Yesterday I had a lovely visit with the Susanne, winner of the purse! We had such a great, if too quick, visit and a fab cup of coffee.
:: The sun was streaming through her front window. ::
:: Her children delighted and entertained. ::
And although she got a new purse, I'm pretty sure I was the lucky one.
I swear, last pair of sexy shoes and I'll move on.
I like to sum these up with one word: lingerie. Because, number one, they are seriously the most.uncomfortable.shoes.ever. Good only for provocative lounging. Can not be worn anywhere, ever. I can't really walk in them, and people, as my good friend Shram will attest, I can walk in ANY heels. So it's saying a lot bad about them that I can't wear them.
Oh and number two. Well, do I REALLY have to explain the second reason I call these lingerie?
Yeah. I didn't think so.
So, um, right. I have a couple of obsessive collections going on around here. One being vintage kitchen stuff and the other being shoes. I have a lot of both. Embarrassing amounts actually. I can pass up a lot of things, vice wise, but it almost physically pains me to walk away from a great find. And I can't even tell you what qualifies as a good find. Just sometimes, a pair of shoes or an old casserole dish resonates with something deep in side me.
I have issues, people, clearly. Of this much I am aware.
So in lieu of therapy, I thought I'd share some of my favourites with you here. It may be a recurring theme, since, well the collections are rather large.
I have two of these Johnson Bros 'Daisies Won't Tell' platters hanging in my kitchen. I love the simplicity of the colour scheme and the clean shape of them. I love that the pattern is called 'Daisies Won't Tell'. I mean come on, how fabulous is that? And of course, the mark of any truly treasured piece in my collection - this pair has grown on me. I love them more now than I did when I first got them.
And these are just fun. Totally kill my feet to wear for anything but lounging at a cocktail party, which, granted, never happens, but worth it. Orange leopard print open toed sling backs by Go Fresh. Love.
:: I'm still obsessed with self portraits. I started taking them just before I started blogging 4 years ago. I have thousands now....it's a bit embarrassing, but I just.can't.stop.
:: I'm working full time, and yet my house doesn't really look any worse for wear, which confirms earlier suspicions (ha!) that I'm not all that dedicated a housekeeper.
:: I dreamed last night that someone offered me a job teaching art at a college level and I was ecstatic. sigh
:: I still love words like lexicon and scintillating. Somehow these words rarely manage to work themselves into daily conversation. I shall make a distinct effort to correct that.
:: I'm missing my out-of-door alone time or, you know, running. I really wish that I work part time and have the best of both worlds.
:: Apologies that this post is lame. If you read down this far YAY! leave a comment and I'll enter your name in a draw for a lovely purse that has been waiting for a new owner. I may even throw in some other goodies I've been working on.
Edited to add :: I'll draw a name for the purse this weekend. I'll leave the comments open until Saturday at 10 pm my time. And yes, Zephie, I'll gladly ship as far away as you!!
I spent some time yesterday evening transferring some of my archive from my (dot)mac account over here. Slowly but surely I'm gaining ground on that list of things that I said was 10 miles long. I have to admit something though, I'm a little ashamed of how many whiney 'I've been lazy, I'll get off my slacking a** and post something soon, blah-de-blah" posts there were. People! I don't consider myself a whiner but I sure have whined a whole bunch in the last year. I would like to extend my humblest apologies to you, dear readers, who have continued to bravely check in. All three of you.
I did find a few gems though. I remembered how much I was enjoying doing the 'x365' notes. I need to pick that up again. And also, not surprisingly, I actually have been making stuff. I've just been too lazy (sorry!) to actually document it. So a little update in that department might be nice, you know, for the sake of posterity and such.
All that to say, internets? How I have miss you!! I'm sorry I've been in such a self pitying funk. The last year (okay two, but are really counting?) seemed to have been a low point for a variety of reasons - none of them really good ones either. BUT, I felt the upswing start to take hold this summer. And for the first time in a very long time, I'm feeling some hope.
And you know what? That really is something.
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