Speaking of Jane Austen, here's a little comic. ;)(By Kate Beaton, via Kat)
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Showing posts with label books. Show all posts
Showing posts with label books. Show all posts
Cup-of-Jo Gift Guide Part #4: Your Best Friend Who Wears the Prettiest Lipsticks and Knows (and Keeps) All Your Secrets.
A cozy cardigan, $72. (I love this mustard yellow!)
A cute striped tote, $39.
Ponytail styling lotion for the perfect high pony, $22.
A custom portrait of her beloved pup, $300...or one of these adorable (and more wallet-friendly) animal prints, $20.
New York pencils to inspire her to visit, $11.
A morse code necklace that spells "friend," $36.
Caramel marshmallows with sea salt and toffee crumbles, $13.
A rad street-style memory game from Amsterdam, $17. 
A pretty pink bralet that you know she'll love, $36.
The world's cutest coffee-table book, $31.50.P.S. More gifts for best friends...
Brooklyn Diary
Our girl Lena just curated a new book, Brooklyn Diary, which takes a look at the daily lives of 21 Brooklyn artists, documented by 10 Brooklyn photographers. They reveal their favorite neighborhood spots and offer peeks inside their quirky homes. Part-coffeetable book and part-travel guide, Brooklyn Diary will be released on October 11th. I'm really excited for it. Congrats, Lena!
(These photos show Anna and Tim Harrington and their sons Benji and Casper. As lead singer of the punk band Les Savy Fav, Tim is known for his crazy theatrics--he must be such a fun dad. Anna and Tim also run the textile company Deadly Squire. Their photos make me want to pickle vegetables and buy a pool.)
(Photos by Jessica Antola)
Guest Post: Summer Camping Trip
An inspiration board for a summer camping trip. Left to right, top to bottom: 1. Vintage postcard; 2. A Field Guide to Weeds book; 3. address book; 4. botanical chart card; 5. Billykirk overnight bag; 6. Roger Miller album; 7. Cole Haan boots; 8. field sketches by William Berry; 9. striped bathing suit; 10. vintage Minolta camera.-- By Anna from Rifle Paper Co.
Eat, Memory
My darlings, we're back from our California vacation and missing the sunshine! I'm excited to share photos soon (they're all on Alex's iPhone).In the meantime, at the airport on the way home, I picked up a great little book: Eat, Memory, a collection of food essays from the New York Times. (It was edited by Amanda Hesser, who also wrote the awesome Cooking for Mr. Latte.) The essays range from a guy who hates ice cream to a couple's argument over a word game in a Paris restaurant to a chef trying like mad to invent something new. I'd recommend it, if you're in the mood for something fun and yummy. :)
Have you read anything good lately? xo
Home Inspiration: Decorated bookcases
All bookcases are wonderful (even the messiest!), but my jaw dropped this morning when I saw the shelves of Fitzhugh Karol and Lyndsay Caleo. They've made their bookcases a work of art by mixing in rocks, photos and a round mirror. (And a sweet toy truck!) Have you ever decorated your bookcases?(Photos by Emily Gilbert, via Design*Sponge)
Cute baby things
Here are a few cute baby things I've been loving lately (the bear hat kills me):Oeuf Hug-Me Sweater, $96; Giraffe wallpaper silhouette, $90; Gap Sweater Bear Hat, $16; Dwell elephant bookshelf, $124; Playsam Streamliner Classic Car, $40.
Emma miniseries
Have you been watching Emma, the new PBS miniseries? It started last Sunday night, and it's AMAZING. Emma is so charming and adorable with her gossip and matchmaking, and the show stays really true to the book. And don't worry if you missed the first episode; you can watch it online here. I absolutely love it!
When We Were Romans
My lovely readers, you always have great book recommendations, so I wanted to share one of my own. I've been reading the amazing When We Were Romans
by British author Matthew Kneale.The tale is narrated by a nine-year-old boy, whose mother abruptly moves him and his sister from England to Rome when she becomes convinced that his estranged father is spying on them, turning the neighbors against them and trying to hurt them. As their adventure turns more madcap, you start realizing that things may not be quite what they seem. The little boy has such a sweet, authentic voice and your heart swells for him; the whole story is told with misspellings and run-on sentences. (He also loves talking about the universe and crazy Roman emperors.) It's one of those books you can't put down; at bedtime, I'm always fighting to keep my eyes open...
If you liked The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
, you'll adore this book. xoxo(Photo by Faceout Books)
Room with a View perfume
When I was growing up, A Room With a View
was one of my favorite books and movies. (I remember reading the book while lying on our trampoline in the backyard!) So I was thrilled to hear about this new perfume inspired by the passage where George and Lucy kiss for the first time in a field of violets.(Via Frolic)
Good books
My dear readers, have you guys read any good books lately? I just finished my book, and I'm searching for a new one. Any recommendations? I'd love to hear! xoxo(Photo by Barca)
Gift Guide Part #6: Your British Dad Who Makes Peppery Soups and Isn't Scared of Anything (Even Really Scary Things).
Cycling's Golden Age
with nostalgia-inspiring biking photos from the forties, fifties and sixties, $32.97.
Danish spice mill for family dinners, $79.
A French map cheese board, which cleverly pinpoints where each stinky cheese comes from, $60.
Hitchcock Masterpiece Collection, since he taught you to love these films (and to watch out for Hitchcock's secret cameos!), $54.99.
A rad Icelandic tie, made from wool from the country's finest sheep, $54.
A propeller bottle stopper, $28, wrapped up with his favorite red wine.
Camping gloves, with a handy slit in the thumb so he can type on his blackberry, $78.
A biplane ride in upstate New York, where he'll get to wear those awesome aviator goggles, $65.
Gift Guide Part #2: Your Husband Who Smells Like Musk and Tells You Bedtime Stories Every Night.
A cookbook
with simple, yummy recipes (including cauliflower mac n' cheese and the perfect English cottage pie), $26.
Whiskey stones, which ingeniously keep cocktails cold without melting, $20.
A cashmere cap for winter walks, $98.
Great Gatsby boat tour, $25/person.
Boilerplate: History's Mechanical Marvel
, an alternate-history graphic novel, $24.50.
Custom notecards and calling cards, complete with his beard and glasses.
Massage candle, where the warm wax (awesomely) doubles as massage oil, $28 to $100.
A good old-fashioned love letter. 
A rhodesian ridgeback puppy, since he recently spent an hour googling them and cooing, "Oh, you're just a dog. You're just a sweet dog, aren't you?"
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