Just A Little

This Is Why...

2010-03-13T18:01:00.000-08:00

....I haven't been posting and blogging and such. MUSIC! Yay! And today I posted some rough cuts on myspace. Check them out! More to come!

Click Here...

This Is What's Up...

2010-03-08T10:16:00.001-08:00

Lately life has consisted of;

drinking coffee in Providence,

buying new reading material,

KITTENS!

Indian/hippie shops,

mehndi (bought at store above),

a pretty sweet warehouse practice space,

and practicing in it,

sweet little corabelle,

sweet little birthday baby, audrey,

terranovachurch.org,

and many other things that I will finally start posting very soon. promised!

What's Next.

2010-02-26T05:55:00.000-08:00

Although, it shouldn't be next as I barely have a handle on the Ukulele... it's going to be. I have a music problem. I keep buying bits and pieces, and now I've found a lovely little shop in Kingston that supplies all those bits and pieces. I just put a USB audio interface on hold. I've never used one and I don't know how to use one (in fact I just found out what it looks like), but I'm sure I can figure it out (if you know, please let me know!). Now I have my eye on a Fender banjo that I spotted in the city. I only just touched a banjo for the very first time last weekend. But it only has five strings! How hard can it possibly be?! And that is why I have a problem. "How hard can it possibly be?" and then WHAM. I buy it.

Over the past few weeks I have purchased a laptop (solely for musicalish purposes), a new mic, a few stands, numerous strings for various instruments, etc. I go to shows not to see a show but to hear different types of lyric writing and different styles of guitar playing.

So, here is what inspires me lately (and helps add to my new little addiction...).

Music; Saturday Morning Edition

2010-01-30T09:11:00.000-08:00

This is what I've fallen in love with over the past two weeks...

Haven't Met You Yet

Falling In Love

O My Heart

In Our Talons

Pay to Play

Future Primitive

The Story I Heard

Your Rocky Spine

And Then

2010-01-23T17:50:00.000-08:00

I left LA and officially began my new year in quiet (pretty much) little Plymouth. LA was nice, but it's also nice to be back. So far this year, I've taken the munchkins to the Boston Aquarium, signed up for an open mic night (oooooh look out!), cut my hair again (pictures soon), broken my resolution to always look good, no matter what or where, deleted facebook (WHAT?! Yes. I've more important things to focus on), and gained a lastFM account (amazing! I've been on it all day.... almost), and paid off all my debts and credit cards. I'm feeling pretty good about myself. Yay me. Well.... except the looking good always part...

DisneyLAAAAAANNNNDDD!

2010-01-21T16:06:00.001-08:00

I honest to goodness did not believe all my dreams would come true by visiting Disneyland. Nor did I have any desire to deal with what I thought was going to be the Mecca of all small screaming children. I was terribly terribly wrong.
At eight o clock on Day 3 I was pitching fits about being dragged to Disneyland. Then at ten thirty, when we arrived and Liz, very wisely, led me to the Star Tours ride, and I decided I'd like to stay forever.
All of my dreams have not come true, but then I ONLY spent eleven hours there....
We waited through some ridiculous lines, which turned out to be totally worth it for Pirates of the Caribbean, and India Jones. And while watching the Jedi training camp (I was too tall to play. And they don't allow anyone who could actually beat their pathetic looking Darth Vader.), I had the best Mocha. Ever. The whole experience was magical. Thanks to Liz for dragging me there. I say we pack up our things and move in.

El Ay....Day Two

2010-01-20T17:47:00.000-08:00

Yayayayayayaaaaaaay....

Bettie Page shop on Hollywood!

New Years' resolution in full effect. No more wheat! In n Out cheeseburger on lettuce!

I woke up on day 2 and it hit me.... It's WARM, dude.... And today is January.... So, it didn't much feel like New Years Day, but it was the lovliest one ever.
We skibbled around Hollywood all day, and took pictures, and gawked at tourists and made plans for Disneyland. Visited In n Out burger for the first time since two years ago (far too long). And walked alllllll over kingdom come.
We saw Sherlock Holmes at Graummans (sp?) Chinese Theater, and it was magnificent. And on our way out of the theater, ran into a life size Transformer! Liz wouldn't let me go near it... I would have had to get in a 15 minute line behind a hundred 13 year old boys, so I took pictures from afar.
We enjoyed a very full day, and a long long walk that we finally gave up on and took a cab the rest of the way...
It was glorious!

