Nature’s first green is gold,
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leafs a flower;
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf.
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day.
Nothing gold can stay.
- Robert Frost
Gorgeous isn’t it? Frost’s elegant usage of the transience of nature as an allegory of the evanescence of the material and [...]
Looking at Tim’s secondary school pictures churns up lots of memories. *grin* We used to be such fashion disasters (sorry darlings, gotta admit it). Huge baggy grunge jeans?!?!?!! What were we thinking!!!! eeep. *cringe* I even remember what we said at that time: Why do people have to change just to fit in with their [...]
It’s been a while since I enjoyed a book this much. And a proper one at that- chick lit doesn’t really count- pedantry on shoes, clothes and the like isn’t actually pedantry it seems. Anyway, dare I say it, The Remains of the Day has toppled The Secret History as my favourite book. The prose [...]
Sometimes after aimless wandering from one blog to another by seemingly neverending corridors of links I think to myself, god. these people really think too much. So I won’t. Instead, I shall present to you something words can never ever achieve: The Most Perfect Pair of Strappy Golden Sandals in the world, the Universe and [...]
The ultimate summer sandals. I love the braided leather and burled wood…it’s so earthy. It’s art. These beat the Chloe ones in my opinion.
These scream to be taken out… tonight. =)
While Tim doesn’t actually *approve* of my shoe habit, I think he at least acknowledges that there is some basis for it.
http://www.millionsingaporedollars.com/blog.php
Baby steps… =P
If you have to ask the price, it’s too expensive.
http://www.harrywinston.com/
I’m a candle addict. I LOVE them. I know Eug says it’s a marketing ploy to make suckers like me pay through the nose for scented wax but I don’t care!!! The really good quality ones are so pretty and the gorgeous scent just whisks you off instantly to cloud 9. I know everyone raves [...]
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