SwarmsThe study of swarm intelligence continues to fascinate scientific groups fascinated with the way independent elements behaving as groups. This area of study has also caught the attention of artists, such as photographer Thomas Jackson. In his series Emergent Behavior, Jackson turns every day objects…
Style Crush: NiotillfemA number of style blogs that I was reading before I started blogging (back in 2007) are now gone--many of my favorites left the web for one reason or another and frankly, none of them have been replaced. One blogger who has faithfully posted before me and still continues to update is Sandra of Nioti…
Where The Snow StayedWent on a walk through some very muddy woods and found where the snow piled up alongside the river--if not for the dirt the white mounds might resemble clouds or heaps of foam. The snow is still lingering around the city right now too, but not quite to this magnitude...Outfit details:vintage fur col…
Big Sur In PurpleIt's sort of strange to me that I've been abroad multiple times but I've still never visited California. For all of my family moves across country, we never made it to that state. Big Sur looks especially interesting and even more fascinating when shot in Purple film as it was recently by Kate Miss …
Mapsbook of maps I like maps and globes because they remind me of adventures and make extensive travel seem possible. I've shared a number of map-themed posts in the past, but there are always new cartography-themed items to covet. surface of the globegold scratch off mapLandmarks That I Love Backpackvi…
Frittered Away By DetailsI've been looking at the archives and dead websites of vintage bloggers I followed when I first started blogging and it's been inspiring me to dress more ladylike. For accurate 50s vintage channeling it's all about the details: an outfit is co-ordinated from head-to-toe, accessorizing should be focu…
There Is Fashion, There Is FadA few of the pieces from Ulyana Sergeenko's Spring 2014 collection reminded me of one of Leslie Caron's costumes in Gigi--rather the look she wears when she transforms from adolescent to adult in the film. I love finding similarities between vintage photographs/illustrations/films and modern pieces.…
Designing A Dream Purse With Wink & WinnI recently received an invitation from Wink & Winn to design my own handbag, like many women this was a rather dream invitation and I definitely couldn't pass it up. To start off they sent me an introduction box with samples of their fabrics and even an example purse. The purse is a triple pouched b…
Books Are The Quietest And Most Constant FriendsCold days are for libraries. Or cafes or used book stores or movie theatres--basically they're for any activity that keeps you indoors. There's been a lot of cold days lately and although most of my time seems to be spent between the post office, grocery store, or on some other errand I have succeed…
