tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1016845544131833022024-02-23T02:19:40.783+11:00Checks and SpotsCHECKS AND SPOTShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01153952577116492108noreply@blogger.comBlogger433125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-101684554413183302.post-41097338455942581082011-04-04T22:05:00.003+10:002011-04-04T22:14:36.235+10:00New! New! New! Website<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkN5Qd7WBBoUAF8KUs0gqNjQnITfC5gp-dtwkiE3NtdhcUshDVNGvk3E17iOVvafu5N24ad79X5nyltAgKelvYI6u4w-DQ-5UY3Ts1ivib0qwsoAyUHGQH8GbwYutzgk9FCJH6sL6scQA/s1600/tumblr_lio2ouF7cm1qfqcofo1_500_large.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkN5Qd7WBBoUAF8KUs0gqNjQnITfC5gp-dtwkiE3NtdhcUshDVNGvk3E17iOVvafu5N24ad79X5nyltAgKelvYI6u4w-DQ-5UY3Ts1ivib0qwsoAyUHGQH8GbwYutzgk9FCJH6sL6scQA/s400/tumblr_lio2ouF7cm1qfqcofo1_500_large.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591700566753512674" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div>You looking for me?! </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Checks and Spots has a brand spankin' new home at:</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><a href="http://checksandspots.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6666CC;">http://checksandspots.com/</span></a></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">If you haven't been automatically redirected to the new site, please update your subscription and come and join in all the fun.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">See you over there!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">x </span></span></div>CHECKS AND SPOTShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01153952577116492108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-101684554413183302.post-81349146126050502922011-03-28T13:24:00.000+11:002011-03-28T13:24:42.510+11:00Almost There...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyrN98xOsp_4_Oq-unmPsOEbZr_NAxaoohzK3bumvbixvm9Jo715T3ttnbzIJD227_bCUFHPfdvqdigNDUw0DzeN1l3GHY2Y7Qc7cuztrRGlX1WZv2mfbfcOekFljybIGaKPpx3WJ9IyM/s1600/pipfun15.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 301px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyrN98xOsp_4_Oq-unmPsOEbZr_NAxaoohzK3bumvbixvm9Jo715T3ttnbzIJD227_bCUFHPfdvqdigNDUw0DzeN1l3GHY2Y7Qc7cuztrRGlX1WZv2mfbfcOekFljybIGaKPpx3WJ9IyM/s400/pipfun15.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588948710317993314" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Image:</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.wermac.org/others/piping_fun.html#top_of_page"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6666CC;">Wermac</span></a></span></span></div></span><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6666CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><a href="http://www.wermac.org/others/piping_fun.html#top_of_page"></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I'm getting awfully excited as construction of the new Checks and Spots website is almost complete. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Hooray</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">! </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">So that we can do a final polish, I won't be posting over here for the rest of this week. You can still catch me though on </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Checks-and-Spots/160651388835?ref=ts"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6666CC;">Facebook</span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> or <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/checksandspots"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6666CC;">Twitter</span></a> for bite sized Checks and Spots </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">morsels</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I look forward to seeing you next week so I can introduce you to my new site and a new beginning.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">x</span></span></div></div>CHECKS AND SPOTShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01153952577116492108noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-101684554413183302.post-4440284409482516162011-03-25T06:00:00.001+11:002011-03-25T06:00:00.382+11:00Five Alive Friday<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZNdT3B2ziCuO_mnHt-FyxNyWdeGwVmHupAiWj-_YLaG2FWqHk4xbip5tIHFjl5YRsReiOLV3juswNatof5l6kCAMMKgOgWXL_W7GTl76Leg-hjqXBpK4kNGT9llGkE0Tjo5kkHVGcs18/s1600/5503415096_12e013e398_z_large.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 273px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZNdT3B2ziCuO_mnHt-FyxNyWdeGwVmHupAiWj-_YLaG2FWqHk4xbip5tIHFjl5YRsReiOLV3juswNatof5l6kCAMMKgOgWXL_W7GTl76Leg-hjqXBpK4kNGT9llGkE0Tjo5kkHVGcs18/s400/5503415096_12e013e398_z_large.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587579908822576658" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Image: </span></span><a href="http://weheartit.com/entry/8178353"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6666CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">We Heart It</span></span></a></span></div></span><div><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">This week goes down as one of the toughest I've ever faced. So, here are five links dedicated to escapism and unapologetic pleasure seeking. Enjoy!</span></span><div><ol><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Lover's latest fashion short film, </span><a href="http://www.loverthelabel.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6666CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">A Dance for One</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, is achingly pretty.</span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><a href="http://nymag.com/daily/fashion/2011/03/elizabeth_taylor.html#photo=1x83327"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6666CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">This slideshow</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> is a perfect tribute to Elizabeth Taylor: fearless style icon.</span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Check out this<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6666CC;"> <a href="http://www.lifelounge.com.au/art-and-design/news/mentalgassi-makes-art-on-the-streets.aspx"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6666CC;">rad street art</span></a></span> by a Berlin-based collective, who uses photographic images to turn the ordinary into the extraordinary.