tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84489194648644904622013-05-13T10:21:48.365+02:00Wardrobe, photography, a globetrotting doll and a few other things...aDeLiNehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17852729451656585492noreply@blogger.comBlogger446125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448919464864490462.post-63617948941139924672013-05-10T04:00:00.000+02:002013-05-10T04:00:01.741+02:002013-05-10T04:00:01.741+02:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8123/8687129072_236b3bb147_c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8123/8687129072_236b3bb147_c.jpg" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LadyCroissant/~4/QboVUEOD8E8" height="1" width="1"/>aDeLiNehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17852729451656585492noreply@blogger.com2http://www.ladycroissant.com/2013/05/pantone-17-5641-emerald-colour-of-year.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448919464864490462.post-7252769235378296582013-05-08T04:00:00.000+02:002013-05-08T04:00:03.994+02:002013-05-08T04:00:03.994+02:00<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8277/8711941728_710361098c_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8277/8711941728_710361098c_o.jpg" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">• DIY project found on <a href="http://www.designlovefest.com/2013/04/make-it-32/">DesignLoveFest</a>&nbsp;•</span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8395/8711963726_984c770169_z.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8395/8711963726_984c770169_z.jpg" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8415/8710926871_8638258c9a_z.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8415/8710926871_8638258c9a_z.jpg" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8420/8710853043_fa328f2c28_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8420/8710853043_fa328f2c28_o.jpg" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LadyCroissant/~4/NyArzOZXk3Y" height="1" width="1"/>aDeLiNehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17852729451656585492noreply@blogger.com5http://www.ladycroissant.com/2013/05/how-to-make-your-power-cord-look-cool.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448919464864490462.post-56702130035115451712013-05-05T21:40:00.000+02:002013-05-05T21:40:09.971+02:002013-05-05T21:40:09.971+02:00<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">"Clutter is the meaningless getting in the way of the meaningful."</span></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8537/8627951583_ce9e057501.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><img border="0" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8537/8627951583_ce9e057501.jpg" /></span></a></div> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">I'm on a quest.</span></b>&nbsp;</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">When I got started with my experiment in simplicity (or as <a href="http://www.that-is-all.com/">Ashley </a>said: 'borderline minimalism'), my intention was to achieve a functional wardrobe. I didn't want to hear myself ever say again: 'I have nothing to wear'. It didn't take very long before I realized how positive an impact it had on my everyday life, my bank account and my state of mind.&nbsp;</span><br /> <br /> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">When it comes to re-evaluating your daily routines, here are three factors you should keep in mind:</span><br /> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b>• Saving time.&nbsp;</b></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I don't know about you but I don't want my daily routines to be time-consuming. I'd rather spend my time reading books or going on adventures.&nbsp;</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b>• Saving money.</b>&nbsp;</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Saving up for a trip and a new tattoo so I'm cutting off products I don't really need or have use for.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b>• Saving the planet.</b>&nbsp;</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Time to be a responsible consumer by avoiding wasting products or&nbsp;resources but also by&nbsp;avoiding products and food with unpronounceable ingredients.&nbsp;</span><br /> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">"Be the change that you wish to see in the world."</span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">- Gandhi.</span></div> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">After writing about <a href="http://www.ladycroissant.com/2011/05/how-to-detox-your-wardrobe.html">how I decluttered my wardrobe</a>, I thought I'd share some of the changes I made in the bathroom. These are good for my skin, good for my wallet and good for our planet. Make sure to click on the links if you want more information.&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">And if you have questions or tips, feel free to leave a comment.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b>• Introduction:&nbsp;<a href="http://youtu.be/pfq000AF1i8">The Story of Cosmetics</a>.</b></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Toxics in. Toxics out.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b>• <a href="http://hellogiggles.com/raw-honey-sticky-delicious-and-great-for-your-face">Raw Honey: Sticky, Delicious and Great for your face</a>.</b></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><b>Why?</b> Because raw honey is both a gentle cleanser and a great moisturizer. It has antiseptic and antimicrobial properties and a rich mineral content. It can treat acne, it improves skin tone and fights wrinkles. Eh hello? Honey is magic!</span></div> <div style="min-height: 14px; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b>How?</b>&nbsp;Massage it into my skin before rinsing. Easy peasy. I do it every night and don't even need to moisturize afterwards.&nbsp;</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <b><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">• </span><a href="http://simplemom.net/how-to-clean-your-hair-without-shampoo/" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">How to clean your hair without shampoo</a><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">.</span></b></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><b>Why?</b> Shampoo is a detergent and detergent is harsh. Shampoo has all sorts of chemicals. The more shampoo you use, the more you need. And shampoo is an unnecessary cost.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><b>How?</b>&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">• Wash with baking soda.&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">• Rinse with apple vinegar.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Cheap and easy. I've been doing for three weeks and my hair looks good. I've also stopped using conditioner. Instead I use a styling oil before I blow dry and straighten my hair.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <b><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">• I'm also t</span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">hinking of trying out </span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/108358726/kokomo-cream-deodorant-handmade-creamy" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">this deodorant</a></b><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><b>.</b>&nbsp;</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Thank you&nbsp;</span><a href="http://www.ladycroissant.com/2012/09/oh-hello-oslo-with-morgan-kim.html" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Kim</a><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">&nbsp;for introducing me to the wonders of honey as a &nbsp;face wash. It triggered all of these changes.&nbsp;You can find more of Kim's recommendations&nbsp;</span><a href="http://morganandkim.blogspot.no/2011/10/body-products.html" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">here</a><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">.