paris eats

when people
ask me
what we did
in paris,
i say
e a t.

from
green tea eclairs
at
AOKI...



to
a croissant
from
a different
bakery
each
breakfast
(we had to compare
them all, right?)...



to bread
(and more
croissants)
from the
famous
gosselin
(winner of
best baguette
in paris)...

we ate
our way
through
paris.

wouldn't you?

xo

i say tomato

sometimes
the simplest
meal
is the best.

this time
of year
grub and i
toast
some pieces of baguette
slathered in olive oil
and
slice some
heirloom tomatoes
&
local soft mozzerella.

we
sit and eat
in front
of our laptop
watching
some random show
on hulu.
the door and windows
are open.
we hear
the sounds of
the city
and
bear stalking
spot
on the patio.

. . .

did you hear
the segment
on heirloom tomatoes
on splendid table?
i am curious
about
this book.

what do
you do
with your
heirloom tomatoes?

xo

roid week

{monday}

this week
was
roid week 2009.
i was feeling
very uninspired
with all
the rain
and clouds
but
i took
one polaroid
a day.

my favorite
was tuesday.
i took it
right before
i got
a bee sting
to the head
(roid week injury).


{tuesday}


{wednesday}


{thursday}


{friday}

special
thanks to
anniebee
who
mailed me
film!

have
a lovely weekend!
xo

when to say when

you know
what i mean.

when you
are working
on something
and
the more you
fuss,
the more you
mess it up.

with knitting
i have learned
to
put it down
and walk away
because
it's only gonna
get worse.

i thought
changing
polaroid
cameras
would
improve things...
lately,
few things
irritate me
as much as
a messed
up polaroid,
especially
with
the state of things.

keeping
my fingers
crossed
for a
better week
because
tomorrow
is
a very
special day.

more about
that
tomorrow.
xo

rain or shine

with spring
comes
the dilema...



what to wear
when the
forecast
is warm
with afternoon
showers?



i am
feeling
quiet...
reading
and
knitting
a lot.

hope to get
this
lime kool-aid
dyed
sweater
done
this weekend.



hopefully
i'll have
something
to show you
next week.

have
a
productive
weekend!
xo

polaroid weekend

{friday}



{saturday}





{sunday}


my sunday
thrift store
find:





{monday}



more
polaroids
from
this weekend
here.

hope you
had
a lovely
weekend.
xo

travels by train

monday
i spent
the
whole day
traveling
home by train
from upstate
new york.

the scenery is
so beautiful...



often
i wished
i could
get off
the train
and walk around
the tiny towns
i passed.

frequently
i wondered
what it would
be like
to live
in one of
those small towns.
how would
i be different?
how would
i be the same?

my travels were
plagued
by late arrivals,
missed connections,
and
i sat in
stopped
over
a river
for 3 hours
because
of a fatality
on the tracks
yesterday
evening.

i watched
the sun
go down
over
the river
in trenton.



hope you
had
a better
monday.



xo

climb!

when was the last time
you climbed a tree?
i have wanted
to climb this
tree for
years.

when
i was
little, i
often watched
my brothers jump
from a high branch
of the neighbor's
avocado tree.

i never did.
rather, i
carefully
climbed
the trunk
to the
ground.

one day
i decided
i should
stop being afraid
and
i climbed up
to that branch and jumped.



i broke my arm.

this was
one of many times
i broke my arm
trying to do
what they did.

i wonder
what that
says
about me.

xo

ruff & ready

there's
a local
thrift/vintage
store by my house
called
ruff & ready
furnishings.
this is a photo
of the front.

i never
went in there
because they
put really
junky stuff
out front
on the weekend.
one day,
a few months ago,
i wandered in
and found
that
it was
a mecca...
it reminded me
of why
i love places
like this-
i love
to just
search through
old junk
for something
that
catches my eye
and
inspires me.

it's
jam-packed
with
stuff.
perfect
for
poking around.

when
i was
a student
years ago,
i use to go to
square one
antique mall
on
sunday mornings
by myself.
it is one
of my
fondest
memories
from that time.
i have a lot
of great stuff
from that place.

this
past friday
i went to the
village
after a long
hiatus...
unfortunately
i was
operating on
low blood sugar
and wasn't
quite in to it...
also i was
with a friend
who wasn't
really into
perusing.
it's difficult
to get into
perusing
when you are
with someone
who isn't
doing the same.

but during
my quick
pre-bubble tea
run through
i found
some cool items.
here are my
friday finds:

1. 1970s
catherine holm
(cathrineholm?)
bowl



2. vintage
argus 75 camera



3. 1940s-1960s
children's books


cool illustrations.
i had some of
these when
i was little.

not bad
for a gal
running
on low
blood sugar,
no?

i am hoping
this week
brings
with it
high productivity.
i feel like
i am in
a post-exam
slump.

more soon.
until then,
xo

thursday's white

sometimes
the most
beautiful things
are
the most
simple
and
useful.

see other
winter
whites
here.

if you are
so inclined,
check out
my collections
and
other great ones
on poppytalk.

the week
is nearly done,
oh bother,
xo

wednesday's white

week of winter whites

inside:



outside:



see other
winter
whites
here.

. . . . . . .

monday
i went to
see
the hopper exhibit
on the
very last day
(procrastinator
that i am).
it was
{{{packed}}}
and difficult
to really look
at each work.

but
this piece
i had to stare at
a long time



sun in an empty room

it's one of
his last pieces
painted only
a short time
before his death.
it had
a classic hopper
human figure in it
but he
decided to remove it.

it was placed
right before
the exit
and most people
rushed on by,
barely noticing it,
(after all
they had come
to see
nighthawks)...
but this piece
was so beautiful
and really
was,
from my perspective,
the essense of
hopper.
it took his whole
life to get to it.

i think it also
feels like
a winter white.

it also
inspired
this lovely song
by
the weakerthans

xo

tuesday's white

last year
same time



in paris
for
shari's
week of winter whites

tomorrow
a new
white
pola.

xo