Saturday 31 July 2010

i do give a fig...

went for a farewell lunch at pizza express in Soho (the jazz one) yesterday and had THE MOST DELICIOUS DESSERT i have ever tasted. it was a Dolcetti (mini dessert with coffee) called Caffe Reale which consisted of baby figs in cinnamon and white wine syrup with a delicious dollop of mascarpone...yummmmm...i am def going to replicate this at  home and have searched the internet for mini-figs...found these lovely ones from the bay tree so will be tracking them down soon...

july mattresses

more mattresses spotted....

checkerd past...Wendover Road, NW10 (19th July)

back of HSBC...London Road, Hounslow (22nd July)

this one's a REAL BEAUTY!!!...looks positively....dare i say it...VINTAGE?
Harelesden High Street, NW10 (23rd July)

flying past on onbie i spotted this one from the bike
Sidmouth Road, NW10 (24th July)

try hiding...i will find you - Holland Road, NW10 (26th July)

on the way to the caff - Holland Road, NW10 (31st July)

sunset over mattressland - Wrottesley Road, NW10 (31st July)

pure gold

lovin' this mattressy flyer for upcoming NYC show from circus gold spotted via wooster#

Tuesday 27 July 2010

Monday 26 July 2010

come dine with me


can't believe i missed this fab looking exhibition of knit/crochet art from kate jenkins...who has a shop in Brighton called cardigan (which i will be sure to visit soon) and here's her blog ...am so glad i found this..even if i did miss the show...HANG ON...blog says the show has been extended till 3rd August..YAY!

Trellick LOVE

can't believe i have never mentioned the beautiful canvas print of Trellick Tower that i have...made by artist Jayson Lilley who's "signature bright colours and slick lines create everyday images and themes into iconic scenes"....mmm...lovely jubbly...i have a pink one...its lush...

trellicketching

from here and from this photo

gee gee over trellick...

via here

trellick skirt

another great Trellick Tower item...from clothkits and spotted here

tattoo photography

rather beautiful black and white photos of beautiful people and their beautiful tattoos...from  jean francois carly (spotted via trendhunter)

instructtoos

via trendhunter

summer dressing

great summer fashions from the general public of London-town...via the guardian

and one over the pond....

MAC Disney Villains

can't wait to get me mitts on some of these disney villain inspired MAC Venomous Villain cosmetics...available in September!

lip-smacking

i sooooo want one of these fab Lulu Guiness clutches ...available here

evil misfortune cookies

brilliant ...from here via here

Translocation

wow...amazing photography by George Logan in his new book Translocation - he traveled to Namibia, Tanzania and Kenya photographing animals in their natural habitat, then shot landscapes in Scotland and Cornwall and merged them...amazing (spotted via india knight's posterous).

going going bike

check out this brand new (ebay like) auction site for all things bikey...spotted via london cycle chic

house inspiration

 via bliss

Beklina

beautiful dress from here via bliss