r's adventure

"i'm in love with the ordinary"... pages

 

 

 

 

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"i'm in love with the ordinary"

yup... jimmy eat world always seems to say it best...

 

just a sneaky peek of a mini i printed out sunday and assembled last night. i suddenly decided that i had to record some memories. that just because we are back living in nz doesn't mean that our every-day moments are any less special. plus i had a few photos that would have never seen the light of day (we live too far from a photo processing store). will post the rest of the pages tomorrow...

my knee is busted

but looking at it all mapped out is bringing me a great deal of satisfaction... almost worth the pain...

onwards and upwards!

saturday morning

no photos this morning...

a picture can't capture waking up to sunshine streaming through our window + ben harper on the ipod + a cup of tea + finishing my book (the reviews were, unfortunately, spot-on. the first half of the book is a delight... the second left me feeling melancholic) +counting my tulips peeking through, such a proud tulip mama + 2 loads of washing fluttering in the breeze + feeling inspired to create + the most perfect poached eggs & hollandaise :)

sunrise

 

i know i've said it before... but oh good goodness my spirits are lifted now the mornings are getting lighter :) c'mon spring! driving to work in the mornings we are treated to postcard-perfect sunrises...

mini snack

just the pages to go now... :)

in betwixt and in between

i would have to admit these words totally sum up my life right now. right between the now and the never-never. i was talking to my new, and very dear friend maria last weekend and we agreed that the 20-something years are a strange kettle of fish. that moment when you realise, hell you're getting older (shucks when did that happen?!) and maybe you want to settle down and buy a house or maybe you just want to swing in completely the other direction and move overseas and begin another adventure... funny, last year living in belfast was so out of my comfort zone, so different and i craved consistency and routine and now we are home, i still feel unsettled waiting for something... anything...

sigh pants

i guess you've already figured out that i am home alone this weekend. and pondering the big q's over countless cups of tea :)

  

yesterday on the way to work i was grumbling about driving into town today solely to get photos developed, when the boy suggested we buy a photo printer... and then, just like that i had a fantastical (a lot more magical than plain ole fantastic) idea - why not print my photos from home on our regular ole printer? and if i needed any further persusation on the appeal of matte photographs picking up this beautiful book from the library yesterday, sealed the deal. delicious photos + food

 

oh and i nearly forgot! i'm a tulip mama! after a lot of hand wringing and nervous pacing we have our first shoots showing... it has been such a long winter so this is a official notice, spring is on her way... no 'first pics' to share as unfortunately it is pouring with rain! hot chocolate o'clock methinks :)

thicker-ific

i really don't know why it took me so long to discover thickers. love. love. love. i bought these 'rainboot' thickers yesterday - perfect for my belfast mini book. i managed to spend a lot of money at spotlight yesterday and leave with nothing i had on my list. funny that...

eat

cookbooks with ribbon bookmarks + recipes + photos of breakfasts + lunches + dinners = a collection of beautiful, food related memories, a simply, scrumptious mini book. i cannot wait for a patch of sunshine to create in this weekend...

countback: wellington

314 km or roughly 4 hours travelling

2 delicious brunches + 3 pots of tea

 

 

99% merino kate sylvester dress = 1 total impluse purchase (it was 50% off! although still a shocking moment for my credit card!)

18... the approximate number of times i howled "oh no... i can't believe that just happened" when my new, and oh so cute buttermilk plate slid off the stool in the aforementioned changing room and crunched on the concrete wall... i still can't believe it...

3 x 50c maps + 1 x 50c pears cyclopeadia (53rd edition, published c.1940) purchased from an amazing antique shop in woodville

1 oh-my-goodness i know what my next mini book is going to be about moment... love love weekends