LA, Day One... New Years Eve

2010-01-19T18:37:00.000-08:00

It's about time for a new post!
This is our (Liz and I) New Years' Eve! We flew into LAX on NYE, and after some terrifying cab rides and primping and general OMG-we're-in-LA-freaking out we headed out to the Viper Room for a night of The Binges/Rhinobucket/Head Cat.
The Binges were amazing and the absolute cutest Punky band I have ever witnessed. I would like to put them in a box and keep it in my closet, and take them out when I need a good dose of ridiculously cute punk. I highly recommend checking them out.
Rhinobucket was interesting. I talked to one of them and he seemed not to like me one bit. Or maybe that was him being the aloof rock star... So, I made him feel old. Not entirely on purpose... quite by accident. But looking back, I'm glad. Ha! The one good thing about them is their bass player's dimples. That, in my opinion, saves them.
And Head Cat was, of course, amazing. Lemmy from Motorhead, Slim Jim from the Stray Cats, and Danny from.....
They were lovely lovely lovely, and Slim Jim has not changed one bit since the Eighties. LURVE!
It was absolutely wonderous to spend the New Year in short sleeves. Lizzie and I decided that every NYE from now on should be spent on Sunset Blvd.

Time for workout! Day 2 Tomorrow!

xo,

G

Holiday

2009-12-30T16:53:00.000-08:00

Off to LA, bright (actually not bright at all. 2 o' clock is nowhere near bright) and early in the morning with Miss Liz!

Loot And My Little Collection

2009-12-26T14:11:00.000-08:00

My stash of intruments is growing! Added to my collection were a new Ukulele, a new Keyboard, a sweet new Mic, and some software to get it all going. I'm beside myself with excitement, and it's a good thing I have a whole ten days off to play with my new things(minus one day. I don't count Monday as a day off. It's a dentist day, in which I expect to have teeth pulled, and things filled, and shots, and blood, and general nastiness. ). I've expirimented a bit with the new Uke, and the Mic, and they are beautiful. I cannot wait to officially start recording legitimate things!
Also cannot wait for New Years in California! Lizzie Menthol and I are heading out on Thursday for fun times at The Viper Room, and Disneyland! A far cry from last years' New Years, in which we were both very very ill and spent the New Year watching "Mean Girls" and drinking White Zinfandel , whilst bemoaning the fact that we were not out celebrating at somewhere more fascinating than my living room. Hooray for LA!!!
In sadder news, I took down the classy black and white Christmas tree to make way for the Keyboards and everything else. I hate taking down Christmas trees and decorations. But not so much that I leave them up til the Fourth of July like some around here... And the joy of new instruments made the "Day After Christmas Blues" not so bad.

Glaedelig Jul!!

2009-12-25T15:05:00.000-08:00

Merry Christmas Everyone!! It was a wonderful day, lots of family, food, silly string, and musical intruments for everyone! I'm off to play with my new things and finally make Chrimboll Cards for everyone. Pictures of my loot coming soon!

New Loves

2009-12-21T19:10:00.001-08:00

I've had the guitar for quite some time, but never really touched it. I only ever played the piano for ages, and I was somewhat afraid of the guitar. Then I became obsessed with the sound of the ukulele beginning last year and have wanted one ever since. Then a week ago I found one for next to nothing. It's really just a toy, but it works nicely when you have no idea what you're doing. Then I decided if I could figure out Uke tabs, I could surely figure out guitar tabs! And so today I learned the A, E and D chords! My fingertips are on fire, but I'm fantastically proud of myself.

Richardson Family Christmas Tree Decoration Process...

2009-12-21T17:56:00.000-08:00

Once a year my whole family (or most of it) gets together for the Decorating of the Christmas tree, a much anticipated event. Mums makes far too much food, we play card games (or in this years' case, "Guesstures".... somewhat like charades), watch Christmas specials, listen to Handel's" Messiah" about 800 times through, and drink champagne, then everyone falls into a serious food coma and Mums decorates the tree entirely by herself. Everyone else encourages her by telling her how well the tree decorating is coming along, and how they'll get up in just a minute and put something on the tree (this rarely happens).
Thanks Mum for being a such a good sport, and loverly job on the tree, as always!

I Heart Sweden; First Aid Kit Edition

2009-12-20T17:32:00.000-08:00

Sisters, Klara & Johanna Söderberg create the prettiest harmonies I've heard in quite some time. Not only are they ridiculously freaking cute, but they are greatly talented too. I adore them, and my crush on Sweden deepens...

