hello pinterest!

So as usual I was a little slow on the uptake on this internet trend, but I finally got myself a pinterest! Well I signed up ages ago, but only just activated my account. I'm not quite converted yet, but I shall persist!

You can check out my pins so far over here!

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World Vegan Day

On Sunday, we headed on down to the World Vegan Day celebrations at the Abbotsford Convent. I had a little vegan slip-up while working last week, so I was looking forward to eating some deeelish vegan treats!

It was super hot so I was a bit excited to wear my new fave dress sans stockings.



There were even more stalls and displays than last year! I was a little disappointed that we missed out on a show bag, but we more than made up for it with all the yummies that we ate.

We started with a Funky Pie. I chose the ‘chilli-non-carne’, as I am loving all things Mexican at the moment! So good.



Then we stocked up on Mister Nice Guy cupcakes. Ahhmazing. We got the ‘French toast’ and ‘Betty White’ which we took home to share. I’m looking forward to sharing the last two with my sister tonight!







But possibly my favourite treat of all were sour worms and coke bottles! I don’t think I have had either since I was about 12, so I was particularly happy when I saw them. Yummo!





And I got some vegan dog food samples, all of which Flinnette loved! I threw them to her and she caught (almost) all of them in the air! This doggy is eating a lot of vegan food at the moment. She loves pretty much everything, so she’s easy to convert!









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Happy 7-11 Day!

Happy 7-11 Day! Free little slurpies? Don't mind if I do!











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Strawberries!

Recently, we were given hundreds and hundreds of beautiful, organic, freshly picked strawberries. Strawberries are one of my favourite fruits and they make me so excited that warm weather is on its way!





We originally planned to make them into jam, but soon decided they were much too beautiful and chose to live off strawberries for the next week! I'm so glad we did!

My new favourite morning tea treat is strawberries on toast! Simply some buttered (well, nuttelexed) wholegrain toast, some fresh mint, a few squished strawberries and a teeny drizzle of pure maple syrup. Amaaazing.

Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii

When one of my dear friends sent me the link to this amazing site, I came across the work of Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii. Prokudin-Gorskii was a Russian photographer around the beginning of the 20th century. Of course I had seen his most famous photograph - the only colour photo of Tolstoy - but had never really thought about just how early it must have been taken! While photography as a form of art has never hugely interested me, I love looking at old photos; I particularly love early colour photographs. I am also madly in love with all things Russian! So many of my favourite books are by Russian authors and I have always dreamed of travelling there. So needless to say, I find Prokudin-Gorskii’s photos amazing. They provide such an amazing view into Russian life at the time. I have spent quite a while reading about his life and photography techniques. These are just a few of my favourite pictures.

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[caption id="attachment_487" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="1905-1915"][/caption]

[caption id="attachment_479" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="1910"][/caption]

[caption id="attachment_480" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="1909"][/caption]

[caption id="attachment_481" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="1905-1915"][/caption]

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[caption id="attachment_483" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="1911 or 1912"][/caption]

[caption id="attachment_484" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="1912"][/caption]

[caption id="attachment_485" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="1910"][/caption]

[caption id="attachment_489" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="1905-1915"][/caption]

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Midnight in Paris

Last night we went along to see Midnight in Paris. It was the first Woody Allen film that I’ve seen and really, really loved. And me oh my did I love it. It tells the story of a Hollywood script writer who dreams of being a novelist. He travels to Paris with his fiancé and her family. While I knew that the movie involved a bit of time travel and a lot of wandering the streets at night, I had no idea about all the great writers and artists Gil would meet along the way. I giggled with glee at every new character. I loved how they interacted with one another and how they were all exactly as I imagined. I wished that it went on forever and ever. I don’t want to give to much away, so this is just the best movie and I would recommend you see it right away!