tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-154290972024-03-07T02:20:16.806-05:00if i had a little lambElenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06716527892024240697noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15429097.post-39968526650002006382009-07-11T19:40:00.002-04:002009-07-11T19:50:23.707-04:00Moving to Wordpress<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3620/3554840784_bc99f087bf_o.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 718px; height: 117px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3620/3554840784_bc99f087bf_o.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />I'm moving my site to <a href="http://ifihadalittlelamb.wordpress.com/">http://ifihadalittlelamb.wordpress.com.</a> Please update your feeds, friendies.<br /><br />I've had a good run with Blogger, but I'm movin' on up. See you there!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15429097.post-44541136682100943912009-07-09T09:21:00.004-04:002009-07-09T09:25:46.920-04:00Oregon Lavender Festival, July 11-12<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.oregonlavenderfestival.com/images/lavender-row.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 462px; height: 347px;" src="http://www.oregonlavenderfestival.com/images/lavender-row.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Can you even <i><a href="http://www.oregonlavenderfestival.com/festival.htm">imagine</a></i>? <div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Photo from the festival's website, not attributed.</span></div>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15429097.post-71707643397072221032009-07-07T08:37:00.004-04:002009-07-07T11:35:35.392-04:00Things I loved in Sweden part 1: Åhléns<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://static5.ahlens.se/system/modules/com.gridnine.opencms.catalogue/link_getbin.jpg_1813140857.jpg"></a></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Pip and I are newly back from our honeymoon in Stockholm. It was pretty great, let me tell you. Before going I had no real expectations of the trip. I knew, in the back of my mind, that Swedes are known for great style and beauty. I mean, I love IKEA and H&M. I grew up with a Carl Larsson print in our bathroom and I'd heard about Svensk Tenn but I wasn't prepared for the abundance of beauty and coolness that we encountered.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">This is the first of a series of posts where I'll describe things and places I found and loved.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /><img src="http://static1.ahlens.se/system/modules/com.gridnine.opencms.modules.ahlens/resources/pics/logo.gif" border="0" alt="" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 101px; height: 49px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: pre; font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.ahlens.se/">Å</a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.ahlens.se/">hléns</a> is a Swedish department store. Like department store chains like Macy's or, here in Canada, The Bay, it has cosmetics, clothes, as well as home decor stuff. The difference is, the home decor stuff is much cooler. It's like an inner-city Ikea.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">There was an Åhléns a block away from our hotel and I don't know how many times I wandered in for a look around. </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: pre; font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">The home bit was my definite favorite. They had great gardening supplies, bedding, and fabrics by the metre for extremely reasonable prices (for Sweden).</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Å</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px; white-space: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://static5.ahlens.se/system/modules/com.gridnine.opencms.catalogue/link_getbin.jpg_1813140857.jpg" border="0" alt="" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px; " /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">The fabric above, for example, is 149 SEK per metre, or about 20 dollars. A Josef Frank print of similar style at Svenskt Tenn goes for about 890 SEK per metre. I'll let you do the math.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;">They also had a good selection of oilcloth, which I saw a whole lot more of in the better shops in Stockholm than you'd see here.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;">Next up,<a href="http://www.skansen.se/pages/?ID=221"> Skansen</a>.