If you worship at the calligraphy altar as I do, then you are certainly familiar with the work of master calligrapher Bernard Maisner.
On my last trip to NYC (or was it the one before that?) I came across his engraved retail line in Bergdorf’s, which is just divine. You can purchase these beauties (and more) on his site. Just click here.





I have long been admiring this black resin box from D. L. & Co… It feels like a Victorian treasure unearthed at an amazing flea market. Love, love, love it.

And really, isn’t the D.L.& Co website just exquisite?
So beautiful- and a bit creepy.


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They say you can’t judge a book by it’s cover, but Spanish magazine Ling may be an exception. Click to their website and click through all their past issues. The insides are just as beautiful.




{all images courtesy of Ling, c/o Mag Culture Blog}
I was just fopping (definition found here) around for rugs, and found this rug…isn’t it so chic? AND it’s on sale!


Some new (at least to me) blogs I am totally into…
Nectar & Light:



{These gorgeous images are from Nectar & Light… Thank you Jenifer!}
Brown Turtleneck Sweater:


{Lovely shots from John Derian’s home and studio and NYC boutique Butik. All courtesy of Brown Turtleneck Sweater}
In(side) the Loop:



{Shots from Las Vegas’ Neon Museum courtesy of sweet Courtney at In(side) the Loop}
I have been wanting to go for ages now, and finally made it on Sunday. I’m talking about Indian Springs in Calistoga… This charming spa/resort has been around for decades, and what I love the most is that you actually feel like you’ve stepped back in time the minute you drive up.
Their signature mineral pool is the core of Indian Springs. Built in 1917, it’s 102 degrees in the winter and 92 in the summer and fed by natural geysers on the property so the water is mineral rich. But there’s more to do than just soaking up the mineral water in the pool (although I could have stayed there all day). Try their mud baths, which use volcanic ash from their property (spewed from nearby Mt. Lincoln and Mt. Konocti years ago). Or get a relaxing massage or facial. Stay overnight (or two) and play tennis in the morning, and some shuffleboard at dusk. In an ideal world, I would spend weeks up here each summer. It’s that good.





