permanent fixture

"they were renting...
so her decor was of the temporary sort.
her love, however, was a permanent fixture.
even the landlord could see that."

from Truffle Girls. a beautiful website.

overwhelmed

Scene 12 Print by Alyson Fox.

Ryantown

my co-worker and i are going shopping in London next week. we have a full schedule, just trying to get to all the shops we want to see for work. i would absolutely love to make it out to Robert Ryan's shop Ryantown. sadly for me, it is way out in east London, and nowhere near any of our other must-see spots. i will just have to be satisfied with shopping his etsy store for now.

ink

stunning tattoo art by Amanda Wachob via Daily Candy. makes one rethink the idea of getting a tattoo...

oscars

full disclosure: after a busy weekend, i probably watched about 20 minutes of the oscar's before heading to bed. but i did happen to be tuned in when Rachel McAdams was presenting. i don't remember what for, probably because i was so focused on her dress. it is just stunning...

Christina Drejenstam

new (to me) artist Christina Drejenstam discovered today via blog Simple Blueprint also discovered today. there are so many beautiful things out there to see!

Julia for a friday

i have mentioned Julia Rothman before. such a talented illustrator. her recent New York subway adventure poster is available from the MTA's Transit Museum Store. must have :)

Lula

i have a deep love of Lula magazine. i have been trying to figure out when the next issue will come out. from what i've culled today online, the Spring/Summer 2010 issue just came out. it seems that there were many possible covers, and although the blog i got these from was in french (sadly i do not speak french) what i think they were saying is that these were all possible covers. i could not find any confirmation of what the actual cover is. guess it's time to take a trip to the newsstand. personally, i think they are all gorgeous...

jocular jars

it seems impossible to find cute jars for homemade goodies when you need them. just came across these at fantastic British gardening website Burgon & Ball. so lovely!

green thumb

well, maybe not so green, but i wish it were. my friend went to the flower show in philadephia this weekend, and we have been talking gardens at work today. i am itching to do something beautiful with my small, shady outdoor space this summer. i would love to head over to Sprout (pictures above) to get some ideas, but i'm thinking i may need to wait a bit... maybe end of april?

right now

let the sun shine (aka a giant leap from friday's post!)

it is a beautiful sunny first day of March. and the best news? the sun sets at 5:48 tonight! spring is so close i can feel it... hooray!!! (sunshine above, all from Anthropologie)