New Favorite Things

My grandmother gave me some rings that belonged to my great grandmother. The middle one was the ring my great grandfather gave her for their engagement. I feel very blessed that I was able to know her and grow up with her and have her in my life. She and I were very close.

This is the book I've been reading lately. Oh it is so brilliant! I've been enchanted by Japanese culture, lifestyle and literature for many years but the only authors I had read were contemporary ones such as Kawabata, Tanazaki, Mishima, Abe and much more recent, Murakami and Yoshimoto. I had never read anything from ancient Japan or from it's earliest eras. I was especially captivated by the poetry selections from the Man'yōshū and the Kokinshū. I have never in my life read anything as beautiful as the words included in this anthology. I really really recommend it if you are interested in Japanese literature. Reading this just reaffirmed my convictions that I simply must study Japanese literature. There is nothing I love more.

I always always get so excited when the new Apartamento issue finally arrives at my local bookstore.

This is a vintage dress I found during my weekend trip to San Antonio. I really fell in love with the collar. I have a thing for big white collars. I think they are so pretty. The dress is very long, down to my ankles but I'm going to hem it up to above my knees.

Also found these shoes during my weekend trip. The oxfords are from Forever 21 and hurt so much! I hope eventually they will loosen up. And then those ankle boots! I had been looking for some for a long time because I was very particular about what I wanted them to be and I finally found them at Buffalo Exchange. They're all scuffed up but I rather like that and don't think I'll give them a polish or anything.