</span></div>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15429097.post-32075472954851634412009-05-31T18:26:00.004-04:002009-05-31T18:33:17.194-04:00brunello cucinelli<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_M4pWLbV3a68/SiME7J4DI2I/AAAAAAAAAJ4/LuaUYYu0FY0/s1600-h/brunello+cucinelli.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 290px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_M4pWLbV3a68/SiME7J4DI2I/AAAAAAAAAJ4/LuaUYYu0FY0/s320/brunello+cucinelli.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342118997301338978" border="0" /></a><br />I had never heard of this brand, but I happened upon a shop on the rue Sherbrooke in Montreal after a conference I was there for this week. It was gorgeous. Great muted colours and shapes and textures but my GOD the prices! Never, ever, ever will I be able to afford such things.<br /><br />Also, I've decided that even if I could, there is reasonable limit. I can't imagine spending more than three or four hundred on a bag and the same for shoes, even if they are hand-made in Italy. I'm not willing to pay for names any more. BAH.<br /><br />That being said, I bet you a $600 <a href="http://www.brunellocucinelli.it/">Brunello Cucinelli</a> scarf that I change my tune within a month.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15429097.post-38382048175547189652009-05-22T08:05:00.002-04:002009-05-22T08:10:48.458-04:00beautiful<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://sofiamauro.com/images/portraits/66.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 680px; height: 447px;" src="http://sofiamauro.com/images/portraits/66.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Portrait of the actress <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0491259/">Mélanie Laurent </a>by <a href="http://sofiamauro.com/index.php?c=portraits&i=66">Sofia Sanchez & Mauro Mongiello.<br /></a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15429097.post-57073744832482997622009-05-21T20:14:00.002-04:002009-05-21T20:25:17.094-04:00I've been enjoying Andre Jordan's doodles on Margaret Roach's <a href="http://awaytogarden.com/">A Way to Garden</a> blog, such as the one below. They are cute and funny, sometimes a little sad, and just the sort of thing I like.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://awaytogarden.com/files/2009/03/snail_550.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 550px; height: 393px;" src="http://awaytogarden.com/files/2009/03/snail_550.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Today I finally went to his own site, <a href="http://abeautifulrevolution.com/">a beautiful revolution</a> and my GOD! So funny! He's even written a <a href="http://www.abeautifulrevolution.com/blog/book.html">book</a>!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.abeautifulrevolution.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/04/07/sex_with_me.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 366px;" src="http://www.abeautifulrevolution.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/04/07/sex_with_me.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Ha! No, but HA!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15429097.post-13307462141028635192009-05-19T11:25:00.003-04:002009-05-19T11:35:28.746-04:00alternate universe plan<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3140/3001676051_bfe3bf8cce.jpg?v=0"></a><div>I'm happy in my job and in Toronto, but every so often I get the urge to pick up and MOVE THE HECK AWAY. I will probably never do this, but here is an example of how I get carried away.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>A job was recently advertised that I'm well qualified for in St. John's, Newfoundland. I hear that the price of living is much lower in Nfld than in Toronto (how could it NOT be?!) so I'm thinking Pip and I move out there, I have a good paying 9 to 5 job, Pip can work in the public library or at the University part-time and write part-time. We could buy this <a href="http://newfoundland.en.craigslist.ca/reo/1142198942.html">4.5 acre plot of land</a>, 5 minutes out of St. John's, as advertised on Craiglist:</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://images.craigslist.org/3n73md3o2ZZZZZZZZZ94r8a1111fcf005183b.jpg"><img src="http://images.craigslist.org/3n73md3o2ZZZZZZZZZ94r8a1111fcf005183b.jpg" border="0" alt="" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 225px; " /></a>Not bad, huh?