A Swedish Girl in Paris

I'm so in love with Madelene Lindqvist's photo-diary blog, Le Portillon, about her life in Paris. She looks so charming strolling the streets in her red Marc Jacobs coat.

What are you reading??

I haven't been doing much reading, or blogging or anything except settling into my new job....
I need to get back into my old routine...

Any book suggestions!?


PS: What did you think of Colin Firth winning the Oscar!?


(Photo, above, by Tiny Lights.)

A few favorite things...

Pretty blankets,  an old map, a green radio, a bowl of oranges, cologne in colorful bottles, a vintage typewriter, a globe, an old rotary phone,  a cool sweatshirt,  a postcard purse, a bubble umbrella and a stylish hat....

Panic and run amok

The Keep Calm knock offs are still going strong -- more than two years after the trend started. This one, by madmanincognito on etsy, made me laugh!

Red Hot Literary Quotes

In honor of Valentine's day, Flavorpill has a very clever list of the top 50 literary quotes
for a hot fling.

Here's a sampling:

“The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it.”
-- Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

“Be still when you have nothing to say; when genuine passion moves you, say what you’ve got to say, and say it hot.”
-- Complete Works by D.H. Lawrence

“I want to do with you what spring does with the cherry trees.”
-- Twenty Love Poems and A Song of Despair by Pablo Neruda.

The rest of the list here.

Happy Valentine's Day!


(Photo, above, by Anna Liisa Liiver.)

Ten Great Years

I love this clever Beatles poster by illustrator Max Dalton. I've been holed up in my new office the past few days and I've been thinking that it would be nice to put some colorful (yet inexpensive)
art on the walls.

This might be perfect! Any suggestions for cool office art?