“You have some touches
of the angel in you—”
— Jane Austen, from “Mansfield Park.”
“You have some touches
of the angel in you—”
— Jane Austen, from “Mansfield Park.”
From: Galileo Galilei, Sidereus nuncius, Tommaso Baglioni, Venezia, 1610
Valentino spring 2015 details
It’s good to appreciate the little things in life. Coffee dates, new books, the sunlight streaming through your window in the early hours of morning, your favorite song playing on the radio, ordering waffles at the diner at 4 in the morning. You don’t have to sit around and wait for the next big life-changing event to happen. The little things are important and they might be the key to living your life happier.
Im just looking respectfully at his hands
Balenciaga evening dress, 1950-55
From Les Arts Décoratifs
balenciaga spring/summer 2006
“So, my little Amélie, you don’t have bones of glass. You can take life’s knocks. If you let this chance pass, eventually, your heart will become as dry and brittle as my skeleton. So, go get him, for Pete’s sake!”
Amélie (2001) dir. Jean-Pierre Jeunet
“ALICE: (…) The golden afternoon was over. I thought it was going to be endless. But it was as quick as the beating of a dragonfly’s wing.”— John Logan, from Peter And Alice
Lady in a Pink Dress - Vojtěch Hynais (detail)
Some nice 1900s-1910s antique finds (minus the candleholder)! Strobing ball of white light darted into the book just before I took this photo