wish list x

my autumn anthropologie wish list

*sprinkled chiffon top*

*big band dress*

*phlox flats*
i love love love these shoes

*lighted pathways bag*
&
i love love love this bag

*cameo lace chair*

so lovely
xx

the moon x

driving home tonight, the moon seemed so large and mysterious and so noticeable.....isn't it strange that you can go for months and never notice looking up and seeing the moon and the stars, yet they are always there.......

image from*weheartit*

i like to think the moon is there even if i'm not looking at it
quote by albert einstein

i can't believe it's nearly October
&
i can't believe that someone on the radio mentioned it was 88 days until xmas!

hope your week is off to a marvelous start
xx

something good x

very
very very busy at work at the moment
worked today

so
my something good today is another helping of sparkly frothy frocks and dancing shoes on tonights *strictly come dancing*

all images *iheartit*

wishing you a sparkly weekend
xx

marchesa xx

loving the new collection from marchesa for spring 2010 x

spotted these amazing tatoo shoes on *iheartit*......

......and took a look at the rest of the collection on style.com......

wishing you a glamorous monday
xx

today x

my sunday......

tea

toast

sofa

reading

watching

baking

early night

goodnight
xx

so cute x

i've been trying to pretend that the summer isn't quite over yet, but the weather is trying it's hardest to prove otherwise.....

....but then taking a look at how cute tights & legwarmers have got this season, i think i may be giving into the cold weather sooner rather than later....

i heart these so much*

lovely lovely lovely
thing from plumo

cuteness from odd molly

cosiness from coffee & cream

wishing you a cosy friday evening
xx

whimsey x

i'm back home
!hurrah!

the sun is shining, the sky is blue and i'm trying hard to summon up the enthusiasm to get the strimmer out to sort out the garden

i wanted to share these lovely moodboards that i found on polyvore......not so typical of the kind of thing found on there, i just love the simplicity of them


preciousness by ladywimsey featuring Dries Van Noten accessories

apprivoisée by ladywimsey featuring Vivienne Westwood bags

26/08/09 by Milie-Milie featuring Zimmermann

i hope you have a lovely saturday
xx

....and blue....x

*untitled *good morning weekend
*something blue *cinquefoil

whenever i feel blue i start to breathing again
l.frank baum writer of *the wizard of oz*

wishing you a lovely tuesday
xx

....and purple....x

*hydrangea *my lovely paper crane
*bunny *untitled

i think it pisses God off when you walk by the colour purple in a field and don't notice it
quote from *the color purple* alice walker

wishing you a perfectly purple monday
xx

....orange....x

*jasmine tea *oranges
*a garden party *cushions

orange is the happiest colour
frank sinatra

have a happy weekend
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

sagittarius x

moving to a new place will put a spring in your step. adventurers like you usually benefit from a change of scenery. if you've never owned a home, now is the time to put a deposit on a beautiful piece of property. seek out a home close to a river, pond, or lake. getting a glimpse of water on a daily basis will be good for your psyche. if you're short of cash, approach a male relative for help.
my horoscope for tomorrow.....

do you think that by reading your horoscope the day before there is a stronger chance of it coming true, as you live the day with these thoughts in your head?

i will keep you posted as to whether i do buy a home on the river.....xx

....and pink....x

*vintage supplies *all a dream
*pink roses *pink milinery flowers

this summer she wears her pink kimono
and she will walk under the pink blossoms of the pink sakura
she will carry a pink umbrella
and she will cross the pink bridge of kokoma

pink leaves on her feet
pink fingernails on her pink wooden shoes

in honour of her love
that never bloomed to complete red
she will sit on a pink bench
praying for pink clouds to drift
on the pink skies
poem by ric s bastasa

happy thursday
xx

....and yellow....x

*happymondays *untitled
*yellowblouse&seahorse *yellowinspiration

late last night i heard the screen door slam
and a big yellow taxi carried off my old man
don't it always seem to go
that you don't know what you've got till it's gone
they paved paradise to put up a parking lot

music *big yellow taxi*

happy wednesday
xx

simple pleasures x

a little word from china....
when i am here i realise how much i take for granted, something simple as choosing whatever you want to eat for lunch, a simple cheese & cucumber sandwich, not the most exotic or exciting lunch in the world, but being somewhere where all the bread is sweet tasting, cheese is hard to find, and requests for cucumbers have been met with a blank look, my sandwhich today, is a little peice of luxury.....xx

red....x

*untitled *raspberry macaroons
*l o v e *redloveseat

red is the ultimate cure for sadness
quote from bill blass

happy tuesday
xx

home x

back in hong kong, back to posting.....i did find a sneaky way around the blogger ban in china, so i could see my blog, and post, but not with any of the editing tools, so no pictures, no links to sites, so no fun really!

i have a couple of days back in hong kong before returning to china....but must confess i am missing home a little today....i think this quote sums up my feelings today....

there are no foreign lands
it is the traveler only who is foreign
quote by robert louis stevensen

....so forgive me if today i post some photos of things which remind me of home and friends xx

curling up in my armchair with a great book to read

tea & cupcakes....no explanation required!

dressing up to go out with friends
x

my garden, oh so messy, but i love it
i wonder if the tomato plants have now completely taken over the greenhouse?

are you playing at home or away today
enjoy
xx

happy birthday x

happy birthday to my mum.......
mum, i hope you have a lovely day, and so sorry i am so far away on your birthday xx

awesome x

a huge thank you to katherine at *oh french!* who tagged me with an award a few days ago.....

thank you
xx

so, now i'm to list 10 things about myself and pass on the award to 10 other blogs....

me first....
1. i would love to learn to fly (a plane, not like superman!)
2. in my head i'm a fantastic singer (in reality, probably not so much)
3. i would love to open a florist shop, combined with a bookshop & farmshop style deli
4. i cry at most movies & most books, whether they're sad or not
5. i'm scared of the dark....
6. ....but i love thunderstorms
7. my favourite foods are freshly made ham sandwiches, and greek yogurt with honey (but not at the same time)
8. my favourite book is *to kill a mockingbird*
9. one day, just for a while, i would like to live in paris
10. i would love to be named a *blog of note* one day (hint, hint!)

now 10 lovely, lovely blogs....
*a heart in provence
*a view to
*after hours
*an apple a day
*concrete and honey
*dottie angel
*duften as erteblomster
*make room for living
*moas tid og rom
*pretty.little.world
enjoy.....
xx

leaving on a jet plane x

window by leenah via flickr

all my bags are packed

i'm ready to go

i'm standin here outside your door

i hate to wake you up to say goodbye

but the dawn is breakin

it's early morn

the taxis waitin

he's blowing his horn

already i'm so lonesome

i could die

so kiss me and smile for me

tell me that you'll wait for me

hold me like you'll never let me go

xx

lyrics from *leaving on a jet plane* by john denver

i had completly forgotten that this was used in armegeddon...yes, i know it's cheesy, but it's cute cheesy, and it makes me smile! if you hadn't already guessed i'm on my travels again, and will be in hong kong & china for the next two and a bit weeks. now i know about the blogger ban in china i've come prepared, and will have prepared posts about my favourite blog reads to be published for the days i'm in china

hope you are having a lovely weekend, enjoy what is left of sunday

xx