cecil beaton's bathroom

cecil beaton in his bathroom of his home 'ashcombe'.

he asked his guests to stencil their hands on the walls.

parasol

deauville, the other day

tfw

you start a book

and want to read straight to it

but you have to go to sleep / to work.

this happened to me last night.

i'm halfway through 'certain american states' and don't want to stop reading it !

i've discovered catherine lacey a few weeks ago 

- thanks to literary hub (my new favorite website).

her two previous books are now on my reading lists too.

some interviews on the creative independant - here // 

and on hazlitt there //

honfleur

day trip to honfleur ~

* t e n *

happy birthday homecollection :)

i can't believe this blog is turning 10

A DECADE !!!

i still remember this summer 2008 

- bored as hell in south of france.

i wouldn't have imagined still be here 10 years after. 

but i still love this place.

i don't really know who comes here, but i don't mind.

blogs have slowly been replaced by instagram - i miss so many of them...

and i'm nostalgic of the great era, but, anyway.

thanks to this space i've met some new friends - IRL or not.

i've discovered so many beautiful things, 

been inspired by other posts, people...

yay it's been a nice ride

long live homecollection !

maira kalman's home

looking inside other people's homes is one of my favorite pastimes

and 'and the pursuit of happiness' is one of my favorite books

so, sneaking inside maira kalman's apartment was a real pleasure :)

thank you the cut !

burrow

i love these photos taken at burrow by kimisa h. for 'brunch with'

(more here)

burrow is on my radar for a long time

- can't wait to visit next time i'm in new york (*soon*)

la jetée

"nothing sorts out memories from ordinary moments. it is only later that they claim remembrance, when they show their scars."

                        chris marker, la jetée

day trip

i miss the sea so much since i came back from south...

on friday afternoon i bought a last minute ticket train for a day-trip to dunkerque,

and that's the best idea i've had !

a visit to le FRAC, long walks in malo,

picnic on the beach (still not recovering from the delicious but way too big couque suisse !),

and the afternoon spent laying down on the beach -- a thing i used to hate but times change..!

a good day )

~

watching ::

l'île au trésor

contes de juillet