Hard Believer

In The Morning

You're Not Coming Home Tonight

Bettie Rebel Vintage

2009-12-20T14:43:00.000-08:00

Bettie Rebel Vintage is now open! I've been somewhat lazy putting things up in the Etsy shop, due to the impending holiday madness. But there are a few things up, among them are my favorite pair of rhinestone clip on earrings from the 50's and some really cool vintage dresses.
Thanks to all the lovely ladies who modeled and baby Jadyn, who I think should be the BRV mascot, "Baby Rebel". She excels at looking coyly over her shoulder.
I'll be doing this again, hopefully soon, complete with wine, pink champagne and fancy party snacks, if you're interested in joining us and being a part of Bettie Rebel madness, let me know!

My Etsy Shop; Gweniverejoy.etsy.com

Stuck In My Head

2009-12-10T15:47:00.000-08:00

Autumn Story

Pretty Girls

White Winter Hymnal

Dry

Oh Bondage

2009-12-07T20:34:00.000-08:00

Felty Goodies for Corabelle and Nutmeg! So far there's only two breakfasts, but soon there will be lunch and dinner and baked goods.

This years' Christmas cards. Recycled brown paper bags and vintage buttons (supposedly my great grandmothers'!), and tea-stained paper.

Tea stained paper is my second favorite project of this Monday, and the nicest smelling.

And my very favorite was fusing plastic shopping bags! When you fold them up and iron them (between sheets of parchment, of course.), they become sheets of pliable fabric-y plastic. I've made a few things with it, but my favorite is the wallet. I know I am somewhat blinded by creativity, but I think it's sort of genius!

Messy messy art room...Finished product!

Gingerbread Mayhem and Happy December!

2009-12-07T20:00:00.000-08:00

I had very very high hopes for my first batch of gingerbread. Idea No. 1 was to create the Millennium Falcon. But after studying the pictures for an hour, I decided it would be far less tiresome to build the seemingly simple and lovely Eiffel tower. Creating templates and actually baking the stuff wasn't bad at all, but due to all the icing and candy, the first two tiers toppled to the counter soon after I added them, leaving only the bottom of the tower and six sad beret-ed Frenchmen. I was seriously considering rebuilding, but I decided on a less ambitious undertaking. 19th Century New York City. Which is in the works!

I'm absolutely loving this December so far! Aside from the disastrous end of the gingerbread Eiffel tower, that is.
As soon as all the turkey and pies were gone, it seems the whole family began preparations for Christmas! My niece, Corabelle learned (and found that she absolutely loves)to sew and with a little help from her Nonnie, made Christmas stockings for everyone in the family.
I found early on Black Friday that my beloved 6 ft. baby-pink Christmas tree was missing from the basement, and then later on realized it was gone entirely. Turns out someone had thrown it out during Spring cleaning. So off I went to look for a new one with the help of Mums. Finding a 6 ft. pink tree is not an easy thing though. So I decided on a shiny new 6'5 white pine with black and silver decorations, and found I love it just as much as a pink one, if not more.

.Give . Thanks.

2009-11-24T15:38:00.000-08:00

It's almost Thanksgiving Eve, the kickoff to the holiday season, and more importantly, the night of The 4th annual Thanksgiving Eve Fiasco! A night, in Cambridge, MA, of punk, Lemincelo, and very. very. very. high. fashion. At least for Captain Jacks, Miz Menthol and Myself. I do believe we are the only ones who dress up for this shindig.... The event is held every year at TT the Bears (only 8 bucks kids!), on Brookline St. and right off Mass Ave. The lineup is always stellar and last year included an old-west style bar fight following the show. Sure to be a grand time!
I decided about two hours ago that the dress that I was making for tomorrow night is not high fashiony enough, that and it'll be absolutely freezing cold. So, I'm off to begin and hopefully finish dress no. 2 before early tomorrow morning, as I have butcher work for the rest of the day!

I Love New York; Sunday

2009-11-09T18:10:00.001-08:00

One of the reasons I went to NY this weekend was to visit this place in S. Troy. I'm not sure what it was, but there are still buildings used on the property, so I chose Sunday thinking maybe I wouldn't run into anyone, but what did they go and do? Stick a highway department across the street and a whole bunch of nervous elderly folks behind it. I had to act the "lost tourist" a few times and ask for directions and pretend I wasn't up to anything. And it was absolutely worth it. The last time I was here, there was about 50% more, and it looks like they've just recently started tearing it down. But I was lucky enough to get inside some of it before they get to it!

