I stumbled into a children's shop of little treasures the other day, including these little wooden animals. At this very moment, the horse is sailing across the seas in a little brown package, covered in paper using my terrible wrapping skills.

Spring is finally in the air as people are sneezing and masses of colour from blooming flowers seem to be popping up everywhere I go. I can't wait for the sun again, bare feet, shedding layers, miniature food picnics (tiny bite-size pieces of sushi and sandwiches cut into little squares), long drives to the mountains and quiet afternoons.

I seem to get the impression that many people either hate or love the films of Sofia Coppola. I've heard many criticisms that her films are more style than substance however I don't entirely agree. Personally, I enjoy the visual aspects of her film making and her subtle potrayals of young women (and pretty pastel cakes). She also has a wonderful ability to create certain moods within her films.

Lick The Star (Short film)

The Virgin Suicides

Lost in Translation

Marie Antoinette

How To Fly

1) Make sure that your mind is not clogged with heavy burdens such as: resentment, anger, secrets and the past. They can be heavy.

2) Make sure that your body is not clogged with excess fat and excrements.

3) Make sure that your wings are light and free. This is the most difficult proposition. Your wings cannot be free unless the whole world is free, because you are a part of the world.

4) However, there is a way for the whole world to be free. Just like your body, all it needs is to be unclogged and have good circulation. Circulation is the secret to freedom and the key to fly.

5) When the whole world is in good circulation we will all fly together.

6) Meanwhile, give wings to things around you so they will circulate.

- Yoko Ono

Let me know if this works for you!

The home of artist Meryl Smith seems to have taken its inspiration from natural history museums and Wunderkammer. Anyone that owns a teabag shirt is, in my opinion, fantastic. Here to see close-ups of the mummies and to peek into the home of other arty types.

I received a most wonderful package the other day from a sweet penpal. There was a charming old book about Paris, a pretty notebook with this little twig of a pencil and a little felt bird. It made me smile and daydream about all the great cities of the world I would like to explore.

I can hardly believe it is almost September already! Sometimes it feels like there are too many things to do in a day, and often as a result, this wayward little blog tends to get neglected.

Only a few more days left of Winter. I'm going to make the most of wearing socks to bed, frost on my car in the morning and very hot chocolate with perfect froth.

I find the work of American artist Kiki Smith fascinating and beautiful. While she works primarily in sculpture, her prints focus on topics such as nature and anatomy, with elements of folk tale and mythology.

A perfectly pretty top found through Totokaelo.

A decadent breakfast- blueberry danish and vanilla tea with honey.

What makes your morning?