&nbsp;</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">•••</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b>Previous installments of An Experiment in Simplicity:</b></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">• <a href="http://www.ladycroissant.com/2011/08/experiment-in-simplicity-part-one-about.html">Part One: About Minimalism</a></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">• <a href="http://www.ladycroissant.com/2011/09/experiment-in-simplicity-part-two.html">Part Two: Creating My Personal Uniform</a></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">• <a href="http://www.ladycroissant.com/2012/01/experiment-in-simplicity-part-three.html">Part Three: Don't Let Clutter Get Back In</a></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /> <br /></div> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LadyCroissant/~4/Rf8nrUrXUUI" height="1" width="1"/>aDeLiNehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17852729451656585492noreply@blogger.com2http://www.ladycroissant.com/2013/05/an-experiment-in-simplicity-part-four.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448919464864490462.post-85078129130125646912013-04-30T06:00:00.000+02:002013-04-30T19:06:36.403+02:002013-04-30T19:06:36.403+02:00<div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">... in April.</span></div> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /> </span><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://images-onepick-opensocial.googleusercontent.com/gadgets/proxy?container=onepick&amp;gadget=a&amp;rewriteMime=image%2F*&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm9.staticflickr.com%2F8123%2F8627952681_6ff8e4005b_z.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><img border="0" src="http://images-onepick-opensocial.googleusercontent.com/gadgets/proxy?container=onepick&amp;gadget=a&amp;rewriteMime=image%2F*&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm9.staticflickr.com%2F8123%2F8627952681_6ff8e4005b_z.jpg" /></span></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://images-onepick-opensocial.googleusercontent.com/gadgets/proxy?container=onepick&amp;gadget=a&amp;rewriteMime=image%2F*&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm9.staticflickr.com%2F8101%2F8629060468_ae5cf37f44_z.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><img border="0" src="http://images-onepick-opensocial.googleusercontent.com/gadgets/proxy?container=onepick&amp;gadget=a&amp;rewriteMime=image%2F*&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm9.staticflickr.com%2F8101%2F8629060468_ae5cf37f44_z.jpg" /></span></a></div> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /> <br /><b>Celebrating... </b>my 30th birthday.&nbsp;</span><br /> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /> <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18px;"><b>Watching...</b>&nbsp;<a href="http://youtu.be/1Pu1adxqUAg">Mary Poppins</a>&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;<a href="http://youtu.be/0o6QKpNK9Cc">Manhattan</a>.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18px;"><b>Reading...</b>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9489505-at-home">At Home - Bill Bryson</a></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18px;"><b>Listening...</b>&nbsp;to</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 22px;">&nbsp;<a href="https://soundcloud.com/watertowermusic/22-the-cloud-atlas-sextet-1">Cloud Atlas</a> (soundtrack), <a href="https://soundcloud.com/user622245301/james-blake-retrograde-bbc">James Blake</a> &amp;&nbsp;<a href="http://www.ladycroissant.com/2013/04/fredo-viola-is-magician.html">Fredo Viola</a>.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18px;"><b>Moving... </b>from <a href="http://www.ladycroissant.com/2012/08/just-minute.html">Sagene</a> to Ila. New flat, new&nbsp;</span><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">adventures.</span></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18px;"><b><br /></b></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18px;"><b>Drinking...</b>&nbsp;hot white chocolate &amp; Turkish apple tea.&nbsp;</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18px;"><b>Loving...</b></span></span><br /> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18px;">•&nbsp;</span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.199219); color: #555555; line-height: 16px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://ladycroissant.tumblr.com/post/47026646729">Unbirthday Mad Tea Party</a>&nbsp;</span></span><br /> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18px;">• <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/160440805447825609/">Ingunn Birkeland's apartment</a>&nbsp;</span></span><br /> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18px;">• <a href="http://www.ada.ladycroissant.com/search/label/Tunisia">Ben's photos of Ada in the Sahara Desert</a></span></span><br /> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18px;"><b>Recommending...</b></span></span><br /> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18px;">• <a href="http://rainycafe.com/">Rainy Cafe</a></span></span><br /> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">• <a href="http://edition.cnn.com/video/?/video/international/2011/03/21/wv.museum.relationships.bk.g.cnn">Museum of Broken Relationships in Zagreb, Croatia</a>.</span><br /> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18px;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /><b>And on the blog...</b></span><br /> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">• <a href="http://www.ladycroissant.com/2013/04/saving-world-one-smile-at-time-6.html">Loulou's smile</a></span><br /> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">• <a href="http://www.ladycroissant.com/2013/04/saving-world-one-smile-at-time-7.html">Elise's smile</a></span><br /> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">• <a href="http://www.ladycroissant.com/2013/04/uno-due-tre-quattro-cinque.html">and five random facts about me</a>.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b><br /></b> <b></b></span><br /> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b><br /></b></span> <div style="background-color: white; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Find me here:</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><a href="https://twitter.com/#!/adollinn/" style="color: #ea9999; text-decoration: none;">Twitter</a>&nbsp;•&nbsp;<a href="http://pinterest.com/adollinn/" style="color: #ea9999; text-decoration: none;">Pinterest</a>&nbsp;•&nbsp;<a href="http://ladycroissant.tumblr.com/" style="color: #ea9999; text-decoration: none;">Tumblr</a><span style="background-color: white;">&nbsp;•&nbsp;<a href="http://instagram.com/adollinn" style="color: #ea9999; text-decoration: none;">Instagram</a></span></span></div> </div> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LadyCroissant/~4/lZxfkjX6nvU" height="1" width="1"/>aDeLiNehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17852729451656585492noreply@blogger.com6http://www.ladycroissant.com/2013/04/just-minute.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448919464864490462.post-27011325748929800652013-04-26T04:00:00.000+02:002013-04-26T04:00:02.820+02:002013-04-26T04:00:02.820+02:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8261/8675424339_1c8f8efce5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8261/8675424339_1c8f8efce5.jpg" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8259/8675424197_0788c6c741.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8259/8675424197_0788c6c741.jpg" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8126/8675425383_a5ccd551b4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8126/8675425383_a5ccd551b4.jpg" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8396/8676530096_0fde5f4389.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8396/8676530096_0fde5f4389.jpg" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8256/8675425137_16bc679eb0.