlada

not to be missed:

green striped New Zealand mussels
steamed
with lemon grass, chile, garlic, basil and kaffir lime

photo
&
photo

the mini digi.

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miniature digital replica
of the real 6x6 deal
complete with
the ole
square format
and a winding crank.

Minox
Rolleiflex AF 5.0

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photo
catherine fellowes

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found
here
and
here

the pen pal.

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John Hughes
To
Alison Byrne Fields

I'm Doing it for "Alison".

Read here

for this deeply felt tribute
to John Hughes

the fantastical garden.

2009-08-05T10:58:00.000-07:00

By the Amazing
one and only
Anouska Hempel

In her own words:

HOLLAND PARK

Japanese discipline is in congress with Italianate flamboyance in this English garden, in which box, privet and pots with herbs shape spaces into individual rooms, bringing the aromatic essence of the house into the garden - and vice versa. Beyond is an extraordinary Orangery, with a forty foot indoor pool - and a floor which, in a 17th century conceit, mirrors the back of the house. A garden to revel in, for its wit and its very own richness

profile photo

the lovely Amy Perlin.

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A Sicilian Shephard's Fixture

Italy
Circa 1900
An Unusual and Highly Decorative Gilded Wrought Iron Hanging Light Fixture
with
A Figure of a Gazelle.

Sicilian, Circa 1900.

(From a Shephard's hut)

for sale
at
Amy Perlin Antiques

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bella

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VDJ

the international scrap book.

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A tour de force through Europe
post WWII
captured by

Cecil Beaton.

Photographs, shrewd characterizations
and chatty interviews
charmingly portray his artistic subjects
reemerging from their silence
post war.

out of print but found here

the little black book

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...who doesn't crave a sneak peek
into another world
once in awhile?

Billy Haines'
little black book
decorator
to the stars

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via

and another.

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Walter Cronkite
1916-2009

A face
I watched every night
throughout childhood.

A voice
I can hear even now.

another goodbye.

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Julius Shulman
1910-2009

photos:
portrait
camera bag

the crowning delight.

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never had a tiara craving
but
this one sure hits
the spot.

sold

the 19th century french.

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Dog Collar

belonging to the
privileged pet
of

Dr. H-CLERY
at
Chateau Vert Bois la Seyne (VAR).

for sale
at
Paris Hotel Boutique

the magazine.

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some/things
the magazine

limited edition
launching
September 2009
Paris

hello again.

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the journal

Dan Eldon

by a wonderfully complex
and creative soul
lost too young
and
so treasured .

...the books sat well read
over the years
and
arrive out again
in anticipation
of
the film.

photos

the modern traditionalist.

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Image
Elle Decor
UK
February 2009

the goodbye.

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Michael Jackson

a few for a summer meal.

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all available
here

the orbit.

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William Orbit
My Oracle Lives Uptown

(sneak a peek here)

the style.

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chic momma

via
here

the cherry.

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The Cherry Bounce

Distill Bing Cherries
for
good ole fashioned summer fun.

receipe
via Gourmet

Photograph by Romulo Yanes

the cameo.

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Cameo

fashioned from
Whitby Jet Coal
and

strung
from
black beads.
1870's

found
at
Erie Basin
via
a visit to
Inside the Loop.

the market find.

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the mulberry.

found
Hollywood
Farmers Market
Sunday June 21st

photo

the screen.

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Instead of the standard rectangle
why not go
lyrical
for the firescreen?

As seen above
or below1940s Fire Screen
by
René Drouet

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christina kim
of
dosa

(sale
this weekend
at the warehouse)

photo

the week's end.

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Over the weekend
in a midcentury

powder room
this was spied.

a few additions...

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to the library

the driftwood.

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Shaded Spool Chandelier in Driftwood
limited

Paul Marra Design

lovin' this...

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Sally Singer
writer, editor and Vogue fashion news and features director
at home

all via
the one and only extraordinary....
The Selby

the listen.

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Pale Horses
to arrive
June 22

Moby

sneak a listen
here

the duke.

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The tobacco heiress

Shangri La

Honolulu
1930

Shangri La

photos

the paris of texas.

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...an early adventure
in

getting to know

Wim Wenders
and
Ry Cooder
.
paris, texas
1984

the model home.

