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the male brain
9.28.2010
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A while ago, our friends over at Babyccino featured The Female Brain by Louann Brizendine. I ordered it immediately, read it quickly and was fascinated to learn why we act the way we do. The counterpart, The Male Brain, recently came out and I just finished reading it. It is so helpful for understanding baby boys, little boys, teenage boys, college boys, husbands, fathers, brothers... all of them! It looks big, but is actually pretty short- about half of the book is the reference section in the back, so don't let the size scare you. Check it out here.Labels: books |
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An Englishman in New York
9.16.2010
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Sean Kavanagh-Dowsett Co-owner of 'A Salt and Battery' fish'n'chip shop and 'Tea and Sympathy cafe'
Kate Winslet Actress
Simon Schama Professor of art history at Columbia university
Phill and Dennis Roach Commercial Divers
As a Brit living in the Big Apple I just had to go see Jason Bell's new series of photographs: An Englishman in New York" (at the National Portrait Gallery in London). I loved the little interviews accompanying the photographs describing each expat's New York story.... Read all about it!
And just in case London is a little too far away for you, the series has been turned into a book of the same name.Labels: art, books, photography |
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cicci cocco :: round 1
9.13.2010
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"what shall we do with our bucket and barrow?
i know let's follow that arrow." |
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| "watering a little flower in the cabbage patch" |
Photographs of children always provide us with a good dose of comic relief. We are crazy about the photos in the book, Cicci Cocco, which capture children's playful and free spirits and make us laugh every time we look at them. We like the little captions accompanying each photo as well. We will be posting more photos this week of our favorites!
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poolside reading
8.08.2010
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So, I've been logging in A LOT of hours by the pool reading. What a treat it has been! To begin with, I read The Help by Kathryn Stockett, which is an absolutely amazing book. A best seller and movie rights sold to Dreamworks already. Way to go Kathryn. Next, The Shell Seekers by Rosamunde Pilcher, one of my mother's all time favorites. She gave it to me a few Christmases ago and I'm just now getting around to reading it. It was on the New York Times bestseller list for 30 consecutive weeks back in 1988 and was made into a TV series movie twice. Last, Little Bee by Chris Cleave, which I haven't begun, but will in the next few days. It has received rave reviews from Oprah and the rights were bought by Nicole Kidman who will produce and star in the film version. If you have any favorite summer reads, please let us know! Labels: books |
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Summer reading
8.06.2010
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Nothing beats lying under the southern Italian sun with a belly full of pizza margherita and a fabulous book. But those missing out on the sun and the pizza can still bask in all that is Italiano with this great read by Dianne Hales (I'm loving the cover artwork also). Beware: it will have you booking a ticket before you know it...Labels: books |
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Flower fairies
7.22.2010
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We were going through our books in the studio yesterday (we've got quite a lovely collection) and came across A World of Flower Fairies by the incredible Cicely Mary Barker. Suddenly, it was as if we'd all just been transported back to our childhoods- each of us had such fond memories of pouring through the pages and imagining the lives of these darling little creatures. And of course, we all had our favorites... here are some of them.Labels: art, books, illustration |
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G'day and hooray
1.26.2010
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 Bushland traffic on the roads
 A kangaroo cabstand!
 The Gumnut babies at the Hat Shop
Since I am the only Aussie in the Petite Alma studio, I often feel a bit self indulgent highlighting design or talent from down under... but not today! Happy Australia Day everybody! To celebrate, I've included illustrations from one of the most loved children's book in Oz: The Tales of Snugglepot and Cuddlepie. These Gumnut babies live in Eucalyptus trees and have all sorts of adventures with their bushland friends while avoiding the evil Banksia men. These original illustrations by May Gibbs are just fantastic.
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a fondness of evenings
11.18.2009
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It seems appropriate that since my last entry was dedicated to sunrises, this one should be about sunsets. Yesterday afternoon was absolutely stunning and we were blessed with the above view from our studio window.
I've always been a big fan of that precious time between the afternoon and night, and recently came across a book which perfectly captures the magic that is; evening. 3191: Evening, is a photographic documentation of evenings taken over the course of a year by Maria Alexandra Vettese and Stephanie Congdon Barnes. Their concept is a lovely one, and is made extra special by the calm, ephemeral quality of the images. Below are a few from their site... sigh...
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