Moving

...not me, these guys.

Black and white negative of a horse team moving a house from Creswick through Allendale, in Victoria about 1905 or 1909. Goldmining at Creswick was declining and there was less demand for houses in the area, hence the house was being moved. Jim Dempsey is driving the horse teams. Jack Dempsey is at right. Jim Mills is on the pony, Ginger. Jack Dempsey drove horses for the the Mills, and it is likely that the house removal company managing the move in this case was Mills. Source

Taunted

So I was looking at Urban Outfitters' page...I've never bought anything from there before, but they were offering free shipping to Australia if you spent more than $50, so I thought I'd give it a go. I ended up ordering a shelf and picture frames. Shelf - that blue is my favourite colour:

What I really wanted is this ~ a cushion for our new charcoal coloured couch:

and this ~ the most perfect lamp for behind said couch:

But they don't ship these things to Australia. How vexing. Now I'm off to trawl ebay and the local interwebs in search of a lamp that satisfies.

Want

Buy here.

Stationery and stationary

As I'm into the 7th day of my bronchitis, shopping from the couch has been appealing. Although it should be noted that on days 2 and 3 of being sick, I still went to work, so I don't feel as much of a pathetic lump as I could. I am VERY OVER being sick though, and not being able to breathe properly has been wearing me out. I'm fed up with listening to my own chest orchestra throughout the night. I missed a meditation course yesterday that I'd planned to attend with a dear friend, and I'm not over the disappointment from that yet either. Anyway, whinging aside, I indulged myself by ordering a new diary and fountain pen from notemaker.com.au today. I also couldn't resist adding in a roll of washi tape. So now I'll wait for my goodies to arrive this week. In lieu of any pics of my own, here's one from Notemaker's Flickr:

And remember, I have been stationary, Notemaker sell stationery.

Mantel

Swoon

Here's some fabulous pin curls, something for me to aspire to ...although my hair is too long for a good 30s do. But eye candy all the same. Source

Drained

I'm too tired of late to say much, changing jobs and non-stop hay fever has worn me out.