{back again & a brand new week}

. . . and after traipsing about in lyon, geneva, annecy & paris for the past ten days, long-lost family and some seen only recently, grainy old photographs, conversations in french, red wine and happy memories, and after only a day back again with cases still unpacked and so much to catch up on, it's monday, monday and very much back to work, on a brand new week positively filled with beautiful things: a new {favourite five}, as well as the second installment of {take me a way}, sarah's new travel series, and of course, a million photographs from recent travels, near & far, but first, a glimpse at the mountain lodge from a few weeks past . . .

happy monday! it's lovely to see you again -- hope you had a beautiful weekend & that your week is off to a perfect start, roséline xo



{images: pretty stuff}

{happy monday & a brand new month}

. . . although it's monday, monday and {technically} back to work, while it is still summertime, and for a well-deserved break from the past few busy, busy weeks, skipping the office {and town} for a few hours today, and by the time you read this, will already be on the second cup of coffee at the café, and well on our way to the beach, the windows down and all summer breezes . . .

à bientôt / see you soon . . . happy monday {& august!} and hope your week is off to a perfect start, roséline xo

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{p.s.} leaving you with a few lovely links


{image: fabio bartelt photography via pinterest}

{hope you've had a beautiful weekend + links}

. . . last week was a wildly scattered & intensely busy collection of hours and days, but the weekend was decidedly more laid-back -- just as summer should be, and a most welcomed change indeed . . . there were films and popcorn and curling close, long walks and dinners outdoors and sun-soaked rooftops, cakes and cupcakes and billowy summer dresses, and most of all leafy, sun-dappled gardens and time for all the plans dancing about in daydreams . . .

hope you've had a summery, romantic weekend & that it was beautiful where you are, roséline xo

a f e w l o v e l y l i n k s
* travel: rustic elegance, belgium
* fashion: a little denim
* summer inspiration: at the cottage & beachy napkin holders
* at the shops: these jeans & this scarf
* in the garden, flowers on: windows & doors
* architecture: the mandarin oriental hotel
* street style: perfectly pink
* succumbing to summertime: memories of green
* at home: vaulted timber ceilings & stone fireplaces
* & last, but not least: the loveliest weekly wrap-ups

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{as always, a few things you may have missed}
* a new week & links
* nautical inspiration: mid-week musings & oceanside dreams
* summer inspiration: a crown of blossoms
* let's celebrate: la fête nationale

* city sophistication: patterns & texures
* summer inspiration: always the beach
* for poolside or the beach: crisp summer whites
* places: an oceanside cottage

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{p.s.} images: the los angeles home of kimberley gordon of wildfox -- more at home with features:
* jennifer nicholson
* freunde von freunden
* rachel ashwell
* carter smith
* malene birger
* marc jacobs, paris
* alexander wang

{weekend links, on tuesday}

. . . and if there was ever any doubt that summer is the best time ever, this weekend would certainly change all views to the contrary -- there was saturday brunch on a leafy terrace {toad in the hole with mozzarella and prosciutto, and an elderflower mimosa}, sunday brunch on a balcony terrace {eggs benedict with lemon hollandaise sauce on a freshly baked croissant, and a bellini}, a film {the trip -- have you seen?}, a blanket & books in the park and vanilla coconut cupcakes, and most of all, many, many moments drenched in sunlight . . .

hope you had an impossibly beautiful weekend, and that your week is off to a perfect start, roséline xo

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a f e w l o v e l y l i n k s :
* travel: the lime wood boutique hotel
* at home: perfectly pretty
* impossibly adorable: a dutch dwarf bunny
* travel: the windmill hotel, kimolos island
* at the shops: truck furniture
* diy: lace shorts
* at home: white lights
* in the kitchen: a smoothie guide
* at the office: an interesting alternative to the ipad2
* in the news: another kate, another wedding
* & in monaco: a royal wedding
* seaside dreams: watery blues
* summer shopping: lace & more lace
* work of art: a beautiful book cover

