Hanging Rock

I will almost always vote for a book over a movie, but in the case of Picnic at Hanging Rock's 1975 film adaptation, my heart is glad it didn't miss out on the gothic dreaminess that accompanied each scene. The high starched collars and white eyelet, the giggling college girls, the eerie quietness, and the rural Australian landscape.

Please

let this be my life.

image via larkabout

little darling, start again

Did you know that when explorers first came to the East coast of America, they believed they had discovered the Garden of Eden?

Speaking of which, you can read an interesting narration on the exile of Adam and Eve in David Maine's Fallen.

Ooh la la

I think it takes immense confidence to waltz around town in something see-through but, wow, the results are divine. This photo of Anna Dello Russo nearly knocked me to the ground.

photo via http://www.garancedore.fr/en/

Also, the see-through, Birkin dress is now available through Nightcap Clothing.

Would you be daring enough to wear this trend? It's hard to resist when these ladies make it look so so good.

i'm on fire

Is there a time of year during which you just feel...uncomfortable? Winter can sometimes make me blue but summer just doesn't suit me. I love berries and the many hours of daylight, but I'm too pale, my hair is too dark, and the heat is too suffocating. I guess I just don't like extreme weather of any sort, as I always feel my best in Spring and Fall. However, I know people who can't leave the house without a jacket if it's under 80 degrees and whose allergies make spring unbearable.

As with all things, though, we just have to make the best of our time. I'll be making the season more enjoyable with lots of ice cream, many bike rides, high hemlines, and spf 30.

Oh the things that summer brings

It's a love you'd kill for, when all the world is green.

happy summer.

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Atticus

I've talked about identifying with a character, but sometimes I find myself falling a little bit in love with the heroes of movies and books. Most recently it was Prince Albert and last year it was Burt Farlander (John Krasinski) from Away We Go. But my all time on-screen crush is Gregory Peck as Atticus Finch. I thought the To Kill a Mockingbird character was such a great dad when I read the book but Peck filled the role so well in the 1962 film adaptation. I'm positive I'm not the only woman who swooned over him.