</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://images.craigslist.org/3n73kd3m0ZZZZZZZZZ94r605b5a31c5dd16c0.jpg"><img src="http://images.craigslist.org/3n73kd3m0ZZZZZZZZZ94r605b5a31c5dd16c0.jpg" border="0" alt="" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 225px; " /></a>and build one of these awesome <a href="http://www.tumbleweedhouses.com/">Tumbleweed</a> houses:<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://images.craigslist.org/3n73md3o2ZZZZZZZZZ94r8a1111fcf005183b.jpg"></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3140/3001676051_bfe3bf8cce.jpg?v=0"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3140/3001676051_bfe3bf8cce.jpg?v=0" border="0" alt="" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 424px; height: 500px; " /></a>And I could sit and knit on the porch on the weekends, watching the boats in the cove. Sigh.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://images.craigslist.org/3n73kd3m0ZZZZZZZZZ94r605b5a31c5dd16c0.jpg"></a></div>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15429097.post-77536146172944213922009-05-17T10:51:00.003-04:002009-05-17T10:57:00.204-04:00photo funI took these photos at the baby shower for my friend April. These two sisters were so cute and so well dressed AND so well behaved. I couldn't get enough of them.<br /><br />I played around on <a href="http://www.picnik.com/">picnik.com</a> last night. The first photo, I lomoized and 1960s-ized:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2476/3537607910_a661cf7d7d.jpg?v=0"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 332px; height: 500px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2476/3537607910_a661cf7d7d.jpg?v=0" alt="" border="0" /></a>The second, I polaroid-ized:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3335/3536799921_5bacbbdd3e.jpg?v=0"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 430px; height: 500px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3335/3536799921_5bacbbdd3e.jpg?v=0" alt="" border="0" /></a>Super fun!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15429097.post-19648064061660811362009-05-15T14:25:00.003-04:002009-05-15T14:38:52.595-04:00bulbs for next year...<div><div>By the fall I'm kind of a tired gardener. I haven't managed to plant any bulbs since we've moved into our coach house and I've rationalized it by saying that I'm not going to invest in anything not easily dug up in the rented garden.</div><div><br /><div>However, if I manage to get some in this year the front runners are..</div><div><br /></div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://awaytogarden.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/bulbs/allium-aflatunense.jpg"><img src="http://awaytogarden.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/bulbs/allium-aflatunense.jpg" border="0" alt="" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 428px; " /></a>alliums. Look how gorgeous they are, peeking up from the hostas. Wow. We have tons of hostas. We could have tons of alliums. Gorgeous.<br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://awaytogarden.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/bulbs/fritillaria-uva-vulpis.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="text-decoration: underline;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 425px; " src="http://awaytogarden.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/bulbs/fritillaria-uva-vulpis.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>and frittilaria. These seem like such moody and mysterious flower. Picture them early on a misty spring morning. Very atmospheric.<div><br /></div><div>If I could put my good intentions in an envelope and reopen it in September/October I so would. And benefit from my work next spring.</div><div><br /><div>Oops! All photos from <a href="http://awaytogarden.com/slideshow-bulbs-in-my-garden">A Way to Garden</a>. I'm loving this blog. Really fun writing and great photos!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div><br /></div></div></div>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15429097.post-6359989742038934962009-05-14T11:02:00.004-04:002009-05-14T11:12:11.848-04:00omg<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.littlefashiongallery.com/images/imagesHP/image_noeud.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 350px; height: 589px;" src="http://www.littlefashiongallery.com/images/imagesHP/image_noeud.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><div>This photo is the BEST. The kid's face is so little-adult, and that humongous bow, and all the white space! Love it!<div><br /></div><div>Photo by <a href="http://www.opheliawynne.com/">Ophelia Wynne</a>, from <a href="http://www.littlefashiongallery.com/">Little Fashion Gallery </a>which I just read about on <a href="http://ohjoy.blogs.com/my_weblog/2009/05/little-fashion-gallery.html">oh joy!