I don't trust....

"I DON’T TRUST THE TRUTH OF MEMORIES
BECAUSE WHAT LEAVES US
DEPARTS FOREVER
THERE’S ONLY ONE CURRENT OF THIS SACRED RIVER
BUT I STILL WANT TO REMAIN FAITHFUL
TO MY FIRST ASTONISHMENTS
TO RECOGNIZE AS WISDOM THE CHILD’S WONDER
AND TO CARRY IN MYSELF UNTIL THE END A PATH
IN THE WOODS OF MY CHILDHOOD
DAPPLED WITH PATCHES OF SUNLIGHT
TO SEARCH FOR IT EVERYWHERE
IN MUSEUMS IN THE SHADE OF CHURCHES
THIS PATH ON WHICH I RAN UNAWARE
A SIX-YEAR OLD
TOWARD MY PRIMARY MYSTERIOUS ALONENESS"

~   Anna Kamieńska, from “A Path in the Woods,“Astonishments: Selected Poems of Anna Kamieńska, eds & trans. Grazyna Drabik and David Curzon (Paraclete Press, 2007)

image no source, anyone?- via maggieontherocks

No one knows...

"NO ONE KNOWS FOR CERTAIN HOW MUCH IMPACT THEY HAVE ON THE LIVES OF OTHER PEOPLE. 

OFTENTIMES, WE HAVE NO CLUE. YET WE PUSH IT JUST THE SAME."

~   JAY ASHER, Thirteen Reasons Why  

FRANZ GRÜNEWALD - Øjeblik - for C-Heads Magazine

you'll have to learn...

"EVERY NEW DREAM HAS ITS OWN DANCE STEP AND RHYTHM THAT YOU’LL HAVE TO LEARN IF YOU WANT TO PARTNER WITH IT."

~   JONATHAN CARROLL

Lolita book cover

all you need is...

If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.
— Cicero

Marc Jacobs|The Secret Garden

little treasures; Made by hand

little treasures; Made by Hand

by

pia jane bijkerk
 this will her new book- the third one in her Made by Hand series.
featuring over 50 handmade gifts given to her and her partner when their baby daughter Laly was born.  
there will also be some simple how-to guides for some of the items pia made in the lead up to Laly's arrival.
i look forward having this 'another' beautiful little treasure on my bookshelf...

pia's little treasures made by hand is a self publishing adventure.
please support her. the best way for you is to read all about it here 
there is only 10 days left!

 

wishing you all the best pia.

much love

xxx

nomad

on my wish list sibella court's new book NOMAD: a beautiful photographic collection of travel shots + spaces. pre order your book now!

my heart wanders

my new book...      my heart wanders of pia jane bijkerk is stunningly beautiful and inspirational. (it brought a lot of memories and emotions up)

 a MUST...    have

image pia jane bijkerk

... lovely to finally meet pia after our email conversations. 

read what my lovely friend dayle had to say:

green been food: pia jane bijkerk...my heart wanders book launch: "my dear friend mady (+ check out her gorgeous blog anabundance ) invited me to pia jane bijkerk's book launch 'my heart wanders' on ..."

...the afternoon was just perfect

my heart wanders

pia jane bijkerk's new book my heart wanders will be available at bookstores across the country soon... i am very excited not only to own her new book in a few days time, but to meet the lovely pia herself.

here are a few dates with book launches in australia, 
make sure you check her site out for updates.

friday, april 29: sydney book launch ariel books, paddington

saturday april 30: melbourne book launch magnolia square, malvern town hall

saturday, april 30: melbourne empire vintage, albert park

saturday, may 7: brisbane book launch, milton

currently reading

i am reading rembrandt's whore at the moment by sylvie matton.

it's beautifully written- serene, subtle,

honest and emotional, using rich historical detail.

what are you reading? here

abundance

i bought so many books and magazines lately

i can't get enough... my bookshelves are overloaded

here

moments in time

the story of an adventure that became a book

i want...
anne valerie hash

yoko omori

this book is beyond words,

the images speak for themselves.

i MUST have it
...........................

for a girl

yoko omori

...the more muted and neutral-toned images

from yoko omori's for a girl, a collection of

omori's work as a stylist, is full of fascinating,

beautiful, somewhat eccentric people.

i would love to own this book.