{places: at the ballet, saint petersburg, russia}

"At the ballet, you really feel like you're in the presence of something outside the rest of your life. Higher than the rest of your life. "

~ Robert Caro

. . . there are some things that are so heartbreakingly beautiful, they cause one's breath to catch -- the sad and longing strains of an opera, the moon on a midsummer's night, the rose gardens after a rainfall, and of course, the ballet . . .


{p.s.} also new today: lovely little glimpses

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{a cashmere affair, the yakobson dance studio in saint petersburg, russia, featuring local ballerinas for j.crew [here & here] via the terrier and the lobster}

{blog inspiration: a magazine moment}

. . . always and forever photographing little snippets of life -- beautiful vignettes and new french desserts, glimmering chandeliers on warm summer nights, captured in memory and forever in time, and so, completely fell in love with the concept behind creative director, jane cameron's, blog, which is filled with these little magazine moments . . .



{p.s.} a few of my magazine moments























r e c e n t p l a c e s :

* at the gallery

* at an oceanside cottage

* in the kitchen

* backstage at valentino





{images: all photography by jane cameron at a magazine moment}

{places: an oceanside cottage}

. . . with summer days flying by, irresistibly drawn, more and more, to the lure of the ocean, and to slowing things down, just a little . . . and this light and lovely oceanside cottage, with its billowy curtains and seashell chandelier, bright white & seaglass palette and spectacularly breathtaking view, was made for nothing more than to lounge about in the ocean breezes . . .





{images: veranda magazine august 2006 via desde my ventana}

{places: backstage at valentino}

. . . and while we're on the topic of magic, heartstoppingly lovely backstage at valentino couture . . .







{backstage at valentino couture from vogue.com via studded hearts}

{places: in the kitchen}

. . . must confess, these days, would most likely find me anywhere {most likely in the office} other than the kitchen, unless it is to pour the champagne, or to linger about the hors d'œuvre, and of course, when there are cream-filled cakes and heart-shaped shortbread cookies sprinkled with confectioners' sugar . . .

{p.s.} a recent places feature, where one might also find me: here


{images: photography by anna kern; photography by sussie bell, styling selina lake for tesco; by yvestown, yvonne eijkenduijn on flickr & blogged here}

{places: at the gallery}

"Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time."

~ Thomas Merton

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. . . a very favourite thing to do while travelling {or anytime, really}, is to while away endless beautiful hours wandering the echoing halls of museums and art galleries, breathing in the history and marveling at each brush stoke -- monet, renoir, pissaro and degas -- so much so, that once even braved the crowds of tourists at the louvre in paris one winter's day, even catching a mesmerising glimpse of mona lisa's mysterious smile . . . there is just something so magical about being enveloped in such stunning creativity . . .

{p.s.} a favourite is the musée d'orsay

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{images: le portillon via the inspiration board; art institute of chicago, photography by thomas struth via flickr; lazareva valeria via julia}