My List of Fave Books to Re-Read

Hello Lovelies,

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After reading Jane's recent blogpost, I started asking myself (all over again): 

Maybe as bloggers, we could find a place to post a list of our one-per-year necessary re-reads?
  
Mine include, in no particular order:


"Lullaby" JMG Le Clézio.
"Voyage autour de ma chambre" Xavier de Maistre.
"Fictions" Jorge Borges.
One tome by Julien Green, and a short story by Roald Dahl.

Illustration from the Briar Press free images bank. Governed by a Creative Commons license. 

But also:
 
"Divisadero" Michael Ondaatje
"The Rings of Saturn" WG Sebald
"Le Rivage des Syrtes" Julien Gracq (translated unto "The Opposing Shore" for English-speaking readers)
A hard-boiled detective story by Dashiel Hammett and/or Jim Thompson

What are your fave books to re-read on a regular basis?

In closing: that's a recent image of me with of pile of my fave books in the background, the painting is also by me ("Untitled", oil on canvas, circa 1997).

Today's post is inspired by Jane's blogpost - please read it here. Enjoy!

Alix of TeaButterfly.

 

Happy Monday!

Hello Lovelies!

source: 1. Anémone..., 2. don't worry, 3. - Katharine Hepburn

I wish you all a Happy Monday!

Above is a mosaic made out of three of my recent flickr faves, and it's all about happiness and living the happy life (as an independent artist and otherwise).

Please do check the original photographs through the links provided above, they are really worth it!

I'm happy with my new oil painting, I'll provide more photos of it soon and when dry, it will be available in my shop. How happy is that?

Let's talk soon,
-Vic from TeaButterfly.

Oh, and Happy, Happy Friday!

Hello Lovelies!

I wanted to share with you some winter beauty with you this week end... So here goes, some of my faves from flickr:

1. snow, 2. Closet Visit : Momoko Suzuki, 3. Leo ~ Blogged by Flickr!, 4. quiet

Don't forget to click on the links and go see the orignal photographs, they're stunning! I love winter, when it turns to a wonderland of ice and snow... We don't much of that in southern France where I live, so it's more like a fantasy to me...

Hope you'll have a festive week end!

Vic from TeaButterfly.

What I Love...

Hello Lovelies!

 photograph from Adore, the new e-zine (via the decor8 blog)

I wanted to share with you this very ealy morning a picture that says it (almost) all, all the things I particularly love:

• butterflies of course, esp. when hung as art!
• home decor,
• typography as art, esp. ampersand(s)
• and art hung on the walls!

XXX,

Vic from TeaButterfly.

PS: I'm home for the fortnight and strangely enough I can't sleep! (must be the excitment to be home again and playing with my cat, too! - I missed poor kitty that was so nicely attended by two of my best friends... Thanks, you awesome gals!

Wednesday Faves: Showpony

Hello lovelies!

photo and purse by "showpony"

I hope you all had a great Ester week-end!

I feel restored myself, and can feel my creative juices flowing! It's a good thing, since my Etsy shop opens officially... tomorrow! Be prepared for some nice surprises for readers of this blog!

Today I wanted to start a new series right here, right now: following Scoutie Girl's suggestion, I mean to introduce you to a new favorite Etsy shop of mine each and every Wednesday.

So without further ado, I'll tell you about "showpony", a great shop run by Emma Henderson from Glasgow, Scotland. The truth be told, I discovered this shop only today, but I'm already smitten. I'm not good with textiles, so people who are fascinate me! Emma of "showpony" stamps and prints on canvas bags and other textiles.

And then... I discovered beautiful insects in Emma's shop! So this is definitely a fave for me: "Lavender Bugs gift set", a set of two wonderful lavender sachets with bugs printed on them. My fave pattern is this one:

photo by "showpony"

You can also follow the lovely Emma in these nice places:

Website: http://www.showpony.co.uk/
Blog: http://showponydesign.blogspot.com/
Twitter: http://twitter.com/Showpony_design

Enjoy!
-TeaButterfly.