Monday 19 April 2010

Spring and Babies and Nests and Whimsies

Hey team. I don't have much free time for blogging at the moment, which is no fun. I am trying to follow my tips below and be a good thesis writer, and also good (outdoorsy, stretchy-stretchy) break taker.


I took a longer, more lovely break yesterday. My friend and I hosted a baby shower for our other bestie here. About a month ago, new mummy-friend has taken a rather literal approach to nesty, turning into an owl, owl's nest and general enchanted forest obsessive. So my friend and I tried to honour and nourish that in our Spring set-up. No pink or white allowed!

The final look was a little more Aussie-fied in the end than I had expected, but I was the only one who noticed, and I actually loved the shrine to the goddesses of abundance feel! I am sure Aphaea and Hera or whoever were appeased. Yes, a guest made these lush cupcakes with sparkle dusting:


I even threw on an owl tee to keep my friend happy (that I wore with a very light apricot full skirt with some black floral detailing). I am stretching it out here to show it off, rather than my chest, to a make slightly odd, sporty chick effect, but you get the idea:


And this is me riding home with some some goodies to brighten up my College room. Small pleasures, these days, including the dozen winks, toots and waves I received on my way. One of my friends said I seemed like one of those Amelie types. I did cop a spectacularly bad haircut in the week (which makes me look like I am wearing a hair-helmet) so it's all about the seemingly French, but actually cover-up, pony and short fringe pushed to the side. I wish or at least wish a bit that I was a floaty, Amelie type, but I am not really. I plan to unleash a whole lot more whimsy when this thesis is done, but I might not:

4 comments:

Kate said...

That last photo is stunning! I wish I was there to give you little pretties, too!

Good Enough Woman said...

I love the colors and the balloons! Really, really wonderful, AH. And you are darling on the bike. I like your t-shirt, but I like the yellow skirt even more. THanks for sharing these pics!

Anonymous said...

What a beautiful party (with sparkly dusting and appeasing of the goddesses to boot)! The owl tshirt rocks, and that bike picture is absolutely lovely.

(Weird coincidence: showing a clip from Amelie in class tomorrow!)

Unknown said...

creating a mylar balloon forest, replete with daffodils, sunshine and the warmth of great friends ... all this to celebrate new life as well as being a celebration of life itself, as your amelie picture so verily captures. love your spirit jussie xxx