>> cowpokes

I hope you enjoy the long weekend and the last official days of summer. I can't believe how fast it's flown by this year. Matt and I are headed to Wyoming for some fishing and wildernessing on Friday. Check out the above photo of Jackson, WY taken in 1948. Incredible!

>> twiggy moves

Everything about this is beyond.

>> mister bailey

Mr. Bailey was the emergency contact for me in 1st grade and once when I was "sick", he got me out of school and let me have chocolate ice cream and play Nintendo. Since that day my loyalty has never faltered. We even have a secret handshake, still implemented to this day. Great laugh, great guy, great style (and he has an even more stylish wife, of course!).

Winston's War: Churchill, 1940-1945 ($24); Hermes silk twill tie ($170); Vintage Persols circa 1980s ($199); Needlepoint Retriever key fob ($45); Belgian shoes ($350); Cartier Tank Francaise; Oliver Peoples tortoise glasses (prices vary); Dunhill cigars ($228 for box).

>> down time

Everyone needs a little R&R, as demonstrated by Charles Eames sitting on a beach in Santa Monica sixty years ago (September 1950). Nice beach chair, Chuck!

>> people can do the most amazing things

Obsessed.

>> jeffrey milstein airplane prints

I'm really loving Jeffrey Milstein's Aircraft: The Jet as Art photo series! Photo on left from the hilarious blog Unhappy Hipsters. (Via Swissmiss).

>> the spoils of etsy

I was scrolling through Etsy last weekend and found a few stand-out pieces that I don't now how I can live without. Also check out my friend Zinzi's article The Coolest Cali Etsy Shops To Bookmark Now on Refinery 29.

Kodak Brownie 8mm camera ($40); 1980s clear sparkled telephone (just sold!); Mid-Century plywood school chair ($80); Mid-Century magazine rack ($38); metal industrial drawer ($17); 1960s lucite bar ($260).

>> t-shirts are still awesome

>> it was a dark and stormy night...

In protest to the light and sunny weather, we served Dark 'N' Stormys last night for a few peeps new in town. I know that technically Barritt's is the way to go on the ginger beer front, but we tried out the Aussie brand Bundaberg, which was pretty tasty and readily available down the street at The Oaks.

Gosling's Black Seal dark rum ($20); Bundaberg ginger beer ($2.25 per bottle at The Oaks); Shun premier paring knife ($100); Ice bucket ($145); Birch cutting board ($50); vintage kitchen matches ($2); ice tongs ($8); Striped vans ($52); Ujala lamp ($148); lobster swizzle sticks ($1 each); The Meters album, for track 11, "Stormy" ($14).

>> hot hot heat

Can someone please tell me why the internet is saying it's 73˚? Lies. Cruel lies. (photo via Happenstance)

>> just married!

Last weekend two of Matt and my besties tied the knot on the North Shore of Massachusetts overlooking the ocean on a perfect August day. Everything about it was breathtaking. We just ordered them a case of Just Married from the newly re-vamped Swanson Vineyards website to be delivered when they return from their honeymoon (Don't worry, I am pretty confident Griff and Ashley aren't reading this as they are in a remote area of Northern India). Congrats A+G!

>> M.V.

Spotted in an antique store in Martha's Vineyard: James Taylor's 1979 album "Flag". How perfectly M.V.

Also spotted (and eaten): Fried clams.

Begrudgingly heading back now.

>> wknd

We're off to Boston and Martha's Vineyard for a wedding, back next week with more posting!

>> acapulco chair

I think I first laid eyes on an Acapulco chair ($350+) earlier this year when I was writing a story about a Los Feliz couple who had white ones in their back yard. The chair, which is based on Mayan hammock weaving technology, was designed in the 1950s and has been a huge hit in Mexico. They're great for outdoor space but could work indoors as well. Another good online resource is Greenpoint Works in Brooklyn.

>> mohawk general store

My friend Kingsley is in town from New York (posting might be light this week). Yesterday we went to Silver Lake for gelato and shoe shopping when we walked right into the grand opening of Mohawk General Store's new location at the Sunset junction (4011 West Sunset Blvd. Los Angeles). Great shoes, great lamps, great bags, great everything. Go now!

>> dogs days of summer

Emeco Heritage Rocking Armchair ($875-$1,745); McClure's garlic dill pickles ($14); glass juicer ($12); classic cotton hammock ($99); Peterboro bike basket ($34); Fatboy dog bed ($139); Propello desk fan ($145); oval hurricane ($18); My Dog Skip ($10).

>> vintage camera

Doesn't every bookshelf need a old camera on it?

>> vintage stamps

How cool is this!? My cousin stamped her wedding invitations with a bunch of vintage stamps, each one representing a part of their lives. Love it.

>> acl & co. coal bag

The Coal Bag ($160) by ACL & Co. should have been on my list months ago. It was literally designed to carry coal, it's made from #8 natural canvas and has a removable 34" carry strap—which is why I love it so much. It's also available at select J.Crew stores in New York (The Liquor Store, 484 Broadway and East Hampton).

>> sf moma artscope

The SF MOMA's ArtScope is a pretty great way to procrastinate. It's a visual catalog of the museum's collection that you can explore entirely by using your mouse and rolling over images. You can also do keyword searches. Hours wasted.

>> phosphorescent

We saw this dude, Matthew Houck, with his band Phosphorescent play The Troubador last night. Good stuff.

>> ship's crew russian dolls

The Ship's Crew set ($180) from the Scottish home goods store Papa Stour includes seven hand painted wooden Russian dolls: the Captain, the First Mate, the Mechanic, the Cook, the Cabin Boy, The Ship's Dog and a Sea Gull. Need.

>> pike place lighting

We took a quick walk through Seattle's iconic Pike Place market last Friday before hopping on a Sea Plane headed for San Juan Island. I couldn't get enough of the old industrial pendant lights in that place. I wanted to rip them down and put them in my suitcase.

>> long wknd

We're off to Seattle to check out the post-grunge Pacific Northwest music scene. Ha. Just kidding, we'll be doing yuppie things.

>> paul + linda

Easily my favorite celebrity couple of all time.

>> anzfer farms

I have a new design crush on the The San Francisco studio Anzfer Farms, especially because of these Lock and Key chairs made from reclaimed plywood.

>> vertical planter

I'm particularly fond of this vertical garden ($178) because it doesn't read too contemporary as a lot of them do. This wool pocket planter is framed with rustic wood and 100% recycled fiber. How cool would it be full of herbs just outside your kitchen or even in your kitchen? This one is 24" high by 22" wide, but there are other sizes available here.

>> the perfect pour

Cool graphic design poster for coffee lovers by Plaid.

>> sixagon side tables

Loving these Misewell side tables ($265) made of solid wood, steel and aluminum in the U.S.A.

>> hot wheels

Just a little late 50s/early 60s auto ephemera.