Friday Find: Ninja Salt & Pepper Set

Ninja Salt & Pepper Set, Patina, $16.95

Friday Find: Battery Box

Battery Box, Animi Causa Boutique, $11.90

Inspiration: Coming Up Roses

Today my roses began to bloom. Within a week, the bushes will be overloaded with beautiful fragrant flowers.  Here are is a roundup of a few of last year's bloom shots from my collection:

Artist Spotlight: Daniel Merriweather

Daniel Merriweather singing "Red":

Friday Find: Coral-Shaped Candles

Coral Shaped Candles, Pottery Barn, $10-$19

Virtual Choir

Earlier this year, composer/conductor Eric Whitacre conducted a social media experiment.  Inspired by seeing many people uploading YouTube videos of his music, he came up with an idea.  What if all of these people were seeing together in a virtual choir?

Here is the breath-taking result, "Lux Aurumque":

Friday Find: Brocade Eggs Square Serving Plate

"Brocade Eggs" 10-inch Square Serving Plate by Peggy Karr, Cooking.com, $53.95

Book Releases - April 2010

Releasing this month:

• Baldacci, David - Deliver Us From Evil. (4/20)
• Berg, Elizabeth - The Last Time I Saw You. (4/20)
• Carrell, Jennifer Lee - Haunt Me Still. (4/15)
• Clark, Mary Higgins - The Shadow of Your Smile. (4/13)
• Evans, Richard Paul - The Walk. (4/6)
• George, Elizabeth - This Body of Death (Inspector Lynley). (4/20)
• Gross, Andrew - Reckless. (3/30)
• Johansen, Iris - Eight Days to Live (Eve Duncan). (4/20)
• Kellerman, Jesse - The Executor. (4/1)
• Kwok, Jean - Girl in Translation. (4/29)
• Patterson, James and Maxine Paetro - The 9th Judgment (Women's Murder Club). (4/26)
• Woods, Stuart - Lucid Intervals (Stone Barrington). (4/20)