Why I Am Disinclined To Cover My Greys

Gorgeous.

Playhouse Fantastic

I am in awe of this glorious, handmade Willow Playhouse that Ohdeedoh posted about recently.  Custom versions are available in the UK only (wah!) via the Wove shop on Etsy.

Shoes For Your Sunday

I think it's because I'm pregnant. My entire fashion covetousness is directed towards shoes. How could I focus my style desires on clothes right now, when I feel I'm already starting to ooze beyond the confines of my pre-pregnancy wardrobe? In any case, I've noticed an alarming uptick in the number of fabulous shoe photos I've been snagging from my recent internet wanderings. 

Time to share some of them, just for kicks:

Top-Bottom, Via:

We Heart It

Jak & Jill Blog

Sea of Shoes

The Cherry Blossom Girl

We Heart It
This Is Glamorous
Tea For joy

M.A. Belle

We Heart It

M.A. Belle

MIA Plans Home Birth

Hip Hop artist (and one of my personal faves) MIA is profiled in today's online edition of The Wall Street Journal, where she talks about her plans to have a home birth! 

Due on Grammy night (she's been nominated for both an Oscar and a Grammy this year), MIA muses about the prospect of going into labor at the event:

 We're planning a home birth, but it might be a Grammy birth! Eating a hot curry could make me go into labor, so imagine what getting on stage with Jay-Z, Lil Wayne and T.I. would do. Everyone's been very understanding.

I've been watching and admiring this woman's totally rad pregnant style for months.  I can't wait to see how awesome she looks as she performs center stage at full term.  Inspirational!  

Photos:  Wall Street Journal & Jezebel

Tea Love

One of thing that has been getting a lot of play in our home recently (what with the frigid temperatures outside and my lolling about inside) is hot tea.  Sleepytime tea, with a spoon-full of honey, to be exact. Turns out the Kiddo even likes to drink it, and can barely contain himself while it cools down to a palatable temperature.  Well, imagine my delight when I discovered these genius little teacups on Double Takes.  Aren't they just cozy-cute perfection?

Sweet Photos

I'm totally loving the photography of John Kernick, whose work I just discovered over at The Bedlam of Beefy.  Aren't his shots so sweet and lovely?  The last three have me yearning for summer...

See more here.  

Celebrity Babywearers of the Day

A huge "thank you" to my friend Raina of the inimitable If the Lampshade Fits, for sending me the link to this Brangelina Babywearing Bonanza posted on today's Huffington Post.  See more photos here.