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8256/8675425137_16bc679eb0.jpg" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LadyCroissant/~4/2On7T3gVBuw" height="1" width="1"/>aDeLiNehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17852729451656585492noreply@blogger.com1http://www.ladycroissant.com/2013/04/good-morning-sunshine.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448919464864490462.post-41629330025268428212013-04-24T04:00:00.000+02:002013-04-24T04:00:01.643+02:002013-04-24T04:00:01.643+02:00<div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"> </span><br /> <div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8546/8629060166_83120bacc5_z.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><img border="0" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8546/8629060166_83120bacc5_z.jpg" /></span></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://vine.co/v/bTeVe1OPB15" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Magnus playing Mozart</a></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b>To watch:</b>&nbsp;</span></div> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.199219); line-height: 16px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">•&nbsp;<a href="http://ladycroissant.tumblr.com/post/47026646729">Alice In Wonderland test footage</a></span></span></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b>To read:</b></span></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">• <a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/anyayurchyshyn/how-i-met-my-dead-parents">How I Met My Dead Parents</a></span></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <b><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">While listening to:</span></b></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">• <a href="http://youtu.be/ydRAb9cwHnA">Game of Thrones Cello Cover</a></span></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div> </div> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LadyCroissant/~4/94lxdfPO6ag" height="1" width="1"/>aDeLiNehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17852729451656585492noreply@blogger.com1http://www.ladycroissant.com/2013/04/unbirthday-mad-tea-party.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448919464864490462.post-81457484074661389742013-04-19T23:55:00.000+02:002013-04-19T23:55:46.787+02:002013-04-19T23:55:46.787+02:00<br /> <b>I'm moving in ten days and I still have</b><br /> • to get rid of some furniture I don't need any longer,<br /> • to paint my kitchen table and my chest of drawers<br /> • and to empty and disassemble my wardrobe.<br /> <br /> <b>I'm looking forward to</b><br /> • decorating the new place,<br /> • making <a href="http://pinterest.com/adollinn/to-do/">a few projects</a> come true,<br /> • hanging up my disco ball (best birthday gift ever)<br /> • and drinking tea on the balcony.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LadyCroissant/~4/vkxHkOuUtGs" height="1" width="1"/>aDeLiNehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17852729451656585492noreply@blogger.com0http://www.ladycroissant.com/2013/04/please-leave-message-after-beep.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448919464864490462.post-8690192782469329092013-04-15T18:37:00.000+02:002013-04-17T15:29:40.517+02:002013-04-17T15:29:40.517+02:00<div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="600" mozallowfullscreen="" src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/5449955?title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0&amp;color=ffffff" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="600"></iframe></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /> I've been in love with this song for years.<br /> <br /> More magic <a href="http://www.fredoviola.com/audio.html">here</a>.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /></div> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LadyCroissant/~4/qH3YDIDwic4" height="1" width="1"/>aDeLiNehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17852729451656585492noreply@blogger.com0http://www.ladycroissant.com/2013/04/fredo-viola-is-magician.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448919464864490462.post-23030849861448199242013-04-11T08:00:00.000+02:002013-04-11T19:18:35.261+02:002013-04-11T19:18:35.261+02:00<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8390/8627952865_faa41b9808_z.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8390/8627952865_faa41b9808_z.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><a href="http://flora-and-fauna-blog.blogspot.no/2013/03/five-things.html">Tatiana asked</a>&nbsp;and I obliged.&nbsp;</span><br /> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"> </span> <br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">1;&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; text-align: justify;">The number of languages I've learned these past twenty years, is ridiculous.&nbsp;</span><span style="text-align: justify;">French is my&nbsp;mother tongue. German was the first foreign language I learned. Two years later, I started&nbsp;learning English. I was 14. I also studied Latin for 7 years. And here are the languages I studied at the university: Ancient Greek, Old Norse, Korean, Italian &amp; Sign Language. I also took an online-course to learn Icelandic. I only learned Norwegian when I moved to Oslo. I was 23. And the reason why I learned it so quickly, relies on the fact that I didn't have internet for the first three months. I can spend hours reading about linguistics. Just for fun. Yep, I'm a bit of a nerd. Or a language whore. Or both.&nbsp;</span></span><br /> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="text-align: justify;">And yes,</span>&nbsp;I am silently judging you whenever you misspell&nbsp;<a href="http://theoatmeal.com/comics/misspelling">their, there and there</a>. &nbsp;</span><br /> <span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">2;&nbsp;I don't like talking on the phone.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">3; Beer is the biggest mystery to me. It looks like piss. It doesn't taste any good. I just don't get it.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">4;&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I would love to shave my head once in my life.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Remember&nbsp;</span><a href="http://www.vogue.co.uk/beauty/2012/03/20/natalie-portman-red-carpet-hair-and-hairstyles/gallery/767999" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Natalie Portman in V for Vendetta</a><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">? Yeppers, that.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">5;&nbsp;</span>I participated in a photo project a year ago and my face ended up <a href="http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/254576_589921777686642_2090867720_n.jpg">on the poster</a>&nbsp;promoting the exhibition.&nbsp;</span></div> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"> </span><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"></span> <br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div> </div> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"> </span> <br /> <div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> </div> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LadyCroissant/~4/UjxXT-XJVBQ" height="1" width="1"/>aDeLiNehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17852729451656585492noreply@blogger.com6http://www.ladycroissant.com/2013/04/uno-due-tre-quattro-cinque.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448919464864490462.post-80925659963328651082013-04-08T08:00:00.000+02:002013-04-08T08:00:01.630+02:002013-04-08T08:00:01.630+02:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8515/8597611375_f1278fb9eb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8515/8597611375_f1278fb9eb.jpg" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8386/8597611475_e0ab78e350.