>> willing warmer weather

Photos of a man snow surfing in Aspen via the LIFE archive by Bill Eppridge.

>> Schumacher wallpaper

My friend Anne recently reminded me how much I love Garden & Gun Magazine, and here's the perfect testament: I went to the website and there they were, gorgeous images of Schumacher's "Nest" collection wallpaper! It looks so luxurious and beautiful.

>> plumes

Hermes Home has some spectacular new items, including two items I'm drooling over (both with feather motifs), the above porcelain ashtray ($630) and this 25" x 25" pillow cover ($680). Just kinda sorta pricey unfortunately.

>> caro's avocado smoothie

This is officially the best thing I've made in less than 60 seconds. I caught the recipe on Caro's Concoctions on YouTube (via Facebook) a few days ago and haven't been able to get it out of my head! Carolina is an editor at Epicurious and she and I also went to the same high school. Click here for her video and in the mean time will someone please get this woman a TV show!? Here's the recipe:

Put an avocado in a blender.
Fill about half way with milk.
Add honey.
Blend.
Pour.
Sprinkle with granola.
Eat.

>> cool crest

Spotted in downtown L.A.

>> cecil beaton + david hockney

I have been so deeply entrenched in women's fashion lately over at Tomboy Style, that I've been sort of thirsty for men's duds...on men. Above are two images I scanned from my book David Hockney Photographs (1982), Cecil Beaton by David Hockney in 1971 and David Hockney by Mark Lancaster (Hockney thinks) in 1976.

>> st. patrick...

...would have wanted me to have this 1963 911. I'm pretty certain.

Also, check out Steve McQueen's 1970 911S on ACL which is coming up for auction this August.

>> sugar's perspective

I saw this on A Continuous Lean and have since watched it over half a dozen times. I grew up with Golden Retrievers, so, to me this is one of the best things EVER.

>> son of a gun

Photos by EaterLA.

Matt and I went to the newly opened (late Feb) Son of a Gun (8370 W. 3rd St, LA) last weekend, and despite the fact that most people had to wait 30 minutes or so to be seated (with a reservation!), we LOVED it. In fact, the shrimp toast sandwich with siracha mayo has been on my brain ever since. If your wildest foodie fantasy is combining carbs with seafood in multiple ways (mine), then definitely check it out. The interior design by Ruth De Jongis is East Coast-y and eclectic with a few hints of California—all their plates are Heath Ceramics—which I loved.

>> japan

Sending out love to all those effected by the quake in Japan. Matt and I incredulously watched the tsunami footage last night; absolutely gut-wrenching. Go to The Red Cross website or text REDCROSS to 90999 to make a $10 donation.

>> colorado yurt company

The catalog from the Colorado Yurt Company just arrived in my mail slot. I am trying to keep it together.

>> quirk ethic

Photos by Lawrence K. Ho / The Los Angeles Times.

On Saturday I had a piece run in the L.A. Times about the creative force behind This Is Not Ikea, a vintage resale shop on Fairfax. The photos and deep photo captions are up online, so check it out. And definitely check out the store if you live in L.A., there is, without exaggeration, something in there for almost everyone.

>> royal blue

Loving this album and especially this song. Have a good wknd!

>> peachy-palm-beachy

Stubbs & Wootton "storm" slippers ($395 for ladies, $425 for gents—and there's a 30% off discount right now with the code: SPRING); Vintage Cocktails ($50); Current Elloitt trouser roll shorts ($189); Rod Stewart's Greatest Hits on vinyl ($6); Rodarte x Opening Ceremony "Roy Orbisons" ($218); Marcel Breuer's f41 Lounge on Wheels ($2,165); The Kennedys (Eunice, Bobby, Ted and Jean in 1941).

>> TRADhome party

Traditional Home Magazine is launching a digital edition of their monthly mag in April and had a little soiree to celebrate last night at Almont Yard, a cute little garden area in West Hollywood where everything for sale makes you DROOL.

>> zebras and arrows

The Zebra wallpaper designed by Franco Scalamandre has been making its way around the internets lately. It was featured in Elle Decor in December and then again on Habitually Chic, as well as made a cameo in Margot Tenembaum's bathroom way back in 2001, but when I saw the above bar photo on Happenstance, I really fell in love. The wallpaper made its debut at Gino Circiello's Italian Restaurant at 780 Lexington Ave in New York and according to The New York Times, "Mr. Circiello was a hunter without the means to pay for an African safari, but he reasoned that he could at least afford zebras on his wallpaper." It comes in six colors and is available right here.