Some days after the market I walk along the River Thames and visit Tate Modern. I'm not a huge fan of modern art (it took me a long time to understand and then come to like Mark Rothko) but I enjoy a lot of the work at Tate. I often take visitors there to see the great view of the city from the cafe.
Saturday, 17 January 2009
Favorites: Borough Market
Some days after the market I walk along the River Thames and visit Tate Modern. I'm not a huge fan of modern art (it took me a long time to understand and then come to like Mark Rothko) but I enjoy a lot of the work at Tate. I often take visitors there to see the great view of the city from the cafe.
Tuesday, 6 January 2009
Favorites: Prints

I sure do love prints and so does my monsieur, so I bought him this one above called L'Atomium et Mr. Hulot by Vittorio Giardino from the Belgium website Champaka. Isn't it just the coolest thing? This is how I picture my mister in his later years, happily riding his bike through town with an old pipe dangling from his mouth (trying to decide which bakery he should stop at to pick up a croissant for his wife!) The colors are even more vibrant in real life. Now the trouble is finding the perfect frame and a good spot on our wall.
Here are some of my other favorites from Champaka:





Thursday, 1 January 2009
Animals

Happy New Year peeps!
Animals
by Frank O'Hara, 1950
Have you forgotten what we were like then
when we were still first rate
and the day came fat with an apple in its mouth
it's no use worrying about Time
but we did have a few tricks up our sleeves
and turned some sharp corners
the whole pasture looked like our meal
we didn't need speedometers
we could manage cocktails out of ice and water
I wouldn't want to be faster
or greener than now if you were with me O you
were the best of all my days.
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