</span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">There's nothing like cake to chase grey clouds away. Just ask Jessica Hische and her site, </span><a href="http://theinternetsendsmecake.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6666CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The Internet Sends Me Cake</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">.</span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">And when cake fails, there's always retail therapy. Especially when it comes to these </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://shop.acnestudios.com/shop/women/new-arrivals/pistol-short-59133.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6666CC;">ankle boots from Acne</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6666CC;">.</span></span></span></li></ol></div></div>CHECKS AND SPOTShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01153952577116492108noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-101684554413183302.post-14394868901783864912011-03-24T06:00:00.002+11:002011-03-24T07:25:27.004+11:00Frankie Modular Kids Furniture<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJW-1zDZfkwmbGmriXsLkExcs3dU98imBVnSjrmAQc4ZPLpfgjPa17_9hhvKCf6dn3GlrX_B7wBk7ZsXfV_ZeTwHI8Ff3hwhSYZmBDiOX1ui1C_8Hjd-ghDRRJ00uVYxDB0U-A6EdX2vQ/s1600/0311RLfavefinds-sofa-625.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJW-1zDZfkwmbGmriXsLkExcs3dU98imBVnSjrmAQc4ZPLpfgjPa17_9hhvKCf6dn3GlrX_B7wBk7ZsXfV_ZeTwHI8Ff3hwhSYZmBDiOX1ui1C_8Hjd-ghDRRJ00uVYxDB0U-A6EdX2vQ/s400/0311RLfavefinds-sofa-625.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587122170917702258" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Images:</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"> </span><a href="http://homes.ninemsn.com.au/indoor/kidsrooms/8211920/fave-find-frankie-modular-kids-furniture"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6666CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Homes</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"> </span></span></div></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">About bloody time! Here's some modern kid's furniture that isn't covered in a lairy Disney print. </span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Both fun and functional, <a href="http://www.noosh.com.au/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6666CC;">Noosh's</span></a> </span><a href="http://www.noosh.com.au/furniture.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6666CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Frankie range</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">, is available in eight mix 'n' match Anna Butler prints. The sofa covers are fully removable and washable, and each section is sold separately - so it can grow as your family does.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Talk about the best seat in the house!</span></span></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><i>Ottoman AU $149</i></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><i>Sofa Lounge AU $249</i></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><i>Sofa Corner AU $279</i></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Psst - All the fun isn't just happening down under! Noosh also ship overseas.</span></span></div>CHECKS AND SPOTShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01153952577116492108noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-101684554413183302.post-86180712518284973152011-03-22T06:00:00.000+11:002011-03-22T06:00:07.299+11:00The Breakfast Project<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOz5vhRZDTIc0EWpLSVR_ZoZfzO_6zMYGofeNSJPnQD9lBtlC2O4QqHH4OcwYwpk8_1ytg4fdxciKDh6_Fl50RA2kAK05PO_cd1MoN72YIkdTe8P-crzpa8HzyPNLG2qkAj8217mHToEg/s1600/Sayaka_Minemura_01.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOz5vhRZDTIc0EWpLSVR_ZoZfzO_6zMYGofeNSJPnQD9lBtlC2O4QqHH4OcwYwpk8_1ytg4fdxciKDh6_Fl50RA2kAK05PO_cd1MoN72YIkdTe8P-crzpa8HzyPNLG2qkAj8217mHToEg/s400/Sayaka_Minemura_01.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585276565410033874" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0hV4jFhiysLaS8PQR7tWqAW3r739lhMjGUzR8VB5DzEh2WjfALyjiNrEcF4-pScwKKxLz6nXiWAzk1T9wZc5h8HDUISeEKBv_qKCv9jLzdVElFrnkiK4VFJP0t5F-6ocEG2XcdGXgOcY/s1600/Sayaka_Minemura_02.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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But <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/85213597@N00/sets/72157624032054214/with/5391922598/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6666CC;">this one </span></a>by Japanese photographer, Sayaka Minemura, is dripping in whimsy and proves that it is possible to always wake on the sunny side!</span></span></span>CHECKS AND SPOTShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01153952577116492108noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-101684554413183302.post-76801937610662254262011-03-21T06:00:00.000+11:002011-03-21T06:00:00.765+11:00The Tank House Loft<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQD85T6OuZP-vm0qHJAPKdsTW8yiwwW4LepUheDQ1JG2zjmFmxbEoi26GE2FOSoI-Jg5EXQKxe2r-eGcIvtLOBDCxvKNMm6Xi9CV5FVM-3OwFJ1csNZSDPItxzLgFV5aC2blL2IM22IUo/s1600/tank-house-Freshome-06.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 307px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQD85T6OuZP-vm0qHJAPKdsTW8yiwwW4LepUheDQ1JG2zjmFmxbEoi26GE2FOSoI-Jg5EXQKxe2r-eGcIvtLOBDCxvKNMm6Xi9CV5FVM-3OwFJ1csNZSDPItxzLgFV5aC2blL2IM22IUo/s400/tank-house-Freshome-06.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584889394357837874" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx7g9ZiElEw3mHBCUpQSvBflQVceIjsUfft_qU3seDEwZaFB-bt_XP6G9pNPbT8H4b7kjzWmIsLrgbfwy4QB9ihofj5ist4BkD7t_HfM6EGeWjtcWcL3IZA8GhRuQ93qe0o_3oXVtPvLU/s1600/tank-house-Freshome-04.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 311px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3U2SaA53ExvVsTnsR-d1404af2Kekr4noEF6ulfc1t8SCFg2eA4xzhyphenhyphen8tY6YLRUy8iQgpdV5tGEHmp2Xsd2dgAk_rVPJ6pBWZavxayU1mMfHipMv7yWWn_MdlE9Ki0C2ZAur4bBTy9XI/s400/tank-house-Freshome-12.