seasonally inappropriate

Because I'm so tired of the heat.

finally

I've finally started stocking the shop. I have so many items, so look out for more next week. In the meantime, here is a peak at the most amusing [random] article on offer:

heat

Since it's so horribly hot, here is a seasonally appropriate selection from my collection of old photos. Since I bought these at a thrift store in Geneva*, there's a good chance that this was taken near there, which would have meant the water was nice and cool. Probably why our small swimmer looks so happy....



*I have to confess, while I'd be bereft if the internet rug were pulled out from under me, that something about the fact that a 10-second search gives me a website for my old favorite thrift store** makes me a tiny bit sad. But maybe that's just the heat making me sentimental.

**On a more practical note, I highly recommend it if anyone is ever in the area. It's big and has a nice selection of furniture (including a lot of wood wardrobes)--or at least that's how it was 10 years ago. It also had, at the time, a higher proportion of antique and vintage stuff than other thrift stores I went to in Geneva.

Hiroshi Sugimoto

{ another preview }

Beautiful art by Hiroshi Sugimoto based on electrical charges. Found at Toast.

Marrakech

This wonderful photo reminded me of Hideous Kinky, based on the book of the same name. I wish my library had it, since that's where I usually get my movies. It's been a while, but I remember both the book and the movie as being very enjoyable.

{ Photo from here, an image from Elle Decor Netherlands edition, from a story produced/styled by Tatjana Quax and José Groot. }

preview

I hope to start listing shop items next week--finally!

Also, I just started knitting this beautiful shawl. Just because I can (well, that actually remains to be seen).