Banquet Journal

... but i still prefer duffins

april

trying to slow down recovering from another round of colds and flu taking the time to drink tea using cups and saucers breathing in the hyacinth at little mountain happy we are healthy and safe

juju

Love this idea: Once a friend of mine gave me an old worn out (from the after war era) book in which were instructions how to make a school clothes for a boy out of father's old coat and how t...

velvet ribbon

    we are sick as dogs around herewishing for a quilt made from velvet ribbons(an image snatched online)and happily settling for lulu's bibwith it's small chartreuse velvet stripes (made before...

artichoke and potato hash

more artichoke love - this time, an artichoke and potato hash  from david tanis' a platter of figs (if you like the lucques cookbook, you'll want this one too...)  fried potatoes are lovely unt...

glitter

loving the way the glitter sits in this bowl...

lotusland

  Lotusland is an estate and botanic garden near Santa Barbara, featuring an over the top collection of  bromeliads, succulents, water plants, and ferns. Madame Ganna Walska, a Polish oper...

gee's bend carpet's

  The Gee's Bend Rug Collection from ABC Carpet and Home    

maria callas

For years, I couldn't get over Callas. There is a paparazzi picture of her I had tacked up on my bulletin board in my office. It's a killer-diller! This, to me is Callas. I knew her - just. ...

marni

i'm crazy for marni, always, and this season did not disappoint. bejeweled bibs and massive furry mittens? i want it all. a girl can dream, no? more on style.com.