Claire's Book Stand II (II)

The idea of Claire's Book Stand had been to have a gathering in a small park, but the weather brought rain. Instead, then, the prints, books, and magazines were shown at the Freunde von Freunden apartment – with tea and fruit being served in the kitchen. Of this afternoon, I most remember the words and the light: conversations with Claire, Jordan, and Anne, and the spare between-the-rains-light, turning the place into a stage against the windows. The visual conversations, too, between the magic photographs by Mary, Anne, Jordan, and many others.

Claire's Book Stand II (I)

A Sunday in late June. Claire Cotrell's Book Stand II. Went home with Anne's book and a head full of ideas.
Merci, Claire! (Her summer print shop has great work by Mary and Brian, too. And by Sanne and Camille.)

london VII (rochelle canteen)

i arrived early for lunch at the canteen, as i had to catch a flight back to berlin in the afternoon. a beautiful calmness to the place, then the bustle of friends coming to share a meal as i was leaving. 

today's a happy day: i cleared the planters of my sidewalk garden of old leaves and barren branches, dried tips. the lavender surrendered to the fierce berlin frosts, the roses holding out, showing red shoots. we are ready for spring. yes, we are.

london VI (caffeine and carbs)

the light that morning!

jo has a kitchen with a window over the sink, facing the garden. i could stand there for hours, just looking out.

berlin III (reading)

i really liked the the do you read me?! reading room on potsdamer strasse. flowers and ceramics by brutto gusto.

berlin II (reading)

looking forward to planting the seeds i brought home from the launch!

(at do you read me?! reading room on potsdamer strasse for the launch of the plant journal, issue 4.)

berlin I (reading)

at do you read me?! reading room on potsdamer strasse for the launch of the plant journal, issue 4.

london V (vitamins)

this post is good for you.

london IV (cholesterol)

what can i say.

london III (protein)

i'm silly tired, i just upload these comme ça, ok?

london II (dairy)

at borough market, we treated ourselves to some perfect jura (the swiss version of a comté) at mons cheesemongers, and were mighty impressed by the selection on offer. highly recommended!

more about them here.

london I

a weekend in london. two highlights: borough market, and shoreditch. more to come.

how are you all? my life is more off- than online these days, but in a good way. hope you'll bear with me. and happy weekend!

(top photo taken by jo, bff!)

the land IV

longing for spring, but loving the stark lines against the grey skies.

places III

home, berlin.

places II

home, berlin.

places I

places i have a fondness for, here and elsewhere.

(last summer, at 'das lokal', with sylee.)

a hint

taken almost three years ago, french tulips: crisp heads on slender stems.

a hint of spring in the air and what do i do? wonder how to guard the first green tips showing in the planters outside from the next snow (berlin, after all).

the land III

still winter.
the paper brought tips
on getting your garden
ready for spring.
a little premature
it seems.

the land II

lines
and hints of
green
if only
lichen.

morning II (postscript)

the one that didn't make it onto the blog
made 'explore' on flickr.
oh, ok.

happy sunday!

postscript to the postscript: the pictured spread is from
'the weekender' magazine.