We’ve been in a literary mood this week! What’s your favorite book?

What’s TLC listening to?

Alica’s been listening to Portishead, while Emily has been rocking out to Prince. Aubin has spent her week in the musical company of Amanda Palmer and Amy has been enjoying tunes from the Belgian group Arsenal.

In the news…

New York artist Elizabeth Suda launched a jewelry line called peaceBOMB that features jewelry created from Vietnam war-era bomb debris. Just one bracelet from the collection clears 3 meters of land in the Laos. You can read an interview with Suda about the inspiration behind the jewelry here.

We’ve been extending the feeling of valentine’s Day love and enjoying pictures full of sweet sentiments.

In the news…

After a decade of increasing prices, gold is beginning to decrease in cost. Although the decrease is slow, it could mean good things in the future for those of you who love the look of this lovely yellow metal. Which kind of gold do you like best: yellow gold, white gold, or rose gold?

What’s TLC listening to?

Emily has been listening to her Anugama station on Pandora, while Amy has been enjoying The Flaming Lips. Alicia’s music of choice this week is Florence and the Machine, and Aubin has been alternating between Kate Bush and Elton John.

 

This week we’ve been enjoying images of candy hearts, a message in bottle and pretty vintage rings with typewriters and rotary phones (and a happy cat thrown into the mix for good measure!).

In the news

A recent survey by retailer David’s Bridal revealed that the majority of those surveyed preferred a proposal that was low key instead of one that was more over-the-top. The survey broke it down even further and found that 57% would dislike being proposed to with the use of a flash mob and, unsurprisingly, 63% wouldn’t want their proposal to be done via Facebook. What’s your proposal story?

What’s TLC listening to?

Emily is listening to California based musician Clutchy Hopkins, while Aubin and Adrianne have spent their musical week in the 1980s by listening to Genesis and INXS respectively. Alicia has taken a different listening path and has been enjoying tunes by Fiona Apple, while Amy has been listening to The National. What’s on your playlist lately?