Welcome to Monday lovers, I have but one hero this morning it is the sun…
Forget having a love affair or admiration of the achievements of others, anything that can transform the mood of a nation is absolutely praiseworthy in my books. So, let me continue with this unabashed admiration in the form of song…
Take it away Roy Ayers!!!!
Now, onto the rest of it… the things that I love this week are:
Awesome engagement… could this be the best ever???
Wedding Uggs, I’m going to be the subversive soul who likes the idea of slumming it up the aisle; as opposed to having screaming corns and cursing bunions. So, yeah, it may make me sartorially challenged – but I think I could make it work!
Beards – an entire book about beards! Yayness
It’s all Peachy Keen! via OMG I’m Getting Married
Just love the bones of this gorgeous wedding via Southbound Bride
Hello Lovers and Lovelies *pinches some bottoms, kisses some cheeks* welcome to Monday, you might have noticed like Engine, Engine number 9 the website came off the proverbial tracks this weekend. It is being a rather naughty thing – we went to the garden of England, and it decided to go and frolic in the sunshine. It is back now! Praise the lord (and the tech guys – we loves em!). so, it means that we are back to Monday.
This weeks hero Marie Colvin, might seem like an odd one to have on a wedding blog – but you’ve got to salute the amazing bravery of someone who is willing to go to the heart of conflicts – and lay down their life, for the sake of being able to give voice to the voiceless.
So this weeks follow goes to Amnesty International I appreciate the fact that I have the freedom to express myself, and live in the exact way that I want – and it is a right that sadly not everyone has – so go to the website and may it inspire you to donate.
And in slightly lighter news our link love five for the week is:
Taking couples shoots to another level – Switcheroo
Well happy Monday, we are kind of digging the fact that the mornings are lighter, and the sky is a wicked shade of blue at the moment. Yes, in the wee hours you do get that cartoon-esque nasal icicle drip because it is still rather cold. But London town is looking mighty fine and knowing that we are transitioning into the spring is a nice feeling, and we are also rather excited about Pancake Day *licks lips LL Cool J style – although why is he always licking his lips we should have a telephon for Ladies Love Cool James and get him some Vaseline*. Since it is technically a fried Yorkshire pudding we are going to have to experiment with Pancakes and some gravy; don’t get disgusted you know that you wanna try it too.
So, time to kick of the week’s shenanigans this week’s follow is the lovely Yolande De Vries, lovely photographer and a good all around homosapien. You might also remember that we had a little competition running for a shoot with the lovely Yolande… and the lucky son of a gun is!
Halcyon Smith
Massive congratulations lovely, we can’t wait to see the results of your shoot!
We know that we are very late coming to the superbowl and Grammy party but this week’s heroes are Adele (nothing quite puts Karl Lagerfeld in his place like winning 6 Grammies)
And M.I.A as rude gesticulating and doing bad things with your fingers is always one for the win!
And the fab five for the week is:
An Adorable Foodie Chicago Wedding on 100 Layer Cake
Sweet Inspiration from Katja Grauman via 79 Ideas
Paper porn *drool* via Blink Blink
DIY Confetti Tablecloth via Oh Happy Day
London Fashion Week 2012 *we are getting our daily fashion fix from Vogue*
Oh and ‘cos we are nice like that have some Adele to accompany you morning skiving (we all know that your on the clock dear hearts, but we won’t tell *wink*
You all know from my tweets about my love/hate affair with Apple products. But, Steve Jobs and Apple defined a generation and no matter what I feel about Apple, as a company they have redefined technology and made niche geek products the ubiquitous mainstream.
Apple is tied to two of my most important experiences. The first bit of serious geek tech that I ever owned was an IPod. I remember watching the 50 cent video P.I.M.P, and being awestruck by the little white and metal box with the music, and I jokingly said to my brother that I wanted one. I didn’t expect one they were exorbitantly expensive at the time so when the I opened my pressies on Xmas morning I remember being totally blown away when my joke request turned into a real present from my brother, it’s genuinely one of the sweetest and thoughtful gifts that he ever bought for me.
The second was the first time that I sat down in the computer lab at Uni and marvelled over one of the most beautiful computers that I ever had the pleasure of seeing. White curves and dark screen with the most beautifully concealed side loading CD slot and I was in love. And it was on an Apple that I learnt the skills to pay my bills, and the machine on which I decided that I wanted to be a graphic designer.
One thing that I do know for sure is that the products of a visionary helped me to translate some of my abstract thoughts into something tangible, and some of my vague dreams into a solid reality. Steve Jobs, you were a visionary – and although I vacillate between my PC and HTC, the little geek who gasped the first time that she saw the white curves of Apple Mac, laughed at the beauty of a Pixar movie, and walked around with music bumping through white ear buds; salutes you for being an innovator who change the world one product at a time.
But, mainly I salute you because you remind me of how much you can live before you die. R.I.P
