Soup Season

A bit of an avalanche of pictures I have collected. It has been raining the whole day, which I guess has put me in the mood for colder weather. Can’t wait for perfect Autumn leaves pressed into books, knitted oatmeal jumpers with deep pockets, pink cheeks, warm banana muffins, mugs of hot liquid, and falling asleep on the train home wrapped up in layers. Though I guess snow is still out of the question!

What's your favourite season?

Come Home

Some nice things arrived in the mail last week just in time to make a crummy day a little better. This magazine is so lovely to flip through, there are even recipes, craft instructions and a guide for building a bookshelf! If anyone is interested I can scan some pages ( though see previous note on my grumpy scanner).

I'm off to enjoy some of the Autumn sunshine now, and make some chicken noodles for lunch!

Living Shelter

The 'Handmade Houses' series of books are wonderful, and full of amazing homes that people have built themselves. These pictures are from the book 'Living Shelter: Handmade Houses in Australia' and include a unique domed house made from shingles.

I'll eventually post some more if my scanner feels like helping me!

Closet Tales

I recently picked up a copy of The Australian Closet Tales of Fashion, an insightful documentary about four well-known Australian fashion designers. My favourite episodes were definitely the ones on Akira and Lover. It was very inspiring to see how they went about the design process (which is something I've always found interesting, being the nosy person I am).

Akira:

Lover:

Lover makes such wearable yet pretty clothes, and I half fell in love with Akira, he came off as such a modest and humble person with a real quirky sense of humour.

Easter

Easter weekend- reading and general nesting in my cosy nook, a trip to the beach (I marvelled at an elaborate mermaid someone had made with seaweed hair, stones for eyes and lots of tiny little shells for the tail), bike riding and eating of chocolate. My little Lindt bunny is almost gone now.

Hope you all had a lovely Easter, what did you get up to?

Fumi

One of my favourite artists is the amazing Fumi Nakamura. I am constantly astonished by the detail, beauty and emotion in all her work. She also draws cute cartoons and little comics. To see more you can visit her lovely website.

(I almost forgot to mention that she has a pet chinchilla! So sweet.)

Tag

I was tagged by the lovely Hila to answer some questions. I'm really terrible at remembering to do tags, so apologies if I've missed some others.

What is your current obsession?
Japanese craft books. Cupcakes.

What are you wearing now?
A big grey wooly jumper.

Do you nap a lot?
Now and then.

If you were a tree, what tree would you be?
A tree with a nice smooth trunk which would be perfect for leaning against to read a book.

What's for dinner?
Thinking more about lunch at the moment!

What was the last thing you bought?
‘I Love Sleeping’ t-shirt from Genki (which is sadly closing) and a packet of spearmint gum.

What are you listening to right now?
Jose Gonzalez.

What is your favorite weather?
Rainy, snuggly weather or mild, sunny days.

What is on your bedside table?
My favorite mug, a pack of colored pencils, books, bobby pins, one earring (the other has been lost).

What is your most challenging goal right now?
Figuring out what to do with my life.

Say something to the person who tagged you.
Hi Hila! I hope your thesis is going well!

If you could have a house anywhere in the world, where do you want it to be?
This is a hard one. Probably somewhere in Europe/Scandinavia. Or the house I saw with the amazing garden on the train to Tokyo.

What can’t you live without?
A sense of humour.

What was the last book you read?
‘French Milk’.

If you could go anywhere in the world for the next hour, where would you go?
The mysterious owl café in Onomichi.

Last movie you watched?
'Pauline à la Plage'.


I would like to tag these talented ladies: Erica, Gracia and Ebony (if you want to of course!) and anyone else who would like to. :)