{hope you had a beautiful weekend + links}

. . . hello! was a {most luxurious} weekend for slowing things down, for strong coffee in gold-dipped french presses and the financial times on saturday morning, for late-night films sitting close and buttery croissants on sunday morning, for walks in the rain and waffle cones with scoops of mango and pralines & cream, and for time to breathe in every last beautiful moment, as if it would never end . . .

hope you had an astonishingly lovely weekend & that it's beautiful where you are, roséline xo

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a f e w l o v e l y l i n k s
* inspiration: la danse {via ill seen, ill said}
* letterhead: stephen king & paul newman
* at home: sleek & serene
* recipe: s'more cakelettes {via the sweetest occasion}
* at the shops: little vintage things
* like a fairytale: château de moissac
* spring things: floral clutch
* at home with: iris apfel
* inspiration: dip-dyed {via snippet & ink}
* spring shopping: this pink twill blazer & these shoes
* book: soft & dreamy by mark borthwick
* on the side: sequins & gold shoes
* inspiration: infinity

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{as always, a few things you may have missed}
* monday, monday & daydreams
* style inspiration: perfect platforms
* two lovely things: gilded chalkboards & garden sheds
* style inspiration: pretty florals
* favourite five: food editor & author, donna hay
* peonies & hello


{image: dirty blonde}

{late spring + a new month}

"The world's favorite season is the spring.
All things seem possible in May."

~ edwin may teale

. . . bright mornings and starlit nights, shades of green and lily of the valley, breakfast on the terrace and afternoons in lacy dresses . . . the month of may is filled with promise and drifts closer each day to summertime . . .

happy may! wishing you a month lost in happiness & beautiful things,
~ roséline xo

{p.s.} more spring greens: here & here

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{images: country home via greige; mocking bird; martha stewart via snippet & ink; valentina zelyaeva and andreea diaconu by david burton for elle russia, may 2011 via oh fashion models}

{spring things: may flowers}

. . . while often most drawn to elegant roses at the flower markets, must confess, can never resist the full, ruffly blooms of peonies, especially the pink ones . . . what is your favourite flower?


{images: sinceriti via t-i-g & marcinéma via t-i-g}

{spring things: kelly green bicycles}

. . . must confess, save for a few sunday afternoon trips a few summers ago, and only when lured with the romance of a picnic for two {complete with baguettes & brie and pink champagne}, am not often found on two wheels despite a fondness for bicycles . . . and yet, perhaps, this perfectly preppy kelly green handmade italian one, complete with a classic english leather seat and an ultra-chic essex scout bag {for holding fuchsia lipstick a few hairpins in the event of blustery spring breezes} may have just changed everything . . .


{kate spade for adeline adeline via apartment therapy's marketplace}

{style inspiration: carefree colour}

. . . perhaps it is the thought of april showers, but lately have been adoring bold stripes and bright florals, rich greens and royal blues, saffron-hued lips and perfect bands of colour . . .

{p.s.} fuchsia lips & sexy brights

{images: zara april 2011 lookbook via fgr}

{spring things: april showers}

"Anyone who says sunshine brings happiness has never danced in the rain."

~author unknown

. . . happily, there have been more sunny days than rain so far this spring, but there are no illusions that the rain will not fall, {for it is april, after all}, only the eternal optimism of may flowers . . . and when the rain does come, we shall greet it with red lipstick and our best umbrellas, and dance if we must . . .


{image: editorial, perdue dans manhattan; elise crombez by mikael jansson for vogue paris september 2003; fashion editor, anastasia barbieri via pretty stuff}

{spring things: organization}

. . . there is a vintage sterling silver serviette holder on my desk {below}, that is used for favourite photographs, letters, invitations, and gold foil-lined envelopes; however with a change in season and a brand new month, aside from the overwhelming desire to throw open every french door and window, there are also thoughts of redoing, perhaps repainting, but most of all, reorganizing, and at this moment {besides the closets} it is the office, currently overflowing with letters, cards, bills, receipts and recent boarding passes . . . and the serviette holder, however lovely, can only hold so much, so perhaps a silver vintage toast rack {beautiful and practical} may be just the thing . . .


above, on my desk, sterling silver serviette holder


above, vintage toast rack, from etsy


above, ultra-luxe english sterling silver toast rack from 1938, ebay


above, silver plated toast rack from mothology


above, metal and below, silver plate, both florence & florence



. . . and if you ever find yourself roaming about the antique markerts early one saturday morning, in paris, or otherwise, a latte in hand a boyfriend in tow, you'll most likely find a wonderful array. . . and of course, for those quiet moments on weekday mornings, there is always a vast assortment online, from etsy, {here}, and ebay, {here} . . .


