Oh Happy Day Indeed!

Henri Cartier-Bresson, Notre Dame, Paris, 1953


Who wouldn't want to win a trip to Paris? Crazy people, that's who.

http://ohhappyday.com/2011/06/goes-to-paris

Smurf, or Troll Baby?

Sound

Listening to a new album today, "Ring" by Glasser, and can't get enough of it.
Check out the song "Mirrorage" here

*Looks like the link for streaming the whole album is no longer working, so I've taken it down. You can listen to the song "Home" by clicking here though. So that's two songs to give you a taste.

Maybe

70 years

Hard to believe, but John Lennon would have been 70 years old today. Happy Birthday to the best of them all.

Source

I really enjoy the television show "Parenthood". Part of what I like about it is the set design. In particular, I'm in love with the painting in the above picture, and wish I knew the source. Unfortunately, the painting is not one of the items discussed in the article where I found the picture.

Flutter

I'm loving these shoes from Poetic License. They're whimsical and colorful and I want them! They remind me of butterfly wings, and if you know me very well you know how much I love butterflies, and blue, and blue butterflies!

Lust

Serious salivating going on here.

If you've got the cash, Hindsvik Vintage is your source.

Archival Footage

My cousin Jenny has been going through old photos and home movies recently, and found this one that her dad filmed at my parent's wedding reception (the music is a song that some of their friends sang at the wedding).

My cousins are the all the kids running around, waving, and making faces. I love seeing them, and all the aunts, uncles, and grandparents too. I've seen many still pictures from my parent's wedding day, but it was so fun to see this video.

Thank you Jenny, for putting it together and letting me share!

Frühlingskonzert

In case you don't already know, I am a member of the German Chorus Harmonie. Come to our Spring Concert next week, and you'll get to see me in a dirndl! If I finish sewing it on time, that is. Click on the flyer for a larger image and all the details.

spiral II

Saw this rug on Overstock.com a few days ago, and then again today. I just love it. It reminds me of some of Alexander Calder's work (with a different colour scheme of course). I have long loved Calder's work. He is more famous for his mobiles and stabiles than for anything else, but I love it all.

woah horsie!

Yes, I know I never blog anymore, but I just had to post this AMAZING rocking "horse" I saw on Etsy today.
It will cost you $2000.00, plus a few hundred more for shipping, but boy oh boy is it cool!

wow, this makes me feel old

Giving Up My iPod for a Walkman


I used to have a bright yellow, waterproof "Walkman Sport" that I was so proud of and loved so much! I wonder if it is still in storage anywhere? I still have all my tapes, it might be kind of fun to pull out the walkman and listen to them.

oops!

I hit the wrong button and Good Reads has just sent an email to every address that has ever appeared in my gmail account! Most of you are probably already one of my goodreads buddies, so I apologize for the spam. If you aren't one of my goodreads friends yet, please join in the fun!

and I don't even play video games...

This animated preview for the upcoming release of "The Beatles: Rock Band" video game is fantastic. I don't care about video games, but I adore The Beatles, and this puts a smile on my face.

More The Beatles: Rock Band News & Previews

because it makes me smile

Courtesy of my excellent coworker, Susan

Happy Freakin' Birthday (to me)

Yeah, that pretty much sums up how I feel about birthdays these days.

ten years ago today

just in time

Is it a rule at your house that someone is always sick at Christmas-time?  It is in our house. Usually it's Tom, but this year I drew the short straw.   Hooray.