it's okay

ms. jen bekman

[click for more]

School's Out for Summer

Will be taking a blogging break, here, for a bit.

Still posting at victoria thorne design. See you!

doll. inc.

household engineering

[more schoolgirl scoop, here]

oh, frances!

"Frances was in the broom closet, singing:

Happy Thursday to you,

Happy Thursday to you,

Happy Thursday, dear Alice,

Happy Thursday to you.

'Who is Alice?' asked Mother.

'Alice is somebody that nobody can see,' 

said Frances. 'And that is why 

she does not have a birthday. 

So I am singing Happy Thursday to her.'

'Today is Friday,' said Mother.

'It is Thursday for Alice,' said Frances. 

'Alice will not have h-r-n-d, 

and she will not have g-k-l-s. 

But we are singing together.'

'What are h-r-n-d and g-k-l-s?' asked Mother.

'Cake and candy. 

I thought you could spell,' 

said Frances."

A Birthday for Frances

by Russell Hoban

illustrated by

Lillian Hoban

+ more on Frances 

from 

The Ocelot Factory

ancient industries

ancient industries is a lovely, brilliant blog

no, wait: it is a lovely, brilliant shop!

no, wait! it is the product of lovely brilliant 

brainstorms re: Reed Wilson & Megan Wilson

[and Megan also creates these. Jeeze Louise.]

it is just all fantastic. 

above, Duncan Hannah's

portrait of Jane, via (of course)

ancient industries

[such beauty!

 so inspiring...]

Mermaid. Hope.

Alexandra Boiger

For Ulrike

eyes in the back of her head department

PEEP!

 Maria van Lieshout

[happy mother's day to all!]

Fish For Supper

Delicious...

[click book and see]

corey and friend

mbgoffstein and corey

BibliOdyssey

brilliant BibliOdyssey was one of the first 

blogs i simply fell in love with (who wouldn't?)

here, from the late 18th 

and early 19th century,

Edo Period Woodblock illustrations

from an exhibit hosted by 

Fukuoka University

Dahl

seems appropriate today

from gifted either the drapes go or i do

this i love

it's been sitting on my desk for a few months;

i just don't want to put it on the shelf yet.

here, a thorough read from the lovely 7's

reach

if betsy likes a book this much, it's gonna be good

Out in the Garden

Emily, Emily, Emily!

coming soon...

here, a taste

(click links)

charmingly mannered yumminess 

and spirited brilliance

from  

Jennifer LaRue Huget 

and 

Alexandra Boiger

an absolute delight:

Thanks a LOT, Emily Post!

[due in stores 09.09]

with Barla in Riverside Park

M. B. Goffstein

with Barla in

Riverside Park

Alice, Bonpoint, Max and Lola

max and lola from bonpoint

via alice's salon coquette

[more on alice at the other blog]

thank you

1972

from a cup of jo 

by way of Niotillfem

Imagine: Peter Sis [Petr Sis] on FB

mr. sis is on facebook, courtesy of

his marvelous czech publisher

Joachim Dvorak, of Labyrint...

tap here, for

Petr Sís [Peter Sis]

on FB, and here if

you happen to be

in Prague in May

[wouldn't it be nice, to be in Prague in May?]

heaven: here

M. B. Goffstein has 

delicious new additions

to her website. 

(I am in heaven.)

Meet me here.

illustration: M. B. Goffstein

Across the Sea

this little picture is just a snapshot,

true happiness which arrived in a box 

not so long ago: there will be more about

this book, soon...but, today i just wanted 

to post something that brought great joy

out in the garden. again!

cecil beaton photography at the exquisitely soigné 

alice in wonderland

well-covered: Paul Rand

gets the point across

brilliant

very nice post on myturtleneck

out in the garden

hope you are having a fabulous day