{happy February}

Now that France's President Nicholas Sarkozy and Carla Bruni have wed in a private civil ceremony {conducted by the Mayor of the 8th district of Paris} this weekend, the super-sexy Italian-born brunette heiress can add First Lady to her already impressive résumé of supermodel and talented muscian.

I was on Carla's site in hopes of finding wedding photos, but instead found these charming, charming images of her in her studio, shot by Bharat Sikka. My favourite shot being of her desk, simply because I've always thought you can tell so much about a person by her workspace . . .



It's been a hectic weekend, but in between a house full of guests and champagne and oysters, I stole a few moments to check up on things in blogland, and realized that I had quite a few things to catch up on, namely a few thank you's:

Thanks to Claudia at Ferret & Hound {interiors} for choosing The English Countryside and Bon Soir, Valentino and Farewell as top posts for January.

Special thanks to Pomegrenate and Patchouli for this lovely award.

Thanks to Melissa at The Inspired Room for inviting me to be a part of her ever-popular Inspiration Week series, which begins with an interview with Interior Designer and author, Alexandra Stoddard.

Thanks for the tag:
All Things Bright and Beautiful
What Makes Tick?
Vie Chaotique

And I was thrilled to discover the stunningly beautiful {new blog links layout} at Creature Comforts that was unveiled this weekend--a lot of time and hard work went into this new feature, and it's fabulous!

{for more on Carla Bruni, click here to read Corine @ Hidden in France's lovely post}