yesterday was a beautiful, life changing day!

DOMA met its end, prop 8 was dismissed, and the long, long road toward marriage equality was journeyed upon with determined feet and the voices of millions who refused to be treated like second class citizens because of whom they love.

i've been blogging about this journey since 2008. it began when gay marriage was legalized in california, then it wasn't, then we fought, then obama announced his support of marriage equality, then a handful of states supported it, too.

then yesterday, FINALLY, the supreme court ruled federal same-sex marriage bans unconstitutional and the world got a whole lot prettier.

we still have a long way to go, kittens. there are 38 states who do not recognize same-sex marriage. let's ban together and truly lend weight to the slogan #LoveIsLove.

{image: "kennedy, breyer, ginsburg, sotomayor, and kagan in the majority #DOMA" political cartoon by ann telnaes.}

nothing gets between my lavender dress and my lavender hair -- except a citron swingin' stovetop, of course.

{image via christina rivera.}

a party ain't a party until you got kitties on a stick.

join the fabulous feline fete at oh happy joy.

esther stewart's "makin' plans" enamel paintings are the perfect prescription for my pretty color and simple shapes addiction.

also, they're an effective cure for a chaotic day. meditate on two of 'em and call me in the morning.

{see more of esther stewart's art here.} {via the design files.}

when you can butterfly them?

have a fluttery weekend, darlings!

{image via dear creatures.}

i confess, i have not quite mastered bar soap. it always dissolves in a little puddle of water in my shower or crumbles into bits in my bathtub.

however, i love the stuff. especially when it comes wrapped up in a dashing package. two cats riding tandem on a bike? sign me up! big foot walking a raccoon? give me a dozen! sure, the soap will soon be sacrificed in my shower and consumed by a loofah, but until then, it can live a happy life on my display shelf. 

meow mewo tweet bar soap available here and at rare device.

{top to bottom: beer shampoo bar soap; rosemary lime bar soap; grapefruit mint bar soap; citronella fir bar soap.}

whether your palette craves tasty logs or smoked ham, i hope you have a tasty day!

{happy beaver print and glazed ham painting by the one and only matte stephens.}

this 1962 william cody palm springs pad was recently restored and re-loved by an owner who yearned to bring it back to its original and swell '60s style.

with the talents of architect thomas morbitzer and designer darren brown, the mid-century home was made pretty as a picture down to the pedro friedeberg hand chair, sputnik pendant lamps, and brass cube lav sets.

all that's missing is a cocktail cart, me, and you.

{via dpages.}

hand me a bat and i will unabashedly take a swift swing at a piñata for a bucket of candy.

however, if the piñata looks like a sparkling diamond, i may opt for hanging it from my office ceiling (until my cravings for candy gets too maddening, of course).

{see more piñata designs at prospect goods' etsy shoppe.} {via srslyliz.}