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Boathouse

2010-07-16T07:05:00.000+01:00

I'll get one please...

James Salomon photographs via Desire to Inspire

Salvaged Style from Apartment Therapy

2010-07-14T06:56:00.000+01:00

I do like the sofa and chairs. More for it's structure than it's comfort. If I had this, it wouldn't be my main seating area. I love looking at the newspapered wall, though I doubt I would replicate this in my place as it will look cramped.

I took the house tour. And this house is calling out to me. I love the nostalgia it exudes. Sparsely furnished in some areas (as I like it). And with lovely touches of salvaged trinkets here and there.

Image from Apartment Therapy

own a santorini home

2010-07-08T07:12:00.000+01:00

There is quite a lot of abandoned/unused houses in Santorini.....Just waiting for you perhaps? Imagine, a holiday home overlooking the caldera and a private balcony to view the famous Santorini sunsets. hmmmm. But I still wonder how they get through the rainy seasons there. I'd probably be forever slipping on those marble steps.

Athens

2010-07-06T21:02:00.000+01:00

What I loved most about Athens are the quaint streets that takes you back, quite literally, in time...

The huge amount of antiquities, and you can't help but imagine what it would have been like to lived during the times when Zeus was worshipped and these ruins are still gleaming.

Maybe it was something like this. All white and shiny...

But amidst all that splendour, there is still find time to see the beauty in the not so beautiful (can I pry those shutters off?)....

Delinquent blogger

2010-07-05T07:02:00.000+01:00

Delinquent blogger on the loose...ok I haven't blogged in like 2 weeks now. But busy is a good thing right? So far, I have been on holiday in Athens and Santorini and came back to London feeling like I was still in Greece - it was that hot here.

...promise to come back with pictures from Greece.

Reclaimed Windows

2010-06-15T06:55:00.000+01:00

Image from In My House

...makes good windbreakers. Wouldn't it?

Crapper

2010-06-14T06:30:00.000+01:00

I have spied these low level cisterns in Jamie's Italian at Canary Wharf. And though toilets are never really a topic of choice, I quickly told the husband to go check the loo as I was quite impressed with these Crapper toilets.

Images from Thomas Crapper site

I want one.

Another place to perch

2010-06-03T06:51:00.001+01:00

Image from House and Home via A Life's Design

Don't ask me why I seem to be so drawn to outdoor lounge spots these days. Maybe it's the inner self calling out to me to sit and relax. One of these days....

unwind

2010-06-02T06:49:00.001+01:00

Image from Beach Vintage

Doesn't this picture just makes you want to sit down and just realx whilst taking the sights in?

Small Gardens

2010-06-01T06:44:00.000+01:00

I never really wanted a big garden. I just wanted a tranquil space to hang out in the summer. Preferrably someplace not overlooked. I will sit here with a fruits and a cheese plate and a glass of pinot grigio.

Image from Apartment Therapy

Mixing Modern and Primitive Design

2010-05-25T07:12:00.000+01:00

Just don't ask me what is primitive about this home. All I know is it has a lot of elements I love.

2 seating ares in the lounge.

Image from House Beautiful

Large dining table in a bright airy room.

Image from House Beautiful

Blues and greys in the bedroom.

Image from House Beautiful

Only the garden of my dreams.

Image from House Beautiful

home...through someone else's eyes

2010-05-24T08:58:00.001+01:00

When homesickness bites you when you least expect it, I content myself going through blogs and photos. And for a while I see myself where others have been and feel what they feel.

This is home for me. Manila. Continents away from London.

Image from Legally Bald Manila 2010 set via Flickr

Daydreaming...

2010-05-20T17:09:00.001+01:00

Right now, I am dreaming of setting foot here. Sipping wine as the sun sets, French food, getting away from it all, even just for a few days. If plans don't fail, and seriously, if this break did not push through after that ashfall ruining our plans last month, I am going to have a breakdown. If plans don't fail, I'll be posting my own photos next month.

Image from Instant Shift

Image from BikeNormandy.com

Camden Walk

2010-05-18T09:28:00.000+01:00

I have my favourite spots in London. One of them is the hustle and bustle of the Camden markets on a Saturday. But little did I know that you only need to walk a bit further to find some quiet and solitude. We walked along the canal planning to do some Banksy spotting and found this old church on the way to the London Zoo.

The South Bank

2010-05-17T09:48:00.001+01:00

It is one of my favourite places in London on a sunny day - great for people watching or just a good stroll. If you're there, check out the book market, tucked under the Waterloo Bridge on Queen's Walk - second-hand and antique books, maps, illustrations.

colour my stairs

2010-05-13T15:28:00.001+01:00

lovely...

Image from In My House

Blog Watch: A Beach Cottage

2010-05-12T09:10:00.000+01:00

I can't help but be mesmerised by the photos in A Beach Cottage.

All images above are from A Beach Cottage.

Brick vaulted ceiling

2010-05-11T09:14:00.002+01:00

Image from Apartment Therapy

To have ceilings like that, what would you not give? Have a look at the rest of the house tour. I am not sure of the high backed chairs though, but that lounge area is absolutely cosy.

Quote of the week

2010-05-10T08:13:00.000+01:00

It is my belief, Watson, founded upon my experience, that the lowest and vilest alleys in London do not present a more dreadful record of sin than does the smiling and beautiful countryside.

Sherlock Holmes (by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
via the Londonist

UK General Elections

2010-05-07T10:27:00.000+01:00

I have voted and posted my ballots last week. It does make you feel like the elections last quite a while, waiting almost a full week to know the results.

I am nervous. The UK economy, I feel, is hanging by a thread. The Labour were not delivering, the Conservatives and Lib Dems were too weak.

But now, we have a hung parliament. And I am losing hope.

But, then again, one thing I've learned through the years - it's not only about the government, but also about the people. It's their resiliency, adaptability that will eventually make a difference. So, no, I am not going to roll over and die just because I do not like our leaders.

take me to Sweden now

2010-05-06T09:52:00.001+01:00

I also have an unhealthy love for brand new things, especially if they're gleaming white as a lot of stuff in this store - Bruka Design. Spotted them from Chez Larsson's (check out the pictures on her blog and you'll see what I mean)

I am not going to Sweden anytime soon...and I think I just heard my wallet is breathing a sigh of relief.

More images of Bath

2010-05-05T11:54:00.002+01:00

The Roman City of Bath

2010-05-04T16:18:00.001+01:00

I have been before, so we have missed seeing the "baths" and queuing at Sally Lunn's for lunch on purpose. Instead we've spent time walking by the canal, sampling seafood at the Riverside Cafe and Moon & Sixpence, and listening to DADIO (jazz band) at Gascoyne's place.

Ok, it wasn't all nice, I spent a bit of time stressing over First Great Western invalidating our tickets because we have to catch the next train (where here, if you miss your train and bought advance tickets, you have to buy another set of tickets - SO DON'T BUY ONLINE unless you're absolutely sure you can catch that train!). Sorry. Rant over.

it is spring!

2010-04-30T09:26:00.000+01:00

and maybe it has been spring for a while now. The sun is almost always out at noon and the birds have been consistenly waking me up in the mornings ( I really think some of them are mimicking alarm clocks noises!). But I am looking forward to beautiful flowers in window boxes.

Image from Syd and Goose

because I badly need coffee

2010-04-29T09:00:00.000+01:00

I consider coffee one of life's little pleasures. And though I don't indulge in it too much (two at most a day), I will find it almost impossible to give it up completely. I have not had coffee yet, I hope this will sustain me for a bit longer...

Image from Etsy via Jurianne Matter