Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Monday, April 20, 2009

Bella Ms. Bello

Hello everyone. I'm so busy today, running from one event to the next. There's a conference here this week of African first ladies. The gorgeous actress Maria Bello helped kick off the festivities this morning. She's such beautiful person -- inside and out. Here's a story I wrote about her last week. Check it out if you have a chance! Hope you're all having a lovely Monday!

Sunday, April 19, 2009

De-stress

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Palm Springs this weekend was out of the question...But Huntington Gardens was a lovely alternative...

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Amid this serenity I reached an important conclusion: I'm ditching the damn Sitemeter. Life is better lived without it. It's more productive watching the clouds move across the sky...

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How are you?

Saturday, April 18, 2009

Saturday Color

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Illustrations that warm my magpie soul...

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...on this sunny Saturday morning.



I love these watercolors by illustrator Bella Foster (a frequent contributor to the NYT)...Bella, bella indeed!

Hope you're having a lovely weekend! I'm getting ready to get my hair done. (yay)


PS: I'm crushing on the plate wall and the green couch. And the mismatched bowls are beyond fabulous.

Friday, April 17, 2009

Happy Weekend

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I can't believe it's friday already. This week was a blur with work. What are you doing this weekend? My plan: Sleep! (And get my hair done..)




Photos by Camilla Ã…krans.

Thursday, April 16, 2009

Ms. Muse

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Well, I decided to do it: I started another blog! (A companion blog, if you will, to The English Muse). It's called Ms. Muse and it's all about "life, love & beauty....and an occasional celebrity encounter." My first "encounter" is with Colin Firth. I met him in London over the summer. He was charming, as you would expect...but he had some surprising things to say! Here's the link: http://ms-muse.blogspot.com/

Check it out and let me know what you think!

Ms. Muse will include a daily dose of large photos, like the one above of Ms. Moss. The English Muse will include everything else lovely.

xoxo

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Petal covered paths...

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It seems all of Los Angeles is in bloom this week...

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with yellow silk...

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and pink velvet...

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Trees that refuse to be upstaged...

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By any other flower. Even if their beauty is short lived...

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(PS: Photos taken with a Polaroid Sun 660.)

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

If happiness had a color...

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...It would have to be yellow...

Reminds me of this song: Look at the stars. Look how they shine for you...



(PS: click photos for linkbacks).

UPDATE! This comment from the lovely Ms Reread made me laugh: "Love that colour, especially when it's light and creamy like lemon gelati ... but Chris Martin makes me want to stick a fork in my eye."


What is it about Chris Martin? Either love him or hate him?! I think he's a hot-tie!

xoxo

First Dog

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Bo, a six-month-old Portuguese water dog, has joined the Obamas this week as the newest member of the First Family. The floppy-eared, black-and-white dog was a gift from Sen. Edward Kennedy and his wife.

The Obamas had hoped to get a rescue dog, and in a way they have, according to The Washington Post. Bo had been living with another family, but it wasn't a good fit, so the Kennedys gave him to the Obamas. Ha! A regifted dog! He was originally named Charlie, but the Obamas decided to call him Bo, as in Bo Diddley.

I hope he gets along better with the press corps than Bush's dog Barney. This video of Barney biting a reporter always makes me laugh. (I know, that's terrible of me. It seems White House dogs are under as much pressure as their masters!)

Have a look: