Joan Beesly |
Just call me Pam Holloway or Joan Beesly. That should cover it (though my real name is Anika)! I'm 27 and live in a beach town in Southern California. Here you'll find pretty girls, kitties, geekery, and lovely spaces and places: essentially anything that catches my eye. I also run Bookstore Couture. |
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NotesAnika’s Dave’s Olde Book Shop Pick of the Month:
I’ve been shopping at Dave’s Olde Book Shop for years, so when they recently started a Tumblr and wanted to partner up, I jumped at the chance! I love supporting independent used bookstores and Dave’s is one of the best.
Dave’s lovely employees are choosing books of the month and now I’m choosing one as well. My first pick, after carefully browsing the store, is The Oracle of Stamboul by Michael David Lukas. Here’s the plot blurb and I will post a review once I’ve read it!
Plot: A historical novel about an extraordinary eight-year-old girl at the end of The Ottoman Empire, Eleonora Cohen stows away on a ship to follow her merchant father to the imperial capital city of Stamboul. She finds herself tragically stranded in the city, but amidst gossip, intrigues, harems, and delicious spices, she finds her way to the Sultan’s court, where she will change the course of the empire.
(via bookstorecouture)
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Thanksgiving week marked my 13th year here at ye olde furniture import company. When I started I was an 18-year-old all alone in the world with no...
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2012 Olympic Google logo illustrations
These are so lovely!
The other day my mom caught one of the table tennis... -
Why Ryan rules.
I love me some musicians. ;)
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Those things the press has been saying about me (are fine) if they want to give the wrong impression. It’s as simple as all that. I’m not...
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BATBEN!
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Semi-realistic Korra doodle I felt like doing today. Her face is really hard to pin down!
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This is a beautiful love story.
