P52: Soft Shades of Summer...

creamy whites + afternoon light

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Trois {3} on Thursday

a mélange of finds + favorites

1. Leather journal / sketchbook - this handmade journal would make a great companion on lazy days and summer road trips... it's from Etsy's Daniel Heywood
2. Crème brûlée - with Bastille Day (France's National Holiday, le 14 juillet) coming up this weekend, Chronicle Books is having a giveaway to win a load of French-inspired goodies. All you have to do is pin (I pinned this crème brûlée - the recipe is from Rachel Khoo's The Little Paris Kitchen recipe book).
3. Huile Prodigieuse - after reading about this lauded dry oil everywhere, I wanted to find out if it lived up to the hype so I picked up a bottle last summer in France. In short,... in does. It makes your skin feel soft and silky and smells divine, like a sunlit escape.

* These are not paid endorsements, just my own picks.
Photo credits: Daniel Heywood, Rachel Khoo, Nuxe

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Washington DC: Architecture + Details

In 1978, the Chinese architect I.M. Pei's most acclaimed work was the triangular stone buildings and glass structures of Washington, DC's National Gallery of Art's East Building. It was on the basis of this design that former French President François Mitterrand commissioned Pei a few years later to construct the iconic glass and steel pyramid entrance of Paris' Musée du Louvre, which today is the most prominent (and likely most photographed) of Pei's designs.

I had the opportunity to take a photo walk around the National Mall in Washington, DC recently, with a focus on lines and curves and architecture. To look at the town where I had formerly lived and worked with fresh eyes. As a resident, I always appreciated the beauty of the historic buildings around me, but scarcely had the time to really study their details. It was a nice reminder that even the most familiar places can seem marvelously novel and interesting when looked at from a different perspective...

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Bonjour Instagram!

I'm not sure why it took me so long to get on Instagram, but like so many of you, I'm now addicted! Let's follow each other... I'm at @catherine_goron.

Happy 4th stateside friends!

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Printable Calendar: July | Juillet 2013

Have you been to the beach yet this summer? Me, I've yet to go... my collected shells stare and tease as the call of the ocean tugs heavy and I wait in wistful impatience...

For the July calendar, simply download by clicking on the link below, print and cut on the dotted line (there are two for you to use or share). I like to use plain card stock but any paper will work. Enjoy!

Download from my file cabinet: July | Juillet 2013 (pdf: 159kb)

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