File this under covet: Death and Texas

 

{the weekender}

{handlebar bag}
From the gorgeous Death and Texas. Huzzah to both, if I can carry one of these to either.

For Me, For You Adds Bling

{For Me, For You – Etsy Shop!}
Because gushing would seem somewhat partisan, I’ll let your fingers do the talking – bust over to For Me, For You for some very deKate bling. xo

in his shirt

Happy tuesday darlings. We’ve had the nicest weather here – warm in the day, cool sweater weather at night. The Jazz Festival is in full swing so I haven’t seen very much of Jared, instead I’ve been living in his shirts around the house after work. Took some snaps last night of one of my [...]

Monday Must Have – Charity and Bike Porn Should Cover It.

Hello Bicyclettes! I’m so excited to unveil the poster that the incredible Kate from For Me, For You made for Bike Aid. I can’t really express how thrilled I am at the outpouring of support and willingness to consume booze and listen to good music all in the name of a good cause. (See: If [...]

the get aways

Phew! I may have slightly dashed off there mid – Friday, my apologies for leaving you all in the lurch with nary a farewell. We went off to Calgary with some friends to see Chris Potter and Dave Holland play at Jack Singer (what a beautiful concert hall!) and have a quick visit with J’s [...]

Happy Birthday Mom.

Words have failed me for the past half hour that I’ve been trying to create this post. What can you possibly say to somebody who is, by nature, nurture and divine intervention, the reason that you have the words you do? Sometimes “Happy Birthday” seems so awfully inconsiderate, so trite, when what you really should [...]

Color Inspiration – Siggi Eggertsson

{Siggi Eggertsson via Booom}
Brief update on the tie die jumpsuit harem pant front: It was a no go. I shoehorned myself as best as I could into that baby, and let me tell you, almost all was lost. Including poor Elle’s lunch when she laughed at my baggy ass. But not before I pointed it [...]

a conversation about apartments

{mieletcannelle}
(my brother has a particularily fabulous apartment with a stunning view. we recently visited all it’s glory with my parents)
Me: I have to admit Dad, sometimes I’m a little jealous of N’s apartment.
My Dad: Don’t worry hunny, you have a nice home. It’s just more..pragmatic.
*silence*
Jared: *whispering to me* Is that a decorating term?

Wanted Wednesday

                                                               {american apparel}
There is a point in the summer when you’re working outdoors that taking a sandwich with meat in it becomes.. let’s say “unviable”.  When I was tree planting this would happen somewhere around mid-June; you’d open your lunch bag and realise that it wasn’t really a lunch bag, it was a veritable petrie dish [...]

Penny for a Portrait

{on sale here}
Take a gander at these absolutely amazing vintage portraits on eBay. I’ve been looking for just the right one to kick off a collection, and I’m thinking one of these is it. Any votes? I gave them names.. Peter, Anita and Ester.

Ladies, start your bowlers.

{life}
Little chapeaux, I am beyond excited that it is finally sunny and beautiful enough to be patio hat weather. More than that, I am excited to be going out with Elle tomorrow to go hat shopping for just that purpose – to find beautiful and fanciful hats under which to park our asses and drink cocktails [...]

Monday Must Have – Catch Up!

Blogger loves! I’m back. I feel so much better after an incredible weekend filled with two (2!) wheels of brie, peonies, homemade mango salsa, new sneakers.. the list goes on. Thank you again to all of you for your kind words, encouragement and suggestions, you were just what I needed to get me back on [...]

Friday P.S. – from Jared

Jared, though extremely flattered by all of your compliments, would like to come clean about this photo – “Tell them I am not a beefcake and I’m pretty sure I was flexing every muscle at once for the one time in my life when the camera went off”.  It’s pretty true. The man is like [...]

Friday Five

Hello persimmons! I’m so looking forward to my weekend – we orginally had plans to get away, but with my parents coming through for a quick visit and all the recent upheaval, I’m happy to just stay home and bask in a park. I’ll be back in the swing of things for Monday, and bringing [...]

SEE Andrea in Style. Ish.

Hello catwalkers – In the midst of “Part 1: Andrea and Her Sad Pants Take A Walk” I completely forgot about our Summer Street Style issue coming out today! I’m really happy with the people I found and the photos that M. chose. The rockin’ electro-malibu cali-80’s font.. Maybe not. But the rest? *Mwah* Edmonton, [...]

a slight delight

{Turkish Delight from Turkey!}

the sounds we make – part two

There is a sociolinguistic theory that assigns primacy to those emotions  which have the most derrivative words, the thinking being that if we have so many words for it then it must be key to our understanding of our language and ourselves.
And then there is ‘grief’.
There is a strange language that we don’t use in everyday life that [...]

to sit and laugh and start again.

