Weekly what:nots...

Friday - at last! How has your week been? I hope you had fun, and the days were kind to you. Mine involved school runs, a driving test (I passed!), an eye test (I failed), numerous appointments, fresh flowers, clothes shopping for the boys (will they ever stop growing?), and horse riding three times. Sadly, with each ride my meagre ability became progressively worse...very demoralising indeed. Anyhoo the weekend is almost upon us, and when R arrives home in a few hours we'll be back to four. Do you have weekend plans? Aside from an afternoon bottling fruit with friends, I plan to do not-very-much-at-all. I hope you have a grand weekend - here's this week's what:nots...

Loving this shot by Marc Lagrange.

Love this quirky little fellow. He reminds me of a little clock my Granny had.

Superfamily III by Oregon artist Justin L'amie.

Toast's lace-stitch socks. Don't they look snuggly soft?

Looking forward to Antony & the Johnsons' new album - due out next month.

A lovely everyday bag from Graham & Spencer's Fall 2010 collection.

Oliver Theysken's The Other Side of the Picture - a treasure trove of stunning images by Julien Claessens.

L’Iris, Le Néroli, La Rose, Le Santal and L’Ambre - five scents from Roger Vivier. 

Loving Velvet's Daray cashmere sweater.

Divine two-tone suede sandals from See by Chloe.

And Smith's pretty pink Rosebud Salve in production since 1895, and still perfect!

Images by Marc Lagrange, Clockwork Universe, PDX Contemporary Art, Toast, Antony & the Johnsons, Graham & Spencer, Assouline, tmagazine, Velvet, Saks, and Smiths.

Weekly what:nots...

Well we seem to have survived the first full week of the summer hols - just! Thank you for taking the time to stop by Elsa May - I hope you're enjoying your weekend and all is well in your neck of the woods. We're heading off to the coast in a bit, so I shall jump right into what:nots.

Black and white images by Mikael Schulz.

Ajne's exotic scents and intricate packaging.

Personalised return address stamps at Paperwink. And very reasonably priced too!

I've had my eye on these for sometime now.

Listening to the lovely Laura Marling's new album.

Pomander, although technically a 'winter' candle I love it all year 'round.

Assouline's new book Polo, The Nomadic Tribe. Filled with history and possibly the most beautiful images ever by the uber-talented Aline Coquelle. Hope over here and have a look at Aline's images - !

Annie Leonard's book The Story of Stuff looks at our obsession with stuff and the difference between consumption and consumerism. A thought-provoking read.

Images from Agent Bauer, Ajne, Paperwink, Garance Dore, Laura Marling, Diptyque, Assouline, Aline Coquelle, and The Story of Stuff.