It's September - things aren't as bright as they were

... which is a shame, but never mind. If your place is anything like here, it'll be bright again in a couple of weeks, before winter kicks in and gives us snow and quality television specials.
But if a place is worth visiting, it's worth visiting in September, right? So here are a few NYC yellows and reds from September last year. Or was it two years ago? Was it even September?

Jonas.

Los Angeles Fires

Time Lapse Test: Station Fire from Eric Spiegelman on Vimeo.


Check out this amazing Vimeo video of the Los Angeles wildfires. Over the weekend, we could see the flames some miles away on the San Gabriel Mountains from our frontyard. So far the blaze has consumed 105,000 acres -- and it's still burning out of control. (We're staying inside with the air conditioning on.)

Here's a photo from our vantage point:

This photo from LA City Hall was taken by my friend Terry Benichou:

100 bits of the world

Check out Sabrina Harrison's beautiful site for her Adventure Trips, Photography, Books, and Lust for Life!

xo Flux

Colour Lover: Melancholy Marie

Inspiration: Marie Antoinette (the movie).

color palette

Fashion Doyenne: Deborah Lloyd

Kate Spade's New York Creative Director Deborah Lloyd learned how to sew on her grandmother's Singer. By the time she was in grammar school, she was tailoring her own uniforms (skirts shorter than most) and sketching designs in her school notebooks.

It's no surprise that she has fantastic taste. Here are a few of the people and things that inspire her:

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Jean Shrimpton and vintage jewels...



Colorful Kate Spade boxes and Faye Dunaway...



Central Park and a chic chapeau...



Kees van Dongen portraits and gilded owls...


And a number of other lovely things...read more about Deborah on Kate Spade's fantastic Behind the Curtain website.

xo

Noteworthy: Sticky Notes by Galison

I use sticky notes a lot. At work, we use the conventional brand -- good 'ol Post-its. They're practical and come in many attractive colors. Personally, however, I prefer something more decorative because they make the process of organizing my notes and projects a lot more fun. So, I'm always on the lookout for sticky notes. I was happy to find these from Galison. They make cute matching file folders, too. :)

A Charming Swedish Cottage

With brightly painted furniture and doors, wide, tall windows, and a greenhouse with a crystal chandelier, I have fallen completely in love with Persilija's old house and gardens in the North of Sweden. You can see more on her charming flickr photostream, here. And also on her blog, fyrabarnsmamman. Hope you're having a lovely Sunday!

xo

Quotable: Truth in Greeting Cards

{ Card purchased from Paper Source, designed by MinaLeeStudio.com. }

Merci Beaucoup

Simple and pretty. Hand printed in San Francisco by Austin Press, via Reverie Daydream.