CLVII.

Super-cool denim and leather jacket by Topshop Unique:

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CLVI.

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CLIV.

I would really like to take a trip to Charlottesville, VA in the near future for these reasons:








Who's with me?

CLIII.

I am going insane for these Joie wingtips and Dolce Vita wedges:

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CLII.

Pictorial Webster's: Inspiration to Completion from John Carrera on Vimeo.

CLI.

Rios de toutes fantastiques La rage
Bien loin de soucis réjouisson nous
Estre fou et se réjouir C'est estre sage
Estre sage sans se réjouir C'est estre fou

-Alexander Voet II

CL.

Five Things You Are Addicted To-
One: Tea
Two: Trees
Three: Art
Four: Wooden crates and barrels
Five: Architecture

Five Places You Want To Visit Before You Die-
One: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Two: The Louvre, Paris in general
Three: Portland, Oregon
Four: Southern Italy, a revisit
Five: Alpine Germany, also a revisit

Five Random Things Around You-
One: iHome2go, currently playing Ratatat
Two: Two postcards, one from Edinburgh and the other from Paris
Three: An immense collection of strange pens
Four: Strawberry yogurt and blueberries
Five: Hand-built mug filled with Earl Grey tea and honey

Five Random Things That Start With The Same Letter As Your First Name-
One: Asking
Two: Art
Three: Accepting
Four: Acting
Five: Aroma

Five Things That Always Cheer You Up-
One: Drawing
Two: Melt crepes
Three: White Hart Cafe tea
Four: Traveling
Five: Shopping

Five Animals You’d Want As Pets, But Can’t Have-
One: Barn Owl
Two: Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
Three: Wolf pup
Four: Lynx
Five: Kodiak Bear

Five Things You Would Do If Fiction Were Real-
One: Fly
Two: Live in the Louvre
Three: Live in Versailles
Four: Spawn epic 12-point antlers
Five: Design and decorate a neighborhood of homes with an endless budget

CILIX.

I was creeping on Wikimedia Commons today and found this photo of the original Sweet Briar mansion:


Today, you can still see the bones of the original mansion, but there has been so much progress since then. It is absolutely gorgeous in person. I wish I could photograph/get a hold of Ralph Adams Cram's fantastical drawings of his ideal architectural vision for Sweet Briar. Had these plans gone underway, I believe Sweet Briar would have been the most beautiful and most established college in the world. You must see the drawings for yourself, they are breath-taking.

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CILVIII.

It snowed so much this weekend! So beautiful!