I Love New York; Saturday

2009-11-09T17:58:00.001-08:00

Everyone has one of these is upstate New York.

Pouty Mouth Superman

CoraBelle and NutMeg

So far, upstate NY is number one on my list of favorite places. And it is where I spent the past weekend with my brother and his family. And Saturday was filled with babies, museums and carousels!

To Do List; November

2009-11-04T16:32:00.000-08:00

1. Tiramisu- The best-sounding recipe I've found so far can be found HERE
Along with all sorts of baked goodness. I just found this blogger today, and she is an instant favorite. Love love love recipe blogs!

2. Winter White Soup. In my head, it has to be snowing out for me to make this one. There has to be a fire in the fire place, and loved ones will have just come in out of the snow. They are all wearing cream coloured cable-knit sweaters. I think I may have seen this scenario in a Folger's commercial a while ago and it is now stuck in my head .... Anyway, the recipe I plan to use is HERE (and, of course, I'm planning on tweaking a bit)

3. Felt Sushi and Poptarts!!!! There will be more variety than that. Can't live on felt Sushi and Poptarts alone, after all. I have soooo much felt waiting to be used! The only problem here is I've been doing this by trial and error. I wish I had a pattern for some of these, as they are a lot harder to create than you would think. If you have an idea, or know of patterns, let me know!

4. I am so tricking out all of my old sweatshirts and copying this from Modcloth. Modcloth is an awesome site, particularly for vintage. The new stuff is also great, but I can't justify spending $40, when I can make it for way less than that. If I had more money than I had time, maybe. But for now I'm content to use this site for inspiration.

I Less Than Heart Massachusetts; Demolish-My-Dreams-Why-Don't-You Edition.

2009-11-02T16:32:00.000-08:00

My goal for today was to find and explore some of the abandoned places in the area, and Mum and I started out the day exploring at the State Park, which is less than abandoned, but was still lovely and interesting.

When we got back I immediately drove like a maniac to "classified location", near where I live and which I had not realized housed ruins of one of the oldest steel mills in the country! A very exciting find. I don't have pictures yet of that one. Unfortunately in this area the state likes to plant government and state buildings near these types of places. And therefore they are very often crawling with officers. So I only really got a good peek at the ruins. I think I will save them for a very early Sunday morning when the highway dept. (which just happens to be across from the ruins) is still asleep and the cops are groggy (I hope...).
I decided then to visit the Mecca of my Urban Exploration hopes and dreams, The Taunton State Hospital (aka Taunton State Lunatic Asylum).
Pretty much since birth I have wanted to get into this place. I got in once when I was very very very young, probably eight years old (The hospital was very nearly in my backyard), but only for about two minutes. It left a lasting impression. Soon after that we moved and they set up an electric fence around it.
So, this afternoon I pulled onto the property to get another glimpse of the beautiful buildings and found all of the gates open and the fence half down. And as I drove closer, the main building fell to the ground. I almost drove into a tree. Then I saw the sign, "Taunton State Hospital Demolition; Building For The Commonwealth!"
I was even more gutted when I found out that the state shelled out 1.3 Million on this little project, part of which I, unknowingly, helped pay for.
If I ever meet our governor, I will kick him in the kneecaps (I'm not entirely sure it's his fault, but I've pinned it on him anyway...)
I feel a little better knowing I took some of the very last pictures of Taunton State Hospital...

Taunton State Now and Then

Waste Money, Destroy History indeed

Duuuuuude....

2009-11-01T15:28:00.000-08:00

I am so excited my eyes are watering.

One of my favorite things in all the world is Urban Exploration and abandoned places and things. And as I've been sick and computer-ridden (somewhat like bed-ridden except I am glued to the computer...) as of late, I've been doing some research on abandoned places in New England.
First of all, there are BUCKETS of abandoned mental hospitals in my area, which I was somewhat aware of, but I hadn't realized just how many there are. I wanted to kick someone (preferably someone who had something to do with the following and not just any person...) when I found out how many of these historic and architecturally fascinating places had been demolished. Fortunately, there are quite a few still standing.
I fell in love with this site- abandoned but not forgotten
And this one- Fallout
And tomorrow my plan is to visit some of the places in the pictures above, and get some history on them.

Happy Halloween!

