Books To Read

China Miéville's Embassytown - "read" it as an audiobook for reasons of the language

Why you should read it.

15.xii.11 UPDATE: Excellent read. The audio book does a great job of conveying Ariekei Language.

Decor: Snail Candles

Rad Megan's tutorial (via Craftzine) for snail shell candles inspired by that beautiful scene from a terrible movie based on a fantastic book (well, it is by Michael Ondaatje)

Big Boy: Steve Jenkins

Eric Carle eat your heart out.
These are some really beautiful collages.


Video by Steve Jenkins.

Actual Size has some lovely illustrations.
I cannot wait to share these with Big Boy!

Steve Jenkins Website

Books: Big Boy Library

Lazoo Colouring Books (seen at Design Mom) - for when he stops colouring the furniture and carpet. Oy.

Image from Phaidon
The Game of Mix and Match by Hervé Tullet.
Also by Hervé Tullet: The Game of Mix-Up Art and the enchanting The Game of Light among many others.
(Thanks, Siri!)


Images by Andrew Zuckerman
Just as soon as Baby graduates from board books ...

Grub: Modernist Cuisine

Modernist Cuisine: The Art and Science of Cooking by Nathan Myrhvold.

Pre-order it at Amazon.

Read about the "making of" at The New Yorker.

Magazines: Digital

High Gloss - lifestyle
Rue - inspiration
Matchbook - Field Guide to a Charmed Life
Sweet Paul - Chasing the Sweet Things in Life
Gifted - gift and packaging inspiration

Custom Board Books

Pint Size Productions offers a really fun service that allows you to create a board book of your photos.
Custom photo books with board book construction are not so easy to find but critical since Sam loves to crinkle and rip pages.

Andrew Zuckerman

Images by Andrew Zuckerman

Just as soon as Baby graduates from board books ...

It's A Good Thing

I already have a very good sewing book. I do not need another sewing book. But this one is by Martha Stewart! And while there might not be anything in it that is not already discussed in my own very good sewing book, hers are always so pretty. They make me want to recreate the beautiful, serene, highly organized, and tidy environments pictured in her books and magazines. It is a good thing to have aspirations/delusions.

Now, what other very good sewing books do I not need?

28.iv.10 UPDATE: I was able to leaf through this at Barnes & Noble yesterday. It is definately very, very pretty. But it did not seem to be any better, contentwise, than my own sewing book. I am removing the "wish" tag.

Gardening Guidance

I so do not need another gardening book but this one has my attention. Gayla Trail's website, You Grow Girl, is such a joy to read: informative, inspirational, motivational, humorous. I will take a peek at the book before I buy it but if the website is any indication, it should be great.

Mann Booker Prize Winner

Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
Must Have read this.

Diplomatic Jewelry

Read My Pins by Madeleine Albright

Parasites

Radio Lab Podcast
Carl Zimmer's Excellent Parasite Rex

Baby Science

After Birth at Radio Lab
Books by Charles Fernyhough

DIY Books

DIY Moleskin
Essex by Kolo
Lulu Self-publishing

Cookbooks

Mastering the Art of French Cooking.
Thought I had this.

Crazy Water Pickled Lemons: Enchanting Dishes from the Middle East, Mediterranean and North Africa, by Diana Henry