Hey February

So that was fast.

- Vic put this together in a single (extra) day.
- Lillian Bassman died age 94. I went back and looked at this. It also made me think of the mourning after, via Something Changed.
- A work trip to Chiang Mai with 48 kids. The whole city and countryside was in bloom.
- Another eating tour of Seoul, courtesy of Katie's marvellous guide: yogurt gelato at La Bocca, peanut butter milkshakes at Burger B, the homemade ginger ale at Café Sukkara... I'd add Vatos (Korean Mexican—carne asada and kimchi fries) and Paul & Paulina (heartbreakingly good bread). Stayed at the adorably staffed Studio 41st.
- Almost finished 1Q84, enjoying the clever parchment cover on the hardback edition.

- This art installation, if you haven't seen it already.

- These cabins, ditto.

1. Photo by Lillian Bassman
2. Chiang Mai

Adieu

 

Sweetly retro styling in Cœur de pirate's Adieu.

Cheap thrills

Like pretty much everyone with an iPhone, I've been enjoying Instagram. Nothing special, but fun. These are from the holidays, when I visited my sister in Shanghai. Highlights: meeting my sister's fantastic friends and co-workers, visiting flea markets (those red glasses were sadly too expensive), a bourbon-cherry brown sugar pavlova (based on this recipe), homemade eggnog (we used forty-eight egg yolks!), wandering around the French concession, getting my Granddad's Nikon FE2 fixed, eating out, dinner at Miss Mary Ching's incredible warehouse apartment, wearing all of my sister's clothing (the scalloped white New Year's dress is hers), going crazy shopping on Tao Bao, and the very easy 80-minute direct flight.

Kelly's Favourite Dress

So pleased to start off the new year with a lovely and to-the-point favourite dress post from Kelly of Halcyon Days (which, it goes without saying, is always a great read). Thank you for the beautiful illustration, Kelly!

Previously:

Nicole

Theodora

Katie

Bedroom Eyes

Always have time for the Dum Dum Girls.