Beautiful things to see and do in Amsterdam.

last week i was in Amsterdam for 2.5 seconds, it was my second visit and i love that we are still discovering new areas, this trip we wandered down Westerstraat, which was full of small boutiques, art gallery's, furniture stores (Kartell included) and of course American apparel (who i guess i should applaud on their success in continuously planting there stores in the cool up and coming neighbourhoods. Anyway...
my favourite store was Moooi, part art gallery, part concept store, part furniture store...
here are some of the treats that caught my eye!

Totally in love with this series of prints, sadly i didnt manage to note the artist.

horse lamp!

love love love..... shearling sofa, need i say any more?

POOL TABLE...... can you see the diving board?

Out and About.

need need need.....
soooo pretty.....

The daring book for girls....

I was ambling around my neighbourhood today and stopped into Brickbat books on fourth street, which just happens to be the cutest book store in the world, and its a stones throw from my apartment...
The Daring book for Girls caught my eye, initially due to its colour and beautiful type on the cover (of course) but when thumbing through it i fell for its naive

content and beautiful illustrations...

some of my favorite subjects
peach pit rings
cootie catchers
pirates
every girls took box.

home sweet home.

Specially thanks go out to Keegan for drawing my eye to this little gem at the Queen Village flea market....
I love how simple and striking it is... $3

about my favourite fancy pants.

This gentleman makes my day pretty much everyday of the week,
his sassy looks will undoubtably show up from time to time on here,

today he really managed to stop me in my tracks.... preppy V neck and tie combo... cute brown loafers.... mental woodland print cargo shorts?

perfect.

A helping hand.

I will introuduce them properly later but i had a little friend assisting me blog this morning, Margot...

Plotting during my day in bed.

Its like a dreary English day today in Philadelphia, I have spent the morning curled up in bed watching dubious blockbusters with a café latte. It’s almost the perfect day to spend in bed, except for the small detail that i'm feeling quite sick today.
There is the quiet humm of pirates of the Caribbean playing in the background as it type (hard) on this poor little laptop.
Though it’s a little depressing outside I love to gaze out of the window and inspect the crowds passing by below, I live on ‘fabric Row’ in central Philly, a quaint street filled with (tragic) fabric stores and trim suppliers, its such a shame because it could be so great!.. But they chooses not to be, anyway it brings a unique crowd into the neighborhood – which keeps me peeping out of the window!.

Other delights with in my viewing post are ‘Sophies Yarns’ a small knitting boutique, who’s internet i’m currently borrowing, sorry Sophie – I promise to one day come in and buy a ball of yarn or learn how to knit properly…

the area is kinda amazing because it reminds me of one of the Brooklyn neighborhoods, the city is 12 blocks west of me, an easy jaunt on foot or on bike, its close enough, but yet everything you need is right here too, great food, bars, deli’s, vintage stores etc…
I moved here in October, When Philly and I guess most of the east coast had some of the worst weather in history – I have never seen so much snow in my life. It’s only now really that i’m starting to understand all the great things that lie undiscovered around me,
The Delaware river is 6 blocks east of me, I rode my new bike down to the water front the other day, it’s a little odd I agree but if you dream hard enough its like standing in Manhattan looking over to Brooklyn… Camden, New Jersey really isn’t exotic at all!...

It seems this is the week for visitors, my dear friend is currently in town staying with me while she completes her move to Brussels, lucky one!..
Then my long time friend K. is coming into town this weekend to visit me which makes me very excited, I need to look up exciting places to take her!....

I’m back travelling again in 10days, a week of European adventures, i’m really not feeling ready to be travelling again (I came back from china/ Hong Kong just 4 weeks ago) and the thought of picking up again gives me mixed feelings.
I’m missing out on memorial weekend- typical, But I decided to make it worth it by visiting my friend Jennie who works in Stockholm for H&M, we went to school together and I have been lucky enough to visit her twice before,
Stockholm is beautiful, I love its laid back nature and how it is surrounded by water. The fresh fish is delicious and she lives in the most perfect apartment ever.
The other exciting tit bit is that I get to see my parents, sadly only for one night but, beggars can be choosers I guess,

This trips adventures will lead us to Stockholm, Amsterdam, Paris and London,
I know. I’m a very lucky girl….
Hopefully great photos to follow!..