{My grandma on the left}
Hello pumpkins. I’m home safe and sound. I’m  not sure yet about posting, I’m still a little shaky, but wanted to let you all know that I am ok, that I am moving forward, and to share a little funny story.
When my grandma was here visiting we went to Value Village, [...]

the sounds we make

dearest bloggers. I will be away for the next week – my grandmother, full of life in my kitchen two days ago, has passed away. We raced across the country to be with her, and had the opportunity to whisper our goodbyes, our love and our thank-yous in her ear. Grief is messy and sticky [...]

Why yes, it is.

{Public School}
Happy Friday Nectarinos! I am spending the day with my mother and grandmother, so am signing off for the day. Go forth and be wild and merry. xoxo

On the education of a girl.

My brother graduates from University today. Years ago when he was about seven, my parents came home to find my brothers name in muddy three foot high letters on our white house. They assumed it was me, because who would write their OWN name in mud on their own house? My brother.  If there is a story that summarizes [...]

Wanted Wednesday – Forget the Freudian slip. It’s a Freudian tank.

{Ancient Future – Currently on Vacation.. so I’m waiting…}
So today is all about delayed satisfaction and displacement, as I have been reading way too much Freud on my sickbed. Delayed satisfaction – This shop is currently in vacation, hence I have to wait. Displacement – all I really want is to wear a feather headdress. [...]

Sun On Her Knees. Flu everywhere else.

{w}
This is one of my favorite picture taking spots in the house. It is so warm, and my chair so soft and comfortable that sometimes I forget what I’m doing and drift off a little. I think that was definately happening in this picture.
Monday struck me down with the fury of a million hipsters denied [...]

Monday Must Haves!

Sweet Lauren tagged me on Dear Golden for a little meme – posting your Etsy favorites! I figured since I haven’t posted a Monday Must Have yet (mostly because I’ve been laying on the couch begging for a reprieve from this flu) that this would be perfect. So voila, my Monday Must Haves.
{naomilayne}
{revival house}
{april kawaoka}
{eddie [...]

Belated Friday Five.. sorta a Monday Many

{This is my “Draw near. I have news” face.}
Cornichons. Sorry this is a bit late,  last week was a jam packed week. I hope my top five explain a little better than the photo up there of me looking like I sat on a toadstool of enlightenment and hurt my sciatica.
1.
We had our summer street style [...]

trippin’.

{miel et cannelle}
hullo all – we’re back from our road trip. I didn’t post a Friday Five – I was a little sad due to le bike theft. But, I do have news, so I will post later. As for now, I realized in all the ‘excitement’ that I forgot to draw for the necklace, [...]

Hey, who stole my bike? No, really.

Dudes and dudettes. I’m so sad – somebody stole my bike. Flat out broke the lock and peddled  away on my sweet little ride. If you happen to be in or around downtown Edmonton, keep your eyes peeled for my vintage CCM, she’s got Sea Breeze written on the side in white script. She’s really [...]

A Theory on the Restorative Properties of Cupcakes and Lilacs

The Word.

You know. In case you don’t already have a night of kick ass jazz planned. Not your thing? Then come out on the 10th to New City for some face melting fusion jazz. I heard there is a Dr. Dre medley. But better. For serious. Face melting. And I will be there. DANCING.
ps – Jared gets mail [...]

The Gold Standard

Hello cherry blossoms – there are a few things I wanted to share today, and rather than bombard you with many posts with semi witty titles I thought I’d group them all together. It’s a sunny day here and I’m going to bask while the basking is good. See: before 1:15 when I have to [...]

Meeting Your Makr

{makr}
One of the most exciting movements in design of late (for me) is the progression/regression to simple, honest and handcrafted work. There is a connection missing in the mass produced product, a connection from me to what I purchase, and from the producer to me. (I’m sure being a political philosophy grad with an interest [...]

Nothing says good morning like bling. Or, Good Morning.

Because we don’t have enough mugs in our home, I’d like one of these from this lovely  gal, sold here. Preferably the mug with the bling.

Monday Must Have

{J.Press via A Continuous Lean}
Happy Monday chums. We’re back from C-Ville, dragging our feet just a little. We had a nice time eating our way through the city, picking up antiques, vintage and bicycles all along the way. We managed to amass a considerable  number of records, including but not limited to Stan Getz, Peter [...]