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8386/8597611475_e0ab78e350.jpg" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://eliseblaha.typepad.com/">Elise</a></div> <br /> <br /><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LadyCroissant/~4/ENz0Ab4U1iA" height="1" width="1"/>aDeLiNehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17852729451656585492noreply@blogger.com1http://www.ladycroissant.com/2013/04/saving-world-one-smile-at-time-7.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448919464864490462.post-72188294265322037622013-04-01T19:13:00.000+02:002013-04-01T19:13:32.220+02:002013-04-01T19:13:32.220+02:00<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8092/8598373256_9e4a45bfbd.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8092/8598373256_9e4a45bfbd.jpg" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://louiseandrolia.com/">Loulou</a></div> <br /> <br /><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LadyCroissant/~4/C8AGGekj2q8" height="1" width="1"/>aDeLiNehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17852729451656585492noreply@blogger.com1http://www.ladycroissant.com/2013/04/saving-world-one-smile-at-time-6.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448919464864490462.post-74106017043619802412013-03-25T13:45:00.000+01:002013-03-25T13:47:25.542+01:002013-03-25T13:47:25.542+01:00<div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">... in March.</span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8241/8577332653_7e685729c5_z.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><img border="0" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8241/8577332653_7e685729c5_z.jpg" /></span></a></div> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b>Watching...</b> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi2146673945/">Cloud Atlas</a> &amp; <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjFExY326vA">Vogue: The Editor's Eye</a>.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b>Reading...</b> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13486632-the-hundred-year-old-man-who-climbed-out-of-the-window-and-disappeared">The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out Of The Window And Disappeared</a>&nbsp;</span><br /> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b>Listening...</b> to M.I.A's <a href="https://soundcloud.com/miauk/mia-matangi-mix-for-kenzo">Matangi Mix</a>, <a href="https://soundcloud.com/wearehitsville/the-rains-of-castamere-by-the">The Rains of Castamere</a> by the National&nbsp;&amp; <a href="https://soundcloud.com/kompeet/m83-outro">Outro</a> by M83.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b>Winning...</b>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.ladycroissant.com/2013/03/put-on-your-dancing-shoes.html">a pair of flats</a>, thanks to <a href="http://fifi-lapin.blogspot.tw/">Fifi Lapin</a>.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b>Using...</b> <a href="http://www.mailboxapp.com/">MailBoxApp</a> (and loving it!)</span><br /> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b>Eating...</b> Maple Syrup Ice Cream.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b><br /></b></span> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b>Drinking...</b> Mimosa.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b>Loving...</b>&nbsp;The History of Rap by Justin Timberlake &amp; Jimmy Fallon</span><br /> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><a href="https://vimeo.com/15585579">Part One</a>&nbsp;-&nbsp;<a href="http://youtu.be/-fhQ2UfEQxo">Part Two &amp; Three</a>&nbsp;-&nbsp;<a href="http://youtu.be/B8wfWO06yp8">Part Four</a></span><br /> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b>Recommending...</b></span><br /> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">• '<a href="http://www.petapixel.com/2013/03/21/become-a-lonely-hunter-for-a-better-hunt/">Become a Lonely Hunter for a Better Hunt</a>' by Kirk Tuck&nbsp;[photography]<br />• '<a href="https://vimeo.com/61006621">Sign Painters</a>'&nbsp;The Invisible Artists&nbsp;via <a href="http://www.vertcerise.com/">Vert Cerise</a>&nbsp;[street art]<br />• '<a href="https://vimeo.com/60999448">Fight For Everyone</a>' by the Leisure Society&nbsp;[music]&nbsp;</span><br /> <div> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">• '<a href="http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/color-chromophobia-and-colonialism-some-historical-thoughts-185710">Colour, Chromophobia &amp; Colonialism</a>' via <a href="http://ourcitylights.org/">Our City Lights</a>&nbsp;[colour lover]&nbsp;</span></div> <div> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b>And on the blog...</b></span><br /> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">• <a href="http://www.ladycroissant.com/2013/03/making-monsters.html">Making Monsters</a>&nbsp;</span><br /> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">• <a href="http://www.ladycroissant.com/2013/03/the-devotion-project-love-in-all-its.html">The Devotion Project</a></span><br /> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">• <a href="http://www.ladycroissant.com/2013/03/oh-hello-oslo-european-identities-at.html">European Identities</a></span><br /> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">• <a href="http://www.ladycroissant.com/2013/03/saving-world-one-smile-at-time-six.html">Six Habits of Highly Empathic People</a></span><br /> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">• <a href="http://www.ladycroissant.com/2013/03/about-colour-blocking-700-delaware-by.html">700 Delaware by Hense</a>&nbsp;</span><br /> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span> <br /> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b>I'm a blogger. What's your superpower?</b></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Find me here:</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><a href="https://twitter.com/#!/adollinn/" style="color: #ea9999; text-decoration: none;">Twitter</a>&nbsp;•&nbsp;<a href="http://pinterest.com/adollinn/" style="color: #ea9999; text-decoration: none;">Pinterest</a>&nbsp;•&nbsp;<a href="http://ladycroissant.tumblr.com/" style="color: #ea9999; text-decoration: none;">Tumblr</a><span style="background-color: white;">&nbsp;•&nbsp;<a href="http://instagram.com/adollinn" style="color: #ea9999; text-decoration: none;">Instagram</a></span></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div> </div> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LadyCroissant/~4/B9spkCtZIcs" height="1" width="1"/>aDeLiNehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17852729451656585492noreply@blogger.com4http://www.ladycroissant.com/2013/03/just-minute.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448919464864490462.post-42158446472069435332013-03-22T05:00:00.000+01:002013-03-22T05:00:04.024+01:002013-03-22T05:00:04.024+01:00<div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><i>"Has fashion bred its own generation of reality TV stars?"&nbsp;</i></span><br /> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><i><br /></i></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Tim Blanks nails it.&nbsp;</span><br /> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="338" mozallowfullscreen="" src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/61348049?title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0&amp;color=ffffff" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="600"></iframe> </span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><a href="http://vimeo.com/61348049">TAKE MY PICTURE</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user15707092">GARAGE Magazine</a></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">How long before fashion stops being fun?</span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LadyCroissant/~4/cN36Z5nZjWY" height="1" width="1"/>aDeLiNehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17852729451656585492noreply@blogger.com0http://www.ladycroissant.com/2013/03/making-monsters.