weekend at tamara's

i spent a lovely weekend at my friend tamara's home, a few hours drive from mine. i went with petunia & her husband. tamara has the cutest little place & i especially loved the colored glass.her bright kitchen holds a clever collection of teas.we ate indian food at our favorite place. we always go here when we visit this town.at a festival, we spotted a blue dog! see him?while at the beach, we came upon a wedding & slightly crashed it for a little bit. weddings always make me happy : )my toms took me many places this weekend.i took a photo of this because i really liked the yellow color on the wall!i'm back home in my busy city & am feeling a bit under the weather now :/ but i watched a japanese film recommendation from amy called nana (it was cute!) & am watching i capture the castle (i'll let you know how it is soon!) now, so that makes me happy.

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natalie: i need to get into a spring mood! but i really miss winter... :/

pauline: well, now this awesome find is headed your way! : )

amy: me too! i thought the creamer/pitcher was way cool. so you are reading never let me go?? wow! that is pretty neat. i am so bad at actually reading books before i see the movies...

inside the cabinet of wonder: aww! yeah it sold the night i listed it! i want to go find some more things to put on etsy soon!

sarah~mechelle: oh you are so right! i totally forgot about maria having a carpet bag in the beginning of the movie!! oh by the way, how did you like never let me go?

dandelionkisses: yup he was stationed there!

shelbyisms: hehe for sure shelby! i'll be lookin'. oh yeah i know! i didn't really like it that much... :/ it just made me too sad. & not in the beautiful kind of way...

new vintage

i opened my shop up again & added some new vintage items! i'm excited because i think they are really neat & it was kind of hard to part with them... : )

i also added an upcycled tote bag that i will be making more of soon!

blooming

everything has been blooming so pretty at my place. it's all so lovely & smells incredible : ) i watched never let me go last night. it was kind of a downer, at least it made me feel that way, but it was quite interesting & the colors, scenery, & clothing were lovely (but had a sadness to them too). what i really liked was the three main actors. they are some of my favorites, especially carey mulligan. have you seen it? what do you think? i'm off for a mini trip with petunia & some friends this weekend. i'm excited : ) i have no idea what happend to my replies....ooops... replies: allison: ooo! i haven't heard of that book, but i looked it up & it looks interesting! natalie: thanks! everything turned out just right. my favorite colors are green & pink hehe. amy: thank you : ) the photos are actually representing the mexican holiday day of the dead. it's part of my heritage & all very interesting! but they do look quite zombie-esque! dandelionkisses: haha really? yeah it would make sense that that was where he would be stationed. that is where papi was too : ) make it easy: you are right on the money with the sugar skulls! & thanks, i'm happy you enjoyed my music! that kate: it was a lovely trip : ) & you definitely must try the lychee one! it's really good & tastes quite like it! brit: brit!! i've missed you & your posts! i hope you are well too : )

green & blue

this is the polaroid my sister took of me on our trip. the blue & green blanket in the background is a vintage one that i picked up at the thrift store the other day for $6. though you can't tell from the photo, it has birds on it! i brought it with me back to my place in the city & i'm going to use it for the first time today. i went to festival de la famillia today with my friend. they had an art gallery with lots of neat photographs & paintings. these are a few of my favorites!i'm headed to the library at school early tomorrow because i have a project due tomorrow night. i hope it turns out good!

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natalie: it was! the fairy treehouse even had a children's book that went with it, but i don't remember what it was called...

petunia: awww thanks : ) the brown cup was made of chocolate & inside was a mocha mouse (i think!). it was good, but a little too rich for me!

dandelionkisses: haha yes! we'll just add it to our growing list of places we have to go together! lol. we were in san diego : )

amy: it was the first time i tried calpico! the lychee is really good!! : )

inside the cabinet of wonder: the polaroid (above) just for you! hehe. aww thanks, i'm blushing now! haha. zandra rhodes's work is so awesome! i really liked it all!

family road trip

i'm back from my trip! it was such an enjoyable trip too. we did so much & it was difficult to pick out photos to show you all. so, i apologize for the abundance of photos in this post! the trip with my family lots of beautiful scenery:& we ate lots of new, interesting & delicious food! (i liked the art on this restaurant's menu)we spent time at a few different beaches : )& i brought my polaroid along to enjoy too! (my sister is taking a photo of me with it :D)we visited many museums & they were beautiful, inside & out.one museum had a whole collection of work from zandra rhodes. it was all very beautiful!i am standing in front of some of her fabric. such pretty pink!this little fairy treehouse was my favorite!we all had such a lovely time & i can't wait for the next trip i will go on! (maybe next weekend!)

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mlle.emma: haha really? i've never seen toys. i looked it up & it seems interesting! the windfarm is one of my favorite places. i think it's just a beautiful combination of nature & technology.

april: hello! & thank you, i surely did have fun : )

inside the cabinet of wonder: awesome time nicola! thanks : )

shelbyisms: isn't oh comely awesome?! it kind of reminds me of australia's frankie. the us needs a magazine like them! & haha i'm all excited at the idea of being "published" too :D

natalie: it really is! i love wearing the little hairbow.

k: having a pen buddy IS super cool. i'm sure if you just post on your blog or ask another blogger, they would be happy to write to you! : )

brynna: pen pals are awesome! especially if they are across the world : ). for here--and--there, nicola & i were trying to think of some kind of project that we could do together & incorporate the fact that we lived in two different countries. therefore here--and--there was born!

sarah~mechelle: eeee! yay i can't wait for the package! : ) (i haven't been back to my place where i live on my own, for the past two weeks, so it is probably waiting for me there!). oh & you saw oto-na-ri? sweet! yes, i loved the flower shop! i hope you watched until the very end, because after or during the credits they have a little more. kind of like a little epilogue i suppose.

gemma: hello! i know, right?! i'm going to try my hand at some pipe cleaner people soon.

dandelionkisses: seriously, huh?!? let me know how you like solanin!

linda: ooo! ok ok. i shall accept the challenge soon! thanks!

amy: hehe : ) i don't really read too much manga. i've only read about two. i found nana on youtube & have it saved, so i will be watching it soon! & i'll definitely look up hana kimi! thanks, amy! i will tell her that you said to open an etsy!