thanks and goodbye xx

after a long and winding year, it's time for this little duck to hang up her boots for an indefinite break (i may be back in the new year...) thank you for popping by and visiting, it's been lovely. goodbye and so long all my dear readers xx

dreaming the day away

these gorgeous pics are from dear and yonder and thomas campbell's trim your life away. make you want to go surfing? me too xx

i do not care...

seaside dreaming

ahh... dreaming of being by the ocean today... 'little sailor' by Spanish artist Blanca Gomez, all her little pictures are very cute and worth a look.

happy gardening

my basil is dying, the back lawn has turned to dust, and snails are taking over... time to jump into the gumboots for a weekend of digging, weeding, planting and pruning. happy gardening xx

ps. see directions here for the perfect french messy bun, ooh la la!

head to the beach

as the days seem to get warmer and warmer, there's only one place to be peeps - the beach. see you down there xx

lovely photos

exactly what i plan on doing soon, frolicking with my puppy in the glistening sun. this image is from the absolutely devine blog the drifter and the gypsy.


so beautiful and relaxing, part of the series Le Demoiselles D'Hamilton by David Hamilton. reminds me of my friend steph and i (i'd be the one with the hat on of course)

see you tomorrow xx

old and new

a few random pics that i like, a couple of vintage looking pieces i found on google images, and a new piece by kelly smith. her blog birdy and me is worth a look, lots of beautiful greylead/watercolour pretty pictures. hope you all survived friday the 13th... and monday for that matter xx

mo fish

happy movember everyone!

thanks Cara for the technical support!

road trip

fish and i are off this weekend to test out the new camper trailer. it's going to be hot, so enjoy everyone!