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Saturday, April 10, 2010

E+J

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Ed Westwick and Jessica Szohr, what a stylish couple!
And what a sunny day :) This is my last vacation weekend.
On monday i have to go back to university.. so i definitely
will enjoy this weekend! What about you?
Any cool parties planned or just some time to relax?
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silk feathers . . .

from
beautiful hand made silk feathers
coloured with natural dyes
this one from onion skins

Friday, April 9, 2010

cute cookies . . .

i do love these

Thursday, April 8, 2010

Happy Friday

I will admit that I'm a girl that likes things lined up in a row. However, there is just something very charming about the haphazard arrangement of the different coat hooks in this entrance way. I hope you have a hat and bag to grab when you go out this weekend. Happy Friday and enjoy your weekend.
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Wild Life

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Hagenbecks Tierpark.
Wunderbarer Tag :)
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Want another giveaway?!

It's been a while. Both since we've posted and since we've had a giveaway! ;-) My excuse is that I've been crazy busy with school, spring break, t-ball practices and games, basically just life. I thought the last giveaway was really fun and want to do it again! I'm gonna make you work for it first, though! In order to start the giveaway, we need to get to 100 followers! So recruit, recruit, recruit! Tell everyone you know to become a follower! We currently have 90, so we only need 10 more. Totally doable! The sooner you spread the word, the sooner you'll have a chance to win!

Potential


Under all that we think,
lives all we believe.
Think of the potential.

Daddy, May I Please Borrow $10 ?

A man came home from work late, tired and irritated, to find his 5-year old son waiting for him at the door.

Son : "Daddy, may I ask you a question?"

Dad : "Yeah sure, what it is?" replied the man.

Son : "Daddy, how much do you make an hour?"

Dad : "That's none of your business. Why do you ask such a thing?" the man said angrily.

Son : "I just want to know. Please tell me, how much do you make an hour?"

Dad : "If you must know, I make $20 an hour."

Son : "Oh," the little boy replied, with his head down.


Son : "May I please borrow $10?"

The father was furious, "If the only reason you asked that is so you can borrow some money to buy a silly toy or some other nonsense, then you march yourself straight to your room and go to bed. Think about why you are being so selfish. I don't work hard everyday for such childish frivolities."

The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door.

The man sat down and started to get even angrier about the little boy's questions. How dare he ask such questions only to get some money?

After about an hour or so, the man had calmed down and started to think :

Maybe there was something he really needed to buy with that $10.00 and he really didn't ask for money very often. The man went to the door of the little boy's room and opened the door.

"Are you asleep, son?" he asked.

"No daddy, I'm awake," replied the boy.

"I've been thinking, maybe I was too hard on you earlier" said the man. "It's been a long day and I took out my aggravation on you. Here's the $10 you asked for."

The little boy sat straight up, smiling. "Oh, thank you daddy!" he yelled. Then, reaching under his pillow he pulled out some crumpled up bills.

The man saw that the boy already had money and started to get angry again.

The little boy slowly counted out his money, and then looked up at his father.

"Why do you want more money if you already have some?" the father grumbled.

"Because I didn't have enough, but now I do," the little boy replied.

"Daddy, I have $20 now. Can I buy an hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you."

The father was crushed. He put his arms around his little son, and he begged for his forgiveness.

It's just a short reminder to all of you working so hard in life. We should not let time slip through our fingers without having spent some time with those who really matter to us, those close to our hearts. Do remember to share that $20 worth of your time with someone you love.

If we die tomorrow, the company that we are working for could easily replace us in a matter of hours... But the family & friends we leave behind will feel the loss for the rest of their lives.

Source : www.greatdad.com

gypsy inspiration . . .

wonderful gypsy inspiration at
du buh du designs
dolls & prints

Wednesday, April 7, 2010

sasha sasha

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Seit einer Ewigkeit wollte ich diese märchenhaften Bilder
von Sasha Pivovarova schon posten.
Sie ist und bleibt wirklich eines meiner Lieblingsmodels.
Wo diese Bilder erschienen sind, weiß ich leider nicht mehr.

Gerade bin ich aus dem Kino wieder da, wir haben
Alice im Wunderland geguckt
(passen diese Bilder nicht wunderbar?)...
ich fands jedenfalls toll,
besonders Mr. Depp lohnt sich wieder sehr.
Habt ihr ihn schon gesehen?
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Inspiration - Home Bar

By Tori Mellot for Domino
By Steven Gambrel.
By Deborah Neddleman for Lonny.
By Thom Filicia for House Beautiful.
One of my clients has some empty shelves in her formal Dining Room and she is uncertain how to fill them. So I did some research on 'bars' - the essential things that you need for one so that the empty shelves could have a function and look good at the same time.
The images above came via Heather Clawson from Habitually Chic. She had herself gone through this process as she had noted the popularity to have a trolley/mini bar available for when your friends come around. Anyone for a drink?
Photographs via Habitually Chic.

jim fitzpatrick . . .

