The sky here is fantastic

House sitting for my mom this weekend. The sky here is always spectacular. I know how cliche it is to photograph sunsets, but I couldn't resist. Also, I accidentally startled some geese.

Aran sweaters used to identify dead bodies?

(Atlantic-Pacific)

Ahh... the fisherman sweater! The coziest of cozies! The warmthiest of the warmths! (wat?)

But does underneath all that wooly goodness lie a morbid truth?

(from Plaidout)

There is a legend that Fishermen/Aran Sweaters, with their unique knit patterns, were used in Ireland to identify the bodies of fishermen washed up on shore. Apparently this myth was based on a 1904 play Riders to the Sea, by J. M. Synge (where a wife identifies her husband's body based on the stitching of his sweater). The more you know!

(Prada in Vogue via HBG)

I want to hang these on my walls

A couple weeks ago we were strolling through the gallery district in Toronto, when I saw this Little Red Riding Hood print through a gallery window. The hubby was skilled enough at Google to find the artist online for me. Lara Zombie is the bestest.

I think my sister-in-law would like this unicorn...

some SNL and some fur coats

This one is not the most child-apropriate, but it's stuck in my head now...

and this. Maybe goes in my top 10 SNL skits ever...

Enjoy!

PS: i discovered the video on The Daily Muse Blog.

Career benefits of having kids earlier

(image from TIME)

Came upon this article that gives some very convincing reasons to have kids in your mid twenties, as opposed to waiting until you have an established career in your mid-thirties.