Weekly what:nots...

Here we are Saturday evening, another week full of highs and lows has past. R arrived home from his adventures, we made the most of the spring sunshine, wandered the 'hood with the boys, and now the rains have returned and all is quiet. I hope your week was a nice one - thanks for stopping by.

Love this image by Frederico Erra (found via petits papiers).

Gerda Leenard's misty cloud-wrapped landscapes.

A sweetly-elegant grey dress from Michelle's pinterest board.

Handmade virgin chocolate in lovely packaging from Raaka.

         

A favourite quote from the very wise Henry Thoreau's Walden.

Jerome Lagarrigue's stunning oil Anne Claire #5. In fact, all Jerome's oils are stunning.

Soft grey clutch from Reed Krakoff.

And a memory from years gone by - The Clash - London Calling.

Have a lovely Sunday!

Images from Petits Papiers, Artis Gallery, Pinterest, Raaka, Pinterest, Jerome Lagarrigue, Reed Krakoff, and Amazon.

A question...

I'm interested - which colour would you choose? Brown, metallic white, black or forest? I'd love to know...
Images from Latico.

Liking...

...the cropped bob with slight wave, plus the colours in the bag.

Image from YSL.

Weekly what:nots...

Hello there. How was your week? I hope it treated you well and you've a great weekend planned. R is away, so the boys and I have a few fun things up our sleeves, including visiting friends.who.have.a.swimming.pool! Yippee - perfect for this hot, hot weather. I also aim to (finally) sort out the rest of my things from our European jaunt. To illustrate just how disorganised everything is I thought about posting an image of my desk....but then thought better of it! Best we just get on with what:nots...

Love this image from Sessun.

Camper's cute Leia sandals. They also come in a great coral/peachy colour.

I tagged Hugh's moleskine sketch back in May. Since then he's had it framed, and sold it for (drum roll) $700. Yikes!

A time-less shirt-dress by Trovata.

Jessica Jensen's versatile city-slim tote.

Love the colours of this jaipur rug.

(I can't remember where I got the image...matta perhaps?)

Terrain's delicate Russian Tulips necklace.

Papier 115G shopping bags by Saskia Diez.

And my new favourite thing - CameraBag Desktop. Easy, economical, and a fun way to play about with images.

Have a lovely weekend!

Images from Sessun, Camper, Gaping Void, Gilt, jessica jensen, terrain, heimat, and me.

Tila March...

Among the lovely things I discovered in Paris were Tila March's supremely covetable bags (and shoes!). So many lovely choices...so hard to choose, but I think the pompon bag might just be my favourite.
Image from Tila March.

Weekly what:nots...

Hello there. I'm afraid I got sidetracked helping Turtle rearrange his room this evening, so am running a bit behind. Before we kick off - how was your week? I hope you had a good one. Ours was crazy madness until school finished on Tuesday, then slipped straight into sloth-like slowness. Which has been rather nice, albeit hugely unproductive. We have been excitedly following R and the team, cheering via twitter as they make their way across the country. I'm feeling ridiculously proud of him right now! I hope you have a fun weekend planned, and thank you for all your comments, it's so lovely to read them, and humbling to know that you visit Elsa May. Enjoy!

Translucent eyes found here.

French Connection's 'Coastal Clutch' - great for summer.

Pretty colours in Crush by Anya Spielman.

Love this asymmetric dress - versatile, comfy and stylish.

A lovely little sake cup, with a rather large price tag for such a wee cup.

Pie chart pins by StudioFludd. They'd look good on a wall too (via Seesaw).

A tissue-thin sheer knit tank from Madewell.

What are these? Why they are stools of course - $600 stools that is. Hop on over to the Mogg Blogg, and read Joy and Janet's hilarious posts on design and home decor.

Images from Silent Models, Anya Spielman, French Connection, asos, LCR, StudioFludd, Madewell, and the Mogg Blogg.

Sea bags...

There's a little giveaway going on over at The Willows Home & Garden. Hop over here for a chance to win one of these versatile Sea Bags.

Found via Simple Lovely. Image from Martin Mattox.

Weekly what:nots...

How's your week been? I hope you've had a good one! Ours has been filled school runs, craft classes, swimming, piano lessons, an absent husband, dinner with girlfriends, children with colds, horse riding, lunches out, Spanish lessons, overdue DVDs, the list seems to go on! Fortunately the weekend is looking very quiet. Although I do plan to head over here and have a good poke about. Before I launch into what:nots I want thank you all for your lovely comments. I love reading them, and am very humbled that you take the time to visit Elsa May. I hope you have a really lovely weekend - here's this week's what:nots...

Soft blue layered tank found here.

Lovely palette on this inspiration wall from Skona Hem (via Haus Maus - I think...from memory...please let me know if I'm wrong).

Uber-modern white Chloe one-piece. Don't you think it looks kind of comfy to wear?

Love this top from Aubin & Wills. Perfect with jeans, shorts, pants, swimwear....

A lovely collection of treasures from Frank Features.

Pratten's Autumn Stripe Clutch.

A graceful illustration by Cecilia Carlstedt.

Images from Garnet Hill, Skona Hem, NY Times, Aubin & Wills, Frank Features, Pratten, and Agent Bauer.

Phew!

We finally seem to be back in the swing of things after a hugely fun whirlwind trip. Well...OK to be honest there were one or two 'moments' with the boys, but that's to be expected with sleep deprived children (and adults). We had a huge apartment just below Tribeca (my new favourite neighbourhood) and managed a happy hybrid of activities. The boys were delighted as we visited the 5th avenue (madness), soho (slightly better), and W14th (best) Apple Stores during our stay. We rode the subway and on a calm and foggy morning visited "Lady Liberty". MoMA, the MET, and the Museum of Natural History were taken in, and in sublimely warm spring weather we strolled both Central Park and The High Line. We shopped Soho in a surprisingly restrained manner, discovering a few treasures along the way. New eating places were uncovered, and I fell in love with New York all over again. A few faves from our jaunt include...

Moomah

The Butterfly Conservatory at the Museum of Natural History

Just Scandinavian

Gigino Trattoria

Bag & Shoe

The High Line 

There were lots more lovely, fab and fun things - I can't wait to go back.

Images from Moomah, Museum of Natural History, Just Scandinavian, nycgo, Bag & Shoe, and The High Line,