Did you see this gorgeous ring over at The Style Files? I love it. There's even thread in the buttons. Whimsical.

(By Monique van Bruggen, at Studio Bonbon, which is in Amsterdam. Dear Monique: please open a web-store. xo, Mouse.) 

Dern it. Mouse is trying to switch to paraben-free foundation. But this one makes her all flaky. Anybody got a good one? Needs to be:

1. Okay on top of sunscreen

2. Good for sensitive skin

3. Made in really light shades (all that sunscreen=pale Mouse)

Mouse and Boyfriend's new blanket, from Querétaro, Mexico. There's a style of Mexican handicrafts in which the bright primaries and the geometrical designs cross over into mod. Mod-Mex. This is our mod-Mex blanket, which is all wool and only cost about $20 and smells like sheep (in a nice way). I don't care about the itchy at all. It's gorgeous. Plus we had a wool blanket like this growing up* and it's still around--never got worn, stained, or smelly. Wool rocks.

*That blanket was from Iceland. I need to go to there.

Layers of vertical life in Tepoztlán.

Country Mouse is having a dilemma. She has chin-length hair, and doesn't know how to dress it up for a wedding. Mouse suggests either shopping, or a project--feathers and rhinestones and flowers. And maybe a matching little something for Tiny Niece! Here are my inspirations:

(From Emily and Neil's gorgeous wedding, posted at Oh My Deer via Our Labor of Love)

(Ribbon Rose Comb by whichgoose on Etsy)

(Soleil Plume by SweetGrassMill on Etsy)

Love you, Country Mouse. Show us what you choose!

P.S. If you have more ideas for dressing up short hair, pipe up!

How kickass is this design? This makes Mouse, a very occasional beer drinker, crave that Majestic over there on the right...

(By Neatly Trimmed Beard via The Dieline.)

Stone wall in Tepoztlán, Mexico, covered with wild, verdant plants. Look at the ferns...Mouse wishes she could have a wall of ferns in Chicago.

A beetle, walking up the road in Tepoztlán, right next to Mouse's foot.

P.S. Mouse's Chucks might fall apart at any second. She also suspects that she is too grown-up for Chucks. What to replace them with?

Hi, nice mice. More funny signs for you:
Top row, left to right: "No picking turtles or flowers;" "No zombies allowed on the path, and no horseshoes, either;" "Birds may snatch your binoculars."

Bottom row: "Lots of stairs and an eventual pyramid;"* "Please allow tour guides to hold you in their giant hands."

*This one was TRUE.

Dear Country Mouse,

When you move to North Bend, Oregon, Mouse will snatch up this tiny cottage and be your neighbor AND your sister. Okay?

I like the round window. And the chimney. All our chimneys in Chicago are welded shut. Stupid fire hazard rule.

(From Tiny House blog)

Mouse and Boyfriend stayed at a beautiful B&B in Coyoacan, with a lovely little courtyard garden. Mouse's favorite part, obv, was this wall of plants and succulents in terra cotta pots. Do you suppose our landlady would notice if I did this at our house?

(photo by Mouse, at La Casita del Patio Verde)