The passionflower I found on a walk,  and the echeveria is blooming in my garden along with several other succulents.

My husband took this photo on the way to work.  Seriously awesome.

This video is absolutely fantastic. 60’s fashion by Rudi Gernreich at its best.

I love how Peggy Moffitt still dresses like this. My husband and I were just discussing how it’s like “hey the 60’s were my era, and I know it… and I still want to live it.” She still looks glamourous and mod even though she’s 70 this year.

This is my first successful attempt to use a rooting compound.  It’s a species of Pelargonium that I broke off from someone’s yard (think of it less as stealing and more as unwittingly sharing).  It will eventually look like this, a lovely pairing of crimson and grey.  A much less showy Pelargonium than your usual garden-variety scented ones.  I think it will be nice with all my cacti and succulents, as well as my catmint.

I will certainly be using this much more often for further rooting.  It’s a lot of fun.  Super dorky fun.

I love all of these dresses (all found at Creatures of Comfort, which is having a major sale).

1. & 2. APC  3. Mociun  4. Sunshine and Shadow

Come one, come all…

The New Utopia, opening June 27 at the Subliminal Projects gallery, offers multiple representations of utopias from a diverse group of creatives: artists, designers, writers, musicians, publishers, and other visionaries who are currently reshaping our culture.  Curated by Studio Number One, the exhibition is the second installment of their annual Park Life series, bringing diverse talent together for a moment in space and time.

Participating artists include: Shepard Fairey, Amanda Fairey, Florencio Zavala, Cleon Peterson, Zach Gibson, Kristian Henson, Casey Ryder, Jesselisa Moretti, Simon Steinhardt, Philip Lumbang, Ernesto Yerena, Marissa Textor, Adrianne Reade, Date Farmers, Jeremy Kaplan, Fighting, POW WOW, Seth Ferris, Sage Vaughn, Maya Hayuk, Michael Muller, Hellovon, Eric Elms, Mansi Shah, Tanya Rubbak, Gail Swanlund, Jeremy Landman, Devin Gallagher, Nicholas Bowers, Spencer Elden, Z James

EXHIBITION DATES:

June 27th – July 25th, 2009

This is one of my best Ebay scores.  I got these for about $12 (for Bruno Magli -a steal) on Ebay a few years ago and they are seriously the cutest little vintage party shoes.  I rarely get to bust them out, but today I remembered them and wore them to a business meeting with a dove grey blouse and jeans, because… well, why not?  Los Angeles has been all gloomy for almost two weeks now, so some little metallic polka dot bows on my feet make me feel a little more cheerful.

Love this collection, as I love most of his others…

Found this sexy thang at a thrift store yesterday.  I’m in love.  It works like a dream, it’s portable, there’s a place to stick earphones in (which kind of cracks me up), and you could stick batteries in it and take it to the park. Oh yeah, and it’s covered in faux woodgrain and metal.