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584888613350854418" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Images:</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span><a href="http://freshome.com/2011/03/15/atypical-living-retreat-the-tank-house-loft-by-brian-messana/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6666CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">freshome</span></span></a></span></div></span><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Holy cow! This renovation of an existing loft apartment and sprinkler tank house in downtown New York, gets full marks for ingenuity. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">"The tank house was conceived as the quintessential retreat, a place for reading, relaxing and listening to music," explains architect, </span><a href="http://www.brianmessana.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6666CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Brian Messana</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">. It's also given me an idea for how we can use our old water tank that we're currently upgrading!</span></span></div></div>CHECKS AND SPOTShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01153952577116492108noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-101684554413183302.post-52119257003009131362011-03-18T06:00:00.000+11:002011-03-18T06:00:05.737+11:00Five Alive Friday<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmyRhIsA4zOCLVIkNbGZSAlvgnc-x8K4m5hgPrfR6mCsVB4vnEPLaJvf3Aa0GC4GpN2neBwY614zRBjCVMdzsUDbwDSUStTUV-0j3ywLuIp039ac_grSSiGxBBpUkIUJ-ccGBjiapYLHg/s1600/1_new-painters-2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 301px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmyRhIsA4zOCLVIkNbGZSAlvgnc-x8K4m5hgPrfR6mCsVB4vnEPLaJvf3Aa0GC4GpN2neBwY614zRBjCVMdzsUDbwDSUStTUV-0j3ywLuIp039ac_grSSiGxBBpUkIUJ-ccGBjiapYLHg/s400/1_new-painters-2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584979793822458322" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Image:</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span><a href="http://isaiahseret.com/akgirard/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6666CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Alexander Kori <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Girard</span></span></span></a></span></div></span><div><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Let's cut to the chase - here's five links to see you through to 5pm. Get 'em into you!</span></span><div><ol><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Thought that apple you're about to tuck into was fresh? Think again. Season-defying technology means it could be a year old. </span><a href="http://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/restaurants-and-bars/cold-hard-facts-on-storage-20110314-1bt79.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6666CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">This article</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> gives you the low down on a trend that fills me with disgust. </span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">It's hard to put a foot wrong with </span><a href="http://www.katespade.com/designer-shoes/womens-flats/tipsy-yellow/S152530,default,pd.html?dwvar_S152530_color=278&start=3&cgid=shoes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6666CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">these tipsy yellow flats from Kate Spade</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">. Oh joy!</span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><a href="http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2011/03/mike_starr_charlie_sheen_celeb.html?mid=372985&rid=422535027"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6666CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Why</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> the death of Alice in Chain's original bassist, Mike Starr, makes laughing at Charlie Sheen hard.</span></span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><a href="http://leberpr.com/blog/?p=1382"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6666CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">This style of home</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> isn't usually my go, but there's something about its unapologetic <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">maximalism</span> that made me look twice.</span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Jo and Lucy are sisters. They also run </span><a href="http://www.huntingforgeorge.com.au/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6666CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Hunting for George</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, a sweet site that takes all the pain out of finding the perfect pressie for your nearest and dearest - or yourself! </span></span></li></ol></div></div>CHECKS AND SPOTShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01153952577116492108noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-101684554413183302.post-67258479310596576862011-03-17T09:00:00.001+11:002011-03-17T09:01:35.541+11:00Beauty Review: New Wella System Professional Range<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Do you remember that a little while ago I asked if anyone wanted to </span><a href="http://checksandspots.blogspot.com/2011/02/your-opinion-for-free-product.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6666CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">review</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> a new hair care range? Well, the lovely <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Narelle</span> and Sarah put their hands and helped me review the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Wella</span> System Professional range. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Billed as taking hair care to a new level, this range is specifically designed to match individual hair needs and is based on five years of intensive research. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">But, how did it stack up? </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Wella</span> System Professional Shine Define Shampoo</span></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Let me introduce you to </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6666CC;"><a href="http://www.thegalleyroom.com.au/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6666CC;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Narelle</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">...