Highlights from Grandpa's stamp collection (Greece)

An old wooden bird toy and my Corsican tagine...in my mango room

SJP's wedding dress with teal fascinator

Strange fruit - of the non-human, non-Billie Holiday variety

dragon fruit or more properly, pitaya.

Soctopus

Please view the SOCTOPUS in glorious action!

Ada çayı

Best at Cafe Cinaraltı on the island...salvia in English

Coraline

Check out the flower-maker in the garden....click here...

M.I.A.

...from her myspace background...congrats on the baby boy!

A photo ode to Friday the thirteenth

Thanks to the Boston Globe for this image....

Flower Power Foundation

This amazing foundation donates people's wedding reception flowers, for example, to recipients such as:

- The Lenox Hill Hospital, NYC
- Memorial Sloan Kettering, NYC
- James Lenox House, Assisted Living, NYC
- Carnegie East House, Assisted Living, NYC
- The Dewitt Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, NYC
- Saint Luke’s Medical Center, NYC
- The Ronald McDonald House, NYC
- The Veterans Hospital, NYC
- Santa Monica Rape Crisis, CA

The Terence Cardinal Cooke Health Care Center,
whose work provides compassionate long-term care to the elderly and individuals living with chronic illnesses like AIDS, praised FlowerPower’s contributions:

“Your generosity ensures that our tradition continues, and your thoughtfulness truly makes a difference in the lives of those who need us most.”

Fire and ice (must be having an 80s moment?)

First thing I saw this morning was the orange of the sunrise on an icicle. Theses are results from a random web search for "fire and ice"...I was surprised that these roses did not show up, as they have the name "fire and ice" too!

Narnia (remembering the magic of youthful reads)

Big Pine Key

Though I have not yet been here, we are heading there next week for a few days for a very special event, and this warm-looking place is my muse of the moment on this nostril-freezing, bone chilling day here in the northeast!

Panna Cotta with Berries

Click here for a listing of lovely panna cotta recipes from... epicurious.com

green inspiration

Black bridal dresses and non-traditional weddings!

We are eloping soon...and looking for ideas for our consular wedding later this year...I can so easily get caught up in offbeatbride.com - a phenomenal place to read and view "wedding porn" (pictures of weddings!). Check out these excellent blue and black details from an Iowa punk rock wedding. I do love black, but could I do it for a beach wedding? This lady did!

An ottoman kaftan...

Kaftan
Turkey, 17th century
Silk satin with inlaid appliqué design
166 cm
Istanbul, Topkapi Palace Museum

Exhibited at the Smithsonian in 2006

Check out this amazing online, interactive exhibit

simple is elegant, sane

More hats, this time - Turquoise