Jess you asked for more wedding stuff… well, here’s the invite to my hens afternoon/night, cheers to the girls for making them so cute. We’re going out for fancy afternoon tea at Chateau Yerring and then back to Jess (bridesmaid’s) house for fun and sleepover etc. I can’t wait! There’s also a bridal shower or something so we can include the slightly older generation, who knows, I’m not organising it!
If you’ve never had the experience of eating a Terry’s Chocolate Orange. It is time you do something about that. There’s nothing quite like it. Maybe I have a sentimental tie to them – as it was the first present Geoff gave me, but really, they taste fantastic. I don’t get them very often as they’re fairly expensive, at about $8AUD but when I do I never regret it and you wont either.
I’ve starred a mass of 61 posts this time – so they might not all make it up here. I have a funny feeling quite a few of them are design related i.e. I’ve gone ‘oooh that’s nice/inspirational’, I will warn accordingly. Some may have also been linked to specificially throughout the month, this is basically me clearing out my ‘google reader starred posts yet again’ – all for the record.
some thoughts/responses to gender stuff – Makeesha/Swinging from the Vine
Hermenutic – Joshua/Love in the Key of Longbrake
Creativity should not be controlled – Naked Pastor
Complexity described – Mark/Anecdote (I love Ursula LeGuin)
Still loving gallery style photo walls – Abbey Goes Design Scouting (design)
Julia Rothman – Decor8 (design)
A lesson in typography – Poppytalk (youtube clip)
sew green – cool blog of the week – Poppytalk
lifedance – notafigment/Anna (art work)
we are not master builders – we are not messiahs – Makeesha/Swinging from the Vine
Judging a book by it’s vastly more interesting cover – Kat Coble/Just another pretty farce
The Emerging Church loves darkness (or what I stand for) Part II – Be the Revolution/David
Living with less – a dare – Anne Jackson/Flowerdust
Online romance turns sour – Rodney Olsen/The Journey
Heat sensitive wallpaper – Poppytalk
Talk to your daughter before they do – What will we find in the head of Mish?
Why I don’t like the term “modesty” – Makeesha/Swinging from the Vine
kafka planet – Daily Dose of Imagery
A personal story – Jesus Creed
What you should know about RSS – via GeoffRe(y)port
Feminism and the chaos of labels – Makeesha/Swinging from the Vine
Blog Action Day – Ethical Eco-Eating – James 5
Doing Boring Stuff Well – Boundless Line/Motte
Fonts and your face – Seth Goddin
Just do it – Naked Pastor
Six rules of cultural engagement – Joe Thorn
so, I made a book… sort of – Rebekka Gudeifsottir
Christiana Ceppas – Oh Happy Day/Jordan (amazing photographs)
To Create – Joshua/Love in the Key of Longbrake
Snow Flakes and Role Play – Naked Pastor
The Beautiful Project – Decor8 (design)
James Blunt & Reading the Subtext – Naked Pastor
The Emperor’s New Lamp (diy) – Decor8 (design)
The Best Truth – Anna/Hope Road
Poor Expectations Driving Martial Itch Earlier – BoundlessLine/Steve Watters
Sorry to talk so long – Seth Goddin
Stories make brands stronger – Anecdote/Shawn
2007 holiday card guide (part 1) – Poppytalk (design)
Spiral Bound – Hi + Low (design)
Brand New Dei – Homelessman Speaks
Small business success – Seth Goddin
PREFAB FRIDAY: Michelle Kaufmann Loft Design – Inhabitat
How to keep an art Journal Part 2– Suzi Blu (youtube)
If everyone did it we’d be living in trash – Makeesha and Shayel/Swinging from the Vine
Free $10 voucher Dstore – The Freebies Blog
Featured buyer on etsy’s Storque – Poppytalk
Notebooks, journals, sketchbooks – another link from Poppytalk
She likes organising things – five and a half
favourite interiors from skona hem (nr 12) – Poppytalk (ahh beautiful design)
Man married dog – Bob.blog
What grinds my gears – Anne Jackson
oh snap – Anne Jackson
Adolescence or Maturity – Naked Pastor
I bought a copy of Remedy by David Crowder Band the other day, and I am very happy – it’s a fraction different than some of the rest, easier flowing, more rock and even slightly electronic although who knows, I’m not fantastic at judging musical genres. Perhaps not lyrically as strong, but I’m really enjoying it. Sometimes simplicity, lyrically is what you need, on the whole it’s for want of a better word, uplifting. David Crowder band retain their position as my favourite Christian music artist. The CD is worth owning although I think that Illuminate still wins the prize.
Ysmarko has a review here
and there is a slightly less favourable review here