</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTl6WdIxBQvsjsqt85oT433TN4En7L82dQWLlaBnSlQVa8XQH16Sh8AKPQyr5UKQkvZZsq2iCyTAP7wjXaFhhUUa0XfwMFNkEDSGDBc2qdjz157m0j2WtpyvJfTFXC2m7Lyn7Ss3YLzjE/s400/IMG_2403_1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584768655996704226" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-style: normal; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:16px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6666CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">The</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6666CC;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6666CC;"><a href="http://www.beautyheaven.com.au/products/28170-System-Professional-Shine-Defining-Shampoo"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6666CC;">Shine Define Shampoo</span></a> </span></span></span></span></span></b></span>was actually quite good, as my hair needs all the help it can get! It was really smooth when I put it through my hair, smelt great and actually did make my hair <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">shiny</span>. Very easy to use. </span></i></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">So, I'll be using this shampoo in <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">conjunction</span> with my other shampoo etc.</span></i></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY8iSN8EDWU7feJs0et2egPbPkasZCEHXdSOpPMBV_gAXxAfr8MMwOUVJl-LZpO6xZtUA-IkK4nHKIxUqVBlp2EAYRz8lSJptVJfgFZ5z_kKgc3u2vakZJ8t20lKWgLZ9vxb_HEXKPJ2I/s400/im_1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584769439090169250" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 128px; height: 400px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Narelle</span> gave it 4 out of 5.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Wella</span> System Professional <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Volumize</span> Mask </span></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: normal; font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">This is <a href="http://theblogofsarahjay.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6666CC;">Sarah</span></a>... </span></span></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font-weight: normal; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuDlkMnyPoSFoWgmmFNMR4Zt0qoTs4SAlDVBN_bA9RkRPttFfRvXbxqXh4Tq9NqhIwtRFfUWvp-FLr-iyFiPYxjftkW0EITYoQFgn9umlwNg9zp5kCESUOOXALqKYUDDu1d9blZsc2aWc/s400/DSC00842.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584763059923031618" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></b></span></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I have really fine hair (which is also a bit damaged after many months of sun and hair dye) so I'll happily try any product that adds some volume. While the texture of the </span></span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: normal; font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6666CC;"><a href="http://www.beautyheaven.com.au/products/28175-System-Professional-Volumize-Mask-"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6666CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Volumize</span> Mask</span></span></a></span></span></b></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> left a little to be desired, it stayed firmly on my head with no drips to be found and rinsed out easily. I had low expectations but I <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">definitely</span> noticed a change to the thickness of my hair straight away and chose to leave my hair out for most of the day as it felt nicer and seemed to hang better (I always wear my hair up so it was nice to have it out for once). Sadly It was only temporary as once I washed my hair again a day later, it was back to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">limpville</span>. Still, I was impressed to notice any difference at all.</span></span></span></i></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font-weight: normal; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihUbS-rrg3KngrA_eixbGmRvhBY1qfpROeSUM6mzZdtRrBKFIEGNVle7t4L8Ejt5ejImtym2lbclbZWtvRB22w3BCHtXH_xKhXAfGDL5cM9vsdNZARiey9UPUT5gVoJ4o98TF58IhqIkw/s400/im_1-5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584764169626629890" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 250px; " /></span></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font-weight: normal; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Overall, Sarah gave this product 3 out of 5.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Wella</span> System Professional Colour Save Conditioner</span></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; font-size:small;">And lastly, I tried the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6666CC;"><a href="http://www.beautyheaven.com.au/products/28157-System-Professional-Colour-Save-Conditioner"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6666CC;">Color Save Conditioner</span></a>...</span></span></span></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6666CC;"><br /></span></span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbAaNjq7FW9OWHmDAbaim9s8OK-A2uPcbwDBuQhFVdILxBo4LbotXnjFhYlsbS5sB1n6be1RXc88KVDzLwrpGSefnCP9-KwLgQrZ1hUwvvtQwJsW5SIFC5lU5pUwegWtWqVjRotJbcgGA/s400/Clare+Hillier.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584766182948540898" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 348px; " /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The downside of dying my hair red is that it requires a lot of maintenance as the colour tends to fade pretty quickly. So, I'm always on the look out for the holy grail - a product that will help protect my colour. Having trialled the Colour Save Conditioner during Summer when my colour normally takes a beating (out in sun a lot, heaps of swimming in chlorine) I have to say I was pleasantly surprised. It seemed to protect the vibrancy of my colour a bit longer and I was about to stretch out the time between dye-jobs.</span></i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><i><br /></i></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEincbktHrRHviWbwnsLOhRbfIiH9t6WDBPihfNMt7T3Zj1c_D014jB7noBTehPeSgK0E3STNsmlUkes5FH0yrujTImpidn3XnckPOLjZplGeSGNbiaQ95uDgoupIreLeKYd8KRVckheQPc/s400/im_1-7.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584797096296062834" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 163px; height: 400px; " /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I gave it 4 out of 5.