Posts Tagged ‘life’
i don’t know if its just coincidence but i think this 7×7 ‘week in pictures’ type feature holds magical powers. it makes weeks go very, very fast!
first off, lets talk about the new header! if you’re reading this via an rss reader come on over to the site and tell me what you think of the new scheme. its a little bit toy-town, a little bit mary blair, and a little bit alexander girard.
to people in cooler climates, this photo isn’t very inspiring but did we get some rain or what?! there was thunder and lightening and the concreted area in front of our porch turned into an impromptu wading pool! but its good news, because we’re in a constant state of drought here. we have serious water restrictions in place – the most difficult to live with is limiting shower time. how i long for an obscenely long shower!
i had a lovely valentines day! i got flowers, and breakfast and hugs. the ladies working at the florist where my flowers were bought gave my son his own valentines day rose. what a ladykiller!
and these were my stunning flowers! a whole big pink mess of orchids! my boyfriend is so funny, he was telling me how he went to a bunch of florists, but he has a particular florist for each kind of flower he usually buys me: one is good for lillies, another does great roses etc. i’m a very lucky girl!
on thursday i got to take a day off: hip hip hooray! so my friend and i caught up for some coffee and lunch and i got presents and home made jam! and i got to eat this delicious toasted pide, filled with roasted pumpkin, chickpease, baby spinach, goats cheese and caramalised onions. yep, it was deeeeelicious!
after our deicious lunch we decided if this was going to be a lady date, then we really should go and do something silly like get a pedicure. so my toes are now ‘purple with a purpose’. i wish i had the job to think up color names!
tonight i made a big batch of chilli, and while i was chopping up the peppers i was struck by how awesomely colorful they are. maybe i can make a nailpolish color called ‘pepper with a purpose’? or maybe not haha
i hope you have a really great weekend. does anyone have anything exciting planned? our weekend looks a bit fragmented with work, and gigs, but i’m sure with the batch of chilli, and the perfect weather we’re having we will have some nice late summer fun. til monday, take care lovlies!
this week has been quiet. between keeping busy with home life, work life and blog life, there wasn’t much time for adventures, and thats reflected in this mostly home-centered week of photos. so enjoy this peek into my week!
breakfast is a lot sunnier when you notice your stuff matches! i should’ve fried up some eggs to drape over the teapot and chucked some yellow colored juice around to give it a bit of a ‘salvidor dali does breakfast’ thing. the pedestal mug reads ‘young lovers’ on the base, isn’t that sweet?
i was dusting my shelves, and overcome with lust for my coveted olivetti valentine typewriter. so it got its own little photoshoot. there should be a rule that everyone gets a valentine typewriter on valentine’s day, don’t you think?
this is the ‘chunky move’ dace company’s theatre. isn’t it a great building? i was actually visiting my friend at the contemporary art centre next door. shame there was no blue sky, that oxidized metal would’ve really popped against our roaring blue sky!
since coming home, i’m having to come to terms with the fact that no one is going to bring me room service. so i’ve turned to the trusty collection of recipe books i inherited. they’re a great source of inspiration, though rarely its dinner-related inspiration!
look who i found lurking in my kitchen cupboard! i told him to go away because we hadn’t even had valentine’s day yet and when i looked the following day he was gone! i asked my boyfriend if he’d seen the bunny but he just mumbled something to me through a mouthful of chocolate. very mysterious!
at the start of the year i made a pledge to read a book a fortnight, and so far i’m ahead of schedule! i’m really looking forward to getting stuck into my current reading “diners, bowling alleys & trailer parks: chasing the american dream in postwar consumer culture”. i ordered mine from here.
look what i found in my fabric stash! isn’t it cute? i’ve been holding on to it because its so cute i don’t want to cut it! any ideas on what to do with it?
i hope you have a great weekend, don’t forget my valentine’s day treasures for a last minute idea, and see you on monday.
wow, am i ever late getting this post up. where is the time going lately? its like time has given up on 2009 and is just racing ahead to 2010. any ideas on what we’re supposed to call the 2010′s yet? i’m going with the tenties.
i’m joining in the what’s hot and what’s not started over at loobylu. if you would like to do one too, just write up your own hot/not list and link back at loobylu.com using the widget.
hot
✽ the weather. yes, it’s literally been hot. i’ve had hammock time, and summer evening drinks in the garden!