2009-10-31T16:17:00.000-07:00

Two costume changes! The first, of course, is the truly outrageous Jem from Jem and the Holograms (Liz gave me the pink wig when she gave up on the idea of jem, and as I am feeling more than a little ill and have done really nothing else today but sleep and watch episodes of Jem, I decided to try it out.).
And the second is my take on 1955 Bettie Crocker! I got the dress at Marshalls for $3 last year at the end of the season. And I was up until two a.m., finishing the apron last night. This costume sort of became 1955 Bettie Crocker Barbie after a while, and hours and hours of mindnumbing sewing til all hours. I'm pretty psyched with the outcome!

It's Almost Halloweentimes...

2009-10-24T08:37:00.000-07:00

I've just decided to do one of the above lovely ladies for halloween. I was between a Tribal fusion dancer(as I already have half the outfit) and a Rollergirl (as I already have the whole getup). But whilst sewing miss Liz Revolution's costume last night (Pictures soon!!), I had a spontaneous brainstorm, and decided exactly what I was going to do. Now if I can only get it done! My house has turned into Project Runway; Raynham Edition. Lizzie and I were up until almost 2 a.m. this morning, sewing. It would be so nice if we could get Tim Gunn for our mentor, letting us know all would be marvelous and fabulous and to make it work, and reminding us exactly how much time is left til Halloween and not to send an unfinished garment down the runway. Le Sigh.
Though, she is probably not what I will be doing (terribly sorry if I got your hopes up on this one), Ms. Betty Crocker 1986 is looking quite saucy in that floppy bow and with that sultry gaze...

Wednesday

2009-10-21T20:00:00.000-07:00

Soundtrack to today (click on the links!);

Book of Right-On

The Blower's Daughter

Sea Song

Diamond Day

The Gentlest Gentleman

You Really Got a Hold on Me

It's Not True

Inspire

2009-10-20T17:45:00.000-07:00

Bad Bird

Loopy Boopy

Shadowcraft by Crafterella, and Owly Shaddow Puppets Feltidermy animals by Feltidermy, and stackable rings by Soop

CircleLineStudio, and SurfaceFlik

These are from the lovely and talented whichgoose.etsy.com

Monday

2009-10-19T15:10:00.000-07:00

I've been on a creative kick, due to all the diet coke I've been consuming. I tend to become more creative when I'm drinking diet coke (only diet, the regular doesn't work the same way. And yes. I realize this is all in my head.). Today Mums and I went for a (very) brisk walk at Borderland state park, which, as it turned out, was still quite snowy from yesterday's storm. It inspired me to knit like mad when we got back. And that in turn, inspired me to rearrange my room and make more space for crafting and such. And when that was complete, the state of my newly organized room inspired me to make a bunch of fascinators and pumpkin muffins with Gashlycrumb tiny toppers (because nothing says Halloween like doomed children...)

Glorious Sunday

2009-10-12T10:38:00.000-07:00

Mums and Dad

My baby brother, Nolan, his girlfriend, Rachel, and their best friend, Adam.

Most of my immediate family wound up at Borderland State Park in Easton yesterday afternoon!

Saturday; A Picture Every Hour.

2009-10-11T19:56:00.000-07:00

When I first moved to Carver from Albany, I worked full time for a butcher. And that's what I did today. Brought glamor to the butcher shop.
After butchering for a few hours, Lizzie Revolution came by and whisked me away to Providence and more specifically, the very best sushi bar on the East Coast (As far as I know...), Tokyo. With zombie movies following that.
A very decent Saturday, in my opinion.

Rainy Birthday Friday

2009-10-09T17:51:00.000-07:00

Bugs has turned two! And as it was a chilly, rainy (however, lovely with the amazing New England foliage), somewhat gloomy day, all we did was take naps and bake. I found a good recipe for Pumpkin Cupcakes on the back of a Jiffy box (I don't think I've mentioned how much I love Jiffy mixes... I do love them. They are more or less all purpose, inexpensive and VINTAGE! Well... vintage-looking...).
I wish I could remember what I put in the apple crisp. I believe it was apples, frozen organic raspberries, sucanat (a natural, organic sugar substitute), and the top was a mix of quick-oats, brown sugar, a little cinnamon, nutmeg and butter. Then I baked it until it "looked done" and the house smelled like fall. I tend to leave baking to fate, but so far that has worked for me. I am far less likely to actually follow a recipe, or leave it be and not tamper with it. There's a good recipe here. And if you add a bag of frozen strawberries, or blueberries, or pineapple, or mango, or raspberries to the mix, you are to be congratulated on your adventurous spirit. Keep up the good work.

