---->me me me me me<----

Oh, I nearly fell off my chair,  I am on the front page of Etsy.

I'm just having a gleeful moment of glee

{And that's almost a poem}

Just had to share it

✪ giving and receiving ✪

September... my birthday month. And my sweet sister gave me an early bird gift as I am off on my hols soon. This corsage from "seventyseventyone" . Not only do I adore my sister for going for the handmade gift which is close to my well being and that of the huge artistic community here on the widewonderfulweb, but that she made such a superb choice. The turquoise/teal corsage is handmade merino wool and soft as Twiggy's eyebrows (who's Twiggy? keep up, see blogpost below) it's one of those great accessories that will keep on working time after time. I can see it on a bag or a scarf or on my winter coat and it's going to look pretty fab just nonchalantly lying on my dressing table. 

(dressing table is a rather grand term for the big old mess that is a flat surface in my room) 

And it feels so nice I keep running my fingers through it to ruffle it up.

Gail at "seventyseventyone" does a delicious wrapping service 

(which is the understated joy of Etsy purchases)

and I love it. It takes the pain out of approaching forty effing six.

And my Mr didn't do too bad at taking the pic did he? And I felt ok about relinquishing control of the camera. 

For all late/newcomers, don't forget to comment on the giveaway blog post☟down there somewhere

♥hound of love♥

Somehow, I ended up with a dawg.

This is Twiggy, Twig or Twigster but never Twiglet.

Will tell all next week and promise not to bore you to bits with dog pics and tales endlessly forever into eternity...

Just one story to melt your frozen bloggy hearts

*76th post giveaway*

I have a new book in the shop

And to celebrate I am giving one away. YAY!

You know what to do, it's the usual leave a comment and I'll randomly generate

the numbers to choose a winner.

The book you will win will be dark blue and number 4/30.

It's got all the usual loulou ingredients,

domestic tangles and insects.

To read more about it just hop on over to Etsy.

I'll close the draw next Friday 11th September @ midnight

to keep things fair and square.

Thanks loyal bloggers, you're all swell.

-÷-messing around in books-÷-

-/summer breezes by\-

...one hundred and fifteen...

days til Christmas. Sorry bloggers to remind you. 

I've spent the last week up to my ears in antibiotics. I acquired a nasty infection and have been sleeping and dozing and reading and trying to make my brain work properly again. 

Today is the last day of my antibiotics and I'm so relieved to feel better. 

I've been making rubber stamps and Crimbo gift tags as samples for a project I'm doing. More about that later. But I thought I'd post this image as I felt blogging guilt and neglect.

Happy September everybody.

 {Quite possibly the most delicious month, in my book}

-{that was the week that was}-

Last week's diary. It was much busier than the pages indicate, after all, I spy spaces. But I usually doodle away whilst on the phone or whilst eating or watching t.v so there was not much of that last week. 

I loved Inglourious Basterds, the latest Tarantino masterpiece. I had to peek through my fingers at some of it as I am less able to cope with violence these days. But the storytelling and characters were magnificent, genius even. And the best baddie in a film, ever. [sorry, Heath Ledger, as the Joker, you did not scare or convince me]

It's been a hot simmery few days but packed away in my little studio space, the sun doesn't get a look in so I've been blissfully unaware. And am remaining a blueish shade of white. Or a whiter shade of pale. Bang the drum for fake face tan. I love it. 

*shine a light*

"Scribbled secret notebooks, and wild typewritten pages, for your own joy"