Rebecca de Winter

I completely adore this book. du Maurier's detailed description of the
gardens in Manderley. It's so sweet, you can smell the perfumes of
flowers and hear the birds sing. The thrill of giving Rebecca's
details slowly one by one, makes one admire her, for she was a woman
with fine tastes, from the grandiose interiors of Manderley that she
designed, her lavish and epic parties, her 'loopy' handwriting, down
to her luxurious underpinnings. I find Rebecca really fascinating. 

But I still do adore Rebecca.

Anyway, Rebecca de Winter is still charming. The photos are of Vivien
Leigh in That Hamilton Woman in 1941. I completely think she is the
perfect actress for Rebecca. They have the same black hair, and a
penetrating gaze(in a good way). Vivien Leigh is absolutely stunning!


P.S. Vivien Leigh's centenary is near!

"Tell me, commander..."

I want my pink champagne... (That's just Anmum chocolate, don't worry)


It is important to introduce children to the original girl sleuth. My vintage Nancy Drews. I hope my daughter would love her as much as I did...


My vintage 1940s slip, the fish-tail hem is just beautiful.


I do hope I could meet a man like Commander Whitehead, gentleman and classy- a man with impeccable tastes... And that beard is quite extraordinary! I want her hat, necklace, and dress-period.

Vintage Books

Today my husband is on duty and I'm praying that they won't have any fires or rescue operations because he was sick for two days, I told him not go to work today but he was persistent. Went to my favorite vintage book store.

I love old books, especially the leather bound ones which have old world elegance, everything was better back then, don't you think? And going to the store awaiting to find a new treasure... Lovely.

""My husband claims I have an unhealthy obsession with secondhand bookshops. That I spend too much time daydreaming altogether. But either you intrinsically understand the attraction of searching for hidden treasure amongst rows of dusty shelves or you don't; it's a passion, bordering on a spiritual illness, which cannot be explained to the unaffected." -Kathleen Tessaro, Elegance


The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James



The Adventures of Huckleburry Finn by Mark Twain



The Man Who Made Friends With Himself



Encyclopedia of the Great Composers and their Music




I went to the hardware store and I found this! Well, it is actually a curtain holder, I just removed the other brass things and turned it to a hanger holder instead... I think it's beautiful, though.




And I found this little Greek gentleman.

I have been finding good quick recipes I can do for at least half an hour? Any good ones?