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5.13.2010
A Poetic Moment
Last night as I drove home, I was struck by this poem, read on NPR's The Writer's Almanac. Admittedly Garrison Keillor's voice has the literary weight to make reading People magazine sound more elegant and erudite. But, whether because of Keillor's soft oratory tone or Jenkin's powerfully veiled words, this poem resonated with me:
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About Moi
- Pink Frenchie
- Like Amélie Poulain, my life is all about the littlest pleasures: the freshest, pinkest raspberries; the deep blue of a Vermeer painting; the perfect crispness of a glass of Prosecco; the divine simplicity of an afternoon at the beach; the heavenly scent of a vanilla bean. Here I blog to celebrate the good life, la dolce vita, la belle vie. Cherish life's petits plaisirs and enrich your daily existence.
Grammaristas:
You should know that I take liberties with grammar, punctuation, & diction.
Do not fear! I assure you I've been educated about the woes of abundant comma usage or the impropriety of ending a sentence with a preposition. Here, as this is not my dissertation, I write as I talk. I also make up words on occasion.
Do not fear! I assure you I've been educated about the woes of abundant comma usage or the impropriety of ending a sentence with a preposition. Here, as this is not my dissertation, I write as I talk. I also make up words on occasion.
Topics J'adore
s'il vous plaît!
"If you are lucky enough to have lived in Paris as a young man, then wherever you go for the rest of your life, it stays with you, for Paris is a moveable feast."
-Ernest Hemingway
-Ernest Hemingway
Should Be Reading
Actually Reading
Should Listen To
Actually Listen To
Oldies but goodies
Inspirations
- Anthropologie
- Barefoot Contessa
- Charlotte Moss
- Daily Candy
- Design Sponge
- Eddie Ross
- Giada DeLaurentiis
- Goop
- Hostess with the Mostess
- House Beautiful
- Iomoi
- It's a Good Thing
- La Poilâne
- Ladurée
- My Little Paris
- Nate Berkus
- Preston Baily
- The Getty
- The Kimbell Museum
- The Met
- The Modern Art Museum of FW
- Thom Filicia
- Vivre
Blogs J'adore
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Rooting Boxwood Cuttings10 hours ago
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This & That: November 15, 202419 hours ago
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skillet-baked macaroni and cheese2 days ago
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Introducing Holiday 20242 days ago
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Outdoor Sofa Refresh for Fall5 weeks ago
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Platforms & Cashmere2 years ago
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Leftovers à la française4 years ago
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Style Inspiration: Sabina Socol6 years ago
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House Hunters International Tell All7 years ago
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Sadie the Pink Le Creuset8 years ago
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The Future of The Love List9 years ago
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Moving. Updating. Changing.11 years ago
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Sourcing
I procure the majority of my images
from Google Image and other blogs.
I try to link back all images to their original sources.
If you notice one of your images has not been linked properly,
please leave a comment or send an e-mail.
All other photos have been taken by me. All words are mine.
If you borrow from my blog, please be a dear
and link back to my page.
Thanks and happy reading!
from Google Image and other blogs.
I try to link back all images to their original sources.
If you notice one of your images has not been linked properly,
please leave a comment or send an e-mail.
All other photos have been taken by me. All words are mine.
If you borrow from my blog, please be a dear
and link back to my page.
Thanks and happy reading!
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