Desk Love

A Christine Starkenburg design creation (Andaacht Studio)

Goodies in the post (love you big)

Thank you Kate from love you big - my winning parcel just arrived.

Who doesn't love finding parcels full of mystery on their doorstep? And with the cutest vintage wrapping in the world, I knew the insides would be a lot of fun.... and oh, they were.

The tea cup ribbon caught my attention instantly.

Inside was a whole bunch of wonder, including these little guys... (I love the little brown critter on the left):

A little packet of spotted notepaper and stickers:

Loving the notebooks and the smiggle pens. Is there an age limit on smiggle? I hope not.

Kate - did you read my last post before you sent these little stamps? How did you know?!

 And so much more...

I'm typing away here, and glancing over at the colorful pile of cuteness, wondering what to use first. So again, thank you. It is so nice to have a win once in a while. You have made my day.

In awe

I am in awe of every inch of this book: beginning with the front cover, the wax-paper flyleaf, through to every word, image and texture on the pages. I squealed like a child when it arrived on my desk yesterday and have been longing to set-up camp on the couch with no interruptions, and simply follow Pia's dreams of wandering the earth...

This is also on it's way. I hesitated with this one, yet I am intrigued by the concept of living as one, whilst living among many. Where some people fear their own company, or simply the feeling of oneness, I relish it. I love my own family, yet I crave my own space, essential to allow myself to think and feel and breathe at a different pace. When you can separate the feeling of oneness from a feeling of isolation, it becomes wonderful. I wonder if my opinions will change after I read this?

You must find time for reading

No matter how busy you may think you are, you must find time for reading, or surrender yourself to self-chosen ignorance.
- Confucius

This, and other sage advice about improving our relationship with the printed word can be found at this amazing blog: The Mental Fitness Center.

Mental note: Senses of Cinema

When it comes to conducting online research for my assignments, I tend to stumble across a lot of new (to me) websites and online journals that I simply don't have time to read. Hence the need for a post like this one.

Mental note: must delve into Senses of Cinema...

The article on Citizen Kane would have come in handy about 3 months ago.

Meanwhile, back to the essay at hand about a specific cultural site - in this case, my favourite little boutique cinema the Sun Theatre.

giulia avec paris

For the love of Paris, Eric Degenhardt's images can take you there.

The full collection: giulia avec paris (discovered by le projet d'amour)

Loft floor love

This speaks to my desire for a loft floor. Granted, it helps to have more than one storey in your home and in this case I am out of luck. However I am sure I can borrow some of these wonderful ideas: the wood fire heater, the 'Forever' bench seat, interesting cutouts in the bookshelf, contrasting exposed beams... fabulous.

This loft floor belongs to a home in Lidingö owned by Anna-Karin and Fredrik.
Image: sköna hem