But in the course of working on material you always try and fall in love with what you’ve got to do. There are a lot of things in life where you’re doing something for money that normally you’d do for love. Art is one of them. We’d call that a prostitute, in a way, because you’re selling something that is… View Post
Local haunt: Garnett’s Cafe in Richmond, VA.
Homemade pickles, Croque Monsieurs, desserts made fresh daily, and a simple chalkboard wine list—we found our local haunt. Now we just have to become locals—a status that can’t be quantified by a certain number of visits… or mayoral rankings on Foursquare. It’s a sense of belonging; it’s neighborly, it’s taking ownership of the handful of blocks that loosely comprise your… View Post
The lean years. The fat years.
[Zee porch: T by Alexander Wang t-shirt + Made with Love necklace + Joie boots + TR cut offs. Told you: it’s all faded shirts/cutoffs for me right now.] Today, this is a game-changer: And if you can, as you start out, what could be lean years, or could be fat years… I very often watch a lot of young… View Post
Character building.
[Laundry-doin.] I love the series of firsts that come with moving somewhere. If you’re like me, and you hit a trifecta of these things within a half hour, you come close to tears. Driving around the Fan provides you with many such instances, so I’ve had no shortage of character-building moments. At least everything is fun to look at while… View Post
Rationalizing dowdy skirts.
This adorable photo [via Olsens Anonymous]…