YOU GO TO MY HEAD

YOU GO TO MY HEAD

...And you linger like a haunting refrain And i find you spinning round in my brain...

erie basin: ❤

johannes vermeer: ❤


...The thrill of the thought That you might give a thought To my plea casts a spell over me Still I say to myself: get a hold of yourself Can't you see that it can never be?  lyrics by Haven Gillespie

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i'm consumed this week with more mundane yet necessary tasks like paying bills, filling scripts, laundry and forever holding for a representative to pick up the line. i did manage to successfully tackle my amazon 'hit list' and for that i was awarded 11.99 in super free shipping costs. i was up til 4am laboring over the redesign of the CocoRosie site and i am still not sure how i'm feeling about the new direction. web design can suck it. wordpress on the other hand is a dream. today i will be making an arrangement of white ranunculus and other lovely materials which will fall in the hands of a certain local watering hole.

some interesting reads today here and here. also if you are looking for some handmade jewels, check out my girl jessie's new site. for the holidays, a birthday perhaps? note to the BF: in lieu of diamonds, this would do just fine...i'm just sayin.

tuesday mixing it up. have a lovely day. - xo

MA CHERIE AMOUR

MA CHERIE AMOUR

"pretty little one that i adore..."

the merrick sisters:vive la france!

and just another

music monday:gamine

True love is like ghosts, which everybody talks about and few have seen - Francois de la Rochefoucauld

xo

GIVE ME A SMILE

now playing at the film forum

I took a deep breath and listened to the old brag of my heart.
I am I am I am. ~ Sylvia Plath 

THE ICING ON THE CAKE

CocoRosie is featured today on this stunning wedding blog. i am so grateful for so many things this year, especially for the opportunity to share my work. many thanks to 100 layer cake, jillian, scott, sarah and kat.

here are some outtakes (via iphone) from the amazing photoshoot...

many blessings to you and your family and travel safe.

xoxo


a few tunes for the road from john, paul, george and ringo

Kindness is the language the deaf can hear and the blind can see - Mark Twain

VOICES CARRY

In art and dream may you proceed with abandon. In life may you proceed with balance and stealth. For nothing is more precious than the life force and may the love of that force guide you as you go. ~ Patti Smith (Early Work 1970-1979) 

©robert mapplethorpe

Patti Smith just won the National Book Award for her memoir 'Just Kids'. I was elated to hear the news. She was one of my childhood heroes and i admire her work tremendously. A steady passionate voice during all those tumultuous, tender, yearning moments of my youth and beyond. 

(here you can listen to an excerpt and the last letter she wrote to Robert Mapplethorpe before his death in 1989. more here and an older post here)


oh and read the book if you haven't already, it's a gem. 


xo

5. 4. 3. 2. 1

YOSEMITE (finally)

YOSEMITE
(finally)

at the very beginning of my quest to hike yosemite for the first time i lost my sole, the sole of my shoes that is. i packed my hiking boots that have seen me through places near and far -- Annapurna, Canadian Rockies, Taos, Bar Harbor, Kauai, Yucatan Peninsula, Red Rocks...just to name a few. my mistake was that i thought the boots would outlast the memories. i found this not to be the case at the very spot where teddy roosevelt and john muir once stood. i had packed my boots with fervor and excitement just a few days before and they seemed to look pretty good despite their age. I walked miles in these shoes and wore them like a badge of courage. so with half dome in my sight, walking confidently in my shoes, they began to fall apart. as the rubber soul peeled away and the bottoms turned to ash i heard the voice of a concerned stranger "i guess it's time for some new shoes". well needless to say this was not my shining moment on the mountain (that came later). embarrassment aside, it was the perfect ice breaker to what turned out to be a lovely few days. i brought more than stories (and a new pair of boots) back with me from the wilderness. i was reminded again of how fragile life is, it's tenuous beauty, imparting wisdom, demanding presence, ruthless edges and lovely curves -- and how blessed i am to be in it's grip.

enjoy the rest of your day lovelies. i'm going to finish the latest CocoRosie wedding bids for 2011 and nothing like a very special diamond to keep me inspired.  - xo

inothernews:more diamonds and a sapphire

IT'S A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD

another monday is upon us. i'm still thinking about the weekend and the long walks through the cobbled streets of our neighborhood. the subtle shift of the morning light and the warm, rich hues of the falling leaves. time moves fast in slow motion.