</a></div></div>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15429097.post-264320295844035452009-05-07T11:39:00.003-04:002009-05-07T11:53:13.992-04:00not fair.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuZwxRqJbQLEd1x24DCb2s33WvEeGF6mKAUCzIzK7PqeTvrjXY9LM2BR-Te-hp3e66jy7CQnUjDGb0at5tqykJ0NmyEr1OBkz6v4hTRVdYSP-AZr_oZk_ABWbb6jnWM9wjmhg2/s400/13.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 270px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuZwxRqJbQLEd1x24DCb2s33WvEeGF6mKAUCzIzK7PqeTvrjXY9LM2BR-Te-hp3e66jy7CQnUjDGb0at5tqykJ0NmyEr1OBkz6v4hTRVdYSP-AZr_oZk_ABWbb6jnWM9wjmhg2/s400/13.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />How am I supposed to resist the obsessive urge to paint the coach house in Benjamin Moore's <a href="http://www.buyaurapaint.com/af-20.html">Marscapone</a> when I see pictures like this? Can I register for 2 gallons of paint?<div><br /></div><div>From <a href="http://1st-option.net/2008/index.php?loc_pk=230&page=stills_locations.html">1st-Option</a>, via the <a href="http://redotter580.blogspot.com/2009/05/summer-cottage.html">Red Otter Shop Blog</a>.<br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15429097.post-49236560818297471792009-05-04T20:31:00.003-04:002009-05-04T20:46:18.720-04:00loving1. Rachel McAdams' <a href="http://www.dailystab.com/rachel-mcadams-marie-claire-may-2009/rachel-mcadams-marie-claire-1/">waves</a> in the <a href="http://www.marieclaire.com/celebrity-lifestyle/celebrities/exclusives/rachel-mcadams-photos">Marie Claire story</a> (new front runner for wedding hair);<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.dailystab.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/rachel-mcadams-marie-claire-2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://www.dailystab.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/rachel-mcadams-marie-claire-2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />2. Gardening (this is our garden last year and I'm determined to make this the BEST YEAR EVER in the garden);<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3050/2651788976_24ea8d5b3b.jpg?v=0"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 375px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3050/2651788976_24ea8d5b3b.jpg?v=0" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />3. This chapeau... perfect for gardening if I could justify the price;<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://g-images.amazon.com/images/G/01/Shopbop/pcs/media/images/products/eugen/eugen2013412610/eugen2013412610_prod_zoom_back_v1_m56577569831508421.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 347px; height: 683px;" src="http://g-images.amazon.com/images/G/01/Shopbop/pcs/media/images/products/eugen/eugen2013412610/eugen2013412610_prod_zoom_back_v1_m56577569831508421.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15429097.post-74243305543935448582009-05-02T09:12:00.002-04:002009-05-02T09:28:09.940-04:00summer wardrobeI just did some internet shopping... it was coming on for a few days as I've been home sick and feeling sorry for myself. I found <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6744617">Vintage Rose Clothing</a> via my fave of late, <a href="http://seenandsaid.blogspot.com/">Jane</a>.<br /><br />So often vintage clothing is teeny tiny. I'm not short and I'm not skinny and it seems people in the 50s and 60s were one or the either of these most of the time. I'd loooove to get some of the things from <a href="http://stores.ebay.com/Liebemarlene-Vintage">Liebemarlene Vintage</a> for instance, but they're just not in my size.<br /><br />This morning, though, I happened upon some cute things that I can wear this summer that will actually fit (I hope).<br /><br />This 1950s day dress should get a lot of play on weekdays. The skirt even looks like it'll be cycling-conducive:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_430xN.66642971.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 430px; height: 430px;" src="http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_430xN.66642971.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>and this loose cotton sundress is all I need for weekends:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_430xN.66268478.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 430px; height: 430px;" src="http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_430xN.66268478.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Aside from <a href="http://www.bornshoes.com/Product.aspx?ProductID=4361">these sandals</a>, which I am severely coveting....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.bornshoes.com/WebSites/WebImages/500%20pxl/Born/W61451.