Sweet dreams till sunbeams find you, sweet dreams that leave all worries behind you, but in your dreams whatever they be–dream a little dream of me;

I wish I could be more verbose, but I’m reduced to a puddle of NOM NOM NOM:

(from Jezebel)

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What a dream I had: pressed in organdy, clothed in crinoline of smoky burgundy softer than the rain;

Consider this:
About the time their tea was brought, the choir member caught me staring over at her party. She stared back at me, with those house-counting eyes of hers, then, abruptly, gave me a small, qualified smile. It was oddly radiant, as certain small, qualified smiles sometimes are. I smiled back, much less radiantly, keeping [...]

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He says “there’s plenty of things to wear when you come to me, every color of sleeve to be rolled”;

It’s been a creative day here at the casa de Helvetica.  Michael made an amazing dinner that featured a lovely mango and peach gazpacho, featured here:

And yes, that is the table runner I mentioned that I was going to make so many moons ago!
To remind you that it’s not a drink:

If you’re dying to know how to [...]

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It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood, a beautiful day for this neighbor;

(Yes, I know, it’s not terribly original.  Blame it on the excess sun I got today.)
My neighborhood is rather uniqe in that it boasts a lot of vibrantly colored houses, and given that today is just freaking gorgeous out and we had a nice afternoon to ourselves, we first played some tennis, then we headed [...]

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I never thought I would find myself in bed amongst the stones;

There’s a new exhibit at the Philadelphia Museum of Art focusing on one of Philadelphia’s local boys, Alexander Calder, and his vast catalog of jewelry that he made over the course of his career.  Though known primarily as a sculptor and as the inventor of the mobile, his jewelry making, just from the few pictures [...]

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Let’s play Twister, let’s play Risk;

If you’re in New York over the next two days, try to stop by Rockefeller Center, as the artist Chris Burden has created a 65-foot skyscraper out of roughly a million stainless steel pieces that are modeled after Erector Set parts:

Given that the Erector Set was invented here in New Haven, can Mr. Burden please [...]

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Tw Cen MT is not Futura.

New Haven, Temple Street Garage, July 15, 6:51 PM

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Untitled 1;

This is for my gal Hilary, who is in Egypt right now and obviously couldn’t make it to my recent shower or bachelorette party:
Read this article from I Love Typography:  Arabic calligraphy as a typography exercise, then come back here.
I can’t say that I know anything about the nuances (or the bigger things, for that [...]

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Must it take a life for hateful eyes to glisten once again? ‘Cause we find ourselves in the same old mess singin’ drunken lullabies;

This past weekend was my big bridal shower in PA, which netted me a very nice haul of gifts, with pictures forthcoming of the design-minded pieces.  Due to the company meeting a sales goal, we were all given a day off last Monday, which I was able to move over to this past Friday so that [...]

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But as the scenery grows I see from different lights–the shades and shadows undlate in my perception. My feelings swell and stretch; I see from greater heights. I realize what I am still too smart to mention;

when the serpents bargain for the right to squirm
and the sun strikes to gain a living wage—
when thorns regard their roses with alarm
and rainbows are insured against old age
 
when every thrush may sing no new moon in
if all screech-owls have not okayed his voice
—and any wave signs on the dotted line
or else an ocean is [...]

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