the secret of kells isn’t in wide release yet here in the us but i can’t wait to see it. seriously, look at these stills! soooooo beautiful! and i had a hard time narrowing it down to just those! wow.
it’s also the dark horse in this year’s oscar race, so i am hoping that will help it gain wider release. oh, and the ny times had a nice article about the director here.
please, please let that be spring in the air
with the beginning of march and local weather forecasters projecting temps in the 40s, we minnesotans are beginning to believe that spring could actually happen. and with the impending launch of target’s liberty of london collection, i think i am a believer. because, really, don’t these fantastic prints just ooze relaxed spring style?
i know the blogosphere has been buzzing with images of target’s liberty home collection (see this post from decor8 if you managed to miss them) but not too much has been seen of the clothing collection, which i cannot wait to get my hands on. because i do love an adorable print dress… i sense a big bill at target on march 14. (sigh.)
i found the images above (and more) in this post from demi couture.
anyone who has had the great joy of driving in the mpls metro lately knows that the potholes are tremendous, so i couldn’t help but fall in love with these pothole gardens by british artist pete dungey. as the artist says, “if we planted one of those in every hole, it would be like a forest in the road.” how true.
(via a cup of jo)
lucky find: arsenal wallpapers
i know it’s totally obvious that rbb loves bikes. but it is also worth noting that at least half of us (me, bill and zara) also love soccer. a lot.
so i have to mention that arsenal fc posts some excellent wallpapers in their fanzone at the beginning of the season and after every victory. there are some fantastic action shots and just some gorgeous photography, like the one above.
i love love love these sweet illustrations that natalie did of her kitties, inspired by the super awesome pet illustrations of andrew bannecker. i may have to follow suit; my kitties, millie and june, deserve their likenesses in such an adorable manner.
speaking of my kitties, because i have a (slightly crazy) tendency to sing variations of “hey jude” to june (i’m sure you can guess how i got there) and love the beatles, bill sent me a link to this awesome beatles flowchart from love all this. fantastic.
i hope you all had a happy christmas / hanukkah / solstice / day!
we were pretty much snowed in, which means we hung out and enjoyed our pets, some movies and the holiday decor that we actually managed to hang this year.
but we don’t have stockings, mostly because i haven’t seen any that i really like yet (and don’t actually want to knit any). until i saw the adorable stockings that brooke from inchmark made. adorable and the tutorial is so easy to follow. so maybe next year? only if i start them right now, i suppose.
(photo via brooke reynolds)
since the minneapolis is likely to see about a foot of snow over the next few days, i thought you all might like to enjoy it virtually (no shoveling required!) with a cheerful desktop for all to enjoy. download it here.
happy holidays from all of us at redblackbrown!