✽ friends getting top secret awesome opportunities just for being so great and talented. you know who you are, and you know i will sleep on your couch and visit you in your foreign land. well done you!!
✽ vintage red gingham stacking mugs! wheeee! imagine having your wholesome hot beverage out of those?
✽ little sparrow. i can hardly believe such an awesome place exists so close to home! great stuff to buy, and lovely people, and an opportunity to share my stuff too. its super.
✽ impromptu ice cream sundaes for good boys. take a scoop of plain vanilla ice cream, add a dash of jelly crystals and a spoonful of colorful cupcake sprinkles and you get one very happy chappy!
✽ my amazing bag from peta pledger. its such a great bag! i can fit so many stuffs in it and the fabric is way, way cool. now everyone go and buy something from peta, cos she is HOT!
✽ passports arriving in the mail. now my peeps are legit and i can take them on holidays!
✽ getting lots of nice comments on my what i wore and christmas posts. thanks guys!
not
✽ lactose intolerance = no ice cream sundaes for me
✽ lustily tucking into my beef in oyster sauce and chomping down on the inside of my mouth.
✽ not having any friends with a pool. come on peeps! get your acts together. you don’t expect moi to take a dip in the public baths do you!?
✽ postage from canada. tooooooooooo sloooooooooooooooow
yep! it’s another meme today. go on, indulge me, readers. it’s so late in the day and my brain is a bit broken today. i promise i’ll show you lots of pretty pictures tomorrow ok? this one comes courtesy of the charming looby lu. so what is hot & not hot on planet pilgrim?
what’s hot:
✽ getting organized and booking hotels and transfers for the draw! pilgrim tour of california 2010. actually booking stuff makes it so much more real and exciting! next step: planning fun stuff to see and do.
✽ spending a carefree day poking around in the chapel street bazaar and emerging with some vintage treasures. pictured above.
✽ planning costumes for a friend’s halloween housewarming party. pics next week. yay!
✽ spring days full of sunshine and birdsong, and crisp cool evenings full of stars.
✽ amazing youtube find prisencolinensinainciusol its not english, its not italian, its gibberish in an accent! and its catchy!
✽ finding a post about my sweet neighbourhood by neryl walker on design*sponge.
✽ learning to love wearing all those silk scarves i have accumulated.
what’s not:
✽ spending spring days full of sunshine and birdsong indoors, beavering away.
✽ my boyfriend always having work to do during business hours. sniffle. its so very unreasonable of him to not be able to meet me for an impromptu afternoon drink.
✽ feeling un-svelte and out of shape. i’m no health nut, but i need to stop eating so much rubbish. and drink more water! and get an early night!
✽ grocery shopping and cooking dinner: boooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooring (see also washing dishes)
✽ hearing my son cry out in the night due to a bad dream. he’s forgotten by morning, but it always sounds so sad.
✽ cats who vomit = not. hot. just hairy and unwelcome.
pan am poster by peter max
as mentioned the other day, my little family and i are planning a big californian adventure for january. my boyfriend has never travelled internationally before so its extra exciting introducing him to the fun in planning an adventure all of your own. we’ll be in california for 3 weeks, and though our main purpose is a music trade show, that only lasts one weekend so there is much more adventure to be had! we’re planning on seeing los angeles, anaheim, san diego, and san francisco.
this is where i need your help, oh lovely knowledgeable readers! see, i’m overwhelmed. my brain is melting just working out the whole disneyland thing. so i’m looking for hot tips on groovy places to stay – hotels or even general districts that are interesting or fun. i need to know intriguing places to shop, places to eat, things to see, all of it – share your experiences with me and save me from pre-holiday brain melt!
either comment below or email me at drawpilgrim (at) gmail.com
today i flew to the city where i grew up to spend some time with my dad who was diagnosed with terminal cancer, and given a survival time of 6 months. 1 year on he’s still going. he’s pretty unstoppable, and its hard to imagine him ever ultimately stopping. he is getting weaker now though, and with each month’s visit comes nasty new surprises and more stressful goodbyes. even though my mum passed away from cancer 5 years ago i still don’t have a grasp on how to handle it, so its a very draining time, but i’m grateful for the time we do get to spend together.
i’m reluctant to say this, but i’ve decided to take the rest of this week off from blogging. this blog is my happy place, and a distraction from harsh reality, but i need to keep some of my happy energy all for myself right now. i hope you can understand. regular programming will resume on monday.
thanks for reading, see you next week.