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;">So, have you tried this range? </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;">Or have you made any other hair care discoveries that have made a big difference to your locks? </span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;">Do share!</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">Wella</span> System Professional range is available online from </span></i><a href="http://www.beautyheaven.com.au/brands/1560-Wella-Professionals?page=6"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6666CC;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Beauty Heaven</span></i></span></a><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">.</span></i></span></div></div>CHECKS AND SPOTShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01153952577116492108noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-101684554413183302.post-39998674627080374022011-03-16T09:43:00.000+11:002011-03-16T09:43:21.048+11:00Paper Sculptures by Anna-Wili Highfield<img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 350px; height: 378px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqSuTPrwO-XU6A_sxNU9VVguaZf166RqE0tJ3P8U9_ZJXZZJ2rYKWbnbZmWeOsoW3Bhn0akgsZRZ_aIOIxzEfrm7PpEukeTqI_Gt7pWF4IuZfkfw8P4YtzexmcZkuRlxYtlMOki3Rj8zU/s400/mr350_Robin__idx97953174.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584440475153825314" /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipRn8MsYmH_4DN-6XTO3paIv_Zd7RxlNZfmgVnDUUqFE5aGfDtwQ3xyFWc4a8uP6ONbo1GU4whvREHtyRiuoliJMEH2rNSz_LvFqFpA_Jywirw01KVVDEEwifph5RqmGhN59Hv9Oj4Mhw/s1600/mr350_Dove_idx87267766.jpg"></a><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipRn8MsYmH_4DN-6XTO3paIv_Zd7RxlNZfmgVnDUUqFE5aGfDtwQ3xyFWc4a8uP6ONbo1GU4whvREHtyRiuoliJMEH2rNSz_LvFqFpA_Jywirw01KVVDEEwifph5RqmGhN59Hv9Oj4Mhw/s1600/mr350_Dove_idx87267766.jpg"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 278px; height: 400px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipRn8MsYmH_4DN-6XTO3paIv_Zd7RxlNZfmgVnDUUqFE5aGfDtwQ3xyFWc4a8uP6ONbo1GU4whvREHtyRiuoliJMEH2rNSz_LvFqFpA_Jywirw01KVVDEEwifph5RqmGhN59Hv9Oj4Mhw/s400/mr350_Dove_idx87267766.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584440681327812402" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaOtDvBs-mBJ-46aVpYOnJaFbw-DLPr75b0LbHhwPZINJT8nFZ-zKdxu4E72gwJmjTm-yu0modsl5IxmwZThVbJK3qgXgDxd4o2cXFlfSmgot8KhLhAXExQDZQXFjGTO7xi3iW3aNUp2Q/s1600/mr350_Whip_Bird_idx28013729.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 350px; height: 234px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaOtDvBs-mBJ-46aVpYOnJaFbw-DLPr75b0LbHhwPZINJT8nFZ-zKdxu4E72gwJmjTm-yu0modsl5IxmwZThVbJK3qgXgDxd4o2cXFlfSmgot8KhLhAXExQDZQXFjGTO7xi3iW3aNUp2Q/s400/mr350_Whip_Bird_idx28013729.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584437213344413458" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiobaE8_T0vhrBNyaaIbnz880ep50WtmKEKZ9KN2WtODd5rMDfPDNktZ1koPnw2apgwTs2f0P3X2tDHBspEkufEH18i6QDqZJN7SPVZ91Iz572n77RUtPivZfcfk1ziLIu3dSt1vOE03gs/s1600/mr350_Owl_Perched_idx37763479.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiobaE8_T0vhrBNyaaIbnz880ep50WtmKEKZ9KN2WtODd5rMDfPDNktZ1koPnw2apgwTs2f0P3X2tDHBspEkufEH18i6QDqZJN7SPVZ91Iz572n77RUtPivZfcfk1ziLIu3dSt1vOE03gs/s400/mr350_Owl_Perched_idx37763479.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584437206399719522" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPnMh1F3IFil2qIt_-8899ZP7HdcU-ZGookKBoCvHvS1FCLav93MhrWDMh6-tud5EZxb1diGDzGzY1iBtuitnuJA3dsZ5dIcznBoIQk1Ot15h0DgSb_EtTDMwrLT1MYU6bFNfJ_Ta2YkI/s1600/mr350_Gang_Gang_Cockatoo_idx38202548.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPnMh1F3IFil2qIt_-8899ZP7HdcU-ZGookKBoCvHvS1FCLav93MhrWDMh6-tud5EZxb1diGDzGzY1iBtuitnuJA3dsZ5dIcznBoIQk1Ot15h0DgSb_EtTDMwrLT1MYU6bFNfJ_Ta2YkI/s400/mr350_Gang_Gang_Cockatoo_idx38202548.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584437199147454642" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisXn9wIjtUO9HzOMDqDiwgS7zRfUOcoOKfDlExk2nCS4mnBHezm9Lvdm8a6QrcuDTgMQxmG-r8_9IxlWuP_wBivUtV7JBUpzQJC5LkAFF6ffjFf5jVIXacLjOySbzeKI47MvLdbw1t5Sk/s1600/mr350_Blue_Bonnet_idx57231744.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisXn9wIjtUO9HzOMDqDiwgS7zRfUOcoOKfDlExk2nCS4mnBHezm9Lvdm8a6QrcuDTgMQxmG-r8_9IxlWuP_wBivUtV7JBUpzQJC5LkAFF6ffjFf5jVIXacLjOySbzeKI47MvLdbw1t5Sk/s400/mr350_Blue_Bonnet_idx57231744.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584437194922156898" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifNmnq5JgJvkRUMoVpZYRFUBxWRCantAnOCIVeDQu_TbyrarwAlXOCWuLd15K2QVLqDomgD8wGdHWLaldT6Ca7icNxhltAkAp-06W0afTbxl5Jc7zuAo9RIG-zHxa8Tr5NuLWyPcaLvdQ/s1600/mr350_Australian_Magpie_idx40280080.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 291px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifNmnq5JgJvkRUMoVpZYRFUBxWRCantAnOCIVeDQu_TbyrarwAlXOCWuLd15K2QVLqDomgD8wGdHWLaldT6Ca7icNxhltAkAp-06W0afTbxl5Jc7zuAo9RIG-zHxa8Tr5NuLWyPcaLvdQ/s400/mr350_Australian_Magpie_idx40280080.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584437190382551938" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Images:</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"> </span><a href="http://www.annawilihighfield.com:80/cgi1/index_Final.cgi?sesid=dntsid_07555yEoqKZjYhyI&crc=37214903"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6666CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Anna-Wili Highfield</span></span></a></span></div></span><div><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Like birds of a feather, I'd like to stick together with <a href="http://www.annawilihighfield.com:80/cgi1/index_Final.cgi?sesid=dntsid_07555yEoqKZjYhyI&crc=37214903"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6666CC;">Anna-Wili Highfield's beautiful paper sculptures</span></a>. Apparently Anna-Wili doesn't draw her pieces first. She just feels her way through the process of scultping, painting and sewing archival cotton paper. I guess only a process that is this free could so perfectly evoke a feathered flight of fancy...</span></div></span></div></div>CHECKS AND SPOTShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01153952577116492108noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-101684554413183302.post-77467756632358111992011-03-15T09:43:00.002+11:002011-03-15T09:48:04.524+11:00Tale Furniture Pop Up Store<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzseUQJ_dCKPxJs639ffCCPObnmJB55GdlUdroK5gDFERZHnTYp-9DcaCP9npgjMYlKrpmJTZ3_y2_yNUD_mw4N4jvs_pwGn0oJm5CsHVEDpLLzqSUJhIgIX7ZfSoN2elvCJ_GatUuYHo/s1600/Roll_2_0014.