{images: top, scan by this is glamorous from domino magazine, 2 - iphone photography by this is glamorous; 3, 5 & 6 -- as listed; 4 - scan by this is glamorous from domino magazine, february 2008, photography by justin bernhaut}

{at this moment: musings & romantic florals}

. . . has been one of those slightly chaotic, always busy, work-filled weeks, with many cups of coffee and never enough time to finish everything -- lists and emails and plans -- and in the whirl of things, beautiful moments for dinner dates and pretty floral blouses and mango margaritas and it's nearly the weekend . . .

hope you're having a wonderful week so far,
xo

{p.s.} also new today:
* décor: french chic
* inspiration: pinkish lavender, pleats & tulle
* travel: springtime in munich


{image: malgosia bela by karim sadli - i-D, spring 2011, via oh fashion models & also at a glamorous little side project}

{travel inspiration: springtime in munich}

. . . even in mid-february, the city of lights was still {and always will be} beautiful, as it is anytime of year, but the photographs of paris in the springtime, posted at this time, a little over a year ago, were filled with such enchantment, thoughts to return have already been swirling about, not much more than four weeks later, to breath in all the blossoms filling the air . . . and isn't it amazing, the lure of any place, after having seen it in the light petal-tinted hue of le printemps? . . . and so, here, a few magical photographs of the exquisiteness of springtime of another lovely place, just outside of munich . . .


{images: all photography by yvonne bauer, discovered via decor8}

{hello & thursday musings}

". . . il n'est jamais trop tard pour être ce que tu veux être | it is never too late to be what you want to be . . ."

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. . . somewhere, a diary holds all of these things -- the secrets of happiness, and of love, of dreams and plans and the awaiting adventures of far-off places . . .

{image: photography by alicia bock, quote from here}

{notes from the weekend + late-sunday links}

. . . this weekend was french wine and oysters, window seats in quaint cafes and watching the world go by, porchetta in the park on sunday afternoon and snow pea leaves for dinner, an evening in the country and beautiful plans for the week ahead . . .

hope you had a lovely weekend
& that your week is off to a perfect start,
xo

{a few lovely links:}
* photography: stunning sea-scapes
* spring things: fantastic florals
* in the kitchen: breakfast
* spring things: tulips
* at home: bookcases
* packaging: crabtree & evelyn
* shopping: for the work week
* at home: decorated minimalism
* diy: dorothy draper
* style inspiration: middleburg
* spring things: lemonade & seaglass

{as always, a few things you may have missed:}
* like a fairytale: ribbons, ruffles & tulle, tulle, tulle
* colour inspiration: all the luck in the world
* in the bedroom: ruffles & lace
* look book: whispery nudes & shimmery champagne
* party inspiration: always classic camellias
* two lovely things: storage inspiration
* all in a day's work: elie saab
* spring things: coming up roses
* favourite five: denise pocaro

{new for the week:}
* storage inspiration: on display
* look book: lacy dresses & pretty neutrals
* a place for everything: shoes, shoes, shoes
* french chic: pretty polka dots

{elsewhere this week:}
* elle decor's design insiders' weekly finds

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{& most of all, as posted last week, ways to help:}
global giving | google person finder | british red cross | american red cross or text: redcross to 90999 to make a $10 donation | canadian red cross or text: redcross to 30333 to donate $5 & the canadian government will match the amount to $10 | australian red cross | or here to find a local chapter


{images: sandro spring/summer 2011 lookbook, discovered via the lovely eclecchic, images via zsadánka, eclecchic & sandro}