tea stained totems

feeling guilty for spending money I do not have, but am as pleased as punch with my new Iefke de Roos dress

I spy

the first bit of sun all day

windows that need cleaning

and a large furry beast with attitude

a few scattered showers they said

they just happened to be "scattered" over our garden

the lost ones

in the most horrid touristy square of the capital opposite a very famous coffee shop, wedged between the street dancers and their ghetto blaster, a funny little lady was selling handmade critters from a battered suitcase

these guys jumped into my pocket and came back home with me

they are settling in ok, but miss the coffee shop

just kids

with Andrew away, I decided to read the book I had given him for his birthday (he has not actually read it yet, so I had to be careful not to crack the spine in case he might notice on his return)

the book completely blew me away and I had to read it in one sitting, only pausing once for tea

after I had finished it and dried my tears, I went into town and in the spirit of Oprah, bought 3 copies for friends that simply have to read it too

as I can not bear people telling me what a book is about, I will spare you my synopsis of "just kids by Patti Smith", but I must urge you all to go out and read it

ps 3 friends you know who you are, so don't buy it yourselves!

a belated birthday and a wedding

loads to do and of course absolutely nothing to wear

not exactly Hemingway, Picasso or Chatwin

but what are we without aspirations?

I am now the proud owner of my first moleskine

yes, moleskine, the notebook of super important people, if you please

feeling suitably pretentious and smug

a great little book

by

the second picture of the birds "awaiting trial" is just brilliant

you can buy it through subbacultcha

miaow

what better than a museum dedicated to cats?

left with a bunch of great cards and a faint smell of cat wee in our nose

you see; the museum is also the home of lots of furry friends who are allowed to potter around freely

I definitely know someone who feels he deserves a space there

in a nutshell

weeds (lots of)

being stung by a wasp

pressed flowers and ruffly flowers

and veg making faces at me

raindrops

keep falling on my veg