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448919464864490462.post-87307016524288306992013-03-20T05:00:00.001+01:002013-03-20T21:39:16.555+01:002013-03-20T21:39:16.555+01:00<div> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /> </span></div> <div> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /> </span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8367/8565958386_5350d6524e_z.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><img border="0" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8367/8565958386_5350d6524e_z.jpg" /></span></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Bill &amp; John, 1962.</span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /> </span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8246/8564860969_c1666c9d47_z.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><img border="0" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8246/8564860969_c1666c9d47_z.jpg" /></span></a></div> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><div style="text-align: center;"> Bill &amp; John, 2011.</div> </span><div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <span style="text-align: center;"> </span> <br /> <div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">Filmmaker and social activist <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/antony-osso/the-devotion-project_b_2649768.html">Antony Osso</a> has captured the multiplicity of relationships in&nbsp;</span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px; text-align: left;">a series of 10-minute documentary portraits</span><span style="line-height: 19px;">&nbsp;(all&nbsp;</span>available <a href="http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL51C37A434AA735C0">here</a>).&nbsp;The entire project is heartwarming,&nbsp;uplifting and simply beautiful. <i>"</i><span style="line-height: 20px;"><i>There are many, many possibilities for love at all points in life."</i></span></span></div> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /> </span></div> <div> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">To read:&nbsp;</span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/antony-osso/the-devotion-project_b_2649768.html"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">True love. In the flesh. Not make-believe. It's out there for us all.</span></a></span></div> <div> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">To watch: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL51C37A434AA735C0">The Devotion Project.</a>&nbsp;</span></div> <div> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">To do:&nbsp;<span style="text-align: center;">Spread the word. Spread the love.</span></span></div> <div> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /> </span></div> <div> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /> </span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8505/8564961391_d9c1b6f9b9_z.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><img border="0" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8505/8564961391_d9c1b6f9b9_z.jpg" /></span></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Gail &amp; Audrey.</span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /> </span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /> </span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /> </span></div> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LadyCroissant/~4/QlOOkNWca_o" height="1" width="1"/>aDeLiNehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17852729451656585492noreply@blogger.com2http://www.ladycroissant.com/2013/03/the-devotion-project-love-in-all-its.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448919464864490462.post-20349778284521243862013-03-18T05:00:00.000+01:002013-03-18T05:00:06.758+01:002013-03-18T05:00:06.758+01:00<div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8383/8539389393_12bf18ec64_z.jpg"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><img border="0" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8383/8539389393_12bf18ec64_z.jpg" /></span></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Thanks to the fabulous <a href="http://fifi-lapin.blogspot.no/2013/02/win-my-dancing-shoes.html">Fifi Lapin</a>, I won a pair of <a href="http://www.mychatelles.com/">Chatelles</a> slippers. I can't wait to wear them outside. I just need to get rid of the snow first.</span></div> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <i>François created a pair of shoes for a woman he loved, with a verse by Victor Hugo embossed on the inner sole: "Je ne puis demeurer... loin de toi plus longtemps." She fell in love with the shoes, broke up with him and left with the slippers. Luckily for us, Francois decided that he was onto something with his cute shoes and launched <a href="http://www.mychatelles.com/">Chatelles</a>.</i></div> <br /><div style="text-align: center;"> "I cannot stay away... from you any longer."</div> </span><br /> <div> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LadyCroissant/~4/IAAnDCQo05Y" height="1" width="1"/>aDeLiNehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17852729451656585492noreply@blogger.com1http://www.ladycroissant.com/2013/03/put-on-your-dancing-shoes.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448919464864490462.post-39806531508671101582013-03-14T07:00:00.000+01:002013-04-09T20:04:06.664+02:002013-04-09T20:04:06.664+02:00<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8249/8539394373_86b0c32971_z.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><img border="0" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8249/8539394373_86b0c32971_z.jpg" /></span></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8236/8544957010_62604dc580_z.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><img border="0" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8236/8544957010_62604dc580_z.jpg" /></span></a></div> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span> <br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="color: #1a1a1a; line-height: 24px;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Is there a European identity? How does it enter into play? What separates us? What unites us?</span></span></div> <br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; background-color: white; letter-spacing: 1px; line-height: 20px;"><i>The European Photo Exhibition Award</i><b><i>&nbsp; </i><span style="font-size: large;">– epea –</span><i>&nbsp;</i></b><i> aims to create a free space where socially relevant topics concerning Europe are developed and discussed by talented young European photographers. The twelve appointed photographers will translate their observations, analyses and statements into a photo essay. The results will be presented in a joint touring exhibition within Europe.&nbsp;</i></span></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; background-color: white; letter-spacing: 1px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Read more about these twelve photographers <b><a href="http://www.epeaphoto.org/photographers">here</a>.</b></span></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: none; background-color: white; letter-spacing: 1px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">And here are a few more snapshots I took during the exhibition opening.</span></span></div> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8521/8539395477_a08c62e98d_z.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8521/8539395477_a08c62e98d_z.jpg" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8094/8547625051_30e3935a93_z.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8094/8547625051_30e3935a93_z.jpg" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8096/8543884825_b3a14ba76b_z.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8096/8543884825_b3a14ba76b_z.jpg" /></a></div> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span> <br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">If you were to define your identity, where would you get started? Would you start by looking at yourself or at your family? Your hometown or the place where you decided to settle down as a grown-up?