Sunday Afternoon

2009-10-08T18:49:00.000-07:00

I was quite sick of my surroundings on Sunday afternoon, so I changed them. And found all sorts of lovely things. Abandoned mills in Taunton, A lake in Somersette (I could be wrong... I was lost. But that was entirely my intention.), nifty shells, rocks and bits of driftwood, and a fascinating elderly lady at the gas station who stopped to chat as if we were old friends.

I Heart New York; Saratoga Edition

2009-10-07T20:43:00.000-07:00

Lizzie Menthol and I went for an adventure in New York last weekend. It turned out to be not so fun for Liz, as she caught a mild case of the swine flu or something... she was sick for all of our adventure (and also had to deal with waking up at three a.m. to Tristen and I mesmerized by really loud late night cartoons. I'm sorry, Lizzie Menthol...). I pulled every muscle in my neck whilst tribal dancing until four in the morning, and did not have full range of motion until five days later (entirely worth it.). Then it rained. But rain in NY is not a terrible thing (unless you've caught the plague. which she did.), it was very mild and lovely (except for the bit on the highway, on the way back to Albany. we very nearly died in the crazy downpours.). Rain doesn't just fall in Saratoga. It dances. All this really to say, nothing can shake my LURVE of upstate NY.

DroolBlog.

2009-09-24T15:56:00.000-07:00

Dance class was last night! A few of us were asked to perform for a fundraiser in Somerville. I'm going to pretend it's something spiffy and not just Cable Access...
I'm very excited to start costuming and such. My style of bellydance is Tribal Fusion. This means lots of Middle-Eastern metal type doodads and shells and knicknacks.

Tribal Fusion Bellydance is the most breathtaking thing I have ever seen up to this point. And I'm working on bringing it to the East Coast, because, sadly, I haven't seen anything like it out here yet.

Le Belle Epoche...

2009-09-21T12:22:00.000-07:00

This is the 24th year in a row that I've missed New York Fashion Week. I may have to have a party to celebrate this bittersweet anniversary....
Since I could not be there though, the designers I adore kindly put up pictures and Style.com contributed lovely, lovely videos.
Here are some of my favorites, ones that inspire, and pieces and outfits I am absolutely going to copy (this is probably why i never get invited to fashion week. I'm a sneaky fashion copy-cat).
And Pre-Spring? Really? You have to go and make up seasons to get gussied up for, where seasons don't belong?! I love and hate that idea...
I got goosebumps all over the place when I was watching the Anna Sui runway show and she used the tremendously talented band, Bat For Lashes. Almost the same degree of goosebumps I got when "DJ Mr. F " combined The Decemberists and The Cantina song from Star Wars, A New Hope... almost...

Betsy;

Chanel;

Carolina;

Proenza;

Weekend

2009-09-21T09:10:00.001-07:00

It was a 50's housewife sort of day on Saturday...

Sunday Afternoon;

Then later on is was supposed to become "1994 Grunge", but apparently I can't do grunge. Because I failed horribly and became "1994 Nautical". I don't mind Nautical inspired outfits at all, but I don't understand how I get those two mixed up.

One of my besties, Liz Revolution, and I made our way to Boston for adventures. And even though I've sworn off punk rock for ever and always, we wound up at the Ducky Boys show at Harper's Ferry. Which, as it turned out, was quite good.

walk in the woods

2009-09-17T19:42:00.001-07:00

Mums and I went for a power walk at the Ames Estate in Mansfield earlier this week. It's a very large estate with paths through the woods and beside ponds and in gardens. There was considerably less power in my walk, as there is so much to take pictures of...

books

2009-09-17T18:51:00.000-07:00

Today's mission was book thrifting!
Found; An old-timey Alice In Wonderland, which, surprisingly, I'd never read. I'd like all of the illustrations as a sleeve tattoo. It's probably a very good thing I can't afford such things because I'd probably be covered in beloved childrens book illustrations.
I've yet to read The Animal Family, perhaps tonight, over tea...
Again, the lure here was illustrations by Maurice Sendak, and though there aren't many illustrations, the book sounds promising.
And my absolute favorite find of this month (so far) is the Brambly Hedge series by Jill Barklem. They are absolutely beautiful, and I remember being read them before bed and on rainy days and such.

2009-09-17T18:30:00.000-07:00

This is, I suppose, my official first blog. In all honesty, though, I've started about ten of them and now they're all sitting patiently in some interwebs waiting room...or maybe orphanage... waiting for me to remember their passwords and report something earthshatteringly wonderous. This blog will not have the same fate. Promised.
My name is Gwenivere. Welcome to my blog.