After the boys left for school yesterday I sat at my desk pinning. My computer is in front of a broad window with a southern exposure and despite the cold I lift the shade to let in the light in the morning.
As I sat still in my pajamas, clicking images and reading inspiring and pithy quotes, there was a ticker tape running through my head that said, “I should be doing something. I should be editing. I should do my homework. I should take Rosie to the vet. I should go get paint.”
But I couldn’t quite let go even to heat up my coffee and I realized that it is a sort of meditation. Further, isn’t it fantastic that I can begin my day surrounded, in a way, with a community of people that I have curated? People who live creatively and shamelessly seek beauty? Isn’t it fantastic that for twenty minutes I can enjoy the insights of people who share my interest in personal and pleasing spaces, who find joy in art, who want to take risks?
I wonder at people who spend their days with numbers and deals and screens filled with figures, though I know we need them, too. But in an instant, yesterday, I was able to see that I was doing something. I was wearing the track that I wanted my mind to follow that day, a day filled with gilt and color and light.
Image, a screenshot of my living room board, which contains a shocking number of rooms with white walls.
I sincerely wish I had the right spot for this and may resort to the coat closet if nothing else makes sense.
You can see Chromatic Stripe (I’ve visited him a few times already) and the other new Farrow & Ball wallpapers here.
I stopped in because KC Co., that leather company that I have such a humongous crush on, has product there. I totally think that “dop kit” would be a terrific clutch.
You should go. They’re open weekends, but you can find them on-line too. We do need to catch up! I’ll give you a call soon – swear!
Oh, my, but I have been distracted. Should be back on a regular-ish basis. Do hope you enjoyed your summer.
Though they like girls, too.
They show these great shots on facebook of the products after different stages of wear. The piece above is technically a dop kit, but I think it would make a fantastic clutch with plenty of room for keys, lipstick, phone and personality. Imagine the mark your hand would make, dark and shiny where your thumb slid just next to the knot and the rest of your fingers curled around the back. Heaven.