irish artist
renowned for his decorative celtic style
*
the lovely roisin led me to jims work
(her site is so worth a look)

Tuesday, April 6, 2010

292 - Exterior Painting


This is how we left 292 after our work over the weekend. We painted one day during the Easter break and we completed the final coats of paint on the fascia and soffit (this is around and under the roof). This had to be ready for the gutters that were installed today.
The new weatherboards are pre-primed but we primed over the nail holes to prevent any future swelling (hence the dots). We will putty these holes at our next session and prime all the weatherboards again due to the Resene 'cool colours' paint that we'll be using as a the final colour. We also primed the new 'Axon' cladding that is on the lower level.
You can see in this photo that the windows have been moved from the right hand side and into the new 'bay' in the middle. We'll be getting ready for the new sliding doors that will be installed hopefully later this week.
Photograph by Charlotte Minty.

jeff soane . . .


jeff soane

articulated wooden creatures

Monday, April 5, 2010

A Response: A Day in the Life of Series

Thank you again to everyone who commented on my 50's housewife post!
I expected many irate readers to bash me on my backwards thinking!
But no!

I'm happy to discover that I am not the only one who is tired from attempting to do it all! It's very nice to know I'm not the only one who feels this way. Many of the women I work with do not share my opinion and value thier careers above all else. It makes me feel like wanting to stay home is wrong, wrong wrong...

But I digress. As the comments poured in I began to think about a typical "Day in the Life of Lisa". And as it turns out there are currently a few versions.

So I thought I would share them with you. I'll start with a weekend rehearsal day.

This was my day last Sunday.

I woke up on my own (no alarm!) at 9:00ish. (It is important to note that this is sleeping in for me as I wake up at 5:50am on weekdays! I got up without waking The Boy or Dave.

I made coffee, then sat on the couch and checked my email and blog. These are my favorite moments. The house was quiet, the sun was shinning...it's just good.



As usual, I sat on the couch too long and had to rush around to get ready:

Put on my makeup.


Pack a lunch. (I always pack a lot of food because I never know what I'll want to eat later.) In hindsight this looks like a lunch for a little kid. Good thing I'm immature! haha!


Gather my things.



Then I headed to our rehearsal space downtown. I didn't take any photos of us rehearsing (I didn't want to be disruptive), but here's the lobby of the place we were in.


I had a little break from rehearsing my scenes in the afternoon, so I worked on my lines for a bit.


When rehearsal was over at 3:00pm I headed home. Got home around 3:30 and helped the boy with some yardwork.


We had to leave the pup inside. He was getting in the way. He was very sad that he was left out...


We went in and I made an early dinner of sandwiches, pickles and some chips at The Boy's request


After dinner we sat on the couch. The boy did some reading. I surfed the internet for shoes I can't afford. Dave lounged in the sun.


At about 6:00pm The Boy went out to do boy things and I stayed home to watch Deadwood.


Around 7:30 I got hungry again so I ate a chocolate cupcake and a glass of milk.



Dave and I watched Deadwood for at least three hours and fell asleep on the couch.

Dave is out cold!

My view from under the covers

The Boy came home, woke us up and we all headed for bed around midnight.



As you can see, Sunday? Not so stressful. I'll show you A typical day at work soon and a day at work with a rehearsal after (that's a doozy...).

Take care!

Lisa.xo

Sunday, April 4, 2010

gesichtet.

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One Down, How Many to Go? (Plus an Outfit Post!)

I'm SO excited! I finally bought brogues!!! The first thing on my wishlist I've bought! Next on my list is a motocycle jacket. Maybe next payday. Something about spring makes me want to fill my closet with more clothes. How about you?
I found a pair at Aldo in my price range for $50! And They're exactly what I wanted! Behold!



Aren't they cute with the cut-outs? I think so too!

So, of course I had to wear them out...so last night Jen and I went out for a few drinks.

This is what I wore. Another tee-shirt and jeans outfit (as I said, my usual weekend uniform), we were just heading to a pub, so getting all dolled up wasn't necessary. I did do my hair though with very cute results I thought!





Black Cardigan: Ricki's
Flower Brooch: Smart Set
No Doubt Tee: Bought as the concert last summer!
Cropped Jeans: Ricki's
Brogues!! Aldo




Green Canvas Jacket: Smart Set
Rhinestone Brooch: Vintage Sherman!
Leopard Print Scarf: Ricki's
50's Black Leather Purse: Vintage (I brought it for $1 in a rural thrift store! Score! It has a red leather lining!)



Thank you to everyone who commented on my last post! Work is still tough and very busy. It's comforting to know that I'm not the only one.
I'm working on a post in response for tomorrow. Stay Tuned!

Lisa.xo

happy easter

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Gestern. Osterfeuer.
Elbstrand mit gefühlt einer Million Menschen.
Livemusik und Gitarre am Feuer.
Strandperle.
Leider wollte meine Kamera nicht so wie ich,
deshalb nur drei Bilder mit eher mangelnder Qualität..
Schön wars trotzdem!
Frohe Ostern wünsche ich euch :)
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