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzseUQJ_dCKPxJs639ffCCPObnmJB55GdlUdroK5gDFERZHnTYp-9DcaCP9npgjMYlKrpmJTZ3_y2_yNUD_mw4N4jvs_pwGn0oJm5CsHVEDpLLzqSUJhIgIX7ZfSoN2elvCJ_GatUuYHo/s400/Roll_2_0014.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584071066090769266" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">More than just a furniture concept store, <a href="http://www.taleaustralia.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6666CC;">Tale</span></a> uncovers the unique story behind each of its vintage and antique pieces.</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">To find out more, check out my latest article for <a href="http://www.broadsheet.com.au/melbourne/arts-and-entertainment/article/tale-furniture-pop-shop"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6666CC;"><i>Broadsheet</i></span></a>.</span></span></div>CHECKS AND SPOTShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01153952577116492108noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-101684554413183302.post-65044267479709314852011-03-15T07:18:00.000+11:002011-03-15T07:18:07.942+11:00Trying to Understand Japan's Quake Disaster<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvEs9pGgE840yYYn5U_LOPgVp1SglssaM3Iox9fukn2EOUJbB2nVHADuxKm98YtFnu-4UM4b7UIVTjYmY73Vzxedqipny5CzsMKQ3diPpab5zj4tDY8zDsrwEA0DAQcKDuOiWk_Gc6BNQ/s1600/335060-11-03-14-sendai-aerial.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvEs9pGgE840yYYn5U_LOPgVp1SglssaM3Iox9fukn2EOUJbB2nVHADuxKm98YtFnu-4UM4b7UIVTjYmY73Vzxedqipny5CzsMKQ3diPpab5zj4tDY8zDsrwEA0DAQcKDuOiWk_Gc6BNQ/s400/335060-11-03-14-sendai-aerial.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584031802134783730" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaUfqC9zsBqH_KgFhKCIe_OacuxnD3z51BobYtwH5wTGuWAdLaFom2e3Fm1V4mJybztl0z5c-BbOGS6CEi6yjntAaOZaNqL87rSmlzQdwxAv89Ihcr3LnU1QBoVgI6jytZMuIUhH9P6bY/s1600/951251-14-03-2011.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaUfqC9zsBqH_KgFhKCIe_OacuxnD3z51BobYtwH5wTGuWAdLaFom2e3Fm1V4mJybztl0z5c-BbOGS6CEi6yjntAaOZaNqL87rSmlzQdwxAv89Ihcr3LnU1QBoVgI6jytZMuIUhH9P6bY/s400/951251-14-03-2011.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584031795202409314" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikNqPTQofXJreUrl_x1XyaVnSiL_73kSMrglAlmTdi1gmrs0BfuAJda6Ur4ZRN-u9c9QSApegN4hwAlqlueEIQMW2H90-8lBtgPXggdJOw9NDMZPpz0xanXLh6MF8kEsFEIIhNH29YjOI/s1600/244843-japan-quake-nuclear-blast.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikNqPTQofXJreUrl_x1XyaVnSiL_73kSMrglAlmTdi1gmrs0BfuAJda6Ur4ZRN-u9c9QSApegN4hwAlqlueEIQMW2H90-8lBtgPXggdJOw9NDMZPpz0xanXLh6MF8kEsFEIIhNH29YjOI/s400/244843-japan-quake-nuclear-blast.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584031793996056034" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihif7vWqTDRo_-Ju49ZgxZA5VF-VNlAIh5pcckSFjVMOKw3ggbfgPkZdLZkw-XaQiZpY2AXwJnIo9eJyGk55viBLSKSSDgbRtpVOGf0L4f23TVqSr5k6_6HeYRInpVzHUT6RGPNoWuyV4/s1600/434375-baby-japan-earthquake.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihif7vWqTDRo_-Ju49ZgxZA5VF-VNlAIh5pcckSFjVMOKw3ggbfgPkZdLZkw-XaQiZpY2AXwJnIo9eJyGk55viBLSKSSDgbRtpVOGf0L4f23TVqSr5k6_6HeYRInpVzHUT6RGPNoWuyV4/s400/434375-baby-japan-earthquake.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584031786385640626" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX2lDVw3EM0cd25cDJtuUmckxbbarekBihtNga-47m8mGXl46cPG83lgAxVpQ5CCDuoNmRcP0LfcxmgF2cXNkzvP2jM9m7lpUI3oZVv7P_O_UKgkUP2lh1HZrUSQIFbu4CgJLM3RFOfF0/s1600/079420-quake-woman.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX2lDVw3EM0cd25cDJtuUmckxbbarekBihtNga-47m8mGXl46cPG83lgAxVpQ5CCDuoNmRcP0LfcxmgF2cXNkzvP2jM9m7lpUI3oZVv7P_O_UKgkUP2lh1HZrUSQIFbu4CgJLM3RFOfF0/s400/079420-quake-woman.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584031785266189650" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Images:</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span><a href="http://www.theaustralian.com.au/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6666CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">The Australian</span></span></a></span></div></span><div><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The earthquake and tsunami that devastated Japan have really knocked the wind out of my sails. It's even affected me physically with a sense of sadness and unease remaining in the pit of my stomach ever since the first images flashed on our television screen on Friday night.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">So, I thought I would share a few things I've found in my search to try and understand Japan's biggest national crisis since World War II:</span></span></div><div><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Brace yourself and take a look at these</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6666CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><a href="http://www.abc.net.au/news/events/japan-quake-2011/beforeafter.htm"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6666CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">phenomenal aerial photos</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> which show the full scale of devastation. Hover over the each image to compare before and after.</span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Geology often brings with it mind-boggling violence. This </span><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/14/world/asia/14seismic.html?_r=1&hp"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6666CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">fascinating article</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> looks at how Friday's earthquake moved the coastline and changed the balance of the planet. </span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">If ever there was a time for generosity - this is it. Unfortunately the recent run of natural disasters in the region means that </span><a href="http://www.theage.com.au/world/charities-stretched-to-manage-programs-20110314-1buje.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6666CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">goodwill is stretched and charities like the Red Cross and World Vision are struggling</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">.</span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">With the shadow of Chernobyl looming, this interesting piece breaks down the </span><a href="http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/features/facing-down-the-fear-of-fallout/story-e6frg6z6-1226021355097"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6666CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">use and threat of nuclear energy in Japan</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">.