City Lights

A quick but interesting read in the WSJ about the iconic City Lights Bookstore in San Francisco and Poet/Co-Founder Lawrence Ferlinghetti's quest to open an all-paperback bookstore in the 1950's. Lawrence's adoration for poetry and literature is perhaps a correlation to his less than desirable childhood he describes. Read the piece here.

love notes

My Grandfather's desk sits in my room at home in Rhode Island. It has many secret compartments in which I keep mementos from cherished moments, including notes from my Grandparents that they each wrote to me close to their passing. They were both so sweet about writing notes to their grandchildren and I love coming back to them, longing for their presence again.  

Flâneur Forever

A genius campaign by Hermès called "Flâneur Forever". My dearest francophile taught me the meaning of the word flâneur, a french noun that means "stroller" or "lounger" and one that "strolls aimlessly but enjoyably, observing life and his surroundings". We both discussed that we could master the essence of this definition quite suitably. It's rather romantic.

Cheese by Carol

My sister does such a lovely job of arranging cheese platters. It truly is an art and she masters it well. I like them to appear in a very organic state - not too structured or fussy. Above, a cheese platter from a fun evening at home, with hibiscus from Mom's trees!