Tuck Her in

Some cute things to get me through yet another day at home...



All from Tucker by Gaby Basora- and you guys need to check out the prints available for each piece. Seriously amazing!
Care of Hey Susy!

Weekend Recap

Once again, savouring another amazing meal at this restaurant
Bragging rights from running in -20
Taking the metro with El Weinero
Having a partner that never holds anything against you
Knowing that when you think shit is hitting the fan, a full night of sleep can make everything better
Conquering my fear of dentists

Today

“It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.”

ee cummings

They are both very proud of who you've grown up to be. You are courage incarnate, and never stop growing.
munkee

Wish list for the Spring...

One night here
This cookbook
All new makeup from these geniuses
New underwear from here
A haircut/manicure and pedicure day
Lunch here
A trip to this exhibit
This dress
Double chin removal

A girl can dream, right?

Strike

The napping union is on strike again... Cochonet refuses to cross the picket line, so we'll be back next week!

Design-Y trends...

Scissor Letter Opener 29 Euro

Famous Mustache Pencils
Salvador, Zorro, Burt, Django, Clark
Set of 5: 9 Euro

Good Dog Mat 49Euro

Scissors, mustaches and sausage dogs... more to come!

Something to look forward to...

And to all the Paul Rudd fans out there ...

Oscars?

And the nominees are...
Milk, The Reader, Frost/Nixon, Doubt and B.Button are all on my list. Is there enough time?!?

miscellaneous

Some great stuff from Beklina, a green clothing/accessory shop.
Found via Lena, again.
Oh did anyone notice that jennie gordy chopped ALL her hair off?

Sheets and Pretty Things

Just some pretty sheets and bedrooms courtesy of Castle... thanks to Lena for the link!

Cutting it up

Dreamy collages by Toronto based Melissa Agostino of Sali Tabacchi...

Sometimes we try so hard to make something perfect, when in reality it's the imperfections that make them beautiful. No circle cutters used here. Or maybe it's the calculated imperfections. That's what I tell myself about my bangs. Duh, they're suppose to be crooked.
I think the poppies are my favorite, but there's a soft spot for the rural landscape up top.
Found via HeySuzy

Hearting Stuff

Getting back into the blogosphere has been so so so so much fun! It's like running into old friends, except they don't get to see how ungroomed you are. Or how your clothes look like they've been fed through a paper shredder and glued back together with yoghurt. It's awesome, really.
So I was just looking at all the archives on Lena Corwin's blog and I just can't get enough of her. Seriously. I'm riffling through her photographs and trying and construct a well rounded visual summary of her style, and I just can't decide which ones I want to post.
She's an illustrator and textile designer- ahem, like someone else I know- she's a freelancer, an author, a photographer, a goddess, and a collaborator on truly creative projects like this. She takes lots of photos of books. I likey those the best. So take an hour and surf here or here . Just enjoy the view, ok?
Oh and thanks to Stephanie for always sending me in the right direction. Whatever it is.

Airing out the Closets

Justine's closet looks like this:


I'm not even kidding. It's ah.ma.zing in there.
Photos courtesy of Domino : their Clutter Gallery

For those of you who aren't tired of the Woodland stuff...

Teakwood Root Stool $250

Snail Pillow $32

Owl Umbrella Stand $120

All from Urban . So what comes next? What will eventually replace owls- I'm growing very tired of seeing them.

Paper to make you Smile

So in this dreary weather, when summer feels like an eternity away, what better way to pep yourself up than with pretty slips of paper ...Notecards

Invitations

Mousepad Calendars

From Ann Kelle Designs found via Print & Pattern

Seasonal Anthropologie Roundup!

here are my most coveted anthro items...









The chandelier is only $1800... Juice is headed to SF on Saturday: fire up that MasterCard!
Have a great time!

A mutiny is upon us

Now that the warm, lazy Christmas mornings filled with hot chocolate and homemade brioche are gone, I'm slowly realizing the damage that has occurred to our schedule. The days of synchro naps are but faint memories in this monkey's brain. For those of you blessed with the lifelong burden- by burden I mean joy- of kids, you know that a day without naps is not a real day. It's a fake day where there is no time for dinner, no time for laundry and even less time for The Internet. It's a day filled with half negotiations, half eaten snacks and full on tantrums.
Today seems to be one of those days. Ethiopia has been crying for the last half hour and I AM NOT GIVING IN.
We got hit by another flu this week and this time, we had to call back up. My mother flew in on her umbrella and totally saved the day. She left this afternoon. Hence the constant crying. Sure his molars are coming in and YES he is in the process of weaning... but I say NAY to this mutany. We WILL reinstate synchronized nap and that is all. Babies are meant to sleep together and mothers deserve to have a minimum of ONE HOUR to themselves. Those are the known clauses in the Mothers' Collective Convention.
The Captain has spoken and she WILL be respected, or at least heard. If she's lucky. If not, she's calling in her union rep.

