INDIA

My friend Kate Treitman is in India for the summer so I was excited to receive the above postcard this morning. Alas, it was not from her, but it's still a beautiful shot. It's from the Throckmorton Fine Art Gallery. The exhibit is called INDIA, A Pilgrimage by Marilyn Bridges. Anyways, hi Kate!

Throckmorton

Rugs

Our beautiful rugs came from a man named Hassam in Marrakesh (via Kate.)

scavenging at a friend's house...

I found this herman miller sweet corn poster designed by stephen frykholm and philip mitchell for herman miller’s picnic in the summer of 1970.

Also a poster from the Whitney show of Calder's Circus

Thanks to Rick and Kate Treitman for letting me snoop.

Happy Friday

Photo by Kate Treitman

Rug Heaven

Kate just returned from Marrakesh with 5 Beni Ouarain rugs for us. We can't stop smiling at them.

Rug 1: 66X126

Rug 2: 69X114

Rug 3: 72X92

Rug 4: 74X132

Rug 5: 84X124

Home Sweet Home

photo by parker posey. shown from left to right: cedra, carmen, kate, ariel

New Portaits

kate, doug, me.

Give a Goat

This is my dad's goat Raisin. Give someone in need a goat for Christmas at Heifer.

Photo of Raisin by Kate Treitman.

Goat
Goats Are Great for Families

The gift of a dairy goat represents a lasting, meaningful way for you to help a little boy or girl on the other side of the world.

Goats can thrive in extreme climates and on poor, dry land by eating grass and leaves. The gift of a dairy goat can supply a family with up to several quarts of nutritious milk a day - a ton of milk a year. Extra milk can be sold or used to make cheese, butter or yogurt. Families learn to use goat manure to fertilize gardens.

Goats often have two or three kids a year making it easy for Heifer recipients to pass on the gift of a goat to another family in need. This great investment allows our partners to lift themselves out of poverty by starting small dairies that earn money for food, health care and education.

Le Campement

My friend Kate is going to Morocco. I'm jealous. 

Barefoot Sri Lanka

Kate just returned from Sri Lanka with armfuls of pillow covers (for me) and sarongs (for her.)

Barefoot Sri Lanka is known for their colorful hand-dyed and hand woven fabrics. 

The proprietress Barbara Sansoni bases her designs on the vibrant landscape, colors and sea life of Sri Lanka. 

Barefoot's website. See here for more information: 

Hideaway Sri Lanka

Aloha Guest House, Arugam Bay

A moment of revelation occurred while snorkeling over coral full of tropical fish and a cloud suddenly passed over. The shatteringly brilliant colors turned into tones of grey and she realized that without light there is no color.   Thus, when she moved into weaving, she made it a rule that "when weft crosses warp, it must be without ever creating grey, beige, or any tone of ash from the original pure hues."

Check out Geoffrey Bawa's "Tropical Modernism" style of architecture. Another famous Sri Laanken; Michael Ondaatje. My favorite poem: 7 OR 8 THINGS I KNOW ABOUT HER - A STOLEN BIOGRAPHY. 

Listening In 
Overhear her in the bathroom, talking to a bug:  'I don't want you on me, honey.' 8 a.m.