Saturday, June 19, 2010
HAPPY FATHER'S DAY
I'm sending FATHER'S DAY wishes
to all the DADS out there!!
Especially to the ones who have worked so hard and
sacrificed so much for their families and children.
May you have a wonderful, relaxing day!
Thanks DADS, for all you do to make our children's
worlds a better place to be.
We LOVE you for it!!
to all the DADS out there!!
Especially to the ones who have worked so hard and
sacrificed so much for their families and children.
May you have a wonderful, relaxing day!
Thanks DADS, for all you do to make our children's
worlds a better place to be.
We LOVE you for it!!
Take some time today to relax with your children....
~William Shakespeare
"One night a father overheard his son pray:
Dear God,
Make me the kind of man my Daddy is.
Later that night, the father prayed,
Dear God,
Make me the kind of man
my son wants me to be."
~Anonymous
Dear God,
Make me the kind of man my Daddy is.
Later that night, the father prayed,
Dear God,
Make me the kind of man
my son wants me to be."
~Anonymous
"When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be twenty-one, I was astonished at how much he had learned in seven years."
~Mark Twain
"The most important thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother."
~Theodore M. Hesburgh
~Mark Twain
"The most important thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother."
~Theodore M. Hesburgh
~John Mayer
husbands and fathers today!
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Father's Day
Friday, June 18, 2010
{design inspiration: gracefully gilded}
. . . a little obsessed with the walter lamb armchair -- the original 1940s collection came about as a result of experimentation with bronze and copper tubing salvaged from sunken naval ships, and while the modern version is made of waterproof bronze, it's much too lovely to keep outside . . . and no shelf could possibly be complete without a set of stunning pink quartz and gold bookends -- hardly a more beautiful colour combination and so luxuriously elegant . . .
{also:} more gold -- pretty dishes & a coffee table
{p.s.} weekend wishes + links to follow, and still catching up on comments -- thanks so much for the lovely thoughts here xo
{images: design within reach & eduardo garza, discovered via lonny; layout via nicole}
Labels:
1940s,
book ends,
chairs,
design,
design within reach,
dwr,
eduardo garza,
glamorous detail,
gold,
pink quartz,
quartz,
rocks,
walter lamb
{runway inspiration: nina ricci, new york}
. . . and while we're on the topic of sexy summer dresses, peter copping's resort 2011 collection for nina ricci, inspired by jackie onassis and 1960's greece, is pure ultra-feminine gorgeousness, awash in pale and pretty neutrals -- shades of buttercream and blush intermingling with flourishes of ruffles and lace, perfect for early mornings in sunny cafés and late, starlit ferry rides . . .
{p.s.} favourite is the sweet sheerest lacy little white dress with a hint of august sunrise beneath -- so lovely!
{images: style.com, more of this collection at the side project}
Labels:
fashion,
lace,
little white dress,
neutrals,
nina ricci,
resort collection,
ruffles,
runway,
style.com,
summer dress,
trench coats
graduation
2010
My daughter and niece are graduating today-
My daughter from High School
and my niece from Middle School.
June is such an exciting time for students
who are graduating and moving on
to exciting, new horizons.
When my daughter was born,
my father said he hoped he would live long enough
to see her graduate from High School.
Well, he missed it by two years...
but if I know my dad,
he has got
the first and front row
seat in
HEAVEN
for both events!!
"Go confidently in the direction of your dreams.
My daughter from High School
and my niece from Middle School.
June is such an exciting time for students
who are graduating and moving on
to exciting, new horizons.
When my daughter was born,
my father said he hoped he would live long enough
to see her graduate from High School.
Well, he missed it by two years...
but if I know my dad,
he has got
the first and front row
seat in
HEAVEN
for both events!!
"Go confidently in the direction of your dreams.
Live the life you have imagined."
- Henry David Thoreau
- Henry David Thoreau
"Do not go where the path may lead;
go instead where there is no path and leave a trail."
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
go instead where there is no path and leave a trail."
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
"What lies behind us and what lies before us are
tiny matters compared to what lies within us."
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
tiny matters compared to what lies within us."
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Education is the most powerful weapon
which you can use to change the world."
- Nelson Mandela"Education is what survives when
what has been learned has been forgotten"
~B.F. Skinner
which you can use to change the world."
- Nelson Mandela"Education is what survives when
what has been learned has been forgotten"
~B.F. Skinner
"The larger the island of knowledge,
the longer the shoreline of wonder."
~Ralph W. Sockman
"There are no shortcuts to any place worth going."
~ Beverly Sills
the longer the shoreline of wonder."
~Ralph W. Sockman
"There are no shortcuts to any place worth going."
~ Beverly Sills
"A graduation ceremony is an event where
the commencement speaker tells
thousands of students dressed in identical
caps and gowns that 'individuality'
is the key to success."
~ Robert Orben
Congratulations to all of the
GRADUATES
OF
the commencement speaker tells
thousands of students dressed in identical
caps and gowns that 'individuality'
is the key to success."
~ Robert Orben
Congratulations to all of the
GRADUATES
OF
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