I know I promised to show you a few more of my favorite objects. And I am stalling. I have been so busy...and the light has been terrible in my apartment (all this rain!). So instead, I'm sharing some yummy, inspiring things as styled by Faye Toogood (found via Scout Holiday). Enjoy!
Ahhh...it is good to be home. A quick trip to New York. As always, lots to do, lots to see. And for you ~ a few goodies from the big city:
What a difference a day makes! A warm spring day...and all sorts of lovely green things have sprung up. There's a little patch of wilderness in the park across from work...and if you squint hard enough and mentally crop out the grey government buildings in the background, you can almost imagine yourself in a secret garden.
Oh, it is so grey and dreary! Even my camera is uninspired, ugh. So here are a few things brightening my day:
Just back from a lovely weekend in St. Louis for the wedding of a good friend. Grey skies above, but lots of sunny smiles and champagne toasts. It was an enchanted evening full of soft gardenias and satin dancing shoes. Congratulations to a sweet couple! 
It's funny how there are a few random objects that find their way into our hearts ~ like a favorite mug or a well-worn cashmere sweater. For me, one of those things is a bowl given to me years ago by a friend, a thank you for hosting her baby shower. It is a small bowl, handmade, with the most perfect blue glaze. It isn't fancy and doesn't match anything else I have, but for some reason I always seem to reach for it. And last night when I snapped this photograph, I was reminded of a story in the July 2007 issue of Vogue about Irving Penn, and his description of a favorite lamp. I would love to hear about some of your favorite objects...and I promise to show you a few more of mine in the next couple weeks.
Last night as I was walking up to Capitol Hill to meet a friend for dinner I noticed the shadows of a cherry blossom tree against one of those typically drab Federal buildings. It looked like a Japanese watercolor. I just stood there for a few minutes and watched the shadows shift as the sun set. One of those beautifully ethereal moments.
When I was down in Texas, my great aunt decided to go through her cedar chest and passed along some old family linens ~ several sets of embroidered napkins, a couple table cloths (including the one below, monogrammed by my great-great-grandmother), and a set of linen sheets that belonged to my great-great-grandparents. The "R" is for von Rosenberg. I love the idea of having things that have been passed down through several generations of women.
This was my big splurge at Round Top ~ $7.00! I'd like to think she's a little girl from Texas, but the image is unidentified so I have no way of knowing. I love the three strands of beads and those pale pink cheeks.
One of the highlights of my trip was the Round Top Antiques Fair. Ten miles of barns and tents full of goodies. It's almost too much! I didn't get anything other than some fabulous old photographs and snapshots (easy to carry home). Here are a few other things I loved...but didn't buy! Enjoy. I'll be back tomorrow with a found photo and a Texas round-up!
Just home from a week in Texas...oh, it was good to see green leaves and blue skies! And drink bloody Marys and eat brisket. And visit with family. I must admit I was a little lazy about taking photographs...in fact, I was pretty much lazy about everything. But, I do have a few goodies to share, so stay tuned. 
Oh, I really was hoping to have more than a just a couple photographs from Evergreen today, but I am just too swamped. However, the amazing Meg has posted some great shots here (along with some fun history)! So I instead will leave you with a few of my favorite details ~ espaliered tulip trees and spring shadows on the patio. I am off on vacation ~ I'll see you later next week...
It was a glorious spring day for the first of this year's historic house tours. We kicked off the season with Evergreen, a magnificent Victorian Greek-revival mansion now situated on the campus of Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. Home to two generations of the prominent Garrett family, the house is a treasure trove of fine and decorative arts ~ with pieces by Louis Comfort Tiffany (including the iron and glass canopy below), Raoul Dufy watercolors, and a magnificent theater decorated by Léon Bakst. There is also an extraordinary rare book library. As is so often the case, photographs were not allowed inside, but you can take a little peek at the interior here.
This is a stereoview card of the gardens at Shrubland Park (click to view larger). It is inscribed simply "Temple Shrubland." No date, but I suspect it was taken in the mid 19th century. If you look at modern views of the gardens, it is clear that very little has changed.
Okay...I couldn't resist. Aren't they beautiful? Nature's gift to Washington. I just love this time of the year.
A late post this evening...it has been a busy week! A few of my favorite pages from Forcing, etc. ~ a lovely book about bringing little bits of nature inside. Oh spring! Oh joy! See you tomorrow...
Just a quick post today ~ with a couple photo links:
All of those divine looking radishes at the farmers' market on sunday reminded me of a recipe for radish butter that I pulled out of a magazine several years ago. So simple and good. Enjoy!
In spite of the weatherman's dismal forecast, the weekend turned out to be quite glorious! Bright blue sky ~ chilly, but sunny. I got up early Sunday morning and headed to the farmers' market (hoping to snag some crabcakes before they were all gone). It was a riot of color ~ pink peach blossoms, soft grey pussy willow branches, and golden yellow daffodils. And baskets full of radishes, turnips, and cabbages. What a joy to have local produce again!
Another anonymous image, circa 1910. I just loved her hat!
Hello Spring! A glorious day ~ the sun is shining in Washington, the birds are chirping, and those little pink blossoms are quietly beginning to make an appearance. The earth is coming alive! Hurrah! And last night I made hard-boiled eggs ~ I am going to dye them all pink for Easter! Different shades of pink (partly because I only have red food coloring on hand). Of course, if I wanted to get really fancy, I would try this.
Just a few bits and pieces for a dreary wednesday:
Have you ever underestimated a color? For me, it is yellow. I don't know why, but I have never paid much attention to it. Well, lately it has piqued my interest. It started with a gorgeous yellow linen jacket I saw recently (alas, not in my size), followed by the above image. And then yesterday I received the Nocturne 01 print I ordered from Ah-yi (so lovely!), and there it was again, that yellow. I was smitten.
A bird's-eye view of my coffee table. Spring is such a tease at this time of the year, so I felt the need to bring it indoors. I also found myself obsessively googling for gardens this weekend. Here's a great online exhibition at Historic New England ~ Lost Gardens of New England. Oh, the things we so carelessly abandon...
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