take portland

The always hilarious and spot on east side bride gushed over Take Sunset with such enthusiasm that I couldn't resist visiting the site. Immediately I wondered if such a thing existed in my dream city, my rose city, Portlandia.

{mountains. misty, magical mountains} :: sharedworldblog

I love this site's description of the inherent attractiveness of hand drawings:

"There is something compelling about hand drawn architectural work. Tracing paper sketches, plans, diagrams, renderings of all kinds. They all keep the human presence up front in a way that computer generated work doesn't. Plus there is a "thingness" about them: they become works on their own. They're nice to look at."

{video slideshow - portland modern }

Fabulous and Opinionated

As the premier of Season 3 approaches, Mad Men fever is at high pitch. Thankfully, a pair of self described "bitchy, funny gay guys" who refer to their followers as "bitter kittens" delight in obsessing over fashion, television and style.

If you want spoilers, here's where to get them. Or, rent the DVDs, and read the commentary afterward! I promise the socio-political dialogue is extremely compelling, and their relationship with the costume designer for Mad Men provides invaluable insight into the characters and their motives.

As we while away the summer doldrums, thinking of nothing other than Mad Men, Tom and Lorenzo pick up their game and dissect each lead character and their personal style.

They also post pics of fabulous celebs in fabulous clothes and say what everyone else is thinking, but would never dare say out loud! Hooray internet!



screenshots from: Tom and Lorenzo

Feline Frenzy

Cat love is everywhere these days! Now these are not the hamming-for-the-camera, LOLz style kittehs. Bloganista cats have style and dignity. Meow!

*Have a wonderful weekend*

{we three ginger cats}

{Color Me Katie's clever little Moo}

{from The Catorialist via for me for you}

{gatopoder}

{dreamcats}

Portland kittehs

{the awesome summer journal}

... and you are probably familiar with my darling dearest girl

blog crushes

a few blogs I love...

fuzzy friends

A very special little lady is turning 1 year old this weekend, and I found a book on knitting toys for babies just in time at the library! However, my enthusiasm waned after I cast off several rows too early. (no head for that bunny...) I have since observed cute little friends in the crafty commmunity, and Swedish artist Camilla Engman has caught my imagination.

The use of color and dimension is perfect!

quite a friendly bunch

best fwends

{clicking images will take you to the Source}

So for now, I appeased my over-gifting self with an adorable Liberty of London baby girl dress, and will have something whipped up by the time we visit next! Shopping for babies is so fun!

New Adventures

Surf PDX Pizza & Movie Night

Hiya! Thanks for joining me as I embark on a new blogging adventure. With my over-stuffed Google Reader, I observed that my favorite blogs are the truly personal ones. Many of my subscriptions are blogspot based and I am delighted to see the community that is fostered here. In this blog you will find moments of my day, snippets of reflection, and occasionally funstuff!