</span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">And finally, here's a very worthwhile opinion piece, that poses the question - </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/03/14/3163050.htm"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6666CC;">as we sit here and watch, what would we change?</span></a></span></span></li></ul></div></div>CHECKS AND SPOTShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01153952577116492108noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-101684554413183302.post-76127222546755455052011-03-11T06:00:00.000+11:002011-03-11T06:00:01.968+11:00Five Alive Friday<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDrxabXV5OKPTDgTy7_rHaLwLkBMD-kl8i0vupEynuwKwdp92qi-PUNroRT2KU1v1b_8VNef6hyphenhyphen0iyZShO1TfNFMth6iZF6YX0uOgQbw7cbTFi770nUX3PHYv0gyKd_HV2x-LQpyNMWPI/s1600/hughen.whorl.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 398px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDrxabXV5OKPTDgTy7_rHaLwLkBMD-kl8i0vupEynuwKwdp92qi-PUNroRT2KU1v1b_8VNef6hyphenhyphen0iyZShO1TfNFMth6iZF6YX0uOgQbw7cbTFi770nUX3PHYv0gyKd_HV2x-LQpyNMWPI/s400/hughen.whorl.gif" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582287132867238466" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Image:</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span><a href="http://amandahughen.com/current_work/5.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6666CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Amanda <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Hughen</span></span></span></a></span></div></span><div><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Here's five links to tide you over to 5pm - plus an extra one because it's a long </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">weekend in my neck of the woods! Enjoy... </span></div></span></span><div><ol><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">How's this for a tongue twister - Who What Wear have just released, </span><a href="http://www.whowhatwear.com/website/full-article/introducing-what-to-wear-wherethe-book/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6666CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">What to Wear, Where</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6666CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">This how-to handbook covers 50 events and 100 plus outfits.</span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I'm more of a dog person, but that doesn't stop me being impressed by </span><a href="http://www.uncommongoods.com/product/cats-attack-scratching-post"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6666CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">this Cats Attack! Scratching Post</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">.</span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Did you know that </span><a href="http://community.livejournal.com/fashin/5814290.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6666CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">every Vogue cover from 2010 stacked on top of each other</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> forms the Virgin Mary? </span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">This is no joke. Sandblasted denim should come with </span><a href="http://nymag.com/daily/fashion/2011/02/levis_and_hm_ban_sandblasting.html?mid=372635&rid=422535027"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6666CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">a serious health warning</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">.</span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><a href="http://www.henryleutwyler.com/neverland-lost"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6666CC;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Neverland</span> Los</span></i></span></a><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">t</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> is is a phenomenal collection of photos of the King of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Pop's</span> most treasured and iconic belongings.</span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><a href="http://damnyouautocorrect.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6666CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Damn You Auto Correct!</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> will make you chuckle and squirm because we've all been there! </span></span></li></ol></div></div>CHECKS AND SPOTShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01153952577116492108noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-101684554413183302.post-19702856478549206082011-03-10T08:39:00.002+11:002011-03-10T08:57:35.725+11:00Organizing the Bookcase<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="360" height="306" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/cFnuP9niRUg" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Video: </span></span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFnuP9niRUg&feature=player_embedded#at=58"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6666CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">YouTube</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Ok, I'll admit it. I can be a little over the top when it comes to having everything organised. It's just that when things are in their place it feels like there is some sort of order to the chaos of our life.</span></div></span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">But even if you're more Pig Pen than pristine, take a minute to </span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFnuP9niRUg&feature=player_embedded#at=58"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6666CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">watch this stop motion film</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> while you're having your morning tea. </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Organizing the Bookcase</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> makes OCD seem strangely calming, don't you think?!