We Come Together.

This print by artists kozyndan makes me smile; its title - We come together to fill the world with wonder! - is my favorite part. (Happily, the print's available for purchase in a variety of formats on Society6, here.)

What are your plans for the weekend? I'm looking forward to catching up with Victoria this afternoon (she interviewed me on her blog, The Pencil Box, last year), and meeting family friends for dinner at the Wythe Hotel on Sunday. Afterward, I'll be tuning in to the last episode of GIRLS - rooting for Adam and Hannah!

See you back here Monday - in the meantime, three links for the weekend:
-A round-up of surreal opening lines in books.
-A prism tattoo.
-Max has an interview this week on Design*Sponge. Very inspiring!

Have a great one.

Max Pix.

A few favorites from Max's very beautiful round-up of photographs from 2012. 

See more at Max's new blog, here. (Scroll through and look for Elmo - that one's another personal favorite of mine.) And have a wonderful weekend!

Laurel Canyon Love.

I'm minutes away from boarding a red-eye flight back to New York City, but in honor of a wonderful week home in Los Angeles, I thought I'd share one of my brother Max's recent projects - it's one of my very favorites to date. It's a home tour on the fabulous website Freunde von Freunden (if you haven't checked it out, do!), and it profiles the beautiful Laurel Canyon abode of creative couple Ai and Cedric Bihr - who are pretty easy on the eyes themselves.

The images capture so many things I love about LA - the light, the greenery, the easygoing lifestyle. I've pasted a few of my favorite shots below, but you can see the full post - complete with interview by Aya Muto - on Freunde von Freunden, here. Enjoy!

Photos by Max Wanger. Via Freunde von Freunden.

Loving Love.

Happy Valentine's Day! Today, I plan on taking myself out to lunch and reading a stack of magazines over a plate of something delicious. (In keeping with tradition, I've already treated myself to a little gift by enrolling in another class - but I'll save that for a later post.) Whatever your plans, have a happy one. I'll do my best to get you started, with three lighthearted links.

-No one captures love quite like Max. If you haven't already seen his 2011 year-in-review, check it out.

-Confession: occasionally, when I'm in need of a pick-me-up, I visit Cute Overload and click on the tag, "Interspecies Snorgling." What follows: a warm-and-fuzzy celebration of love that knows no bounds. Dare you not to smile. (Photo below by Frances Marsh; read more, here.)

-Finally, this song never fails to make me happy. Take it away, Otis.

See you tomorrow!

Post-Holiday Daydreaming.

It's hard getting back to work after taking time off, isn't it? Though I'm still on the West Coast, enjoying some unseasonably warm weather with my family - it was close to eighty degrees on Christmas - a long list of to-dos is starting to creep up on me. Are the holidays really over? Say it isn't so!

Below, three happy links suitable for early-in-the-week daydreaming:

1. Somehow, I missed Flavorpill's late October "Guide to Fictional Places You Can Visit In Real Life." I love the idea of paying homage to Holden Caulfield in New York City (check out this map), or visiting England's Ashdown Forest, the inspiration for Winnie-the-Pooh's Hundred Acre Wood. (Apparently, they offer "Pooh Walks"!)

2. An indoor swing? Yes, please.

3. Max's photos of Jesse, Whitney, Gracyn, and August made my heart skip a beat. What a gorgeous family.

Hope these help get you through the day. Have a great one!

3 Things.

Three links for this rainy Thursday: 

1) Click here to see how this interactive poster by Roland Tiangco works. So smart.

2) I loved this round-up of "unique celebratory desserts" from around the globe, at My Modern Met. I tried pavlova on my trip to New Zealand a few years ago. (The photo below comes from this recipe post by Sarah J. Gim on Tastespotting.)

3. My brother, Max, has just posted some of his photos from our recent trip to Tokyo on his blog - and not surprisingly, they're stunning. I especially love the collage he put together, pictured below. See his full post, here. 

Happy Snaps.

Playful photos to celebrate the weekend.

On my to-do list: a trip to the farmers' market (I'm hoping for apple cider doughnuts), this George Harrison documentary, and catching up on some much-needed sleep. What's on yours?

Hope it's a great one!

Photos by Max Wanger.