Life on the Farm

Jumping Sheep, New Mexico, 1957

We recently finished watching the series Edwardian Farm. Its about three people (historian/archaeologist types) who are sent to live on a farm in Devon that has been almost untouched since the Edwardian era. The three live like their ancestors did, caring for livestock, making lace and picking apples for cider. In one episode, a sturdy sheep takes a big leap.

geronimo

i don't know much, but i do know jenny lewis' stylist created this line called geronimo. early collections always have room for improvement but i LOVE these two pieces.

tags

trying out some new tags on some old watercolour-washed paper!

Nadia Pignatone

as is 2

traces 2
morandi mood

Italian potter Nadia Pignatone's designs are simple and beautiful.

Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

Whose woods these are I think I know.

His house is in the village, though;

He will not see me stopping here

To watch his woods fill up with snow.

My little horse must think it queer

To stop without a farmhouse near

Between the woods and frozen lake

The darkest evening of the year.

He gives his harness bells a shake

To ask if there is some mistake.

The only other sound's the sweep

Of easy wind and downy flake.

The woods are lovely, dark, and deep,

But I have promises to keep,

And miles to go before I sleep,

And miles to go before I sleep.

Robert Frost

russian subway stations

i've been perusing english russia for 3 days now, as there are so many pages filled with wonderful and weird russian things. these photos are of subway stations in moscow in the 80's.

Every move the puzzler makes, the puzzle maker has made before

Jigsaw puzzles were invented in 1760 as a tool to teach geography. Dick Sawbridge with that stripy blanket on his lap used to make puzzles for the British Jigsaw Library and the Royal Family. He once made a puzzle for the Queen that featured a collage of corgis. He would use very clever cut designs to make the most challenging of puzzles - none of this die-cut cardboard business. I found all of this out in a great Cabinet article that you can find here.

Jigsaw puzzle inventor John Spilsbury's puzzle Europe Divided into its Kingdoms c.1766

quiet time

everything about this tumblr, quiet time, is lovely. it reminds me of sitting on the carpet in kindergarten, of being read to, and of wildflowers. the images are scans of mostly old national geographic photographs. you know the kind.

irish wolfhounds

everyone knows we love a cute dog here at milk and bread. we always say, "hi pup!" to any passing dogs on our travels. this is my new favourite kind, the irish wolfhound.

another favourite is a lurcher, a new kind of breed to me but they both have one thing in common - very scrappy fur; the way to my heart.

luna 3 images

luna 3 was a soviet space probe sent into the 'neighbourhood' of the moon, and ended up capturing some never-before-seen photos of the far side of the moon. i love the grainy quality, almost like a photocopy. in the textiles studio at sheridan, there is free use of the photocopier... a luxury that i miss VERY much.

tennessee whiskey treasury

made a little treasury tonight inspired by tennessee. check it out

Kolmanskop Ghost Town

Kolmanskop in Nambia was founded as a diamond mining town. When the diamonds disappeared so did the residents, leaving behind German-style homes that the desert has since reclaimed.

crusty vintage enamelware

so, so, so beautiful. crusty, old, rusty, chipped enamelware.

Heather Benning

Heather found this abandoned house in 2005 while she was the artist-in-residence for Redvers, Saskatchewan. She turned it into a life-sized doll house.

KNITS

is there anything better than feeling yucky and putting on a huge knit sweater to swim in? i feel invisible when i wear oversized sweaters, but in a good way. i can just hide inside the collar and be warm. click on the photos if you feel inspired.

alice rebecca potter

saw these images of plates made into people on pikaland, belonging to artist alice rebecca potter. she does a lot of surface design and illustration with textile hints and textures. these remind me in a way of those embroidered plastic bags by josh blackwell. almost like 3-d collage, with something very folkish.

Simply the Best

This American Life is now being broadcast on CBC! The other CBC hosts need to step their game up - Ira Glass is the reigning king of radio. But you don't have to take my word for it - Time magazine thinks so too.

what i eat

i have been eating versions of this sandwich almost every day since i returned to halifax after the break. a nice seedy toast, goats cheese, dijon mustard, sometimes avocado or tomato or sprouts, some baby greens, and an egg fried with mushrooms in butter. OH gosh it's so good, i'm going to make one now.

Introducing the Milk and Bread Personal Collection. For a short time, we're selling our favourite beautiful, vintage items that sit in our closets and never get worn. Each item has been hard to let go of - but deserves a loving home.

... Find more at our Etsy shop: MILK AND BREAD

MILK AND BREAD

Stanhope

I learned about stanhope pens this summer while working at an antique shop. I came across a pen missing its stanhope lens which was too bad because thats the whole appeal of the pen. A stanhope is a tiny picture that is housed behind a lens so when the viewer peers into a tiny hole in a pen (or knives, as above) the picture is magnified. These pocket knives all have stanhopes in them. The photo is from The Stanhope Lens where there is lots of information on them too.

warby

well, i did it. i ordered my warby parker glasses. they are the steven allan vs. warby parker "crystal" pair, in miles. so excited!

marcel dzama and marc bell. eh?

meghan got me a lovely collection of 100 postcards from mcsweeney's quarterly called greetings from the ocean's sweaty face. my very very favourite postcard is by marcel dzama. the name sounded familiar, but i didnt realize he was canadian! i love the colour palette and the sort of vacant, sad feeling of it all.

another thing i received for christmas from my mom was hot potatoe by marc bell, yet another canadian artist. lovely to see so many toques!