Lovely Summer Food

Food is always better in the summer, and these lovely and simple meals are perfect for warm summer evenings.

Roast Chicken With Grape and Blue Cheese Salad

Linguine With Clam Sauce

Citrus Salad With Honey and Mint

Arugula Salad With Chicken and Avocado

Cucumber and Goat Cheese Sandwiches

Berry Vodka Spritzers

Sugar Rush

When my guilty pleasure is on the cover of Rolling Stone, I get a little giddy. I'm loving the shoot, its very seductive and indulgent- a sugar rush. Oh, Gossip Girl, how I love (and hate) you so...

Le Scaphandre et le Papillon

I am madly in love with Le Scaphandre et le Papillon ( The Diving Bell and the Butterfly.) It is a tender film about Jean-Dominique Bauby, the editor of French Elle. Jean-Dominique had a stroke at age 43, and was paralyzed with the exception of his left eyelid. His only way of communicating with the world was by blinking. This beautiful movie is based off of Jean-Dominique's memoir (also titled le scaphandre et le papillon) that he wrote by blinking. Jean-Dominique died 10 days after completing his book, and I find his whole story to be quite magical and mesmerizing. The film is a blurry and beautiful insight into Jean-Dominique's new view of the world.

Désolé

So sorry for all the abandonment, life is moving too quickly! I came across this lovely old Keira Knightley Vogue photo shoot and I thought it was a perfect fit. The shoot is so sweet and modest, I love it! It reminds me of warm summer air...

Lovely Inspirations

I've been doing quite a bit of daydreaming about fanciful things (I think it all stemmed from the gorgeous Oscar de la Renta dress that I fell in love with.) So I've been looking for inspirations for evening gowns, beautiful hair, and lovely makeup. Here are some wonderfully dreamy inspirations

Nicole Kidman pretty in pink in the Chanel No. 5 Commercial. I love the simplicity of her hair and her pale skin with the pale pink dress.

Love Drew Barrymore's fairy makeup and hair in Ever After! Glitter and jewels, oh my!

Love the royalty of Marie Antoinette- especially the simple black ribbon around the neck or the pretty lace eye mask! Everything is over the top and utterly delicious.

Flipping and Flopping

I'm going a little shoe crazy, spring is coming and my feet are ready for -affordable- sandals!

Love these serpent sandals

Darling flower sandals
Totally have a crush on these funky soho sandals

Scarlet Fever

My lovely little blog has been quite abandoned for the past few weeks and I'm very sorry, but I'm pleased to return! I came down with scarlet fever, and yes, I was quite pleased with the damsel in distress situation I was given. I spent the week feeling quite like Beth in Little Women with my rosy cheeks and endless tea and honey. Despite my utterly tragic and romantic illness, I managed to discover two charming little things...

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I was quite tickled with Vicky Cristina Barcelona. Aside from the obvious sexiness and beauty, the movie is actually very smart and hilarious. It tenderly pokes fun at the damaged artists (you and I, of course) of the world. Must see, must see indeed.


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Thanks to Vicky Cristina Barcelona, I have fallen absolutely in love with Javier Bardem. Maybe it was my fever that got me blushing, but listening to him speak Spanish was quite thrilling.