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marimekko
gosh, i really have been a bit pathetic around here.
you would think with all this extra time on my hands -i’m still not working – that i’d have more chances to post, but apparently not.
but here are some wonderful marimekko lovelies from takanna for you to sigh over. pretty pictures on the internet: almost as good as seeing these things in your wardrobe, right? hmm…
glasgow
i want to be here, now.
and by ‘here’ i mean glasgow, where all of these pictures were taken.
it’s been more than six years since i moved from glasgow back to melbourne – and realising that has just blown my mind because it feels like it was only a couple of years ago…WHEN DID I BECOME SO OLD?? – and almost three since we (my glaswegian boyfriend and i) went back for a holiday.
three years; that is mental. MENTAL!
discovering this website this morning has brought to the fore two things that i already knew:
1. glasgow is pretty awesome and i miss it: i spent almost two years there, and although i admit i didn’t fall for it immediately (unlike tokyo, where i got off the train from the airport to be greeted by a 6-storey image of ewan mcgregor drinking milk tea and i thought ‘i freaking love this place already‘,) i grew to really love living there, and it most definitely has a special place in my heart, and there’s nowhere in the UK that i’d rather live (take that, london!).
2. glasgow is so cheap and WHEN DID MELBOURNE BECOME SO OBSCENELY EXPENSIVE: look at the price list for those coffees carefully… less than two pounds for a coffee?! that’s SO MUCH cheaper than melbourne (just ask shaq). and don’t get me started on the difference in beer prices: i still remember the time i was at rooftop and i took $20 up to the bar to buy two pints and the guy just shook his head at me as i handed it over (and then had to push through the crowd to go and get more money), and that was about three years ago. and $14 isn’t unheard of for a pint these days. (MENTAL).
it’s a long way to travel for coffee and beer, but i think a holiday to glasgow is very much needed. off to look up flights now…
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all images from blank inside
good surprises
slightly in love with this.
eco-friendly ‘up-cycling’ – like most DIY – can either be charming because it looks handmade, or shit because it looks handmade. for me, this falls squarely in the first category. i think it’s the neon that saves makes it.
from the always excellent different folks
coffee
melbourne
camberwell market / chasing the sunset / on way to the museum / mother’s day brunch
rugs (still)
studios
is there anything better than blogs devoted to photos of artists studios? i didn’t think so.
these pictures are all of val britton’s immense workspace at in the make.
and, for fellow brit pop tragics, there’s even a visit to justine frischmann’s place (it was so sad when she and damon split, though i never really liked elastica, THOUGH how good was connection and BLAH BLAH BLAH apparently i’m 15 again…).
bits + pieces
i’ve been flickr-stalking lari washburn. you should, too (or go to her blog)
rugs
i am obsessed with finding a rug for our house. any of these would do nicely, thank you!
from boucherouite
my quilt
you can see that as this quilt gets larger, the rows become simpler (and the lines less straight; there’s a reason that this photo is so blurry…).
cheery colours
okay, so yes; i posted about that first bag last week. and yes; i’ve pinned those beach towels before.
but really: it’s monday. who doesn’t want cheery brightness on a monday..?!
all by ikou tschuss
