kathy flats and weekend reads

My new Kathy Van Zeeland flats! I'm a huge Kathy fan, I have at least five of her handbags, so of course I was thrilled when she launched a line of shoes. I was surprised (delighted, ecstatic, etc.) to find these darling little things at Marshalls on Wednesday - and equally delighted, ecstatic, etc. when my lovely mom bought them for me! I wore them today for our Barnes-and-Noble-and-Pumpkin-Spice-Lattes outing which we weren't able to fit into our Wednesday plan. We spent at least two hours there looking at books - it was quite divine.

I'm behind in my blog reading this week, for which I'm terribly sorry - I love reading my blogroll! - but here are a few (okay, quite a few) posts I enjoyed over the week...

• A Spot of Whimsy did a marvelous post about Neil Gaiman's books, all of which I want to read.
• Following Kendra's adventures in London has been terrific escapist fun for my Anglophile self.
• Britta of Forelsket is reading Pride and Prejudice and sharing her thoughts, love it.
• Everyone loves Florence + the Machine; iloveyouvalentine muses on the meaning of Cosmic Love.
• Great bold make-up at designer Yves Camingue's SCUAVE, thanks to Sweet of Pens and Lens!
• Kendra also wrote a fabulous piece about Michael Redgrave at her Vivien & Larry Blog.
• She's also doing a 30 Days of Vivien Leigh meme, so be sure to follow that.
• A trip to Italy via Fairy Tales are True and the lovely Letters to Juliet.
• Do blondes have more fun? Cafe Bellini ponders the idea, and shares a rather interesting map.
• The Layered Pancake's beautiful post on masquerades left me singing Phantom of the Opera, ha!
• Given the above picture, obviously I loved Jen's fabulous post about flats on Her Waise Choice!
• City Girl Diaries (EC1) talks about one of my favorite Frenchmen, the remarkable Guillaume Canet.
• Absolutely adore thee Halloween-themed Tablescape Thursday at Between Naps on the Porch.
• Polaroid Coasters at Daydream Lily, what's not to love about that idea?
• Smitten Kitchen's Roasted Eggplant Soup looks utterly divine and perfect for the season.
• The English Muse posted about The Secret Writings of Marilyn Monroe. I definitely want that book!
• My dear friend and SHE co-writer Jen posted about You've Got Mail on her personal blog. Favorite!
• Lots of spectacular Mexican art and culture in ArtFashion's weekly MegaLove.

And here are a few quick links outside of the blogosphere that I wanted to share as well...
• My awesome friend Cindy made a lovely October mix, which you can listen to right here on 8tracks.
• The new issue of Lonny Magazine is out and absolutely gorgeous-looking.
• Shameless self-appreciation: Independent Fashion Bloggers included my guest post for Beautifully Invisible in their weekly link round-up!