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A Peek at the Week: And Breathe...

2012-05-27T23:37:00.000+01:00

I'm so relaxed and contented here right now, I might never leave again. Mean it. This is mainly due to the weather, which has just been consistently spectacular! Sigh... (the good kind). I also have a strong belief that seaside air is good for the soul. This week I've been back and forth to the beach and eaten chocolate ice creams - plural. AND I managed to get my hands on a swimsuit -

The Saturday Salute 26.05.12

2012-05-26T14:45:00.000+01:00

This is an out-take from my Garden Glory shoot. Gosh-darn that pesky doggy! So it is nearly the end of May... *$&%!? I guess that when you disappear for two months, the year starts to fly by pretty quick! Currently I'm enjoying some quality, soul-quenching, get-back-in-the-swing-of-things down time here in a very sunny West Wales. Real life watch out, because I'll be hitting you hard next

Eclectic Aesthetic: Garden Glory

2012-05-23T22:31:00.001+01:00

If I had written a to-do list yesterday it might have read: photograph some pretty flowers, pick some of those flowers, take pictures of self with said flowers. Because that was pretty much my day. The shirt and shorts are both charity shop finds, so this outfit maybe cost £3.00 at most. The flowers were free. You can spot my doggy Molly in the background here, she wanted in on the

Words to Live By #191

2012-05-21T19:10:00.000+01:00

Image thanks to alessandro "The mystery of life isn’t a problem to solve, but a reality to experience." Frank Herbert

A Peek at the Week: Life's a Beach

2012-05-21T18:59:00.000+01:00

So much for sitting by the fire...! The weather in West Wales is being accommodatingly delicious this week, and the beach at Penbryn just blew me away. If only I'd brought my swimsuit, I'd be taking a dip!

Going into Retreat Mode

2012-05-18T18:52:00.000+01:00

Image thanks to yvette And so she landed back to earth with a bump. That’s right, my big trip is over, and as I imagined, real life has been a bit of a shock to the system. Since being home to Bristol I’ve gone into what I call ‘cave-mode’; a kind of hibernation. I’ve left the house all of once to buy groceries which are quickly running out. I’ve lived mostly in my bed and watched

Words to Live By #190

2012-05-14T20:39:00.000+01:00

Image thanks to martina "There was nowhere to go but everywhere..." Jack Kerouac

A Peek at the Week: Leaving My Heart in NYC

2012-05-14T20:30:00.000+01:00

New York, you've been good to me. I'll be seeing you again soon ♥

Words to Live By #189

2012-05-08T19:26:00.000+01:00

Image thanks to lucia "Go be that starving Artist you’re afraid to be. Open up that journal and get poetic finally. Volunteer. Suck it up and travel. You were not born here to work and pay taxes. You were put here to be part of a vast organism to explore and create. Stop putting it off. The world has much more to offer than what’s on 15 televisions at TGI Fridays. Take pictures. Scare

The Saturday Salute 05.05.2012

2012-05-05T22:46:00.000+01:00

Image thanks to ianôhara Hello lovelies, how's life? My New York adventure is mostly being defined by my absolute lack of cash now - and this is not a city to be broke in, believe me! But I'm still managing to keep myself entertained. I'm back home in less than two weeks, unbelievable! In my poverty, these rather wonderful links have provided budget entertainment... // Ellen went to Spain

Why Style Fluidity = Style Salvation...

2012-05-01T21:26:00.000+01:00

Image thanks to kevin It has been a long-standing obsession of mine to uniform dress; to find a style identity I can stick to. I have rabidly admired the looks of Sandra and Nubby for their consistent commitment to their individual style statement. Then, whilst wandering amongst the rails of the Urban Outfitters that is literally five doors down from my NYC pad, I picked up a top.

Words to Live By #188

2012-05-01T00:53:00.000+01:00

Image thanks to martina "Look and think before opening the shutter. The heart and mind are the true lens of the camera." Yousuf Karsh

The Colour Conundrum

2012-04-25T23:01:00.001+01:00

Colour No.1 by trulymadlymegan featuring a wingtip oxford If you've been hankering after more of my style posts lately, you might be pleased to hop over to Being Little where I did a lil'guest post on wearing COLOUR! Ch-ch-check it out. If you've hopped on over here from Being Little: Hi! And come on in! The water's great.