&nbsp;</span></div> <br /> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Exhibition:&nbsp;<a href="http://www.nobelpeacecenter.org/en/exhibitions/european-identities/">European Identities</a></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">8th March - 15th September 2013</span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Nobel Peace Center - Oslo</span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LadyCroissant/~4/PTcPCWZ_h6s" height="1" width="1"/>aDeLiNehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17852729451656585492noreply@blogger.com3http://www.ladycroissant.com/2013/03/oh-hello-oslo-european-identities-at.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448919464864490462.post-27112478573742664772013-03-12T17:47:00.000+01:002013-03-12T17:47:34.863+01:002013-03-12T17:47:34.863+01:00<div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Thanks to <a href="http://blog.puglypixel.com/">Katrina</a>, I learned that Google is going to turn off Feedburner eventually. Even though they haven't announced when, I decided to follow her&nbsp;advice and I've just migrated both Lady Croissant and <a href="http://www.ada.ladycroissant.com/">Ada's blog</a> from Feedburner to <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/">Feedblitz</a>. It went smoothly but there's still one thing for you to do.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">If you want to continue to be updated about Lady Croissant, please subscribe to the new feed! Just click <a href="http://feeds.feedblitz.com/LadyCroissant">here</a>.&nbsp;You can also get <a href="http://www.feedblitz.com/f/?sub=887351">updates by email</a>. Or via <a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/en/blog/422510/lady-croissant">Bloglovin'</a>.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Thank you and see you around!</span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">xxx</span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Adeline</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LadyCroissant/~4/Vg_H6kmtCAs" height="1" width="1"/>aDeLiNehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17852729451656585492noreply@blogger.com0http://www.ladycroissant.com/2013/03/update-your-feed-subscription.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448919464864490462.post-72067443010621196832013-03-11T12:22:00.002+01:002013-03-11T12:22:59.757+01:002013-03-11T12:22:59.757+01:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8377/8539372725_1da3927558_z.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8377/8539372725_1da3927558_z.jpg" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> This could be a short story and it would be entitled:<br /> "Some places feel right, some just never do."<br /> <br /> I lived for three years in a flat where I never felt home. It always felt temporary.<br /> Last summer, <a href="http://www.ladycroissant.com/2012/08/just-minute.html">I moved to Sagene</a> and it immediately felt like home.<br /> <br /> But unfortunately, I have to move again (long and uninteresting story).<br /> The flat hunt went surprisingly well&nbsp;and I'm moving out in 7 weeks.<br /> <a href="http://www.ladycroissant.com/2012/08/just-minute.html">Sagene &amp; Adeline</a>, a short love story of 8 months.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LadyCroissant/~4/9_EfJC1h7Q0" height="1" width="1"/>aDeLiNehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17852729451656585492noreply@blogger.com3http://www.ladycroissant.com/2013/03/how-to-make-home-feel-like-home.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448919464864490462.post-91231554353004744132013-03-06T07:00:00.000+01:002013-03-28T15:02:16.747+01:002013-03-28T15:02:16.747+01:00<br /> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"></span><br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"> </span> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">"The 21st century should become the Age of Empathy, when we discover ourselves not simply through self-reflection, but by becoming interested in the lives of others."&nbsp;</span></div> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8380/8459140178_4d9cff37cf_z.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8380/8459140178_4d9cff37cf_z.jpg" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> Photo by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/shimiko88">Shimizu</a>.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> One - Cultivate curiosity about strangers.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Two - Challenge prejudices and discover commonalities.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Three - Try another person's life.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Four - Listen hard - and open up.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Five - Inspire mass action and social change.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Six - Develop an ambitious imagination.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> </span><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> </span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; text-align: justify;">Set yourself the challenge of having a conversation with one stranger every week.&nbsp;</span><br /> <div> <span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; text-align: justify;">All it requires is courage.&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /><br /></span><br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Full article: <a href="http://www.shareable.net/blog/six-habits-of-highly-empathic-people">Six habits of highly empathic people</a> by Roman Krznaric</span></div> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> </span><br /> <div> </div> </div> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LadyCroissant/~4/wFU449iqcxw" height="1" width="1"/>aDeLiNehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17852729451656585492noreply@blogger.com4http://www.ladycroissant.com/2013/03/saving-world-one-smile-at-time-six.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448919464864490462.post-37035303476471252732013-03-04T06:00:00.000+01:002013-03-04T06:00:02.280+01:002013-03-04T06:00:02.280+01:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8226/8523443615_2d833d1d43_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8226/8523443615_2d833d1d43_o.jpg" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8528/8523442765_6877895248_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8528/8523442765_6877895248_o.jpg" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="background-color: white; color: #2e2e2e; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="background-color: white; color: #2e2e2e; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; line-height: 18px;">Atlanta-based artist Alex Brewer, a.k.a. <a href="http://hensethename.com/">HENSE</a>,&nbsp;</span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="background-color: white; color: #2e2e2e; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; line-height: 18px;">was commissioned to paint&nbsp;</span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Friendship_Baptist_Church,_former_building_-_Washington,_D.C..jpg" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; line-height: 18px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e06666;">this old boarded-up church</span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #2e2e2e; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; line-height: 18px;">&nbsp;that had long been in disrepair.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #2e2e2e; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #2e2e2e; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8248/8523442665_259c0b067c_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8248/8523442665_259c0b067c_o.jpg" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #2e2e2e; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8369/8523444223_0937d02028_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8369/8523444223_0937d02028_o.jpg" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8110/8524556534_60358e3481_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8110/8524556534_60358e3481_o.jpg" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8376/8524556422_bcee22e4a8_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8376/8524556422_bcee22e4a8_o.