Brigitte

chocolate, dahlias, yarn and jade plants. owls, cinnamon, postcards, laughter, green, thrifting and whiskey with cherries in the glass. the smell of new rolls of film, dirt, cupcakes, coltrane, cuckoo clocks, vanilla beans, barbeques, snowmen and sledding. shubert, sherbert, super balls, bacon, woody allen, stephen king and zora neale hurston. letterpress, dried pineapple, wisteria, red, vintage dresses, knee boots, carroll dunham, kara walker, lemon zest, pea coats, tomatoes and diet dr.pepper. bubble gum, movie popcorn, bedtime stories, seattle, quilts, butter, strawberries and plums. kitchen aid mixers, tea cups, old houses and chairs and books and vinyl and fabric. jasmine tea, profiteroles, pho, sigur ros, elgar’s concerto for cello, elephant ears, bowling shoes, cobblestone streets, chartreuse, clove cigarettes, boys who wear glasses, girls with tattooed arms, great danes and mashed potatoes. new york city, porn, zadie smith, ryan gosling, aretha franklin, dr. suess, bread, brie, butterflies and bumble bees. charlie parker, polar bears, italian sodas, dolma, hoola hoops, new year’s eve, apples and old pickup trucks. kissing, the air organ, naps, teal, yogurt with granola, the smell of grass, paper, surprises, secrets, sneaking and sometimes just silence. la buvette, lilac, peonies and poppies. camping, old schwinns, sewing machines, anthony bourdan, roller coasters, gillespie. oral fixations, art books, accents, lightening bugs, ike and tina, jars of buttons, yo-yos, honey, no. 2 pencils, gum erasers, sprinklers, dutch ovens, creepy dolls and the olympic mountains. coffee, chris ofili, cold pillows, christmas lights, pie and thai tom’s tofu. ice cream, oak trees, old volvos, mary janes, silk slips, the accordion, fudge, cilantro and salt & pepper potato chips. capihirinas, anemones, trumpets, hardwood floors, iron beds and eugenides. boy funk, swing sets, silly putty, sushi, animal crackers, black eyeliner, frida kahlo, the sound of smoking over the phone, washing my hands, tea towels, carnivals, bookcases, creme brulee, caramel, red wine and tarot card readers. matinees, buddhist monks, old school nuns, rosemary and santa maria novella perfume.