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{as always, a few things you may have missed:}
* happy monday & notes from the weekend
*style inspiration: white lace
* two lovely things: bright white & perfect pools of light
* endless summer & a few things
* places: in the kitchen
* lookbook: braøseweddå, vienna
* eco chic: hand-cut carafes & matching tumblrs
* all in a day's work: breezy dresses & linen blazers
* sophisticated seventies: brass étagère
* favourite five: jewelry designer suzie gallehugh

& n e w f o r t h e w e e k :
* how to: nautical-inspired matte moon manicure
* style inspiration: crisp summer whites
* work of art: photographic still lifes
* style inspiration: print & pattern

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{images: one | two | three | four | five}

{monday, monday . . .}

hello again! . . . monday, monday, and must confess, still a little in a haze of happiness from the weekend, which may have actually begun last thursday, after taking a little time away from work {was such a stunning near-summer's day} for a very late lunch that lingered so, for an art gallery and {the most charming} vintage shop, and of course, for gelato {three scoops}; and this weekend was an astonishingly lovely whirl of sunshine and blossoms, brunches and antique shops and much needed time away from all things online, the french open and afternoon strolls in the gardens . . . and now, with weekend carryalls still packed from the countryside, a brand new week and back to work . . .

happy monday! hope that you had a beautiful weekend & that your week is off to a perfect start, roséline xo

a f e w l o v e l y l i n k s
* colour inspiration: driftwood
* home office: shades of grey
* inspiration: early summer evenings
* pretty, pretty: fade into ombré
* photography: in the kitchen
* beautiful details: versailles
* at the shops: silk & cotton throw
* inspiration: feathers, crystal, soap
* for the work week: these shoes & this ring
* décor: graphic wallpaper
* texture: hammered metal
* diy: a charming doily mirror
* modern elegance: un sofa con clase
* art: shades of pink & yellow

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{as always, a few things you may have missed}
* places: at the gallery
* hello & mid-week musings
* runway inspiration: sequins in the afternoon
* summertime & little luxuries
* favourite five: what is your favourite flower?
* travel inspiration: prague, czech republic

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{images: 1 - le blog de betty, also here; 2 & 3 - the bowery hotel, nyc via fashion squad; 4 & 5 - photography by heather smith jones; 6 - cupcakes & cashmere; 7 - the cinderella project; 8 - maria bonita extra via a dustjacket attic}

{summertime & little luxuries}

. . . the way the early morning light glimmers off the faceted crystals of a chandelier, the warm slant of sunlight on a perfect reading corner and a bouquet of coral-coloured roses, fresh baguettes for brunch and an early evening glass of rosé -- the days are much longer now and the bright mornings are filled with the music of a million birds -- it's summertime, summertime, and every moment feels like a luxury . . .


{images: 1 - sara's scrapbook; 2 - design by michael penney, photography by angus fergusson via michael penny style; 3 - maryke; 4 - bon; 5 - insotel prestige hotels & resorts}

{monday, monday & all in a day's work}

. . . after one of the most relaxing weekends ever, overflowing with excitement for a new week, and over time, have begun to fall in love with mornings over late evenings, for their hazy early light and their miles and miles of new hours yet to be filled, and have always, always adored new weeks for this very reason, and for all the promises of new and undiscovered things . . . and this week is lovely projects, meetings and appointments, unruly inboxes and long lost letters, and little things that will comprise, at the end, enormous and enormously life-changing events in a few months' time . . . and so, for now, a pair of elegant wide-legged jeans, a chic carry-all, a chignon, and today's paper, and it's back to work . . .

happy monday! it's lovely to see you again & hope your week is off to a perfect start, roséline xo


{images: les composantes via pretty stuff}

{hello & a brand new week}

. . . hello again! . . . monday, monday, and still very much in weekend mode, {and perhaps may have eaten far too much chocolate}, and after spending sunday under the spell of sunlight and very good company and {mostly} not working for the first time in forever, perhaps since paris, still feeling a little caught up in daydreams, and so things may be moving a little more slowly today . . .

hope you had a stunningly lovely long weekend & that your week is off to a perfect start, roséline xo

{p.s.} & o n e l a s t t h i n g : a million years behind on email correspondence once again -- please accept most sincerest apologies . . .