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">All photos by&nbsp;<a href="http://insidemyhideaway.blogspot.no/2013/02/hense-in-dc.html">Mary - Inside My Hideaway</a>.</span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Make sure to visit <a href="http://insidemyhideaway.blogspot.no/2013/02/hense-in-dc.html">Mary's blog</a>&nbsp;</span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">to read her wonderful description&nbsp;</span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">of what it feels like to see this church in person.</span></div> <br /> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8375/8524554938_cdcc2640e8_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8375/8524554938_cdcc2640e8_o.jpg" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8531/8524555022_1633fc08fa_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8531/8524555022_1633fc08fa_o.jpg" /></a></div> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span> <br /> <div> <br /></div> <div> <br /></div> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LadyCroissant/~4/n7DM1EDv2Sk" height="1" width="1"/>aDeLiNehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17852729451656585492noreply@blogger.com5http://www.ladycroissant.com/2013/03/about-colour-blocking-700-delaware-by.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448919464864490462.post-35443977747859651662013-02-28T21:08:00.001+01:002013-02-28T21:08:12.284+01:002013-02-28T21:08:12.284+01:00<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">... in February.</span></div> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8238/8510619460_bd025ecb94_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><img border="0" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8238/8510619460_bd025ecb94_o.jpg" /></span></a></div> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b>Watching...</b> Girls (completely overrated, it felt like a waste of my time and I still don't understand the hype) &amp; Game of Thrones (loving it, can't wait to get started with the second season).</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b>Reading...</b> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4639857-norge---et-lite-stykke-verdenshistorie">Norge, et lite stykke verdenshistorie</a>.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><i>A wonderful anti-nationalist "mythbuster" book which deconstructs every major myth of the Norwegian nationalist historical narrative while promoting a view of history based on the idea of "The world in Norway and Norway in the world."</i></span></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b>Listening...</b> to <a href="http://youtu.be/IS2nPbbL5m8"><i>Out of Yourself </i>by Truls</a> &amp; <a href="https://soundcloud.com/subpop/niki-the-dove-tomorrow"><i>Tomorrow</i> by Niki &amp; the Dove</a> ON REPEAT.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b>Playing...</b> <a href="http://instagram.com/p/VrADqckWTu/">Beetlejuice&nbsp;</a></span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><a href="http://instagram.com/p/VrADqckWTu/">Beetlejuice&nbsp;</a></span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><a href="http://instagram.com/p/VrADqckWTu/">Beetlejuice</a>!!!</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><b>Wanting...</b> <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/160440805447489187/">these shoes</a>.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><b>Dreaming...</b> <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/160440805447435118/">of my next tattoo</a>.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b>Loving...&nbsp;</b></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><i>•&nbsp;<a href="http://sparkapolooza.blogspot.no/2013/02/blog-post_24.html">Going Incognito</a></i> by Lily Perthuis (on Sparkapolooza)</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 28px;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">•&nbsp;<a href="http://www.stylebubble.co.uk/style_bubble/2013/02/kissed-by-a-rose.html">Thom Browne presentation at New York Fashion Week</a> (via Susie Bubble)</span></span></div> <br /> <span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></span> <br /> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">More? Find me here:</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><a href="https://twitter.com/#!/adollinn/" style="color: #ea9999; text-decoration: none;">Twitter</a>&nbsp;•&nbsp;<a href="http://pinterest.com/adollinn/" style="color: #ea9999; text-decoration: none;">Pinterest</a>&nbsp;•&nbsp;<a href="http://ladycroissant.tumblr.com/" style="color: #ea9999; text-decoration: none;">Tumblr</a><span style="background-color: white;">&nbsp;•&nbsp;<a href="http://instagram.com/adollinn" style="color: #ea9999; text-decoration: none;">Instagram</a></span></span></div> <div> <span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div> <div> <span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LadyCroissant/~4/IqIfOsRLAvs" height="1" width="1"/>aDeLiNehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17852729451656585492noreply@blogger.com6http://www.ladycroissant.com/2013/02/just-minute.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448919464864490462.post-88030577905607689222013-02-18T06:00:00.000+01:002013-02-18T06:00:05.759+01:002013-02-18T06:00:05.759+01:00<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8528/8479628160_8a5233b3db_z.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8528/8479628160_8a5233b3db_z.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> Remember Vivian Maier?</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> Well, two years later, the documentary is finally coming out!<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.ladycroissant.com/2011/03/mary-poppins.html">Read&nbsp;<b>Part One</b>&nbsp;here</a>.</div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/2o2nBhQ67Zc?rel=0" width="640"></iframe></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LadyCroissant/~4/KoIo_c0iTKw" height="1" width="1"/>aDeLiNehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17852729451656585492noreply@blogger.com5http://www.ladycroissant.com/2013/02/mary-poppins-part-two.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448919464864490462.post-4829137709693355612013-02-13T16:14:00.000+01:002013-02-13T16:20:37.740+01:002013-02-13T16:20:37.740+01:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">• My mom made me a dress •</span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><a href="http://makemylemonade.com/diy-my-favorite-dress/">DIY by Lisa, Make My Lemonade</a></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8385/8464459093_9ca1b86a83_z.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><img border="0" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8385/8464459093_9ca1b86a83_z.jpg" /></span></a></div> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /> </span><br /> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /> </span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">• And&nbsp;<a href="https://soundcloud.com/mokhov/james-blake-retrograde-mokhov-remix">James Blake's latest song</a>&nbsp;is ACE •</span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /> </span></div> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><object height="81" width="100%"><param name="movie" value="https://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F78311326&amp;color=808080&amp;auto_play=false&amp;show_artwork=true&amp;show_playcount=true&amp;show_comments=true"></param> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param> <embed allowscriptaccess="always" src="https://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F78311326&amp;color=808080&amp;auto_play=false&amp;show_artwork=true&amp;show_playcount=true&amp;show_comments=true" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%" height="81"></embed></object><a href="http://soundcloud.com/mokhov/james-blake-retrograde-mokhov-remix">James Blake - Retrograde (Mokhov Trip-hop Remix)</a></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /> </span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /> </span></div> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b>•&nbsp;<a href="http://vine.co/v/bvXDMI1U7Il">Bonus: my silly face, click here</a>&nbsp;•</b></span><br /> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div> </div> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LadyCroissant/~4/CyYM_YJK5mM" height="1" width="1"/>aDeLiNehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17852729451656585492noreply@blogger.com7http://www.ladycroissant.com/2013/02/retrograde.