Look at everything as if you're seeing it for the first or last time. ~ A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

1.2. prospect park pond: joseph o. holmes

if you were a tree what kind of tree would you be?


mine: weeping willow. i know, what a surprise. 


xo


music:monday
what a dreamy bohemian affair
that blouse! and a new haircut, perhaps

TRY THIS AT HOME

a sunday in the 60s and hard to kill houseplants

oh and oatmeal with apple crisps, cream, agave and cinnamon. mmmm...

image via weheartit


soooooo sweet.

xo

Everybody dances to their own boom boom - Effy Stonem

THE POWER OF THREE

A&E and The Power of Three

three is a mystical number that shows up repeatedly in mythology:

three fates, three muses, three graces. three is a symmetrical

number that satisfies something deep within our psyches. 
it's what binds us - - mind, body, soul.

so when in doubt, think three.

❤ ❤ ❤

this week my curiosity took me here and here and here.

have a lovely weekend and a...

happy thought ~
the world is so full 
of a number 
of things, 
i'm sure 
we should all 
be as happy 
as kings. ~ RL Stevenson

xxx

THIS TOO SHALL PASS

THIS TOO SHALL PASS


please forgive my melancholy mood and allow me to indulge this evening in one of the most heartbreaking scenes in the history of cinema. thank you. xo


i ❤ giulietta masina.

LAST DANCE*

LAST DANCE*

Jill Clayburgh 1944 ~ 2010

*swan lake and it tastes like hot sauce

i loved the 70s.

MORE RAIN MEANS JANE

MORE RAIN MEANS JANE

the sun will come out tomorrow (so they say). have a lovely weekend* and pack a sweater for the ride. - xo

*if you are in the hood there is alot happening this weekend. my pal amy aka lady 'bourgeon' will be launching her florals at olivino wines - fort greene - saturday 1 to 6...so come raise a glass. and on sunday i'll be on the sidelines supporting my girl mirm (look for the white NIKE top that says "GO WEENIE") along with 45,000+ amazing athletes in the nyc marathon. go TITs! and for more inspiration please take a moment to check out this man's amazing story in today's nytimes. cheers matty! life is a gift y'all.

THE COLOR PURPLE

THE COLOR PURPLE

purple flora❤ (scratch and sniff, i wish)

purple nudes❤ (milla milla)

purple roots❤ (bittersweet beet)

purple haze❤ (excuse me while i touch the sky. oh and bush lavender)

purple silk❤ (please someone before i die)

what color is your mood today? - xo

You can fall for pretty strangers and the promises they hold. - Romeo and Juliet, Dire Straits

I LOVED HER AT FIRST SIGHT

I LOVED HER AT FIRST SIGHT

i'm going to see Jonathan Richman at the Bell theater tonight.

have you heard this funny man sing? well now you have. ~ xo

inothernews: i hope you exercised your right to VOTE today! oh and my attempt at starting the cleanse this week failed miserably on day #2 today. i couldn't help myself -- the meatball leftovers from sunday's supper (so much better the 2nd time around especially on rye toast with mayo) pretty naughty! and the coffee habit, well not so easy to break. tomorrow's another day, wish me luck:)

LEAKY PIPES AND SWEET DREAMS

LEAKY PIPES AND SWEET DREAMS

this weekend when i was awake i discovered a leak under my kitchen sink and while i was sleeping all my teeth fell out. one by one, in a dream. strange happenings. as an explanation i'm going with a bout of fatigue coupled with floating anxiety. as far as the leak is concerned well i live in an old building so not much of a mystery there. 

happy belated halloween! hope it was less of the trick and more of the treat for you. xo

music monday:stevie

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