{images: photography by justine robinett via tory hoen at haven in paris}

{a new week, a favourite bedroom & a few links}

. . . you know weekends are good when friday links become late-sunday ones, and sunday links are moved to monday . . . and this weekend was paris vogue and spanish wine, a late saturday night of dreams and plans and moonlight, an always leisurely sunday brunch and drinks on a sun-drenched terrace {first of the season!} . . . and, now monday, monday and it's good to see you again -- how are things?

wherever in the world you may be, hope you had an extravagantly lovely weekend and that your week is off to a perfect start, roséline xo

a f e w l o v e l y l i n k s
* the perfect intermingling of: modern & ornate
* patterns & textures: fall versus spring
* architecture: a castle in miami, complete with a moat
* style: are you a marilyn or a jackie?
* photography: chandeliers & lace
* details: in black & white
* spring hair inspiration: ponytails
* spring things: container gardening
* travel: norwegian architecture & nature
* all in a day's work: this chiffon blouse & these shoes
* travel: horses & geysers in iceland
* décor inspiration: a lacy curtain {via 79 ideas}
* a study: in fireworks

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a s a l w a y s , a f e w t h i n g s y o u m a y h a v e m i s s e d
* spring things: april showers
* table for two: oceanside dreams
* favourite five: camille eddera
* style inspiration: plexiglas clutch
* spring things: organization

i n s p i r a t i o n f o r a b r a n d n e w w e e k
* two lovely things: green & white
* style inspiration: colour, colour, colour
* two lovely things: open selves & elegant black
* hair how-to: sexy & tousled

i f y o u a r e o n l y j u s t a r r i v i n g , a l i t t l e h a p p y n e w s
* an interview



{images: current favourite bedroom -- the chambre aux oiseaux -- in a 16-century french château, the wallpaper is antique zuber; scan by this is glamorous, photography by tim beddo for architectural digest}

{notes from the weekend + late-sunday links}

. . . this weekend was french wine and oysters, window seats in quaint cafes and watching the world go by, porchetta in the park on sunday afternoon and snow pea leaves for dinner, an evening in the country and beautiful plans for the week ahead . . .

hope you had a lovely weekend
& that your week is off to a perfect start,
xo

{a few lovely links:}
* photography: stunning sea-scapes
* spring things: fantastic florals
* in the kitchen: breakfast
* spring things: tulips
* at home: bookcases
* packaging: crabtree & evelyn
* shopping: for the work week
* at home: decorated minimalism
* diy: dorothy draper
* style inspiration: middleburg
* spring things: lemonade & seaglass

{as always, a few things you may have missed:}
* like a fairytale: ribbons, ruffles & tulle, tulle, tulle
* colour inspiration: all the luck in the world
* in the bedroom: ruffles & lace
* look book: whispery nudes & shimmery champagne
* party inspiration: always classic camellias
* two lovely things: storage inspiration
* all in a day's work: elie saab
* spring things: coming up roses
* favourite five: denise pocaro

{new for the week:}
* storage inspiration: on display
* look book: lacy dresses & pretty neutrals
* a place for everything: shoes, shoes, shoes
* french chic: pretty polka dots

{elsewhere this week:}
* elle decor's design insiders' weekly finds

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{& most of all, as posted last week, ways to help:}
global giving | google person finder | british red cross | american red cross or text: redcross to 90999 to make a $10 donation | canadian red cross or text: redcross to 30333 to donate $5 & the canadian government will match the amount to $10 | australian red cross | or here to find a local chapter


{images: sandro spring/summer 2011 lookbook, discovered via the lovely eclecchic, images via zsadánka, eclecchic & sandro}