Happy Fourth!

hello, sunshine!

Why not enjoy a picnic in the shade of a tree? Perhaps with some freshly picked summer berries?

And the livin's easy

Ahh, summertime escapes. How can you go wrong with a little r&r and fresh air? 

Happy Last Monday in June!

Days like this make me want to pack up a picnic, take a hike and soak up the sun. And why not? Summer is the best time to take advantage with the long days and warm evenings perfect for star-gazing.

Pow Wow

White Punch Buggy

Happy Eliza Doolittle Day!

 That's right! Today is the twentieth of May. And if you haven't seen My Fair Lady, well, you. are. missing. out!

So in honor of Audrey herself, I give you.... The Classic Ballet Flat. Although she may have worn them with white socks in a certain (Sabrina I think) era (hey, it was the zeitgeist!), I prefer them with socks cut specifically for  these kind of shoes. These, too, make me want to jump on a vespa and cruise around pretty tree-lined streets with the wind flying around my hair...

Spotted!

Chuck Bass cozying up to a canoodling couple of .... okay, just kidding, this isn't gossip girl, but stay with me: Spots, especially small ones, are chic and flattering, and oh-so-chanel in black and white as above. But let's be honest, while black and white is that instantly-sophisticated go-to combo (think Tonne Goodman!), it may not be your go-to summer look. Enter The Little Scarf. They used to be restricted in popularity to the Old World, but these days they are so ubiquitous, you can find them at your local Gap. Great way to put a final touch on a look, like jewelry. Doesn't it make you want to zip away in a vespa along little cobble stone streets?

Imagination running wild

Confession: I'm completed captivated by the idea of a porthole to another universe. My imagination is totally unleashed by movies like Pan's Labyrinth and Being John Malkovich.

Let's go!

 
Nothing is quite as exciting and fulfilling as planning a trip to somewhere you've never been and just going. The appreciation of simple, small things you might think of as banal at home are fresh and exciting. Coffee, flowers, the sunshine...You see it in tourists everywhere. It's the universal language (music's sister?) - Having appreciation and gratitude for the every day.