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 430px;" src="http://www.bornshoes.com/WebSites/WebImages/500%20pxl/Born/W61451.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Must be strong....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15429097.post-439087575007311172009-04-29T12:53:00.004-04:002009-04-29T12:56:03.036-04:00trestle<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.ikea.com/PIAimages/73107_PE189511_S3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px; height: 250px;" src="http://www.ikea.com/PIAimages/73107_PE189511_S3.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>This <a href="http://www.ikea.com/ca/en/catalog/products/20112474">trestle from IKEA</a> is beautiful to me. Eiffel-esque. If I ever have money and space, maybe I could also choose a table-top for it...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15429097.post-40656204305628346012009-04-28T20:23:00.002-04:002009-04-28T20:37:42.512-04:00I'm thinkin' it would be impossible to be in a bad mood when wearing <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=23703997">this circle skirt</a> from Etsy seller <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6306475">sohomode</a>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_430xN.66210922.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 430px; height: 337px;" src="http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_430xN.66210922.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a> With something slightly boyish on top, like this henley:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://images.jcrew.com/erez4/erez?src=images/eiec/15/15427/15427_YL5605.tif&tmp=prdDtIm"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 393px; height: 393px;" src="http://images.jcrew.com/erez4/erez?src=images/eiec/15/15427/15427_YL5605.tif&tmp=prdDtIm" alt="" border="0" /></a>I just got paid, but I still shouldn't...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15429097.post-40660940199302533092009-04-20T22:18:00.002-04:002009-04-20T22:22:08.386-04:00Bonjour Paris!Some of the things I love:<br /><br />Musicals (better with dancing), Audrey Hepburn, Paris. Ah, Funny Face. This is my favorite number, although the one where Audrey does the rad dance in the bar is pretty fab too...<br /><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/t33CbCYTQWA&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/t33CbCYTQWA&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15429097.post-73985563011969770972009-04-17T16:22:00.000-04:002009-04-17T16:23:10.338-04:00who needs porn when you have...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2009/04/15/fashion/27751264.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 333px; height: 500px;" src="http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2009/04/15/fashion/27751264.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a>...fancy dudes on fancy bikes? I would give the tip of my pinky finger for one of these <a href="http://www.workcycles.com/workbike/bicycles/dutch-city-bikes.html">Dutch Work Cycles</a>. The guy? Bah, probably more trouble than he's worth.<br /><br />C/O <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2009/04/15/fashion/20090416-codes-slideshow_index.html">NYTimes</a>.<br /><br />P.S. <a href="http://www.workcycles.com/workbike/bicycles/accessories/antitheft-spray.html">This</a> is a joke, right?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15429097.post-37853055551846178512009-04-15T09:29:00.002-04:002009-04-15T09:36:16.437-04:00outfits...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://pipeline.refinery29.com/pipeline/img/garance-dore-sartorialist-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 600px; height: 400px;" src="http://pipeline.refinery29.com/pipeline/img/garance-dore-sartorialist-1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />I read <a href="http://www.refinery29.com/my_style/my_style_garance_dor.php?page=1">this Refinery29 interview</a> with Garance Dore this morning just before getting dressed for the day. So instead of wearing cords, sneakers a cami and a cardigan, I'm wearing HEELS, a skirt I dragged out of the auxiliary closet, cami, cardigan and, of course, a scarf. <br /><br />Also, I didn't brush my hair. When Pip and I were in Paris a few years ago I noticed that women had that perfectly messy hair. I dont' actually know how they do it so I mistakenly just don't brush my hair and then catch my image in the mirror later in the day and realise that I look frightful. Hrm... where's my brush?