This is a book that I found (but did not buy) today at a thrift store.  I just loved the title and subject matter.  Not to mention the sweet typeface.

My garden is blooming.  These Echeveria’s are especially lovely at the moment.

I really want this throw in bedspread form.  Is that crazy?  This gem is on sale at Creatures of Comfort, along with many other fine things that I still can’t afford.  Sigh.

I found this elegant old Seth Thomas clock that is an early battery-operated model with convex glass, and this rad enamel necklace today (my husband deemed it “powerful”) at the Goodwill.  I was pretty happy with those two finds.

I found this guy today.  He’s so cute, I’m torn about whether I should keep him or sell him.

I have embarked on a slow but hopefully rewarding little project… I’m growing three different types of cactus from seed.  The ones below are Gymnocalycium kieslingii and will someday look like this.  They’ve made the most progress since I planted them two weeks ago which is why I’m only showing you these guys so far.  Aren’t they so adorable?

Are you familiar with Alternative Apparel?  I was first familiarized with them a few years ago when my husband was looking for a socially conscious tee shirt company to supply tees for printing, and was trying to avoid using American Apparel.   Alternative Apparel started out with basics but just like American Apparel has done over the years, Alternative Apparel is now branching out into hipper luxury knits that rival higher-end lines like T by Alexander Wang, or The Row.  Even Oak NYC is selling their tees.

Do you remember this post?  Well here’s what the buds look like open!  Most likely pollinated by flies, is my guess, due to the colouring. I think these are truly lovely little flowers.  It’s the first time this succulent has bloomed for me, so I’m excited.

“The concept was to create furniture for modern nomadic culture. It is easy to setup and pack flat for space saving transportation. The first approach was to get rid of screws. This also gets rid of the tools in assembling the furniture.  T.SHELF uses cable and zipties to tie every triangle into one piece of furniture/sculpture and functions as displaying books, magazines, plants, pictures, or anything you want to display.”

I love that these can so easily be transformed into sculpture and/or functional object.  I especially love the T Shelf and the M Stool.  The use of zip-ties may seem a bit declassé, but if you want to change things around easily, they’re kinda perfect.

(via here)

I found a bunch of things this weekend at estate sales with my good friend Kim- mostly dishtowels!
I was pleased to find this set of four, each with a different embroidered border: