On Maira Kalman's Favorite Things

The ability to take a walk from one point to the next point, that is half the battle won.

Go out and walk. That is the glory of life.

A very short excerpt from Maira Kalman's My Favorite Things which is an incredibly indulgent purchase, a trifle really, but hard to resist.

It chronicles the items selected by Kalman in 2011 after she was invited to curate an exhibit by the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum. Kalman selected her favorite things from the museum's collection and they were arranged in a room that thus provided an inside look at her thought process and creativity. As it turns out (to no one's surprise), Kalman is a very interesting person who selected very interesting things. She also writes a bit about her family history which made me hope that she will return to that subject again very soon.

Sometimes, you just open a book and it sings to you. When that happens don't question why, just turn the pages and relish the moment.