Good night

MOA

The Museum of Anthropology is tucked away, at the very far side of the UBC campus. It's just as beautiful inside where there is a huge collection of First Nations art and artifacts.
It would be a beautiful space to have an event or a wedding. It's lovely to visit on a sunny day, but the windows make for a beautiful frame even on Vancouver's typically grey days.

Michael

It's been a Michael Jackson kind of day today at my place.

Oops, I redesigned again

That didn't take long. Eleven days. That must be a record.

Bye Old!

Hello New!

Earth Day

Happy Earth Day, hope it's good and green for you.

Rubber Stamps

I want to buy up a big collection of stamps to make thank you cards and birthday cards and general hello I like you cards.

I rarely get a chance to send anything except invoices or bills in the mail and I love all things post related. I used to have a pen pal in elementary school and checking the mail became so much fun when there was the possibility that there may be something special hiding in the mail box. Where would one find a pen pal these days?


1. Tresijas
2. Norajane
3. Corrabelle

Gravité Gravitas

From Renaud Hallee on Vimeo.

Collected sounds made into music are like collages for you ears. I especially love the visual, you can see the sound.

Here's a small collection of similar posts you may have missed: Bonsai Music, Playing the Audience, Upular.

Tree House, House Tree

I love the whimsy of these houses. I spent half of my childhood in the suburbs and half in the country. Both of our houses had tree houses, the first built by my dad at the back of our postage stamp yard. The second a rotting, crumbling little thing that was tucked away in a break in the trees on our four acres of property. The first I loved, it had a rope swing, trap doors and was in a very good climbing tree. It was a great outlook for checking out the neighbour's pools and surveying the garden. The second, however, seemed so much more mysterious surrounded by a cocoon of greenery. Who knew where it came from or who had built it? I still love the idea of creating a space within the trees, or allowing trees to grow in your space. Some of our clients have a tree growing on their multi-story balcony courtyard twenty-something floors up in a high rise building. It seems so unexpected. Maybe it's just the juxtaposition of the natural and the man made that I like so much. Either way it kind of feels like magic.

حــنــا

Beautiful henna designs found on flickr, click the images to see more designs. I've always admired the intricacy and symmetry of this kind of ornate design. Henna is a plant based dye that stains the skin temporarily, fading from the dark colour you see above to a light reddish brown, eventually fading completely. Bridal mehndi like the above designs are usually applied for special occasions like weddings mostly on the hands and feet. Aren't they beautiful? Next time I'm considering getting a pedicure with a friend, maybe I'll suggest a henna date. Sandal seasons is quickly approaching!

Shades of Pink and Orange

I made some strawberry and lemon iced tea today. Loose leaf black tea with a dash of lapsang souchong brewed up nice and strong. The flesh of a lemon squeezed and thrown into the bottle, two or three sliced strawberries and agave nectar to taste. Yum!

I also picked up a miniature rose plant last week. All the blooms were tightly closed and I wasn't sure what colour they would be when they opened. This week they're wide open, smelling lovely and such a pretty soft orange and pink.

It's in the little things. ♥