Ringing in the New Year.. slowly

By Dunny found via Yokoo on Flickr

So I'll have to admit that although I'm looking forward to 2009, things have been off to um, a messy start! Gastro for B and Mateo on NYE, weird rash thing for me and a whole lot of sinus congestion. Well we managed to get the tree down and to clean the pantry... that's good right? I've always tried to ring in the New Year with a clean, uncluttered house. Ok, that's a lie. I could never live in a bare environment. Like NEVER. In my dreams I live in a stark white loft with floating stairs and lots of glass. In reality, I'm addicted to the Sally Ann and love found treasures. Why go against the stuff that I love so much? Like toast and butter.... yum.
I had also been questioning my presence here- as I often do- but this time quite seriously. I felt like such a slacker for not having posted since the 22nd. But heck, I was offline for 8 DAYS! Anyways, I've been catching up with my regular reads and feel so much better. No one has posted anything. The blogosphere is on hold until next week.
Until then, we write lists: TO DOS; BEST OF; RECAPS and MOVIES TO SEE FOR OSCAR PREP...
So get to it! Crack open your Moleskines and if you're making life changes remember to believe that you can do it, that you've always been able to do it but it just hadn't been the right time.
Time to Change.

Holiday Sendoff

So the lasagna is in the oven, the pterodactyl is sleeping and Mateo is destroying my address book. What better time than to pop in here and say:

HAPPY CHRISTMAS!

I should really recap the last couple of weeks for you or write something truly heartfelt, but my fingers are ravaged by holiday gangrene and my brain is still wired on 5am wake-up call. So forgive me.
I DO want to thank you for popping in here and posting comments (the highlight of my bloglife)... it's been a fun blogging year and I can't wait for 2009.
But for now, there's work to be done and dishes to ignore!
So be kind and be patient towards your loved ones. Try to make this holiday season a bit more um, life-giving? It'll come back to you tenfold. I promise.

love
Evil Le Dary

I'm back, however still in need of a temp

I may have glued my fingers together with industrial strength adhesive. At least I won't have any finger prints left... I'm opening myself up to the wonderful world of crime!
So until the authorities nab me, here's some ceramic work from Turkey:



Pretty cute, eh? From Studiotto
Ok, back to my torture.

Temp Needed

Blogging will resume later on this week. I'm too busy wiping up peepee, being angry and watching this.

Uh oh

Photo courtesy of The Small Object

So the annual Christmas insomnia is upon me. Whip up is certainly not helping any, nor is the incredibly slow Jean Coutu online photo department.
My mind is abuzz with ideas of stitched craft paper envelopes and photo booth surprises for B; threaded ornaments and embroidered owls; new craft blogs and amazing roundups: bref, everything. Even my jigsaw puzzle and newfound breadmaking fever are keeping me from my sleep.
Oh well, I guess there will be sleep in January?

Ornaments

So here I am, trying to sort out all the projects that need to happen between now and December 24th, and all I seem to do is gravitate towards the computer. Damn you, hordes of readers (ha!).
I found this Etsy vendor who also has a great blog (well, who doesn't?)
Found through Whip Up (aka: best site on the world)

Ansel Villedary

Hilary once found me in tears in the Photography section of Chapters. The tears were neither caused by a hangover, an evil boy nor my mother. Nope. These were real tears inspired by Ansel Adams.

Taos Pueblo, New MexicoTaos Pueblo, New MexicoTaos Pueblo, New Mexico

So when my sister sent me her photos from New Mexico, the same emotions were triggered. Photos by Gwen Villedary (click them to see them large scale, the small format doesn't do them justice).

Hunting Fashions

Aren't these AMAZING? Handmade in the U.S, it's a shame these are only for men, and that they're only $350 at Bergdoff's.


Read here for a brief history of hunting fashion. They would go so well with my red plaid jacket.

Samplings of a Christmas list

Wood
Nails
1" Screws
Robot Book
Beer making kit

Quick Kidneys

On Friday November 29th 2007, my sister received a kidney from an anonymous donor.
Being a donor is not for everyone, and before this all happened to Gwenny, I don't think I would've checked that little box on the back of my Medicare card. But I since have, and I'm happy. So take a couple of minutes tonight over dinner and talk about it.
Thanks,

Happy kidney anniversary!

Weekend Recap

Where to start...

Taking up an impromptu babysitting offer
Walking arm in arm with my mom
Learning a whole whackload of stuff from this lady
Getting a chance to see my Munkee in her element
Visiting 738 Walker and leaving with delicious cookie in my mouth and warm fuzzies in my heart
Being totally floored by this movie
Feeling quite relieved that I was alone and free to bawl my eyes out free from judgement
Fearing the week ahead and the countdown to Christmas
Despising the virus season and thus turning the TV back on after its' long hibernation