This Old Love website is addictive. Set some time aside and give yourself over.
Jack Nicholson and Anjelica Huston / Barbra Streisand and Elliot Gould / F. Scott Fitzgerald and Zelda
via Isabelle OC
‘sup?
What’s going on with you? This week I lost 4lbs, dreamt of people I used to know, made cookies that were basically 100% butter, ate tofu and read about the creation of false selves. Hardcore.
It’s a late and tiny …going on? but it’s been a bit busy and I’ve been a bit moany so brevity is probably best.
WISHLIST
It’s Christmas! Nearly. So, here’s a ridiculous wishlist of things that I don’t need:
I’m not usually a fan of her clothes and accessories but this Orla Kiely bag makes me want to run around in circles, jump up and down and drink lemonade. It’s fun.
Paper & Chain make simple jewellery and I love them for it. This chevron necklace is perfect.
We all need boots. Every year a new pair. Like everyone else I’ve been eyeing up these from Topshop but I’m also liking the look of the Fran boots over at Oasis.
I hate jumpsuits but I love pineapples so this offering from Whistles confuses me to my very core. Do I like it? Do I not like it? I think I like it but I’d like a dress better.
THINGS
David Foster Wallace’s The Pale King drafts.
I’m going to be baking bacon brownies this weekend thanks to Andrea. Bacon x chocolate = win?
Right, so that’s what’s going on. Next week we should have our tree all decked out in ridiculous decorations and I’ll have a bad case of mulled wine mouth.
Merry Christmas! Season’s Greetings! Ho ho ho!
New Anthony Burrill print. It’ll wake you up in the morning.
Glorious food.
Since the arrival of our weekly veg box we’ve decided to eat less meat and it’s been easy. It’s all about the vegetables – romanesco cauliflower, jerusalem artichokes, sweet potatoes, leeks, mushrooms, swede, squash – a never-ending parade of good stuff to eat and create new recipes. I even bought some tofu which I marinated and chucked on top of a stir-fry last night, it was delicious. This is not to say we’re not going to eat meat because we are, but the meat we do eat will come from a good place and taste as good as it possibly can.
One of my favourite, and easiest recipes, is pasta with cavolo nero (kale or cabbage will do).
First up, get your pasta cooking (spaghetti is good), fry off some chopped garlic in oil, add some chopped anchovies (as many as you like, 2/3 per person is good) and dried chilli flakes and cook for a few mins then set aside until the pasta is nearly done. In the meantime blanch your sliced up greens (a min in some salted boiled water), drain and run under the cold tap and set aside to drain until your ready for it. A few mins before the pasta is ready, re-heat up your pan with the garlic and anchovies, add the greens, season with lots of black pepper and squeeze on the juice of half a lemon. Drain your pasta (keep a little of the water), add to the pan with the garlic, mix around, add some water to loosen, grate on as much parmesan, or pecorino as you fancy and eat. Delicious, cheap and easy. Sometimes I add a few capers to the anchovies. Mmmmm.
Prada Resort 2012 lips. Yep, that’s right, lips.
Michelle Williams rocked this on the cover of Elle and I thought, “Damn her pretty little head. I love her. I love that dress.”
Can someone make a decent knock-off of this, please? The operative word being decent. Oh, and the sleeves are important so don’t hack them off and don’t change the neckline, this isn’t slutsville you know.
Ok, I’m done. Look at it.
I missed a What’s going on? post last week and this one is surely late? I blame the cold I had. So, what is going on?
BLOGS
I haven’t had much of a chance to scope out new blogs so I thought I’d highlight a few that I return to visit almost daily. I tried to explain what it is that draws me back again and again but I can’t quite get a handle on it. I think it’s mostly because they’re honest. Honest and beautiful.
For Me, For You
vic
ungt blod
Sunken Treasure
TELLY
I’ve been watching New Girl and so far, so good. Any show that plays my favourite tune of all time (“Eye of the Tiger”) on handbells wins my vote. Plus Zooey Deschanel’s hair is made of awesome. I’ve got a picture of her hair in a locket around my neck and look at it every day to remind myself that amazing hair is possible. Also, do I want my fringe back?
BOOKS
I’ve finally started reading 1Q84 and I’m smitten. I love that the first character we encounter is called Aomame, literally meaning ‘green peas’. It makes me smile and smiles are sometimes hard to come by.
CLOTHES
I’m obsessing over peter pan collars. I. NEED. TO. STOP. THIS. I. WILL. NEVER. WEAR. THEM. So, here are a few I like the look of:
I like the cut of this glitter collar affair over at Jaeger Boutique but I’m not so keen on the lack of arms but at half price maybe wanting some arm coverage is asking too much.
This leopard collar at Zara is one of many good offerings they have on their website and this spotty see through one is ace and verging on the “I may seem sweet in my peter pan collar blouse but you can see my boobies” look.
The current queen of peter pan collars is Charlotte Taylor and she’s definitely the way to go if you’ve also got a penchant for a sweet print. Expensive though, so maybe save up all your xmas dough.
INSTAGRAM
Sometimes it’s easier to show you what’s been going on.
So, that’s that. Not a hella lot of of excitement but those times are ahead. Now, time for tea and porridge. What are you having for breakfast?
via Owl On Holiday
Makes my heart feel hot.
Let’s share. Here’s a small selection of the images living all over my desktop. Unfortunately I don’t have credits for most of these. My desktop is a dumping ground, a little less littered what with the advent of Pinterest , but still a bit dumpy. What’s on your desktop?
