Saturday, February 18, 2012

soundtrack


You know when you're walking down a street by yourself (always by yourself) and the sun is shining and your hair looks good and you don't have any vomit on your trousers, what song do you hear? What song would be the soundtrack to that bit in the film of your life where everything is going right, just briefly? Mine is Seven Nation Army by The White Stripes. It's impossible not to hear that song in your head and not feel like you're the coolest cat in the whole damn world. 

*inspired by this post by Miss Pickering, who I believe might be one of the coolest cats in the whole damn world.  

Friday, February 17, 2012

ephemera.

for want of anything proper to say that isn't about babies (sometimes I think the blog needs a break from babies, lest it become a 'baby blog' and people who don't like baby blogs stop reading. If it already is a baby blog let's just let me live in blissful ignorance, okay? Thnx) here are some things that I have been pinning lately. I still love pinterest, going back and looking at what I have saved recently is like visiting some place where I dumped all of my fleeting thoughts to come back to later. I think we used to call those 'diaries', back when our thoughts were prompted by the real world and not the internet.)

 
If you follow me on twitter you will already know that I got a bicycle for my birthday (if you follow me on twitter you'll already know most of this, twitter is my other, less visual dumping ground for fleeting, inconsequential thoughts). It actually looks a lot like this bicycle but its basket is wicker. I fell in love with it instantly (I actually refer to it as 'her', but that's embarrassing) but I promised myself and Nye and you, that I wouldn't become a bicycle blogging bore. You know the ones I'm talking about. But just so you know, I'm saving my pennies for a pretty helmet and a shiny seat and probably a satchel thing and one day a fancy paint job. Okay, done. 
You will also know that I cut my hair. It was supposed to be like Debbie's but it's not. My hair won't do that messy thing. Also my hairdresser wouldn't let me have a fringe yet. I have all this weird, fluffy hair stuff ('hair', I believe it's called) growing out of my temples, apparently it's post-baby regrowth and isn't thick enough to make a fringe. He told me to come back in 6 months. The chances of me going back before a year is out are slim.  

I keep thinking about another baby. As if it's even possible. 



We have imparted a pocket money system in our house. Eyes widen when I tell people that Nye and I have £20 a month each to spend on things we want which we don't need. These shoes would be considered something I want that I don't need. If I don't buy anything else I will have enough for them by July. 


I miss my bunny. He lives far away with my mum now, because he's old now and she doesn't pull his ears, poke him in the eyes and eat his shit (that I know of.) I really miss him but I don't miss prying small poops out of Ella's hands. Anyway, I'm pretty sure he prefers her to us, she's a pretty excellent rabbit keeper. 


This picture is exactly what motherhood feels like to me. Except there's another small person clinging to my leg under the table in my motherhood. 


We have been shopping for rugs for our flat. Do you know how incredibly expensive rugs are? This one is so expensive they won't even tell you the price. From what I can gauge it's many many thousands of pounds. Who spends many many thousands of pounds on a rug that is both black and made from cashmere and silk? (remembering that rugs go on the floor and GET WALKED ON). Probably the same person who spends 95 quid on a shower curtain that can handle neither soap nor water. 



1. from Stan Engelbrecht and Nic Grobler's bicycle portraits. 
2. Debbie Harry, 1976 by Bob Gruen
3. photograph of a Medical illustration book, by Strictly Vintage on etsy. 
4. Adventurous Bunny, by 'Amy', via Daily Bunny. 
6. Alexander McQueen rug ,The Rug Company. 


Monday, February 13, 2012

January.

We've had a kind of wonderful beginning of the year just all hanging out together. We've only had one (amazeballs) wedding so far this year and we've spent the rest of the time, well, unbelievably busy actually. But we've been unbelievably busy all together which has been so cool. 













Notes: 
photo 2: ding dong Poang is dead! I finally got N to throw out that damn chair.  Life is immeasurably better now. 
photo 6: that's not my baby.  Kinda looks like her though, right? 
photo 7: the hat was a birthday present for the girls from N's cousin, it was made by Tiny Owl Knits and it is the sweetest, softest hat ever. There are also hoof mittens to match. My bear is a deer. 
 photo 8: she put herself in there. Man was she pissed off when she realised. 




Sunday, February 12, 2012

mortification.

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A friend of my Mum's on being a solicitor in a small town and being recognised by the opposition out of court: 
"I only got threatening looks once in a bar and I'm still not sure if he recognised me or he just thought I was an ugly wee shite." 
This has started happening to me. Occasionally I notice people staring and I always just gave them a dirty look and muttered 'so what if I have a cheerio stuck to my shoulder, fuck off' under my breath. And then someone pointed out that I have a blog and people read it and there are pictures of me all over it and maybe they recognize me. Well holy crap if that didn't just freak me the hell RIGHT out. (Thanks Lauren)

Sorry if I've ever given you the Look. I'm pretty certain that most if not all of those people were thinking 'girlfriend needs to wash her hair', but just in case.


* owl drawing By Mark.Weaver 

Tuesday, February 07, 2012

life in brief.


There aren't really words for how much I love 17 Beats. Not words that don't look really stupid and clumsy and ugly next to hers. These are some of my favourites bits. 


infant milestones 
much to celebrate :
baby girl has grown skillful
at flipping the bird. 

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it's that moment whenyour gums stop quivering atmy breast, and you thrust 
yourself into aperfect back bend, while kneadingmy thigh with your toes. 


when a banana asks you on a date 
"i'm saying 'yes' to
fruit these days." why i find this
funny, i don't know. 

catholic tricks 
crumpling three candy
wrappers into one ball helps
you feel less guilty.

this is what happens when you try too hard 
put glasses over
glasses this morning and saw
that i could not see.

*image from The Guardian's Vintage Dog Photography gallery.  It has nothing to do with nothing except that I love it. 

Monday, February 06, 2012

ridiculousness.




"Welcome to Sesame Street Nostalgia. I am Bob, your host, and I want you to know that these early Sesame Street episodes are intended for grown-ups and may not meet the needs of today's pre-school child." 
 
Excuse me what now? We bought Widdle and Puke Sesame Street Old School for Christmas. Little did we know that it wasn't suitable for children. It seems obvious now, I mean, Sesame Street is all about the alphabet and the numbers and they've clearly changed beyond all recognition since 1969. 
Or maybe it's the fact that Oscar the Grouch STARTS OUT ORANGE. That freaked me the hell out so god only knows what it would do to today's pre-school child.