Red Hair Galore

"Like an apple on a tree
Hiding out behind the leaves
I was difficult to reach
But you picked me
Like a shell upon a beach
Just another pretty piece
I was difficult to see
But you picked me
Yeah you picked me"

  

Alison Sudol from A Fine Frenzy is amazing. Her metophorical lyrics and delicate melodies make for perfect summertime tunes. I especially love her hair in the below photo. She sure gives redheads a good name! I miss my once scarlet mane..

Mix It Up

I've recently become obsessed with blenders. I have yet to source the ultimate blender for myself, so in the meantime I have been doing a bit of research and came across these! Best thing of all, they help raise funds for Breast Cancer so it's all for a good cause.

Aren't they simply delightful! I especially love this lady:

This collection is available from PopGadget. Unfortunately they're WAY out of my price range... But hey, a girl can dream can't she?

But The Greatest Of All Is Love

" L'amour est patient, amour est aimable. Il n'envie pas, il ne se vante pas, il n'est pas fier. Il n'est pas grossier, il n'est pas égoïste, il n'est pas facilement irrité, il ne garde aucun disque des maux. L'amour n'enchante pas dans le mal mais se réjouit avec la vérité. Il se protège toujours, toujours des confiances, toujours espoirs, persévère toujours. "

~ 1 Corinthians 13v4-7

An Alien in Their Sight

This is where I will be going in exactly 37 days from now!
Doesn't the landscape and culture look magnificent?
I just love the vivacious nature of the people.

I can't wait to go to a pasar malam

Guess where?

Bring on the Summer Days

Today is unofficially the first day of summer. For some reason unbeknown to me I always think of feet when I think of Summer. Perhaps it's my inner hippie coming out, or maybe it's just my longing to kick off my stuffy heels and feel the cool grass under my toes. I'm really hoping this weekend is fine weather. My pale complexion could do with a touch of colour!

For those who aren't fortunate enough to tan well, Palmer's have a great cocoa butter formula moisturiser with gradual tanner which smells absolutely delicious! It also comes in a facial moisturiser. And for only $12 a tube who wouldn't love to smell like chocolate and look beautifully bronze?!

"All things colourful, quirky, vintage and bazaar!"

One of the girls I work with recently mentioned a book she had heard about; Bazaar Style by Selina Lake. I looked it up online and immediately fell in love with Selina's quirky and diverse style.



The way she blends colours and textures together is really inspirational. I especially love how she uses clothes as wall features. I am definitely going to take notes so that I can give my room personality when I move into my new place!

Accidents Don't Just Happen

"You are who you are for a reason,

You're part of an intricate plan.
You're a precious and perfect unique deisng,
Called God's special woman or man.

You look like you look for a reason.
Our God made no mistake.
He knit you together within the womb,
You're just what he wanted to make.

The parents you had were the ones he chose,
And no matter how you may feel,
They were custom-designed with God's plan in mind,
And they bear the Master's seal.

No, that trauma you faced was not easy
And God wept that it hurt you so;
But it was alloweds to shape your heart
So that into his likeness you'd grow.

You are who you are for a reason,
You've been formed by the Master's rod.
You are who you are, beloved,
Because there is a God!"
- Russell Kelfer

The Connect Group I've just joined has been reading through Rick Warren's The Purpose Driven Life as a group and this is an excerpt from Day Two of the 40 Day Journey to discover God's purpose for your life. It's a captivating book and I highly recommend reading it if you're struggling to decide where to go to next.

"The only accurate way to understand ourselves is by what God is and by what he does for us."
- Romans 12v13