<br /><br />Photos by <a href="http://thesartorialist.blogspot.com/">Scott Schumann</a>, via<a href="http://www.refinery29.com/"> Refinery29</a>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15429097.post-45709441394035033102009-04-14T19:55:00.002-04:002009-04-14T20:06:51.528-04:00on the needles...Right now I'm working on something that may or may not be practical - a short-sleeved cotton cardigan. I'm using Anna Bell's <a href="http://autoscopia.com/amelia/archives/2006/05/cherry_pattern.html">Cherry</a> Pattern:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://autoscopia.com/amelia/assets/cherry04.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 360px; height: 501px;" src="http://autoscopia.com/amelia/assets/cherry04.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>I made Blustery from Anna's pattern a year or so ago and I find her patterns really thorough and the designs simple and wearable. I'm making it out of a mysterious organic cotton I got at <a href="http://www.yuzawaya.co.jp/">Yuzawaya</a> when I was in Tokyo for M&M's wedding last May.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3328/3442489533_3a8605cafb.jpg?v=0"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 375px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3328/3442489533_3a8605cafb.jpg?v=0" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />I'm picturing it with the Joe grey skirt with white polka dots I got last spring and the Fluevog shoes I got last summer. A couple of knits, a couple of purls, and bingo bango - new outfit!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3372/3443307680_5d9795cec0.jpg?v=0"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 375px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3372/3443307680_5d9795cec0.jpg?v=0" alt="" border="0" /></a>I'm working on the sleeves now, so I still have the painful finishing ahead of me, but I should have it done to wear to my bridal shower on May 24th...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15429097.post-16009182122224942612009-04-13T15:10:00.002-04:002009-04-13T15:20:19.860-04:00nifty necklace<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.berroco.com/images/1y_am/mica/1103.jpg"></a><div>One of these days i will get to work on knitting up all these cool knitted accessories i've been meaning to tackle. In the meantime, I'll add another to the list...<br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_430xN.61898200.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 430px; height: 648px;" src="http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_430xN.61898200.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>This sweet i-cord idea from etsy seller <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=22416066">adventuresofjr</a> is one of those "why the heck didn't i think of that a bazillion years ago" type of things that would be so simple to zip up and wear long or short with any old thing. The perfect yarn, although I've never used it before, is Berocco's Mica - this shade is called Mushroom and is perfect for me, although a deep bronze would be delicious also. Maybe I can zip one up this weekend as Pip and I have a little bus trip to take...<br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br /></span><img src="http://www.berroco.com/images/1y_am/mica/1103.jpg" border="0" alt="" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 150px; " /></span></div><br /><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15429097.post-58341285043841867492009-04-03T12:19:00.003-04:002009-04-03T12:30:44.661-04:00GrassDoe - Amy Sings<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcHqyhaReknjKl-KjKl80T-DbhEah5hPnx9_ainliHmRAg77WpDx9m2DZ6KlUOMzXuc_Az52AsWrOocjCKKTxBJIFiyTJI9YQL2ULFGkW4VRlycFh__ZlBHLCpKn0FCGUzTs5M/s1600/amy+sings+small.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 738px; height: 648px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcHqyhaReknjKl-KjKl80T-DbhEah5hPnx9_ainliHmRAg77WpDx9m2DZ6KlUOMzXuc_Az52AsWrOocjCKKTxBJIFiyTJI9YQL2ULFGkW4VRlycFh__ZlBHLCpKn0FCGUzTs5M/s1600/amy+sings+small.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Love this photo from <a href="http://grassdoe.blogspot.com/">Grass Doe</a> - my fave photo site. Gorgeous photo and I'm sure it's not intended to be a fashion inspiration a la <a href="http://www.garancedore.fr/en/">Garance Dore</a> or <a href="http://thesartorialist.blogspot.com/">Sartorialist</a>, but I love it. <div><br /></div><div>Can I tell you how many times I've left the house with a kerchief tied jauntily at my neck and then . I always end up feeling silly and taking it off when I get to my destination. Maybe the key is to keep it simple, like the plain white one here, and add something kind of bohemian like the turquoise and silver necklace. Fine cotton knit kerchief? Hmm?