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Mandatory outfit posts before I go away, sorry about the lack of them but I've been dressing pretty boringly lately. For work & heat, sometimes I just can't be bothered.

But introducing my lovely gorgeous garden/balcony! Complete with a colour spectrum of flowers

Finally got some more film for my lomo camera...queue the plastic photography experimenting all summer, any tips?

Sorry about the squinting, it was windy & I didn't have anything in my hair. Oh well, I still caused some raised eyebrows as a 6 foot ginger girl in heels, giant peg legs & a bra. It's weird thought because you still feel like you're wearing a normal top. Thoughts on mesh?

What do you think of my new necklace? My friend Jesus gave me the leg charms because my nickname's Legs...

Posts have been written, poured over & scheduled.

See you on the other side

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I'm sure you've all heard of Monki before but SERIOUSLY why no online shop? It's killing me inside slightly...just a little bit, that we don't have an equal/alternative here in the UK

Things I want

And is it really wrong that I'm seriously considering asking someone Swedish to go & buy me underwear from Monki if I give them the money?

Also kind of overly obsessed with this Dagmar dress that I saw Susie Bubble wearing last month & haven't actually been able to get out of my head. How heart stoppingly beautiful is it?

Oh & excitement over issue 16 of BFR mag which I did a page for. If you don't know of Barbara Frankie & her wonderful zine & blog already then I suggest you head over & read.

Anyway my dears, having taken on extra time at work to earn some Paris (possibly New York !?@£U$^£) spending money & forcing myself to actually pretend to do some art work over summer, my blogging might be a little sporadic over the next month or so. I'm doing a summer camp in America all of August...hence the possibly New York, but there's no time! Must be back in time for Reading... Anyway why do you care about my summer plans?

I'll set up some scheduled posts & all will be restored in the wonderful internet world.


Summer Love.

POETRYTHURSDAY±5

Cats Sleep Anywhere
by Eleanor Farjeon

Cats sleep anywhere, any table, any chair.
Top of piano, window-ledge, in the middle, on the edge.
Open draw, empty shoe, anybody's lap will do.
Fitted in a cardboard box, in the cupboard with your frocks.
Anywhere! They don't care! Cats sleep anywhere.

I DID IT

Thoughts?

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What I arrived home in/went out in last night:


Spent the weekend trying to cram read Angela Carter, visiting exhibitions, watching Breaking Bad on the internet (bad I know, but where else could we see series 3?) & searching for vintage shops in Paris. Have a giant list composed of writing them from books at work & TFS.

Do you have any tips? I would ADORE some advice from someone who's been recently. I know my basics like Free P Star, Come on Eileen, Kiliwatch & the markets (Vanves, Ouen & Clignancourt) but have been searching for less 'obvious' but sure ones...

Also can't get this song out of my head. Old but still good:

BOOKS

Reading Now -
The Life & Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentlemen
By Lawrence Sterne
One of the first postmodern books. It's a challenge
& a half but well worth the effort if you're into this kind
of thing... A Cock & Bull Story was based on it.

Anticipating -
Portrait of an Addict as a Young Man
by Bill Clegg
Memoir of the notorious literary agent with the monster
of all cocaine addictions. Have you read A Million Tiny
Pieces? If not you should, but I figure this'll be along the
same lines... Although maybe Oprah will stay away this
time. I like books about drugs ok?!

EXHIBITIONS

Seeing Now -
The New Decor at Southbank/the Hayward Gallery
Collection of 30 artists who do interior design inspired
installations. It's more art though. This thing below by
Monica Bonvicini was a highlight but it was all good

Anticipating -
Hussein Chalayan at the Lisson Gallery
He is perhaps by absolute favorite designer and I
pretty much fell madly in love with him after seeing his
exhibition at the design museum. So I CAN'T WAIT to
see what he does here. I will tell all once I've been

Sorry for the disjointed post. Running out the door to buy flowers to fuel my new gardening obsession (will post pics when it's more perfect!) & then too work & I've got too many thoughts now this summer things started & I have been left to entertain myself.

What have you been up too?

POETRYTHURSDAY±4

Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
by Dylan Thomas

Do not go gentle into that good night,
Old age should burn and rage at close of day;
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

Though wise men at their end know dark is right,
Because their words had forked no lightning they
Do not go gentle into that good night.

Good men, the last wave by, crying how bright
Their frail deeds might have danced in a green bay,
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

Wild men who caught and sang the sun in flight,
And learn, too late, they grieved it on its way,
Do not go gentle into that good night.

Grave men, near death, who see with blinding sight
Blind eyes could blaze like meteors and be gay,
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

And you, my father, there on the sad height,
Curse, bless me now with your fierce tears, I pray.
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.


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