Salut!

Pardon my absence of nearly two months... it's hard to believe it has been that long since I have blogged. I have been busy... living life I suppose. I have the urge to move- and I have Paris on my mind...

{J'adore Paris}

A toute a l'heure!

Cupcakery... xoxo

I LOVE these cupcakes! Ladybugs, caterpillars, and polkadots, oh my! I am definitely going to my favorite cupcake shoppe and getting a sweet snack today!

{Ladybug lovely}

{Mr. Caterpillar, how are you?}

Happy Tuesday!
xoxo

-Lara

photos by hello naomi

Never Never Land...

Eternal youth, ships, flying, and fairies
...and of course a humble thimble







"You know that place between sleeping and awake, that place where you can still remember dreaming? That's where I'll always think of you."
-Peter Pan

By the sea, by the sea...

What else could a girl want?? The beach... hammocks, and 1950's fashion? I'm in love, how 'bout you?

photos by Millie Motts

And then there was Yellow..

I'm in a love affair with yellow... which is nothing really new, I have always loved the happy 'sunshiney' color... but I'm especially infatuated with it at the moment.

I LOVE these stockings!

Happy Thursday everyone!

images from top: tulips via thecolourgirl.com, stockings via marglove,
pineapple by longneckcrafts

A New Day...

Well,

My fellow bloggers.... I apologize for disappearing for over two weeks, but medical issues arose and I had to go to the hospital. When one is forced to be in a hospital for two weeks, you realize the beauty in every small detail... the flowers outside in the garden,
the soft blanket on your bed...

the solitude of coffee in the morning during sunrise.

If there is any absolute in life it is that of a new day. A tree's branch that has fallen, will precede the growth of another... the water that has dried on the ground will eventually be filled by rain,

the heart and all its deep red leaves, will grow like fire.

{Let's Go Fly a Kite...}


If this is a prayer, then let it be heard- and if it's a poem, let it be shared. But whatever the situation, a new day is always in order... this I know.

I'm glad to be home!

photo by jiurgis via flikr

Peep Show

Well,

these past couple of weeks I was away from my computer (more detail above), and I so desperately wanted to post my Easter finds... better late than never:)

As always I try to find new ways of sprucing up hot chocolate... it is good year round in my eyes. Simply place fake moss or green of your choice on saucer, and cup on top. Place a peep in the hot chocolate and you'll have an extra sweet something for Easter... (something to think about for next year, aye?)

And a proper basket is always in order...

Hope your Easter was wonderful!

images from top: Ohdeedoh and Pottery Barn

...out of focus...

This week has been a little rough... at least since Tuesday evening. So I went on a blind date (by the persuasion of a co-worker) and it
made me think of my ex...

so after a few beers, I found myself at his house, as if no time had gone by. Needless to say, I felt so defeated, not being over him yet, and spilling my guts to him. And worse, after I left, I remembered that oh so familiar feeling of letting go, yet again. Sorry to bum you out, but things have been a bit somber...

...............................

I just need to forget you

but you're here, in the scent of my clothes

in the restlessness of my hips... my neck.

I can still feel your jawline against the curve of my ribs

and this aches beyond color, or weight...

Why must I love you like this?

images by Nic*Nilla via flikr

The Little Things

This time of year I always want to redecorate my room, and get some little extra goodies for the home. Some spring flavor...

{Socktopuss}

{Keep on Truckin'}

{Dandy-lions}

{the little red hearts}

Happy Tuesday everyone!
Hope your week is going well:)
-Lara

images from top: blackbirdfashion, moorefieldpottery,
redrubyrose, ferretheart
all via etsy

A Day for Sunbathing...

Well, it's nice and warm here in Arizona... in the eighties I believe?? Time to pull out the swimsuit and basque in the sun!

images from top: genibee,
forty ducks', rather complex via flikr

Spring into the Kitchen!

Oh, the weather here is gorgeous and we are officially in spring! Couldn't resist a little on-line window shopping...

I love aprons! When I wear them and cook, I feel more inspired and sophisticated...
It sounds totally silly, but they make me feel like I'm in a film,
creating some masterpiece for my friends and loved ones.
I think there should be National apron day!

{Chef in the house}

{a tsp, please}

{and 1/2 cup of sugar will do}

Hope your weekend is off to a nice start-
can't wait to hatch my easter inspirations...
xoxo

all items found at Anthropologie

Go Green...

Anyone feeling lucky? I think I may go and play the lottery...:)

Oh Keira, we love you...

Another Green World

images from top: Keira in Atonement gown via here,
pears by bluebutterflyshop, landscape by dyrk.wyst

Wishing you all a happy St. Patrick's day...
drink and be merry...
xoxox

Garden Party...

Flowers anyone...?

{God, save the Queen}

{Helena running through the forest}

{Lost in Wonderland}

Nicole Dextras has taken the garden to a new level, using leaves, thorns, and flowers
to create her works of art... I detect nuances of
Midsummer Night's Dream

and Alice in Wonderland. Hope your week is off to a nice bloom!

Chateau please??

I'm in chateau obsession right now... have any of you seen A Good Year with Russell Crowe and Marion Cotillard? Oh, how I would give anything to live in that charming chateau in the south of France... I'd wake up every morning, have un cafe et un croissant on the terrace
with Edith Piaf playing on the record player...

{yes, amour}

{I heart chateau lamps}


{cafe, s'il vous-plait}

images from top: chateau, chateau lamp via anthro,
cafe via getty, maisondestencils via etsy

Behind the Curtain...

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It is a mysterious thing- things and people

behind closed curtains...

It is sexy, perhaps

or frightening

nonetheless

there is ecstasy either,

or grief.

People are separated by them,

Others brought to intimacy behind

their vanishing hands.

Secrets are kept secret by them, unharmed.

Countries divided by them...

the unassuming veil of a curtain.

But it is the child, with her bare feet and running

who slips behind the curtain, for neither deviancy

nor persuasion

who waits to be found,

who laughs as quiet as her innocence,

which shimmers lightly on faint chimes

and tethers in the wind, thin as silk.

poem by Lara, photos by Annieta and Miss Nelly via flikr

Favorite Blog of the Month

....And the winner is Whimsy Being....

my most recent discovery

an ethereal collection of photographs on fashion, and

the expression of "style inspiration"

An Ethereal Spring by Alexandra Grecco via Whimsy Being blog

I Just Can't Get Over You...

Whenever a bad day would hit, you were there

always near- holding my face to yours

The world, and all its waving daisies were working for the moment

our hearts calm and warm...

I miss you-

more than you dare know

and I love you.
Here from this empty bed
with all its restless hands and sleep.

images by nic*nilla via flikr