Ooh-la-la!

I la-la-love these handmade shoes (made with vintage kimono fabric), from Hetty Rose in the UK ....






Thank you Taska for pointing them out!

Transition

My brain hurts a bit at the moment, and I'm feeling rather apprehensive.....
I've just finished up at work to become a student yet again. One of my subjects actually started a month ago. I missed the first 3 classes and because I've been working too I feel that I'm really behind already. Not a good way to start the semester!

I've had ongoing problems with the administration of my enrolment (which meant I couldn't access the online class materials), and this week my internet connection has been almost non-existent. Argh! Definitely not the best situation when trying to write essays as part of a global seminar (together with students in four other countries)!

sorry - just in a bit of a mood today.

Better get back to my study!

This is ..... my favourite accessory

For this week's This is.... meme (hosted by Three Buttons) we're to post a picture of ourselves showing our favourite accessory in the mirror. I wasn't able to take a picture in the mirror tonight but I have been thinking about my favourite accessories.
Most of them are beautiful items of handcrafted jewellery given to me by my husband, and I love them all because they remind me of him and of special moments.

These scarves are fun to wear too:

























... and I adore this stunning Spanish compact ( a Christmas present from G last year):













Last month I bought myself a brooch and necklace from the wonderful team at Klei....













I wonder though, if this little fella might be my absolute favourite accessory?!













(here posing with G's knees during a train ride to the Sustainable Living Festival in the city last weekend)

Mary Evans - Prints Online

This site makes me wish I had oodles of cash (and wallspace!) to devote to vintage posters .....

In the garden

Hellzapoppin!

How would you describe this routine?















Pic: Shubert Foundation

This is ..... what makes me laugh out loud

..... hmmmm.... you know, it's a funny thing ....
I often feel very happy and bubbly (and I'm a big ol' chatterbox), but I very rarely laugh out loud. It's not that I don't like to have a chuckle or a giggle on occasion .... I'm just not a 'peals of laughter' kind of girl.

My dear husband will often fill the house with roars and guffaws when he's watching a funny TV show or reading something amusing, and my father is also known to for his frequent, infectious bursts of laughter.

I tend to laugh 'on the inside' (*wink*).

Ooops!

This is the second time I've let a Sunday slide by without posting my 'This is .....' contribution (as part of Three Buttons' game).

I'll get onto it tonight...

sfgirlbybay

.... I don't know how I could have missed this site in all my blog meanderings - it's so wonderful!


Thank you sf-girl (and thank you Jacqui for pointing me in this direction)!

Paper cuts

Skinny laMinx just keeps on producing amazingly beautiful stuff. This girl is so talented! She inspires me to change my life and dedicate more time to creative pursuits.

......I wonder if I'd ever have the patience to attempt something as delicate as this? (!)


Check out her Papercut ('Cut tut') post from February 12, and her Flickr photo sets...