good night, sweet dreams

thanks to Dotti who invited me to her virtual pyjamas party last week. what a great idea, and we had so much fun!

spring

actually autumn is my favorite season, hands down. but spring more than carries its weight as a season to celebrate. i saw this tree with blooming pretty flowers sometime last week. i knew i had to take a shot of it. honestly, i have never seen a tree like this on our little island. it seems like the colors that have been hidden for months are peeking hello. the changes of the seasons seem to mirror all the moods and stages we go through, from rowdy jubilance to the quiet moments we each crave, to rest, reflect and regenerate. though autumn carries the most magic in my heart, it's the moving onward that's fully captivating and invigorating.

what are you most looking forward to, or already relishing, this spring?

mirrors, mirrors on the wall

i love pretty mirrors. i have been collecting these for the past year. S and i have just put up 3 mirrors on the wall yesterday. i think this is my new favorite spot of our house.

my luellas

i knew i had to have these Luella heels when i saw them. they came directly from the runway. these shoes were made by Michael Lewis who did a collaboration for Luella S/S 2010 show.

a mini birthday celebration

here are some photos from yesterday's mini birthday celebration for a dear friend, Hazel. 

Hazel was happy with her chocolate cake.

and her present.

trying out yen's sx-70 slr polaroid camera.

my fave polaroid picture. Hazel had better luck with the camera.

Hazel and Tommie.

Tommie lost the staring game.

outfit of the day #13

today i wore vivetta blouse and kloset culottes. i love blouses and culottes. these two garments are particularly special to me. love the little details. i'm off to prepare a mini birthday celebration for a dear friend. more pictures tomorrow!

outfit of the day #12

i missed out on this tsumori chisato dress on ebay years ago.

sometime in dec 09, i was searching the same designer on ebay and i saw this same dress! i felt so lucky! i also found out that the seller was bidding on the same dress i did 2 years back. so it must be fate i found this dress again.

this is such a lovely dress with little tiny embroidered motifs- ice cream, easter egg, bird, heart, mary quant logo (daisy). you can see a closeup picture of the dress here.

house tour | la cuisine

hope you have enjoyed the tour so far. this is the last part of the house tour - the kitchen.

you can read a little write up of our kitchen and living room here and here. many thanks to Mary Jo of Trust Your Style for asking me to do this. 

yen's birthday | part II

yen and i really like the little dröm store.

amazing sato elephant collection.

old glasses we grew up with.

decisions...

we both love this brooch. it's not for sale though.

love yen's new hairstyle!

polaroids. can we ever get enough of them?