poppies and peonies: May 2009

Sunday, May 31, 2009

Fabrice de Villeneuve

This is titled Sea of Poppies. I want to try and emulate this painting sometime this summer.

Friday, May 29, 2009

Leethal

I am off to have a scrumptious dinner at Leetal's tonight, consisting of flank steak, grilled vegetables, fancy cheeses and forget-about-your-stresses-of-the-week wines.

Beggin'

This is the soundtrack for the beginning of the summer.
Leebob and I are huge fans. Yesterday we washed the dishes while dancing around to this song- ha.

Not usually a B&B Works shopper, but...

I love the Butterfly Flower fragrance they have right now. White Tea & Ginger is a good one, too.

Talk about careless...

Some days I feel like floating away on a balloon like her.

POP art.

It's about time I posted about my favorite store.

(My friend Mary has coined the phrase "The Christmas Morning Feeling" as a benchmark for evaluating on'es utmost happiness- usually to measure the chemistry you have with a guy, or something of that nature. So far, I think one of the only feelings that comes close is what I feel when I'm at the farmer's market. Or J.Crew.)

Note J.Crew 's summer collection right now, with "heavenly hues and bright bursts of color," with "new neons and splashes of shimmer." It's once again a collection worth drooling over.

All the way from PA

Hand-picked flowers from my Truso!

Thursday, May 28, 2009

CUPcake of the Day

This is adorable.

grown-up product

Once I have money, and a real job, this will be the first grown-up product I buy. Aveda face wash and lotion. Vitalizes all your senses with the mint-rosemary scent. Their tea is also magnificent.

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

While I'm in dreamland...

I'll just note that the Cape is on my wishlist for places to visit. ASAP.

Food Styling

THIS could be my dream job, for real. Here's a professional's work- her name is Carrie Purcell:

http://www.carrieannpurcell.com/

Click on Images, and then Portfolio Two. Incredible. She's been featured in Food &Wine Magazine, Bon Appetit Magazine, and on the Food Network (Everyday Italian).

{Elevating food to art}