hi friends!!! i’m so excited to post again in such a long, long time. things have settled down in my life a little bit…

i’ve been considering doing gift guides this year because i find myself with some time in the mornings to blog again (hooray! thanks new…

Maggie, 1942 here’s a story for you. our 2nd baby was due yesterday on November 8, but about a month prior to her due…

we are roughly 1 month away from the expected due date of Baby No. 2. i have a feeling she might make a surprise…

my dad is going to the States sometime this month and i am already browsing online for a few things he can stow away…

another round of Goodies! which i also could have called COLOURFUL THINGS THAT MAKE ME HAPPY. i just want to surround myself with fun,…

i’ve had a few requests for gift guides this year (2016’s colour gift guides were a huge hit!) but dang, i just haven’t had…

hello! i feel like i owe you an explanation as to why the blog is so quiet these days. so, if you’re interested, read on – or just skip to the fun stuff while i get a little bit wordy. i temporarily shelved my working life during Axel’s first year, as we decided i would be his primary caregiver while Anton worked. it was both joyous and tough for me. to be able to spend so much time with him during such an important phase was a real privilege, but it also meant that i lost my grip on some parts of my life…

Edouard Boubat – Cafe De Flore, Paris, 1953 hey friends! what’s happening? the most interesting thing i’ve done lately – which actually isn’t that…

here are ten THINGS! one of my favourite voyeuristic things at the moment is seeing life through Jamie Beck’s eyes since she moved from NYC  to…

how do you guys keep up with cool things to peruse (or even buy when you are flush) on the internet? i feel like…

i remember this trip to Paris fondly because i had just kind of met Anton, and i was thinking about him the entire time…

oh my gosh i LOOOOOOOVE this lookbook! the location, the styling, the model – and of course the products. showcasing LA based Crescioni’s Spring 2017…

i want to preface this post by talking about the blog a little bit. way back in 2009 when i first started blogging i was just…

i actually have a secret Pinterest board called Mid Week Distractions that i save all of these into, FYI. and man has that board…