so much to do to set my heart right.

a cat nap: what i wish i was doing right now! what a life oscar has.

how are your wednesdays going?

{ image of oscar taken by yours truly.}

just keep me where the light is.

don’t you just love this photograph? the light, the cat, the books—it makes me want to curl up with my tattered copy of anne of avonlea and read the morning away.

{ via for me, for you }

kindred spirits.

i love everything about this photo of these two sweet milanese girls, from their linked arms to their black coats, tights and heels. they remind me of me and my girlfriends, and also of the fact that i am who i am, in great part, because of my beautiful friends.

{ via the sartorialist }

motto/mantra.

some monday-morning inspiration for you via the amazing le love.

let's ride.

i’ve been obsessed with the idea of buying a bike lately, so even though i woke up this morning and it was 30 degrees outside(!), i couldn’t help but think that—if i piled on three coats, some gloves and a scarf—it would be nice to take a bike ride by the bay.

village bikes, a bicycle shop and coffee bar (awesome combo) here in sarasota, is a great source for all things cycling related; they even carry the electra models that i’ve been drooling over lately. for the past couple of months, i’ve really been into appreciating the outdoors—whether through kayaking, spending a lazy sunday on a boat, strolling the farmer’s market on saturday mornings or just walking around my neighborhood—and so purchasing a bike seems like the next logical step.

do you all own bikes? how often do you ride them? when i was little, i had a barbie-pink bike with streamers, then upgraded to a teal blue number that said “cheeks” across the back of the seat in big white letters. slightly embarrassing, but great for pedaling over to my friends’ houses nonetheless.

{ lovely lady above via the sartorialist, of course. i’d love to look that chic on my bike! }