Banquet Journal

donkey donkey

      One of our new books is Roger Duvoison's Donkey Donkey, and its lovely illustrations. Makes me want to paint some goats.   We also love the three shaggy donkeys at Maplewood Farms...

the little lame prince

Some very odd stories, but i adore the end paper illustrations. The Little Lame Prince (1956), by Dinah Maria Mulock, with illustrations by Colleen Browning.

pleated throats

Some images from Mammals, one of my beloved Golden Nature Guides.

paper

Older work, circa 2000? And this book is breaking my heart. So beautiful!   ::

alice waters

I love alice waters, and recently ordered her latest cookbook, the Art of Simple Food. It's so great, and ties in with so many things I am hungry for right now, like the farmer's market, and final...

quilting

My quilt obsession is growing. I bought the brilliant Quilt's of Gee's Bend for myself recently, and it's doing nothing to still my itchy fingers. Like these two, by Annie E. Pettway and Annie Be...

dahlias and sweet peas

More from Hazel...

Hazel Peckinpaugh Dunlop

 I have a few old flower arranging books that I have recently been revisiting. I'm loving the odd architecture and rigid austerity. I'm still at the point where I'm not quite sure why, but I know ...

jeu de paume

Some inspiration from children's rooms "Stockholm," published by Jeu de Paume.

boating in canada

A thrift store find... what a great cover!