go....x

{via saphire hearts}

a weekend of snow, the perfect excuse to curl up on the sofa & indulge in hot chocolate & good books. in one the story told of a woman who ran away from her early life, invented a new identity for herself & ran once again when that early life caught up with her. when she ran for the second time it was to venice, a city of tourists & strangers, the perfect city in which to lose yourself....do you think people actually do this, run away & start again. when things look bleak, and the weather's as cold & miserable as it is today, the idea, i admit, is slightly tempting....

....i think it's a little too slushy out there to contemplate running away today, but i will leave you with this lovely, lovely animation, shared by li edelkoort.....

{the fantastic flying books of Mr.Morris Lessmore}

find out more here

for now

xx

paper & scissors....x

beautiful book sculptures

.....

paper magic by su blackwell

it's taking a little while to get back into the swing of {normal} life now i'm back so forgive if the posting is a little sporadic for a few days.....good intentions disappear as i drift off to sleep on the sofa

normal service to be resumed as soon as humanly possible

till then, enjoy the sunshine
xx

just because.....x

just because i love the colours
....
clotted cream, soft sand, duck egg blue, soft teal, tea rose & the softest coral

....

top {via weheartit} next {via weheartit} next {via weheartit} next {lily530 via twitgoo} next {whimsicaljunk via flickr}
&
last {cassia via flickr}

xx

it's saturday.....x

have done a little shopping, a little reading, a little tidying and a little cooking....my little shopping included the cutest pink washing up bowl....a completly unecessary, indulgent purchase....aren't they the absolute best?

i did, however, resist a lovely cream vintage phone, the equally lovely cream kitchenaid mixer {that i have been pining over for a long while} and the few items left in cath kidston that i havn't already purchased.....

oh, and that's not counting the *window shopping* at etsy this afternoon.......so many things, so little money!

top {vintage rose bowl from sadieolive} next {book lover by lolasroom} next {feminine beauty by simplyhue} & last {antique book from sadieolive}

till tomorrow
xx

....and green....x

*green reading *o n e
*light and it's curve *italian teacups

if i keep a green bough in my heart
then the singing bird will come
chinese proverb

wishing you a fabulous friday
xx

the time traveller's wife x

finally

the trailer for
the time traveller's wife


released august 14th

keeping my fingers crossed so tightly
that
this lives up to the book
which i adore
xx

a good book x

i have always imagined that paradise will be a kind of library
{jorge luis borges}


i often feel sorry for people who don't read good books;
they are missing a chance to lead an extra life
{scott corbett}


books are the treasured wealth of the world
and the fit inheritance of generations and nations
{henry david thoreau}


reading gives us somewhere to go when we have to stay where we are
{mason cooley}

all photos above: dujour

my test of a good novel is dreading to begin the last chapter
{thomas helm}

photo above: i.anton

i have neglected my reading lately
and
have a very tall tower of new reads waiting
for me

i will start a new book tonight

hope you have had a lovely weekend
xx

drive away x

idea for holiday #1

hire a really sweet vw camper van
vw camper van hire from o'conners campers

i am so in love with the white tablecloth, cute little vase of flowers
&
all those tea lights

drive to one of our lovely seaside towns
(ps. great article here on britains 10 best secret beaches)
(pps. guess they may not be so secret now)

it
must have really cute beach huts
beach huts by unravelling
via flickr

then eat lots of icecream whilst
sitting
in the sunstrawberry & vanilla ice cream floats by cannelle-vanille
via flickr

i remember going on holiday to devon when i was a child
and
buying a new enid blyton secret seven or famous five book
and
looking forward to icecream floats in lyme regis

happy memories
xx

can't buy me love....x

well actually you can..........x

lovely things.............

1. pretty willow heart.....cox&cox

2. white love sign....an angel at my table

3. gold love sign....an angel at my table

4. love heart....photo by eva lindh for lantliv magazine

lovely books.............

1. wuthering heights....emily bronte

2. enduring love....ian mcewan

3. love letters lost....babbette hines

4. the french lieutenant's woman....john fowles

lovely flowers...........

1. hyacinths....

2. tulips....

3. orchids....

4. azalea....