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448919464864490462.post-56569630621691061472013-02-09T17:41:00.000+01:002013-02-09T17:42:23.271+01:002013-02-09T17:42:23.271+01:00<div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /> </span></div> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">There's a new app in town and I think I like it.&nbsp;</span></div> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /> </span></div> </div> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Winter Wonderland! <a href="https://twitter.com/search/%23Oslo">#Oslo</a> <a href="http://t.co/13sEQjXJ" title="http://vine.co/v/b13mXgdlXbd">vine.co/v/b13mXgdlXbd</a></span></div> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">— Adeline(@adollinn) <a href="https://twitter.com/adollinn/status/298404232292339712">February 4, 2013</a></span></div> </div> </blockquote> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="text-align: left;"> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /> </span></div> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /> </span></div> </div> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Currently reading. <a href="http://t.co/Gf3RBdCE" title="http://vine.co/v/bnnAOLpYtrv">vine.co/v/bnnAOLpYtrv</a></span></div> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">— Adeline(@adollinn) <a href="https://twitter.com/adollinn/status/299169800259792896">February 6, 2013</a></span></div> </div> </blockquote> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="text-align: left;"> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /> </span></div> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /> </span></div> </div> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">"These are a few of my favourite things." <a href="http://t.co/HesrM7ZF" title="http://vine.co/v/bJ0WHDDzLXZ">vine.co/v/bJ0WHDDzLXZ</a></span></div> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">— Adeline(@adollinn) <a href="https://twitter.com/adollinn/status/296607635728371712">January 30, 2013</a></span></div> </div> </blockquote> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="text-align: left;"> <br /></div> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="text-align: left;"> <br /></div> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="text-align: left;"> <br /></div> </div> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LadyCroissant/~4/viB3qR7maQs" height="1" width="1"/>aDeLiNehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17852729451656585492noreply@blogger.com5http://www.ladycroissant.com/2013/02/arrival-of-birds.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448919464864490462.post-56912059779494934022013-01-31T15:48:00.000+01:002013-01-31T15:48:33.826+01:002013-01-31T15:48:33.826+01:00<div style="text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">...in January.</span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8050/8388401707_8bded6fc00_z.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><img border="0" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8050/8388401707_8bded6fc00_z.jpg" /></span></a></div> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="color: #333333; line-height: 18px;">"Being a person is getting too complicated. Time to be a unicorn."</span></span></span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #333333; line-height: 18px;">-&nbsp;</span></span><a class="twitter-atreply pretty-link" dir="ltr" href="https://twitter.com/ItsGrumpyCat" style="background-color: white; color: #9f9e9a; line-height: 18px; text-decoration: none;"><s style="color: #c5c4c2; text-decoration: none;">@</s><b>ItsGrumpyCat</b></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;">&nbsp;</span></span></div> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /> <br /> <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18px;">Watching...</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18px;">&nbsp;<a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0443272/?ref_=sr_1">Lincoln</a> •&nbsp;<a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1315981/?ref_=sr_1">A Single Man</a> • <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0925266/?ref_=sr_1">Pushing Daisies</a> • <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1475582/?ref_=sr_1">Sherlock</a></span></span><br /> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18px;">Reading... <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5907.The_Hobbit">The Hobbit</a></span></span><br /> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18px;">Following... <a href="http://www.ada.ladycroissant.com/">Ada</a>'s adventures in <a href="http://www.ada.ladycroissant.com/">Italy</a>.</span></span><br /> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Downloading... <a href="http://vine.co/v/bJ0WHDDzLXZ">Vine</a>.&nbsp;</span><br /> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Procrastinating... a lot.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18px;"><b>And on the blog:</b></span></span><br /> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18px;">• Analogue; Polaroids: <a href="http://www.ladycroissant.com/2013/01/age-is-of-no-importance-unless-you-are.html">London</a>&nbsp;+&nbsp;<a href="http://www.ladycroissant.com/2013/01/time-machine-paris-three-months-ago.html">Paris</a>&nbsp;=&nbsp;</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;">♥</span></span><br /> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;">• iPhoneography;&nbsp;<a href="http://www.ladycroissant.com/2013/01/pink-is-navy-blue-of-india-diana.html">Pink is the navy blue of India</a>.</span></span><br /> <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">• Interview;&nbsp;<a href="http://www.ladycroissant.com/2013/01/have-you-met-eight-biscuits.html">Have you met Ottavia?</a></span></span><br /> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">• Collective Experiment;&nbsp;<a href="http://www.ladycroissant.com/2013/01/talking-trees-part-six-australian.html">Talking Trees - Australian Installment</a> (thanks <a href="http://lauratj.blogspot.no/">Laura</a>!)</span><br /> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18px;"></span></span><br /> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">More? Find me here:</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><a href="https://twitter.com/#!/adollinn/" style="color: #ea9999; text-decoration: none;">Twitter</a>&nbsp;•&nbsp;<a href="http://pinterest.com/adollinn/" style="color: #ea9999; text-decoration: none;">Pinterest</a>&nbsp;•&nbsp;<a href="http://ladycroissant.tumblr.com/" style="color: #ea9999; text-decoration: none;">Tumblr</a><span style="background-color: white;">&nbsp;•&nbsp;<a href="http://instagram.com/adollinn" style="color: #ea9999; text-decoration: none;">Instagram</a></span></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18px; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span></div> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/LadyCroissant/~4/BCC1ZqJ-0u0" height="1" width="1"/>aDeLiNehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17852729451656585492noreply@blogger.com4http://www.ladycroissant.com/2013/01/just-minute.html