ArtWrit.

I periodically write for ArtWrit, and love so much doing so. The newest issue is out now with a piece i wrote about the Sunflower Seeds by Ai WeiWei in the Turbine Hall at the Tate Modern. Check it out!

Jane Eyre.

As someone who just got over the wonderful series that was Downton Abbey, it doesn't need to be said that i'm a sucker for period dramas. And that addiction coupled with my love of Jane Eyre makes me insanely excited about this new film. I've been lucky enough to meet the director a few times, and the fact that he is totally hilarious and charming doesn't hurt me wanting to see this either. The countdown begins!

The Past Few Weeks.

The past few weeks have been big ones. Moving into a new flat. A one year london anniversary. The boy's birthday. Our one year anniversary. My birthday. A housewarming party. And work work work work work. Now that it's all over i've realized that it's just now i'm getting to sit back and take all of the excitement in. Sometimes i forget that it's good to take a second to enjoy things instead of being so meticulous that you're always thinking of what's next. The past few weeks have been completely incredible.

A Fast Change.

Autumn came fast. Leaves turned colors up and down the streets i walk down day in and day out. Chillier breezes started picking up. Menus became more cozy. Days became shorter. And now all of the sudden it's seemingly winter. It starts getting dark at 4:30. All i want to eat is soup. All i want to do is curl up under a huge blanket. All i can think about is how soon christmas will rush to greet us all. It's become the time of year where everyone starts getting pensive, thinking about the year that's gone by. Where did autumn go so fast? It seemed like it just got here. I'm not ready for winter yet.

A Single Color Palette.

Everything around me always seems to have the same color palette. Greyish seafoam green, coral, raspberry, charcoal. Everywhere i look around me it's these colors all the time.

Seeing Yourself.

(image by b.ferry)

This past sunday at Violet seemed to be the day the bloggers all descended on the shop. Two of my favorite london blogs b. ferry and this is naive came and captured incredibly stunning images of the shop and all of the glory of it's little details. It's funny seeing yourself, and the place you spend so much time, up on a website you frequently visit. It makes you feel removed, like you're looking at yourself in a fishbowl.

Yes Please.

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How Things Look.

Whoopie!

This week Violet played host to the book launch party for Claire Ptak's new cookbook all about Whoopie Pies! It was an amazing night full of champagne, and beautiful people and lots and lots of whoopie pies.

Autumn is here.

Autumn has officially arrived in london and trying to find leaves that turn color is a challenge. This is perhaps the thing i miss most about being at home at this time of year. On my walk from home to work i found a few trees that seemed to have changed just for me.

Proof.

Proof that some parts of the world really are still undiscovered, but just not where we imagined them to be.