Banquet Journal

six bird cages in unison

via the golden smith.

maybe i need to start a food blog...

  escaped to gambier for two (child free) days filled with scrabble, swimming, sunshine, turkish eggs, squash blossoms stuffed with smoked ricotta, and french 75s...

rock

beautiful chromolithographs from cabinet of treasures, including minerals and stones...

john alfred charlton deas

From 1913, John Alfred Charlton Deas, a former curator at Sunderland Museum, organised several handling sessions for the blind, first offering an invitation to the children from the Sunderland Cou...

cake decorating 101

no one does excess better than a pack of three and four year olds let loose with pink icing and sprinkles.

sunset magazine

i almost forgot to mention this sweet spread, in the august isue of sunset magazine. nice deer!

gunta stölzl

we've already proclaimed our love for gunta stölzl's textiles, but i'd love to see more along the lines of this 'decorative flower' (in my mind a hairpin).

how does my garden grow

  after years of apartment living, i relish that moment in high summer when you suddenly can't keep up with the garden. tonight it will be sauteed greens on bruschetta, with a tiny tomato salad, a...

paradise

it's all been very glamorous lately, being whisked away for a weekend on the lovely gambier island. my sunday was near perfect, and included a beautiful cup of coffee and a moment or two to pick a...

auntie mame

  how much do i love this movie...