a cool palette

It's going to be in the triple digits this week here in NC and I am not looking forward to it. All I want to do is crawl into the briskness and coolness of these pieces by Luci Everett. Aren't they the loveliest reminder of a refreshing spring day?







Luci Everett's flickr, blog, and website.
(discovered via {frolic!})
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On the water

Image courtesy of Goldstar

If I had a fairy godmother of sports equipment (and a fairy godmother of storage space I suppose), I would totally ask her for paddle boards or ocean kayaks for my family. I love both of those activities. They provide the perfect combination of exercise and exploration. We live close to a calm bay area of the ocean, so I can picture us using them all spring and summer.

If I had to pick one- it would be the paddle board. It is a full body work-out and is the coolest sensation of moving along the water.


Image courtesy of destinationdelmarva

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"April Rain Song"

 by soup & sunday (via these are a few of my favourite things...)

The following animated version of the poem, "April Rain Song," read by Langston Hughes and part of the HBO/Poetry Foundation's children's program, "Classical Baby (I'm Grown Up Now): The Poetry Show" makes me very happy:  April Rain Song : Classical Baby : Video.
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"What the Living Do"

Johnny, the kitchen sink has been clogged for days, some utensil probably fell down 
there.
And the Drano won't work but smells dangerous, and the crusty dishes have piled up

waiting for the plumber I still haven't called. This is the everyday we spoke of.
It's winter again: the sky's a deep, headstrong blue, and the sunlight pours through

the open living-room windows because the heat's on too high in here and I can't turn it 
off.
For weeks now, driving, or dropping a bag of groceries in the street, the bag breaking,

I've been thinking: This is what the living do. And yesterday, hurrying along those
wobbly bricks in the Cambridge sidewalk, spilling my coffee down my wrist and sleeve,

I thought it again, and again later, when buying a hairbrush: This is it.
Parking. Slamming the car door shut in the cold. What you called that yearning.

What you finally gave up. We want the spring to come and the winter to pass. We want
whoever to call or not call, a letter, a kiss--we want more and more and then more of it.

But there are moments, walking, when I catch a glimpse of myself in the window glass,
say, the window of the corner video store, and I'm gripped by a cherishing so deep

for my own blowing hair, chapped face, and unbuttoned coat that I'm speechless:
I am living. I remember you.

by Marie Howe from What the Living Do


{Stevan Dohanos illustration via ondiraiduveau} 
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Eggshell Vases

Image courtesy of marthastewart.com


I know folks make fun of Martha Stewart all the time, but there are some darn good ideas that have come out of that empire. I usually find myself drawn to the little things they have come up with over there on her blog and this is one of those things.


These eggshell vases in eggcups are perfect for a Spring or Easter table. They can be grouped together for a centerpiece or placed at individual seats. I am especially fond of the size-perfect for tiny blossoms like lilacs, lily-of-the-valley or pansies.


Directions, courtesy of martha, just go to show you....sometimes those simple little things can make a beautiful difference.
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Thursday, a spring bag, and Etsy

Fora -double pleats, double straps- by bayanhippo


When my world seems to only consist of piles of undone laundry and dirty dishes and cat hair up the wazoo - I find solace in cleaning one tiny space to perfection - my bag. Right now it's still a brown leather bag filled with a mess of receipts and pen caps, but oh how I dream of filling and prettying up the inside of this divine Fora bag by bayanhippo (clearly I'm still on my stripe kick). It's like spring itself and these etsy finds are just the brisk and fun things that would keep such a lovely bag in tip top order.

Because I am both this nerdy and desire to be this jaunty - this scarf would be a must to tie to a strap of my stripy bag:



"Vintage Bookworm Scarf" via June22


Because I'd clearly be perceived as tough and not one to me messed if I hitched my keys to something this pretty AND tough, right?:




"Hockey Medal Key Ring Fob" via penorus


Because it's the loveliest and lushest color of springtime green and will keep all my receipts in perfect order:



"Rubi green wallet" by imeldabags


Because my coins (and paper clips and safety pins) need not to be rattling around and lost in the bottom of any bag:



"Swingin Sixties Vintage Beaded Coin Purse" via MarnelCQueen395


Because it's eco-friendly and holds the promise of spring (and lip gloss):



"Hot Eco Pink Pleated Fused Plastic Cosmetic Pouch" by SoSheSews


Because birds belong on anything that has a spring theme (even on the case for an iphone - a thing I don't own, but could make do with this pink bird):




"Leather iPod iPhone Cell/Blackberry Gadget Case" by studiocatb


Because every year I break multiple pairs of sunglasses by carelessly tossing them in my bag and I suspect owning this darling vintage case might finally put an end to my rampage of destruction:



"Vintage 50s Floral Brocade Glasses Case" via OpheliaVintage


Because it's beautiful and will make me feel better by just holding it in my greedy hands:



"vintage dorset compact" via natalo



Because one always needs a pocket notebook to organize one's thoughts (whether one is on an exotic trip or in one's grocery store):



"Airmail Envelope Notebook" by YourSecretAdmiral


Because pens wouldn't runaway from their pen caps if they have a cute little home that they both could share:



"leather zipper boat pencil pouch in distressed turquoise" by renneslechateau


And because it is spring. And there will be rain. So you might as well get right in it and enjoy it:



"vintage accessory - rain bonnet" via tokyofirecracker

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Ready. Set. Sow!

Snowdrops courtesy of google.com


The snowdrops are up here in southern New England. This is the beginning. It is time to start thinking about the yard and garden. I promised myself last fall that I would be on top of it come March and get some different bulbs or seeds in the ground. In the past, so many of the bulbs we planted in the autumn months fell victim to voracious chipmunks (or "mipchunks" as my then two-year-old called them) and the flowers that did bloom were simply irresistible to the neighborhood rabbits.

This winter I checked out The All-New Illustrated Guide to Gardening from Reader's Digest and I did some online research on my "growing region". At the end of this month I will be planting anemones, persian buttercups, and dahlias. Hopefully this summer I can enjoy something like this......if the rabbits and mipchunks give me a break.



"Anemone...." by law_keven via flickr


"Yellow Ranunculus asiaticus" (persian buttercup) by Luigi FDV via flickr


"Dahlia 'Pink Paradise'" by Eric in SF via flickr
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a hint of spring...

Just for a little bit today it felt like this was very, very near to happening....


{via it's mary ruffle}

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