Breakfast on the Porch

While it's not quite warm enough to actually enjoy my breakfast out on the porch, I do have my shutters to the porch open (they're about nine feet tall) and the sun in streaming in.  The warmth of the sun reminds me that it won't be that much longer that I actually can sit out there.  I wait in anticipation.

photos: 1 & 2 

Sisters Agency: Part Deux

I just can't help myself.  I have to share a few more interior shots from Sisters Agency.  It was definitely the find of the week!  Enjoy and be sure to visit their website - it won't disappoint.

 Could I please order a porch like that.  And the hallway closets would come in handy as well!

Visions of Paris in Winter

I know that all of you experienced bloggers may already know about little brown pen but I just found out about it today from a friend in Seattle and I am so drawn to the photographs.  I think the way the photographs are grouped by color is such a visual treat.  She really seems to capture what makes Paris beautiful.

{photos:little brown pen}

Atelier...In Paris...

My niece in California sent me this photo today.  She took it while we were in France last summer.  I adore it!  I have always loved the word "atelier" meaning "workshop" in English.  I dream of having a little atelier to work my design magic in.  It never ceases to amaze me how many little shops, parks, streets, and of course interesting people there are in this world.  So much to discover - what an adventure this life is!

{photo: Patricia & Claire Giffen}

Dreaming of Paris

This summer I was fortunate enough to travel Paris with my daughter, sister, and niece.  What I adored about traveling with the three of them was that all of us love the little things that make Paris so amazing.  My sister and her daughter were such good photographers and were able to capture what I consider the essence of the city.  It was the beauty of small things that make Paris a place I continue to return to.  This little girl in the photo above captures what I am talking about.  In addition, in the markets there were displays that took my breath away.  Spices, bowls for sale at the flea market, and waiters dressed in crisp white shirts.  That's what make Paris special to me. 

{photos courtesy: Patricia & Claire Giffen}