Five Senses Friday

It's Friday! What's more, I see blue sky (but still someone walking around under an umbrella?)! I feel like this week has flown by, which is great because fun times come quickly but also a little scary because I can't quite wrap my head around the fact that it is already June. June! Here's some reflections for the end of the week.

:Feeling:

Torn about selling this floral lawn like Italian scarf. It was originally photographed for the shop but in a fit of whimsy I tied up in my hair last night and quite liked it.

:Tasting:

Fresh raspberries and So Delicious coconut milk cookie dough ice cream. That ice cream is ridiculous.

:Seeing:

This empty lot in Strathcona acting like the boundary between old and new. This morning I read an article that Richard had brought home for me, it was all about the gentrification of our neighbourhood and how a few of the older and more 'colourful' folks who have lived here for decades have recently passed away. They all bought their homes for a song when it was still considered a slum and now houses are going for over a million. Not only that, but these stunning old homes are being pulled down to build....pretend stunning old homes? Makes my heart heavy.

:Hearing:

Hilarious dramatic pauses that were used quite liberally in Mad Love. Highly recommend.

:Smelling:

Coffee being brewed as I work in my new 'office'. I'm going to start coming down to the local Bean Around the World in the mornings to get my computer work out of the way while Richard sleeps. It smells so good, I kind of wish I loved the taste as much as the smell!

Have a good weekend friends! If you're in Vancouver, you should probably come out to the Spool of Thread grand opening. Don't know what Spool of Thread is? It's an extremely cute sewing lounge and fabric store recently opened by some of our besties in East Van. An amazing selection of fabrics and patterns, sewing machines that you can rent by the hour and fun classes!

Darwin in Orange

Hello friends! This is just a quick little plug for my very clever husband who has his t-shirt design up for scoring on Threadless. It's taken from an original lino cut that he did awhile back and it took a bit of nudging from me for him to put it forward, but I think it would make a really great shirt! If you think so too, it would be so great if you could pop over here and score the design. The more people who score it and comment, the more likely they'll want to print it. Thanks so much in advance for your help!

N.E.E.T

N.E.E.T Magazine is a fantastic online publication based in the UK that features 'grassroots creativity', and I really, really love it. It's run by editor Stephanie J and consistently features really diverse and beautiful fashion, photography, design and styling. Some of the things I really like about N.E.E.T is that they include a lot of vintage clothing along with new stuff, and that they also work with a lot of bloggers and newer photographer and designers. It gives it a really eclectic and collaborative feel, and there is truly something for everyone!

Ha, I'm obviously a fan so I was really thrilled to find out that we were going to be one of the four eco-friendly designers to be interviewed by (the lovely) Adele from Moderne Motive. I must admit it caused a slight meltdown on my part, as we had to take a photo of the two of us (our laptop was out of order with all our images on it) and you know when you have an idea in your head that does just not want to translate into reality? Yep, that was basically how things were going. Oh, plus there was next to no light in our apartment and for some absurd reason by attempts to look cool, calm and collected instead made me look smug. I may have flounced onto the couch in despair.

I am really happy with how it all turned out though, and totally honoured to be featured in such a great publication! The interviews start on page 110, but I'd definitely recommend putting aside some time to take a look through the whole thing, as always there are many, many lovely things.

WIP Wednesday: Morning light

I'm not even going to pretend that I'm a morning person. Never have been, most likely never really will be. But I want to be! You know how in movies and on tv shows they always have all this magical time before school or work to sit down for breakfast, read the paper, chat, etc. Where does this time come from! I don't really understand how that all works, aside from the fact that of course a) it's not real and b) if it was real (and you know there are people out there who for this is totally normal) of course it is just because they actually get up earlier than just 20 minutes before they have to get out the door. I have to admit, the times I do get up early, once I'm up I really love it. I enjoy the quiet, not feeling like I have to rush and sitting in the morning light. So I'm going to try and make this a bit more of a habit. Which will mean not staying up past midnight, ahem. Also, this is starting tomorrow as today I couldn't bear to drag myself out of bed due to this incessant rain! So how about you? Morning person or night owl?

Here's some link love for your perusal today, especially if it's anything like here and you're planning on hibernating all day;

- I'm in love with these cross stitch pendants by the very clever Heather of Dahlhaus.

- I really enjoyed this piece on Native appropriation, heritage capitalism and Antiques Roadshow.

- I've decided that I must have this tent for summer camping, and if not then at least this adorable sleeping bag. Or this one! Swoon. (via frolic)!

- Totally floored by this diorama that Julianna made.

- Skateistan.

- Stunning shots of New York (one of the worlds most beautiful cities, in my opinion) by my friend Alex.