What:nots...

Phew! It's been quite a week - there's been ever so much catching up with old friends, and visiting family, that we are now quite ready for a wee holiday. It has been really lovely though, and tomorrow after a farewell lunch, we're off to the Bay with my parents for a week of relaxation. Yippee! How's your week been? I hope it's treated you well, and that life is good in your neck of the woods. Here's what:nots - see you in a week...

I know it's been doing the rounds, but I love this pic of Sofia Coppola.

This is so utterly true.

Loving Liselotte Watkins' illustrations for Vogue Italia.

Alan Preston's beautiful kowhai seed, muka, and gold necklaces.

So much to like about this image of Princess Anne.

Gold floral pattern card from Rifle Paper Co.

Elegant hair and makeup at Peter Som - Fall 2012.

Beatriz Furest's new collection - love this bag + colour

(the blue vodka version is pretty nice too).

My Favorite Dirt Roads by Robert Kinmont (found via Alexandria).

And a recent addition to my reading list - Richard Davenport-Hines exploration of the passengers and crew onboard the Titanic.

Images from philo.sofia, Liselotte Watkins, Fingers, National Portrait Gallery, Rifle Paper Co., Vogue, Beatriz Furest, Alexander and Bonin, and Waterstones.

Weekly what:nots...

Gosh you leave internet land for a mere week and Blogger launches a swish new interface. I hope you had a jolly nice weekend. With R away the boys and I have spent the past week in a lazy-last-days-of-the-summer-hols-haze. But come Wednesday the harsh reality (ie. early mornings and routines) will be upon us. Ugh! Here's a rather late what:nots...have a wonderful week!

Love this image of Sofia Coppola.

There's much to like in this interior...windows...floorboards...utterly lust-worthy daybed.

Elisa Mazzone's illustrations (found via Willow & Frank).

Beautifully soft leather wallet from Zara. And such a great colour!

Ishi's handmade tableware.

A rather lovely silk blouse from Emerson Made.

Sebastian Conran utensils.

And Muriwai by Colin McCahon - just because.

Images from Getty, Aaron Hom, Elisa Mazzone, Zara, The Linen Works, Emerson Made, Crate & Barrel, and McCahon.

Weekly what:nots...

Here we are on a very foggy Sunday. The blur of the past week was punctuated by exciting news - we have found a new place to live! Whoop whoop. In a little over three weeks we will be moving from a 'compact' apartment to a ginormous house, complete with backyard. I am seriously considering equipping R and the boys with personal locator beacons or walkie-talkies. And as I type all the things we've had in storage in New Zealand are wending their way across the high seas to Portland. Ridiculously exciting. As for the weekend - R arrived home from TED on Friday full of inspiring tales, we dined out at Castagna (the carrots with crunchy malt and walnut ice cream were yum-diddly-scrumptious), yesterday was a blur of Saturday-ness culminating in the viewing of Waiting for Superman - a blatantly raw and troubling documentary on schools in the US - well worth watching. And here we are - the weekend has almost gone. With R leaving this afternoon (for Morocco!) the boys and I shall once again be three. But we shall be busying ourselves in preparation for the big move and the usual this-n that. I hope you've had a wonderful weekend and that week ahead is full of goodness.

Silvery black and white from the blog The Killing Moon, the name of which reminds me of this song.

Grant Hamilton's polaroids (via Kate Spade).

Delicate porcelain pieces by Lilith Rockett.

There's nothing like a handwritten letter, especially one with a wax seal.

Country Road's winter 2011 range.

Carla Caruso's circle ring.

Wonderfully sculptural clutches by Forms.

And Sofia Coppola from Nylon Dec/Jan 2011.

Images from The Killing Moon, Kate Spade, Lilith Rockett, tumblr, Country Road, Carla Caruso, Forms, and Nylon.