spring has sprung

... well, not officially until March 20 (le vingt mars en francais) but today the weather forecast is for a beautiful sixty-eight degrees. 

Therefore:

spring break

While everyone else is on the beach, on a boat (yeah, I referenced it) or somewhere under the sun where it is actually above 50 degrees, I will instead be using my week at home to learn how to use the camera my dad gave me over winter break. I want to learn how to be a photographer!!!!! 

..... I mean, how hard can it be? .....

type things

Noun, located in Portland, Oregon, has some of the cutest treasures tucked onto their shelves and for those of us not in the drizzly town, showcased on their internet store. 

What is most interesting about this neat venue is their uncanny choice in goods to sell - it's the most harmonious balance between vintage goods, modern sells and items that perfectly mesh the two and create novelties that are old school products with a beautifully modern twist.

The website can be found here!

Some of my favorites:

Wouldn't those make great book-ends?

My never ending quest for a vintage typewriter still rages on. However, Noun's selection is limited (solely the two above) and they are a bit on the pricey side. Alas, they are gorgeous anyway.

This vase would look perfect filled with a simple flower. 

Nothing to detract from the awesome coral design.
Fruit is delicious in every way possible. Apparently, now that means in vase form.
See what I mean about the modern spin on timeless items? They have these hourglasses in different colors as well but I think the black is most visually popping.

Vintage anatomy plates! Oh, how the format of education has changed ...

truths

girls night out

K&S Pre-Bars Photo Shoot #2

... and my determination to bring back the "shirt-tucked-into-jeans" look

(see below photos for photographic evidence)

the shirt tucked in makes the WHOLE outfit ten times better.....





....yes, i am dancing. alone.

promise

This weekend I will blog times a million to make up for my unacceptable hiatus from the blogosphere. Stay tuned!!
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parisian mornings

Whilst performing my morning ritual - including but not limited to: coffee, word of the day and blog stalking - I found Little Brown Pen; creative stylings of a woman currently living in Paris and logging her experiences, visually and through the written word.

It's time like this when I read about Paris and see it's smallest beauties captured through photos and storytelling that my heart melts for the city and I miss it with a tangible pain.

Now that I've found her blog I'll have to follow it closely and see if her experience living in the city of lights and loves mirrors mine in any way. Maybe I'll draft her an email and tell her that she simply cannot logically live without L'as du Falafel, or the little street full of restaurants and lights off of Rue des beaux-arts. Possibly tune her in to the matchbox-sized, hole in the wall bar that is Bob Cool. My Paris, hopefully different than the way other people experienced the city, is full of the windy streets that spill out many secrets unseen on le grand boulevards; so many places in that city that have possibly been seen by me and me alone - or if you're lucky, with an equally as vivacious companion.

above and below: Shakespeare and Company; 

my favorite Parisian bookstore.

above: sitting in Luxembourg Gardens

below: sitting in the Louvre Gardens