</div>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15429097.post-25833197677154188942009-03-24T20:05:00.002-04:002009-03-24T20:06:28.067-04:00BINGO<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3428/3382533913_e67b3d47d3.jpg?v=0"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 335px; height: 500px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3428/3382533913_e67b3d47d3.jpg?v=0" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />We have a winner! Skirt pattern from cute as a kitten Jenny Gordy. Ordered! Bang!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15429097.post-82605797432202444512009-03-24T14:06:00.002-04:002009-03-24T14:16:06.408-04:00Summer looks<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrYQGmPyoI8nL9o1zYiaZgc76aT5Ks21YPKTaR5Rw8rCELVF3lc1z24rQd6ZgVzZQjTKXC98TKzGouE0BYcL-Py3HSTEk_MtW2ItIhjkBisMiCLngva-mhYH96mzTopGD7EoaiQA/s1600/LONG+SLEEVE+SAILOR+SHIRT+(NAVY%2BAND%2BWHITE%2BSTRIPE)%2B%24125%2BCDN%2BRED%2BRETRO%2BSKIRT%2B%24265%2BCDN.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 308px; height: 667px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrYQGmPyoI8nL9o1zYiaZgc76aT5Ks21YPKTaR5Rw8rCELVF3lc1z24rQd6ZgVzZQjTKXC98TKzGouE0BYcL-Py3HSTEk_MtW2ItIhjkBisMiCLngva-mhYH96mzTopGD7EoaiQA/s1600/LONG+SLEEVE+SAILOR+SHIRT+(NAVY%2BAND%2BWHITE%2BSTRIPE)%2B%24125%2BCDN%2BRED%2BRETRO%2BSKIRT%2B%24265%2BCDN.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />While I'm not buying anything... I'm trolling the summer looks, and thinking of what suits me and what I'd like to wear. This look from <a href="http://www.apc.fr/">A.P.C.</a>, via the <a href="http://jonathanandolivia.blogspot.com/">blog</a> of local shop <a href="http://www.jonathanandolivia.com/">Jonathan+Olivia</a>, is very wearable although I'd replace the hat with a kerchief. Sweet.<div><br /></div><div>Ways to economize and still get the look and feel? Hrm, well, I'm sure you could get a comparable t-shirt at the Gap or some place like that. Theoretically, I could sew the skirt, and I know I've seen belts like that for half the price even on Bloor St. Sigh.</div>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15429097.post-24293144162990686492008-10-08T13:55:00.003-04:002008-10-08T14:02:01.967-04:00i want to make thisI've been toying with the idea to sell some knitwear on etsy but they would have to be:<br /><br />-my own designs<br />-quick knits<br /><br />In order for it to be legal and worthwhile... no one would pay the money necessary for it to be worth my while to make a 4-ply fairisle thing.<br /><br />Things like this, spied at <a href="http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/catalog/category.jsp?popId=APPAREL&navAction=poppush&navCount=2&pushId=OUT_OCTOUT&id=OUT_OUTFIT7">Anthropologie</a>, would be worth my while, though:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://images.anthropologie.com/is/image/Anthropologie/843744_gre_b?$wardrobeout$"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://images.anthropologie.com/is/image/Anthropologie/843744_gre_b?$wardrobeout$" alt="" border="0" /></a>They're selling it for $43 CAD, and I read somewhere that you should charge 3 times the cost of the yarn for a handknit, so that would mean I had a...$14.33 yarn budget.... somewhat realistic, I suppose.<br /><br />I recently designed and knit a beret for a good friend... It was a mix of cables and moss-stitch knit out of Blue Sky suri merino... a dream to knit with... but maybe some slightly less expensive, equally or more chunky yarn... still soft... the wheels are turning.Elenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06716527892024240697noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15429097.post-28492937073694187012008-07-27T14:34:00.004-04:002008-07-27T14:37:26.460-04:00new interweave<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.interweaveknits.com/images/backissues/toc-fall-2008/Backstage-Tweed-Jacket-4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://www.interweaveknits.com/images/backissues/toc-fall-2008/Backstage-Tweed-Jacket-4.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.interweaveknits.com/images/backissues/toc-fall-2008/Backstage-Tweed-Jacket-2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://www.interweaveknits.com/images/backissues/toc-fall-2008/Backstage-Tweed-Jacket-2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />The preview of the fall interweave is up! The backstage tweed jacket is so gorgeous... got to make it.Elenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06716527892024240697noreply@blogger.com1