Les choses de la beauté...

Well, here we are again; another week where time seems to have been on fast-forward. I have been having those sentimental thoughts again - you know how partial I am to them. You see I am returning to work next week...whaaaaat? I know, I KNOW, but hey, it's time. More of that next week, but in the meantime I am wallowing in the 'this is my last free Friday' feeling. I have a quiet weekend planned; settling in to a book and eating well. Conserving energy and getting fresh air.

Thank you to my wonderful guest bloggers this week...I have really enjoyed these diaries of others. More to come, but in the meantime thank you so much for your kind and supportive comments.

Things of beauty this week is en français, well just because, juste parce que pourquoi pas? So chic...so why not? You know how French women have that style, that elegance; how do they do it? Oh to be more like them! Enjoy...

bee-stung lips...clemence poesy

...vintage carrie in Paris...

life is in little pleasures...

...french plaits...which I still can't do...such an important life skill when you have a daughter!

via dust jacket attic

...lunchtime, Paris style...photograph by the Sartorialist

french cafe life via tom el bez photography

photograph by Jamie Beck

...marion cottilard in vanity fair

Wishing you a chic, relaxed weekend!

Things of beauty...

Happy Wednesday! I must admit the days are just rolling into each other at the moment as its school holidays. Bittersweet time on my hands - having lots of fun with the children but not getting much done in any other part of life. Oh well...

A little cheeky Parisien image...for Simone at The Bottom of the Ironing Basket...to say 'bon voyage' and thank you so much for your lovely little dedication. Its an absolute treat to be enjoying someone else's great post and to see your name in it, I got a sudden warm feeling of 'yey, hey that's me!'


Speaking of cheeky, I love this poster - have always been a fan of something to look at in the bathroom. And roll top baths....swoon...


I watched 'The Delicious Miss Dahl' last night and was utterly charmed by Sophie. The commentary was a delight: '..cook it til its jammy', with her pretty pale lemon Kitchenaid, divinely styled shabby kitchen and a great 80's nostalgia soundtrack. Loved it...and she is so pretty and nice. I'd quite like to be her friend; we could chat while she cooked and Jamie could play piano... ;-)


Still waiting for the weather to give a chance for outdoor dining...


Instead there is still alot of inside-loving...bed being my favourite ever place...


This is where we walked en famille on Bank Holiday Monday, near a village called Stoughton, where we stopped for a country pub lunch. It made me happy to be in England...I am not sure I could ever leave this place for long...


There is alot to look at in this picture, but my eye is still drawn to the artichoke lamp - I just adore them...


A pink tourmaline Pippa Small ring...


Another gorgeous image...from Korean Vogue...


Natalia Vodianova...this woman is a goddess in a trilby...


And whilst on the topic of dedications...this is a ruffle for Lucille at the Pink Pen Word Studio...if ruffles you like, her lovely blog has them in adundance :-)