A few pictures from our desert wedding weekend. More to follow (so many photographs to go through!!). From top to bottom: Tomory and I before our rehearsal dinner, Madeleine's boots, cactus flora, and the cake topper my mom made. Thank- you so much for all of the well wishes.
I'll report back after Paris!

UPDATE: More photos of our wedding can be seen at my Flickr account.

Above and below: Joshua Tree National Park

Directly above: The Salton Sea.
Below. Joshua Tree.

I'll be gone for a little while. I'm getting married in the desert on Saturday. Here are some desert pictures from previous trips that I hope you enjoy. I'll be back briefly next week...then it's off to France! xo

Corner View: Modes of Transportation

Modes of Transportation. L.A. is famous for it's traffic. Clogged freeways, smog, car chases and SUV's everywhere. L.A.X. is also famous. For being a pain in the a**. My mom flew into there (yay! see top photo). My favorite mode of transportation, however, is a good book. I haven't read "Pavilion of Women." My mom brought with her a copy from 1946 to read. I love old books. They just don't design them like this anymore!
Check out these Modes:

jane, ladybug-zen, ian, bonnie,esti, sophie, cele, modsquad,

caitlin, joyce, ani, couturecoucou, kim, a day that is dessert, natsumi, epe, kaylovesvintage, trinsch, c.t.,jeannette, outi, schanett, ritva, dongdong, francesca, state of bliss, dana, denise, cabrizette, bohemia girl, ruth, dianna, isabelle, amber, a girl in the yellow shoes, mister e, janis, kari, jgy, jenna, skymring, elizabeth, audrey, allison, lise, cate, mon, victoria, crescent moon,erin, otli, amy, ida, caroline, lisa, dorte, kimmie, la lune dans le ciel, nicola, malo, samantha, kyndale, capturereflection

Another goodie that my mother brought along on her visit. It looks like a remnant from a Japanese kimono...

Impossibly chic (sigh) : Jessica de Ruiter
via Amy of Every Little Counts

My Mom is in town (she's watching me blog this post right now) and she brought me some goodies: vintage buttons! The first photo is of bakelite buttons. They look like candy and I want to eat them. Thanks Mom!!!

Hadley Holliday

My friend Hadley is an amazing painter, and she is really making some fantastic work right now. I thought I'd share some images, as well as the link to her website.
Happy week- end!

All photographs by Hadley Holliday

Corner View: Petit Dejeuner

Ah,
Here it is. My breakfast. My trusty cup of tea. Today; English Breakfast plus milk. I recently had to stop drinking coffee 1st thing in the morning as it was upsetting my stomach.

On the menu: Debbie Bell's Oven Pancake.
To make:
To 1 cup of flour, add about 3/4 cup -1 cup of milk and 2 eggs. Whisk/ stir out the lumps, until you have a nice medium pourable consistency. In the meantime heat your oven to 425 F.
In an iron skillet that has been oiled with olive oil, add a nice chunk of butter (about 1-2 tablespoons) , and throw it in the oven (with just the butter- no batter at this point) until the butter melts. Remove skillet from the oven when the butter melts. Be careful. It will be very hot. Now pour in the batter. Add a handful of any fruit you have laying around (optional...today I used blackberries). Bake for about 10-15 minutes. The pancake will brown lightly and puff up on the sides, and the middle will be slightly springy to the touch and be yellow in color. Remove from the oven. Because of the olive oil & butter- the pancake should come out of the pan easily. Loosen with a butter knife if necessary. Serve with lemon wedges and a drizzle of real maple syrup. Serves 2. Or 1 very hungry blogging nurse on her day off. Enjoy.

Take a look at these breakfasts:

jane, ladybug-zen, ian, bonnie, esti, sophie, cele, modsquad,

caitlin, joyce, ani, couturecoucou, kim, a day that is dessert, natsumi, epe, kaylovesvintage, trinsch, c.t.,

jeannette, outi, schanett, ritva, dongdong, francesca, state of bliss, dana, denise, cabrizette, bohemia girl, ruth, dianna,

isabelle, amber, a girl in the yellow shoes, mister e, janis, kari, jgy,

jenna, skymring, elizabeth, audrey, allison
lise, cate, mon, victoria, crescent moon, erin, otli, amy, ida