{have a stylish weekend + links}

. . . a sunny & blustery late-saturday morning and the carryalls are packed for a weekend adventure -- crested blazers and crisp blouses and a cozy scarf or two for overcast skies and it's off to fireplaces and turning leaves, country drives and quaint cafés . . .

a million thank you's for stopping by to say hello this week, and -- of course -- for the thoughtful comments, tweets and e-mails -- hope you're having a spectacularly wonderful weekend and that it's beautiful where you are,
xo

{a few lovely links:}
* travel: blue skies & white sand
* shopping: this collection
* design: grooves & ruffles
* fashion inspiration: lounging around
* download: customizable cartograms
* guide: top fifty wallpaper resources
* fashion inspiration: lace & tweed
* at home: bronze & mirrored
* photography: miu miu
* design: textiles & handwritten table plans
* colour inspiration: changing hues
* for autumn: coats & capelets
* art: amazing handpainted floors
* recipes: apples & bourbon caramel
* décor inspiration: wicker pendants

{as always, a few things you may have missed:}
* a fond farewell to summertime
* look book: secret squirrel
* décor inspiration: gracefully gilded
* a new week & a hazy tuesday in september
* falling for fall: stripes, sequins & tartan

{& new for the weekend:}
* farewell summer: croissants on a friday morning
* fashion inspiration: lauren moffat

{images: editorial - chic en seine, raquel zimmerman by terry richardson for vogue september 2007, styling by emmanuelle alt via habitually chic & the fashion spot, scans by kissmesweet; textiles & handwritten plans via a life more fabulous}

{have a magical weekend}

. . . spending a little time away in the countryside, but a quick hello to wish you a perfectly wonderful weekend -- thanks for being so lovely and hope it's beautiful where you are,
xo

{a few lovely links from around & about:}
* home accessories: vintage brass
* inspiration board: lily of the valley {via lovely}
* at the office: a stylish wood mouse
* for the love of: books, books, books
* cute, cute: a mini pony
* obsessed with: this wallpaper {design*sponge via twitter}
* lovely, lovely: more wallpaper {layers & layers via twitter}
* summertime: wicker
* pretty packaging: tea time
* photography: hazy days of summer & here
* & most of all: stars

{as always, a few things you may have missed:}
* like a fairytale: flounces of organza & flutters of silk
* colour inspiration: petal pink & french grey
* summertime: basket handbags
* perfect elegance: smokey violet & herringbone floors
* styling inspiration: fantastically french
* runway & backstage: christian dior
* beautifully ornate: grand ceilings

{for the weekend, two new:}
* inspiration: summer, summer, summer
* two lovely things: entryways

. . . and of course, until tuesday to enter the diamond give-away . . .

{image: photography by terry richardson, vogue paris august 2006, styled by emmanuelle alt}