Friday Find: Mariza Pillow

Mariza Pillow, Crate & Barrel, $19.95 (clearance price)

Book Releases - May 2010

Releasing this month:

• Barry, Brunonia - The Map of True Places. (5/1)
• Brown, Dale - Executive Intent. (5/1)
• Child, Lincoln & Douglas Preston - Fever Dream (Pendergast). (5/11)
• Farnsworth, Christopher - Blood Oath. (5/18)
• Grant, Andrew - Die Twice. (5/11)
• Gruber, Michael - The Good Son. (5/11)
• Harris, Charlaine - Dead in the Family (Sookie Stackhouse). (5/4)
• Larsson, Stieg - The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest. (5/25) 
• McNeil, Gil - Needles and Pearls. (5/11)
• Morrison, Boyd - The Ark. (5/11)
• Parker, Robert B - Blue-Eyed Devil. (5/4)
• Polansky, Steven - The Bradbury Report. (5/14)
• Sandford, John - Storm Prey. (5/18)
• Turow, Scott - Innocent. (5/4)
• Weisberger, Lauren - Last Night at Chateau Marmont. (5/25)

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)