A Weekend in Pictures # 12

This past weekend we packed our car to the brim and escaped to the coldest little town in the Karoo. Here we huddled up in our colorful house whilst surrounding by cold, dry dessert. It was magical. When the morning sun warmed the earth, long walks were taken. The rest of time was spend planning meals, cooking it on the coal stove and then gobbling up our tasty creations; playing board games by candle light, stargazing, vintage treasure hunt shopping, playing hide and seek and re-discovering the absolute pleasures of family and friendship.

When we came  back, I realised I left my heart in Sutherland.

30 Things before Thirty # 4 (Learning the art of taking good pictures)

I am starting with a course in photography today and I couldn't be more thrilled. (Groupon, I love you!!!!!).....

No more blurry photos (like this one, which I kind of like), over-exposure and bad composition!

Oh, how very excited I am!!!

This weekend I plan to .......

Hope you have a happy weekend too.

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I would never ever......

    No, I am just not brave enough...

....but these kind of make me wish I was.

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Weekend in Pictures # 11

the last of summer fruits ♥ dusting off the dancing shoes ♥ smelling the roses ♥ eating way to many pastries ♥ the best gifts, if you ask me,  are  books (and double points if it's poetry books) - Thank you Trev.

BOOKED!!!

My plane ticket to France is booked ...and I've been doing happy dances all day long.

Oh, and OF COURSE I had to celebrate my upcoming date with pretty Paris with a cup of coffee and a  croissant!

When my mom was 13 .....

.....she made this adorable little tapestry.

It seems like my mother has always loved beautiful things. I am hardly surprised because her whole garage is filled to the brim with old furniture, boxes of vintage fabric, dress patterns, porcelain and tons of other hidden treasures. She is a terrible hoarder but I love it because now that my sister and I have our own apartments, we get to decorate it with pretty things from my mommy's "collection". It is also where I found this little guy, packed away with other old photographs.

It now has a special place in my apartment amongst all the other print I love. A little reminder of the beauty of girlhood and how it's never really lost.