I KNOW IT'S OTT...

but I am a big fan of this french dresser - at least you'd know where all your clothes were... It's by Wary Meyers and in the right bedroom I think it would be super cool. It's the kind of piece of furniture you'd create an entire room around. I see it with candy pink walls behind. I don't have any candy pink walls and I am not sure I'd get something like this past my chap. Plus I have a tendency to veer towards statement anything, because, let's face it, buying basics is boring .

ISN'T IT LOVELY...

how a tweed jacket makes anything look more ladylike? (buy yours here)

COMPLETELY OBSESSED...

...with these charming tchotchkes from Thé Dansant. I just love the way they have taken already aesthetically pleasing items and made them even more covetable. Great presents for your equally stylish pals.

PUTTING THE BOOT IN

This Autumn is all about ankle boots. I feel like they're the one item that makes slim legged trousers, shorts and skirts all look fresh and completely now. But I am reserving my pennies as I have a pair of these newbies on their way from designer Kat Maconie. She's adorable (we had cappuccinos at Patisserie Valerie a few weeks back) and apart from being super talented, she's also marvelously savvy. Her USP? She puts bespoke rubber cushioning inside all her ankle boots. So they look like something off a catwalk yet feel like your comfiest slippers. Okay, probably not quite, but you can easily go a day in them... My pair will be navy suede. I literally cannot wait for them to enter my world.

TIME FOR TEA

These new tea trays from Darling Clementine are day-brighteningly good. If I didn't already have a kitchen-full of trays I'd be buying one this instant...

EAR'S THE THING

I'm really having a earring moment. Which is annoying, because I don't actually own a lot of earrings, so I'm finding it hard to scratch this itch without making my credit card whimper. Isabel Marant kick-started the trend for danglies again, but what's working for me right now is a cluster, worn with a slightly disheveled up-do - totally inspired (as always) by Mad Men. I also saw a snap of Ashley Olsen, a while back, rocking a pair of ostentatious clusters with a marl grey sweatshirt and I haven't been able to get that high-low combo out of my mind either... Anyway, I'd be happy with any of these from J.Crew. Esp the first ones. Sigh.
NB - I know the second ones are dangly, but I couldn't resist adding them too - how cool?!

MOUSSE MOMENT

We have friends coming for dinner tonight (Newlyweds! Can't wait for a wedding post-analysis - it was classic, traditional and gorgeous - ribs of beef delivered to every table, delicious dessert wine, a hog roast and the bride in a giant meringue confection with a phenomenally wasp-like waist! Bliss!) Anyway, for a change, I'm on main course duty and I'm falling back on a new old-faithful: Nigella's toad in the hole with thyme. It's perfect for the frosty day (first day this year I've been able to see the mist of my breath in the icy air). My chap is whipping up a dessert. Literally. He's decided on chocolate mousse - light but louche. I've just emailed him this recipe for salted caramel chocolate mousse. How good does that sound? I have my fingers crossed that he'll indulge me...

LIGHTBULB MOMENT

A bright idea (it's a wooden light bulb!). Brought to you by Urban Outfitters. A row of these would be pretty cool...

SOMETHING TO SAY

It seems like everyone has jumped on the slogan sweater front again. And, well you know, I like type and I always have something to say, oh and I'm always cold too. So this may seem like a no-brainer purchase - especially after I stumbled across this love-struck version at GAP (available in the UK too). But then, everyone shops at GAP, so that pretty much means everyone will have this sweater. Also, it's so Bella Freud-inspired, that it just made me think, well I'd rather have one from Bella Freud. Which of course is £200 as opposed to £20. Which is why I always find myself broke!

WHO SAYS...

cookies should be round and choc chip-filled? Not Cookieboy.