Those who know me will know of my love, slight obsession and collection of wallpaper. Those who know me will also know about my love of Kiki Smiths work. Imagine my delight finding the 2 combined! With trees and owls and moths! Now I know I may be a little bit behind in the whole world of blogs, design and general internetness after my period of absence, so you will forgive my exitedness and possible use of made up words....I'm finding it hard to remember I have no money....looklooklookbuymesomepleaselook.
Hoorah! Lost in the Forest has been accepted to sell at Made in the Shade a fabulous indie market at the Lighthouse in Glasgow.
25th October - have it tattooed on your brain so you don't miss it....regular reminders will be forthcoming :)
Today has been such a lovely day. A perfect Sunday, which could possibly only have been bettered with the addition of a walk in the countryside and a nice pint and meal in proper pub with an open fire.
After a fabulous breakfast of coffee and scrambled eggs myself and sister headed out. The morning was spent foraging for treasure at the local car boot sale - where for the first time in weeks I bought something, or maybe a few somethings! Beautiful pieces of vintage lace, fabric, fur, old books about Masonic practices and an Observers book of trees.
Then onto John Lewis where we spent ages looking at yarn and fabric, laughing at hideous patterns and dreaming that we lived inside a Rowan pattern book....although maybe the last one was just me. We bought a few things and then headed to other sisters flat for coffee and food.
The film watching last night did not go entirely to plan, in fact it just didn't go at all. I was trying to be clever (read as I was being lazy and couldn't be bothered to fetch something to stand on) retrieving DVDs from the top shelf, which are rather unhelpfully piled on top of each other. Anyway, I was brutally attacked by a this pile of DVD's falling down on to my face....this included a rather large Hitchcock box set. Ouch!! Today I have a slight black eye and a very sore nose! And I'm not sure I deserve any pity because it was all my own fault! So tonight I will grab a DVD from the safety of the floor where they fell - I daren't pick them up last night for fear of being attacked for a second time - and settle down with the banana cake my sister is currently making and the yarn I bought and cast on the hat I promise I will finish before the year is out.
I thought it was about time I actually got back to this blogging malarky. And what better way to get back into it than with a song or two? Just a few of my most favourite songs/artists right now....actually I think probably of all time. I'll get back into it properly tomorrow...today has worn me out and I am trying to fight off the beginnings of a cold, so I think I will climb into bed and watch a film. 
So finally I have a room of my own....we moved in 3 weeks ago....it doesn't seem like that long at all, but the rent is due next week, so we must've been...time flies I guess!
We haven't had the best start to our new flat, a broken fridge (now replaced), a broken oven (still waiting for the man to come and fix it - so far he's not been able to find the part, not able to get the part as the shop was closed for holidays (!) and been ill - he is due tomorrow) So, we are still getting everything sorted out, my things from Aberdeen only arrived last week, and a lot of it even now is still in boxes. It was so nice to be reacquainted with my sewing machine, fabric, books.....I'm not a particularly materialistic person, but I have missed my things!
We are also now 'connected' so I can get back to some kind of normality, or something...atleast back to Etsy & Flickr! Although I am still not using my own computer, as at some point in the last few months my monitor has disappeared....my mother mumbled something about Freecycle and a clear out when questioned about it, so it may be a little sporadic!
Today, I am staying indoors, trying to avoid the overbearing heat. I have given up trying to clean, as I was beginning to melt....now I am giving up the internet as I am positioned next to the window, which is not at all pleasant. How I wish I had a quiet shady garden, I'd find a tree a position myself there with the newspaper and some ice cold lemonade...
Since my last post I've been working pretty much everyday (today is my second day off - the first wasn't really a day off as I had lots of things to sort) I didn't even get to do all the things I had planned the morning of that post. On my way to the art shop I got a phone call asking if I could work that afternoon. But hooray for work - it means I can move out faster than originally planned. I now have the task of trying to find a suitable place to live. I'm not having much luck so far, but it's still early days I guess. Everywhere I've found is either too expensive, or too far from my job....or advertised by people who come across as lunatics! The joys of shared housing!
I've spent the day browsing charity shops, book shops and occasionally stopping for a coffee and newspaper break. My only purchases were 2 dusty books from a second hand book shop which is closing down. One on family psychology the other on morals. They will find their way into some work when I get the space to make some!
I really wish I had the space (and equipment) to make work here. My hands have nothing to do and I feel like I'm wasting time. I am not used to having 'free time'.
My free time this evening will be spent making food for my sister, then going to meet my other sister and others in the pub. Not very productive, but still a pleasant way to 'waste' time!
So, I have arrived. I'm still settling in and trying to get used to the idea that I don't have to leave. It's most odd!
I've spent the last few days trying to find some form of paid employment so I don't have to live on my sisters floor forever more. I can assure you that it's not the most comfortable of arrangements! So anyway, I might have almost got a job. As most things I do it's not entirely straight forward. I've done a day there, which I thought was just a one day thing, but have to go back in on Monday to discuss things further. Fingers crossed as it seems like a great place to work. If it does fall through there are still plenty more options.
Today I am taking a break from job hunting, just taking a break in general really - I haven't stopped for weeks with all the packing, moving etc. I'm so tired so today will be time for me. Time for me to catch up on all the things I missed being able to do when I lived out of the city. The simple things...I shall wander down to the art shop, stop off for a coffee somewhere, read the Guardian (this was never to be found in shops at home) browse charity shops for fabulous junk that can be transformed, visit the fabric shop and then return to the flat where I shall play with my new treasure and hopefully get some new things in the shop in the next couple of days.
Simple things I miss about home already - freshly picked salad leaves, my bed, the cat, fresh air (and nice skin - my skin has decided it doesn't like city air any more) , the view from my studio.
