♥ think what a better world it would be if we all, the whole world, had cookies and milk about three o'clock every afternoon and then lay down on our blankets for a nap.

this weekend, my sweet tooth had a craving-

so i satisfied it with this delicious sea salt chocolate chip cookie recipe

which i have seen and tried before on everyday musings.

not sure about the salty/sweet combination? 

trust me- you'll love it.

i have an empty cookie jar to prove it.

recipe from everyday musings, adapted from baked.

2 1/4 cup flour
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1 cup unsalted butter (softened)
1 tablespoon vanilla
2 eggs
24 oz semisweet chocolate chips

mix the butter and sugars with an electric mixer. 

add the eggs and vanilla. 

add the flour, salt, baking soda, and chocolate chips last.

scoop tablespoon-sized balls of dough on parchment paper 

a couple inches apart, and sprinkle generously with coarse sea salt. 

bake at 375 degrees for about ten minutes.

enjoy ♥

♥ you shine up like a new penny.

nick recently introduced me to the music of grimes-

the post-internet/electronic music of claire boucher, 

 a pixie of a girl with a voice to match,
(and some crazy keyboard skills!)

in  2009, ms. boucher made news when she and college friend, william gratz 

attempted to float down the mississippi river, huck finn-style on a home made

house boat, outfitted with potatoes, chickens and a sewing machine.

but in more recent news- this spunky lady appeared at fashion week,

at chris benz' fall 2012 collection to be exact.

it looks to me like she cleans up real nice:

source.

and she's actually quite fashiony.

 

source.

listen to her latest album in its entirety on npr.

♥ happy president's day!

maira kalman, presidents, 1978

♥ this weekend.

remember, remember this is now, and now, and now.

live it, feel it, cling to it--

i want to become acutely aware of all i've taken for granted.

*sylvia plath

yesterday's sunset.