Soaked in good things.

Many a good and inspiring thing has crossed my path this week but the beautiful black and white visuals and still-life compositions gleaned in Szerlem (Love), a film by Hungarian director Károly Makk, set in 1953, when Hungary was under the totalitarian rule of Mátyás Rákosi, remain in number one spot. Such a visual delight, it has proven hard to shake and that can only be a good thing.

Masters of Russian Animation (Volume One) and It's Winter (Zemastan), a film written and directed by the Iranian filmmaker Rafi Pitts, completed the bill, their costly dvd rental leaving me with a hole in my pocket that was well worth it for the experience.

A red, foil-wrapped love heart with my coffee yesterday was also something to be enjoyed.

{Been & gone.}

{A smidgen, just a smidgen, of brilliant colour received from ...}

A folded concertina returns no longer bare. Colour front and colour back, and sitting now on the glass cabinet alongside two birds of brightly coloured plumage.

{A patchwork pillow, all warm and delightful and handsome and mine, received from ...}

A lucky thing, a patchwork marvel, sent and received a little while back from Fanja (Le Train Fantôme) with love. It is a beauty, don't you think? And with autumn fast approaching, its cosy warmth is appreciated and timely.

An exhibition about to open (Andrea Tachezy).

People, Places, Animals (a survey of Richard Billingham's work at the acca).

A visually beautiful sign (una merienda, por favor).

A key in my hand, to open a door (paulailustradora).

A blue-grey hare in need of varnish.

How far €10 will stretch and fleeting images (::fleeting::).

On the cusp of the weekend, what good things have you seen?

Comments

[shari]

so many good things. tis true. love your photos and that pillow and that book. :) let's see. i heard a little fellow speaking french in my office today (on valentine's). such a treat. one i never hear french spoken and kids never visit our office. snow this morning too. a sight for these sore eyes. hope your weekend will be filled with so much more goodness. xox

[risa]

i loooooooooooove those photos of you in front of the graffiti walls. and that foil heart. who would have thought it could possiblu be better without chocolate?

[bugheart]

i just love
the brilliant color!
wish i could
have a latte
and a chocolate
heart too!
xo

[julie]

happy valentines Gracia :)
Lots of lovely links - especially to Andrea Tachezy! Also Love your new cushion - a beauty for sure - enjoy! Have a lovely weekend, xxx

[mansuetude]

hello:

love your been and gone image.
Wonderful links; go Andrea !!

[lisa s]

oh... i love that pillow.
so much good stuffs.
happy weekend!

[Esti]

I love the pictures with such beautiful colors! Your blog has so many surprises...

[amisha]

the book is so lovely with all its color... and then the subtle beauty of that patchwork pillow alongside. love. xox

[gracia]

Thanks, everyone, for all your good wishes and infectious enthusiasm for gifted handmade pillows magnifique and chocolate wrappers fashioned into small hearts on marble counters. Thanks for perusing the links and finding them pleasing, and for admiring such a brilliant book held up against a favourite colour wall. Thanks for sharing your good things. Spoken French and snow, Shari, sounds both appealing and deliciously foreign to me.

Happy days to each of you, and thanks for swinging by and leaving a message... I really would be hard pressed to think of a better thing to do midmorning than sipping my second coffee for the day and reading your comments.

take care,
g xo