henley royal regatta

Last weekend I went to the Henley Royal Regatta. 

I'm a crew novice - I've never been to any kind of rowing event before - and absolutely loved the atmosphere and culture associated with the sport.  I'm lucky enough to have a friend who is not just talented at rowing, but is pretty much as good as it gets (he's on the Olympic rowing team for England).  We got the VIP treatment - tickets to the Stewards enclosure and for the Leander rowing club. 

To the event I wore: accordion pleat skirt - Zara; shirt - Sea NY; belt - Anthropologie; necklace - vintage.

a lowcountry picnic + jack rudy cocktail co.

A very talented friend from Kentucky, Brooks Reitz and some of his creative friends in Charleston, put together this idyllic picnic for Matchbook Magazine.  Cocktails were provided courtsey of Brooks' hand crafted tonic from Jack Rudy Cocktail Company - which I've tasted, and is truly amazing.

around the 'hood

Some pictures from around my neighborhood.

The cafe is one of my favorite places to hang out - it's part of the South London Gallery called No.67.

cats in bars

I may not have properly expressed how much I love cats on this blog... but oh, do I love them.  This ongoing series of pictures from photographer Martijn Savenije is right up my alley, cat.  (Ok, bad joke.)

Found via Miss Moss.

half shirts

I have completed knitting two fronts of two summer shirts.  Let's hope I finish them both before summer is over!

Details about each here and here.

sneak...

Sneak peak of a dress I made.  More pictures coming soon!

more paris

merci

After my weekend in Paris, I'm convinced that there is no better place in the world in spring.

One of my favorite spots we visited was merci - a cafe, used book shop, home store, clothing boutique... just a little bit of everything.

 

Sadly, a whole roll of film was ruined which I think had some of my best pictures from the trip.  Oh well, I'll just have to make up for it in two weeks when I'm back in Paris again!

le paris

I just found out today that I'm going to Paris for the weekend.  What a nice surprise!  

A picture of the rainy city during my last visit.  Fingers crossed for sun this time!

royal wedding celebration

Street party celebrating the union of Kate & Wills just around the corner from my house. I want those giant cupcakes!