A soothsayer bids you beware the ides of March

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Some thoughts on personal style, elegance and fashion...

"The only real elegance is in the mind; if you've got that, the rest really comes from it."
-Diana Vreeland

“When women look at other women who are stylish, what they always notice is the play of opposites: It’s the trenchcoat over the sequined shift. What’s so appealing is dressing like you didn’t stress over it.”
– Michael Kors

"You can be comfortable without ever compromising glamour."
-Donatella Versace

"Cock your hat. Angles are attitude."
-Frank Sinatra

"Happy, happy is fashion - there is not much more to it than that."
-Marc Jacobs

"All it takes are a few simple outfits. And there's one secret - the simpler, the better."
-Cary Grant

"Above all, remember that the most important thing you can take anywhere is not  Gucci bag or French-cut jeans; it's an open mind."
-Gail Rubin Bereny

"Elegance is a question of personality, more than one's clothing."
-Jean-Paul Gaultier

"It's not money that makes you well-dressed, it's understanding."
-Christian Dior

Happy Pi Day!

Because the first three digits of the mathematical constant pi are 3.14, on March 14th we celebrate by eating pie! Of course there are pie sales happening round about, but isn't it more fun to make pie and then eat it? I think so.

Here are the recipes I've got my eye on today...

Mango Lemonade Pie...

French Silk Pie...

Pie Pops or In A Jar!... (me = dying of cuteness)

Candy Crunch Pudding Pie...

Nutella Cream Pie...

Winning is a habit (Not a duh)

Joy Rise

Happy Birthday Dad!

Happy Birthday Dad. You make 54 look good.

British Breakfast

Oh my goodness, this picture gives me powerful flashbacks to the hostel breakfasts we were searved each morning in England. The British are not known for their cuisine and most mornings I ended up eating beans on toast because I couldn't stomach stewed mushrooms and blood sausage.

"With You" by Nate Stone

ps. I love music videos that are mostly music playing.

Airplane Sunset

{image via TGA}

Favorite

I cannot confirm nor deny that Husband and I sometimes say this to each other. No further comment.

ps. Buy it here.

Map Jewelry

I love this as a gift idea for people who travel or have a particular love for a place in the world, like their hometown, where they served a mission, or their study abroad. (HINT)

Greetings, Giraffe

Good Morning!

"Longer I Run" by Peter Bradley Adams

Robert Plant

Led Zeppelin just never gets old. Is there anyone cooler than Robert Plant? I submit that there is not.

Brando

I melt.

Book Bag

Book handbags. Buy one for serious $$$ or dowload the tutorial and try it for yourself.

Youer Than You

Three Knots

I was seized with a desire to do something new with my hair yesterday, so I tried out the twisted-buns tutorial Joanna posted last week. Loved it. It was easy, fast, and classy looking - which beats my late-afternoon messy ponytail standard.

Furoshiki

I need to start collecting vintage scarves (although it might also be cute with some cowboy-style bandanas) so I can try this Japanese-style wrapping technique. And then I need people to give pretty presents to. Any takers?

Check out the tutorial!

Neon Door

Would you have the guts to paint a random door in your house a bright neon color? I'm on the fence, but I find the it intriguing. Can someone else give this a try so I can decide if I really like it?

{spotted on Fave}

Scarlet Peony

{image via bip}

Money Faces

I am the captain of my soul

An anchor print with the last line from William Earnest Henley's Invictus? I want to frame this and hang it by my bed.

Peacock Feather

I love these colors.

{image via buttermilk}

Signature Stairs, Part 2

I knew I had a picture of them! Here are the tile stairs at Paseo Nuevo:



Signature Stairs

I love this idea of decorating the front of your stairs with different designs. I first saw it done at Paseo Nuevo in Santa Barbara, but they did it with brigthly colored Spanish tiles. Beautiful.

Globes make me want to travel

Over the top

...but in a good way.

My kind of rocker

{image via bip}

Teacup Bracelets

Oh my goodness gracious! I think these teacup bracelets are simply charming.

A comfortable couple

Don't Forget

You Anchor Me

Today I had lunch with some beautiful friends that I haven't seen in quite some time. They were of course asking how I like married life and as we were discussing things it struck me just how peaceful and solid it feels to me to be married to Ian. He anchors my life in a powerful and profound way. It is truly a miracle to love and be loved so completely.

Scrambled Eggs

Last night I made the best scrambled eggs of my life.

Do you know the secret to super fluffy scrambled eggs? No? Well...

It was given to me by my roommate Katie in New York. She was part fashion designer, part pastry chef... Can you imagine? I can, and I do, all the time. Clothes all morning and food all night. Le sigh...

...Oh... right... scrambled eggs.

Ultra Fluffy Scrambled Eggs

1. Crack your eggs into a bowl. Add 1/4 c of milk for every 2 eggs. The milk is the secret to the deliciousness of these eggs. Beat with a fork until thoroughly combined.

2. Take a stick of butter and rub it on the bottom of your frying pan or skillet until you have a nice thin coating (the inside bottom, not the outside bottom... Just to be clear.)

3. Pour your eggs into your pan. NOW turn on the heat, and not until now. Turn the heat to LOW. Do not pass low, do not collect $200 dollars. The low heat is the secret to fluffiness of the scrambled eggs.

4. Every minute or so gently scrape the sides and bottom of the pan. After the first minute or so, sprinkle eggs salt and pepper to taste. When the eggs are no longer runny, but not yet dry, remove from pan, deposit on plate and gobble down with a fork. Try not to burn your tongue, as that will inhibit the experience.

Now get crackin'. (Hee hee).

Pink Lipstick

Pink lipstick is also an excellent option.

I'm completely smitten with this bright-pink-almost-coral color.

Red Lipstick and Biker Jackets

Why haven't I thought of that before!?

Camels

{image via PaperTissue}

Art Deco Awesomeness

I would wear these to a Gatsby Party.

Story of my life

Pass the applejuice!

Mortal

This quote from Midsummer Night's Dream has been a favorite of mine ever since my 8th Grade English class put on the play. I was Titania. I got glitter on my face that wouldn't wash off. Ever. It's still there.

Good advice

Shoe Closet

*Le sigh*

Someday.

Prince Harry and the Proud Queen Mother

This picture gives me warm fuzzies.

Rainbow sprinkles make the world a better place

According to Ecclesiastes

{image via bip}

Llama Necklace

Is that a llama, on a necklace? Yes, yes it is.

I suppose it goes without saying that I want one.

ps. There's also an octopus.