Monthly Archives: September 2010

late winter

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all these pics are from uo here

this is the time of the year where i start to dread summer…

i appreciate that for those in colder climes that may be an annoying whine, but after living through drought for so long the thought of hot weather – and the prevalence of winter clothes in northern hemisphere magazines / websites etc this time of the year – make me pray for a late start to our summer season.

over the past few years (well, more than 10 years for some) we’ve had to endure severe water restrictions – four-minute showers, getting up early twice a week to water the backyard, using hoses to pump grey water from the washing machine to keep the veggies alive – as well as temperatures soaring up to the high 40′s. CELSIUS. and that’s forgetting the horrific and tragic bushfires of 2009.

summer in melbourne can be long, hot, dry and unforgiving. but it can also be warm, bright and rejuvenating. let’s hope the ‘end of the drought’ brings a slower, calmer summer this year…

lists

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as seeing that i started this blog so i had a place to collect things that i like, i thought i would start an occasional series doing something that i like; making lists.

the top five things i spend far too much money on

(in no particular order)

1. magazines: despite having subscriptions to nine magazines, i still manage to buy at least that many more a month. of course i never get around to reading everything in them that i want to. and our recycling bin is full every week.

2. art and craft supplies: the expensive paints that i’ll teach myself to use one day. the fabric that i’ll sew a dress from soon. the books for inspiration. the wool that i had to have because will you look at that colour! i have a whole studio (shed) of supplies, but still i can’t help from buying more.

3. diet coke: i know, i know.

4. ‘statement’ clothes / accessories: i have too many out-there clothes that i buy because i think i’ll wear them (but often don’t). items that spring to mind: a grey jacket embroidered with neon yellow and orange beads, a cropped mesh top in a see-though blush pink, a feathered hat, an embroidered silk cape and three tartan capes (at least i’m consistent). i always see these things and love them and think ‘they’re so mental and so not in fashion therefore i’ll be able to wear them forever’, somehow forgetting that i wear denim skirts and grey marle t-shirts all year round.

5. sweets: no explanation needed, is there?

sunday sunday

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sunday is my favourite day of the week.

i understand why some people don’t like them – friday and saturday nights have passed and you have that oh-my-god-i-have-to-work-tomorrow feeling – but for me, sundays are the day where i get to do all the things that i love.

take yesterday. i slept in until 9:00 ( i get up at 5:00 on work days, so yes: that is a sleep in for me! ), and then i brewed a pot of coffee and collected the newspaper from the front garden. i made breakfast, checked my email, and browsed the internet for a while.

i then went for a walk just before lunch. i visited my favourite book shop, went to ‘the recycle superstore’ savers (i came away empty-handed for once though did get a shirt for $1 from the opshop around the corner from my house yesterday), picked up a couple of magazines from the newsagent, some fresh bread from the bakery and came home and made myself a late lunch.

afterwards, i played around with my camera for a while (though no blog-worthy shots unfortunately), made a pot of tea and read through the magazines i’d picked up (especially loved pigeons and peacocks).

did i mention that it was a beautiful 20 degrees? and that i’m on holidays from uni at the moment so i don’t have any (pressing) homework to do? or that i cooked a delicious quinoa and vegetables and chicken dinner? and drank even more tea?

bliss.