Words to Live By #187

2012-04-23T20:06:00.001+01:00

Image thanks to martina "When we give in the world what we want the most, we heal the broken part inside each of us." Eve Ensler

A Peek at the Week: Spring Sunshine

2012-04-23T19:56:00.002+01:00

You might not believe me if I said I never really thought of myself as a city girl, but New York has such a perfect, gritty kind of beauty to me. A beauty that is impossible to imagine until you experience it. I think the photo of a dirty sidewalk strewn with pink blossoms kind of sums it up though. I hope you had a beautiful week.

The Saturday Salute 21.04.2012

2012-04-21T21:26:00.001+01:00

This is the view from my friend's roof... (!) Another quiet week on the blog, but I'm sure if you're a some-time follower you'll know that means I've been having lots of fun! I've hopped around to Brooklyn and Jersey, made several new friends, strolled in the sunshine, driven beside the city sky line at night, clambered rocks at midnight and seen a racoon up close. I've gotten addicted to

Words to Live By #186

2012-04-16T12:00:00.000+01:00

Image thanks Cari Ann "You could have a steam train, if you'd just lay down your tracks."Peter Gabriel

A Peek at the Week: City Dwelling

2012-04-16T05:14:00.000+01:00

My pad. The kitchen is also kind of the bathroom... Don't ask. Craftacular! A little disappointing, to be honest. I looped once around and nothing grabbed my attention. Still fun though! Pink. The city is still in bloom, and I love it. Fresh lemonade. Ain't nothing better for the soul on a hot city day! CAKE! The place where this is from is next door to where I live. Next door. God help me.

The Saturday Salute 14.04.2012

2012-04-14T17:10:00.000+01:00

Image thanks to martina My, doesn't it seem a long time since I've cobbled a Salute together? Well, being on the interwebs has not been top of my to-do and thus I've had very little in the way of links to offer! This week, however, this girl's finally got a little home away from home to call her own (pictures tomorrow!) And what does that mean? Plenty o'time for surfing that great goddess we call

Oh, Yosemite!

2012-04-13T17:51:00.000+01:00

Honestly one of the most - if not the most magical place I've ever been.

Floods-of-Tears Thresholds and the Power of Ignoring Your Fear

2012-04-12T23:42:00.000+01:00

Image thanks to Cari Ann "There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are messengers of overwhelming grief...and unspeakable love." Washington Irving Many of you will know how scared I admitted to being in the lead up to my adventure across the Atlantic. There have been a few times in my life when I’

In San Francisco...

2012-04-12T01:49:00.000+01:00

...there are special sunrises. ...there is a pretty famous bridge. ...there are colourful corners. ...there is a coffee with your name on it. ...there are the kind of street signs you want to follow. ...there is sand between your toes. ...there is healthy food worth getting excited about. ...there are the world's wonkiest streets! ...there are views you'll never forget. ...they know

Words to Live By #185

2012-04-09T16:43:00.000+01:00

Yosemite Valley, California (spot the waterfall!) "Try and fail, but don't fail to try."Stephen Kaggwa I've spent the last few days in Boulder, Colorado hanging out with some new friends. Tonight I'm flying back to NYC to begin a new phase in my adventure and I can't wait! This phase will consist of writing. Lots and lots of writing. And a chance to finally share a tonne more pictures with you

30 Survival Tips for the Modern Day Gal, or, ‘Advice to My Younger Self’

2012-04-04T04:39:00.000+01:00

Image thanks to martina "It’s one of my theories that when people give you advice, they’re really just talking to themselves in the past." Austin Kleon Life is tough. Somehow they forgot to prepare you for that when they were convincing you Pythagoras’ theorem would come in handy. It hasn’t. I don’t profess to be a guru in life-living, but I’ve survived so far. I’ve survived heartbreak and sour

Words to Live By #184

2012-04-02T20:23:00.000+01:00

“This life is yours. Take the power to choose what you want to do and do it well. Take the power to love what you want in life and love it honestly. Take the power to walk in the forest and be a part of nature. Take the power to control your own life. No one else can do it for you. Take the power to make your life happy.” Susan Polis Schutz A thousand apologies for my extended silence! I've