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Helena Christensen
at home

Found
here

1234

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sarah moon

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le vestiaire de jeanne

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...in the desert.

April.

the recycle deux.

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reclained oak flooring

via

Remodelista

the recycle.

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A Pojagi
Korea
wrapping cloth made from recycled scraps
of silk and cotton.

the find.

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just found
at
lost and found.

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Interior
Photographs
by
Hotze Eisma

found via a link
here

day two: the slow cook.

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Listening.
Lisa Hannigan.

Another evening
preparing for
a flat bread extravaganza.

Tomorrow
we will convene
at a Lautner residence
with
unrisen breads from far away lands.

top photo
bottom photo

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...had an eye on these
for awhile.

at
Vincente Wolf

the spines.

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...from the library of
Thibault de Montaigu

The Selby

the new and the familiar.

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A round up
of
book jackets
for
Nabokov's Lolita.

via
Royal Quiet Deluxe
And
New Voyager

the week's end.

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in the kitchen...

cooking up

Algerian flatbread

along with

fiery Harissa...

...delicioso!..

flatbread image
harisa image

from Italy with love.

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Italian Wrought Iron and gilded tole sconces

Italy
1890's

at
Europa

images with which to navigate.

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via
here

a few.

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sculpture of profile,
pair of 19th Century Swedish sconces,
and
a pair of Giltwood Italian Baroque architectural fragments

from
Candance Barnes

the Frenchie.

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a pair of Deco candlesticks
wrought iron
circa 1930
France

for sale
Lebreton Interieurs

the medieval .

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"The Scorpion Tail.
Set to make a

massive comeback in Fall 09,
this shoe has

its roots in the Medieval age,
when the length of the toe
was an indication of status."

found
@
Ancient Industries

the wool.

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wool being prepared for carpet weaving.

more beautiful images here.

the major obsession.

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It's a year later
and
this mantel never ceases to enchant.

Absolute perfection.

François Halard's Apratment
February 2008
Vogue

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Photograph
Catherine Fellowes

smoke and fabric.

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Christian Delaubadere
artist

drawings
using
lead pencil, smoke and fabric remnants.

the charmer.

2009-03-25T13:06:00.000-07:00

Perfection.
English
20th Century

found at
Pamela Lerner Antiques

the steel and ebony.

2009-03-25T13:00:00.000-07:00

The fantastical whimsy

Steel and Ebony Firescreen
Circa 1935

France

for sale
at
Richard Norton

the swan.

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...I never seem to fail
to fall in love

with a touch
of the animal
in
a piece of decor...

Old Iron Swan Table
from
Coleen & Company

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What is it about
chinoiserie
that
it never ceases to inspire?

via
world of interiors

the layered.

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the fantastic play
of pattern.

from
Casa Mexicana

sunday afternoon.

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outside
dosa 818

downtown
los angeles

the necklace.

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Lanvin
Fall 2009

NYTIMES

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quiet beauty.
Gandhi.

photo
Washington Post

the iris.

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An American icon.

Blending the high and the low,
Iris Apfel takes a cheeky approach
to fashion and interiors.
Thoroughly modern and thoroughly timeless,
Apfel has a penchant
for the pairing
of the exotic with a twist.

A complete pleasure
for the mind and eye,
the book
Rare Bird Of Fashion
Wonderful documents her life and travels
while showcasing highlights
from the ara Avis (Latin for ‘rare bird’) show at the Metropolitan Museum
featuring her wonderful pairings.

(It's almost out of stock,
so hurry before the book itself becomes a rarity!)

the coveted blouse.

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duskin
Spring 2009

photo
via
Strong Kent White

the bird muralist.

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Elkpen
Artist, illustrator, city dweller
and
now muralist.

Intrigued by
birds
and delighted by
viewing
them within the urban habitat,
Elkpen took to the streets of Los Angeles
with her bird drawings.

Fountain Ave. East of Gower

More recently
a new mural by Elkpen
has appeared and
can be viewed high atop
5544 Hollywood Blvd.
(between Garfield Place and North Gramercy Place)

Happy Hunting!

top illustration and bio pict via Elkpen

mural photos
(and more some more images)
via
here

the opening.

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LE VESTIAIRE DE CLÉ
now on line
(and now available in adult sizes)

photo: vdj