What:nots...

Shucks...Monday already?! How was the past week for you? Mine was a little dire, and somewhat topsy-turvy, but here we are - a new week, and a new start. The highlight was having a good four inches chopped off my hair - very liberating! I hope all is well in your neck of the woods. Thanks ever so much for stopping by - have a wonderful, wonderful week.

So much about this image to like.

A rather attractive Linen Flower Knob.

Rita Lowell Smith's Arbutus Berries 1936.

John Donne, The Penguin Poets 1972.

A collection of images from Wild Goose Chase. Plus there is much to love on her Flickr.

With stationery like this there's no excuse not to to put pen to paper.

Skye Gyngell's seasonal cookbook.

This seriously good salt is hand harvested from the Oregon coast.

Falconwright's clutches and purses.

And a rather charming song from Blossom Dearie.

Images from A Day of Sunrise, Anthropologie, Te Papa Store, University of Bristol, Wild Goose Chase, Mr Boddington's Studio, Amazon, Jacobsen Salt Co, and Falconwright.

Clip from You Tube.

Weekly what:nots...

Happy Monday! I hope you had a marvellous weekend. Most of mine was spent tucked up in bed battling this dreadful lurgy, but it did allow me to perfect the art of napping which I highly recommend. I also managed to finish Natasha Solomons' heart-wrenching book - such wonderfully descriptive landscapes it made me want to move to the wild English coast immediately. I'm now sorting through all the bits and bobs from our trip - which I will post on in the coming week. In the meantime here's what:nots - have a wonderful week.

Love the light and tones in this Orla Kiely image.

Simple, snowy goodness.

(I think I got this from tumblr - if you know the source please let me know)

Penguin's Great Food series - stunning covers + great reads.

Hankering after this pochette from M0851.

Mikkel Vang's Flowers of the Sea.

Peahen 2010 by Sophie Corydon.

Sublime lambswool + angora blankets from Meg Cohen.

James Pearse's perfect tees.

And this flocked scarf.

Images from Orla Kiely, Penguin, M0851, Mikkel Vang, Dickon Hall Ltd, Meg Cohen, James Pearse, and me.

Weekly what:nots...

Ok so a little later than planned, but better late than never right? After riding (where I stayed on the horse) the boys and I got caught up in sunshine-y outdoor pursuits, then went out for tea, and before we knew it the day had gone. Just like that! However, this evening I have been slowly sorting through the gazillion photos I took, not to mention all the little tags, cards, and 'treasures' one brings home with them. I've popped some pics up here, and will sort through the rest over the weekend. In the meantime here's a rather brief what:nots featuring a few things I came across on our travels...

A gorgeous bag by Bea Furest.

A chic dress from Sessùn.

Harry Allen's three-dimensional, transparent dog - Gino.

 

Another stunning book cover from Penguin, featuring Claudio Bravo's painting Circe.

Sweet cotton shorts from Women'Secret.

And should you ever find yourself in Barcelona, hop along to Buenas Migas for the best breakfasts, preserves, and focaccia.

I hope you have a lovely weekend!

Images from Bea Furest, Sessùn, Colette, Penguin Classics, Women'Secret, and Buenas Migas.