</span></span></div></div></div>CHECKS AND SPOTShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01153952577116492108noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-101684554413183302.post-39628197149511053522011-03-09T06:46:00.000+11:002011-03-09T06:46:52.893+11:00Who Embodies Being a Woman in 2011?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCAAenOIodKdLz1h7rDKiVornIfoo-VBhFB62YsmTLMAMJ02VFUZiFnGOlXH0eJeAV_zP3UuQJs181a1iu7-163-gNIBlAbrW17Uds6Etap0mcXpinvrm5R2XlafoS07355nbC6ZV3AVw/s1600/Rihanna.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 285px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCAAenOIodKdLz1h7rDKiVornIfoo-VBhFB62YsmTLMAMJ02VFUZiFnGOlXH0eJeAV_zP3UuQJs181a1iu7-163-gNIBlAbrW17Uds6Etap0mcXpinvrm5R2XlafoS07355nbC6ZV3AVw/s400/Rihanna.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581626796449775170" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><a href="http://www.nivea.com.au/Experience/ext/en-AU/announcing-rihanna"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6666CC;">Nivea has just announced</span></a> that from May they will team up with <a href="http://www.rihannanow.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6666CC;">Rihanna</span></a> to celebrate their centennial. </span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Sure, it was commercially sound to get Ri Ri on board (afterall, she is currently touring and has a strong social media network of in excess of 30 million) but I think Nivea should be congratulated on choosing someone who is an authentic portrayal of womanhood in the 21st century. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Rihanna has worked relentlessly to carve out a successful career and also found the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6666CC;"><a href="http://www.believerihanna.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6666CC;">Believe Foundation</span></a>, </span>she<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6666CC;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">has a </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-size:small;">bold style that is individual and unapologetic and has a confidence in her own sexuality. Flick through any glossy and you'll be hard pressed to find another pop culture icon who ticks all these boxes and is such an empowering spokesperson for a skincare brand.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;"><i>I'm interested to hear what you have to say though - As far as pop culture icons go, who do you think embodies being a woman in 2011?</i></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-size:small;"> </span></div>CHECKS AND SPOTShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01153952577116492108noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-101684554413183302.post-8303885803325119712011-03-08T07:01:00.000+11:002011-03-08T07:01:35.096+11:00Trend Spotter: Nails<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">London-based </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.sophyrobson.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6666CC;">Sophy</span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.sophyrobson.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6666CC;"> Robson</span></a> is </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">the </span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> nail artist extraordinaire who sets and makes trends. I was looking through her work at recent fashion shows and wondered which of these looks you see taking off:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Leather Look Nails</span></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpz4g5nDCDSQYwOQ2Hh6j4ZfLG1TgIfMbgb6nTNE7im_xaBOhUBnA1Xafb_SxJHLGYGlrDB6gE7r-ol0UFIPUn5AoH4Ourb11ktW3bPvIyvPzkEtmQaRWptlysEAL_EAwSeV2Iu_0EUh4/s400/Screen-shot-2011-03-05-at-22.11.15.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581423249726571698" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 349px; " /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Image:</span></span><a href="http://www.sophyrobson.com/sophysblog/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6666CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Sophy</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> Robson</span></span></a></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Luxury leather brand, Loewe, asked Robson to create nail extensions that matched their mahogany leather jackets. To achieve this look she used a custom-made matte brown and black trench tip. Looks pretty amazing, doesn't it? Plus, makeup by legendary Pat </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">McGrath</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> completed the </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">glamourous</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> look.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;color:#666666;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The 'V' Gap</span></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1DrqBE_eC3H93QCQM1y4jWuuODSQlEdcqLIsWRSmcxSzkA0FZcd8jkr37_LxFYeiKGWed9vjYtRz84XWOY2nWfIL3W7tELKwNccyaGUcDJmg7p5i7mbOWf3bXXOGsUcu22FsK7LRQQEA/s400/Screen-shot-2011-02-22-at-21.31.24.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581425266103668034" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 339px; " /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Image:</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span><a href="http://www.sophyrobson.com/sophysblog/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6666CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Sophy</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> Robson</span></span></a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">For Antonio </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Beradi's</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> show, Robson created a 'V' gap manicure in petrol blue black. Maybe this look will become this season's </span><a href="http://www.elle.com/Beauty/Beauty-Spotlight/Nail-Lacquer-Your-Best-Fall-Manicure"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6666CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">reverse manicure</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">?</span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><b>Perfectly Manicured Loval Shape</b></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLuK2uwwh-7XSJctV8i4ycXmQOlLeNaTNkLqrZuBbuhRAZaLqstwNXCTFMk-KNfrVvcN8_NkN9EX96pYMOZWQI3mEFibL_WDAFyiSGZz6f7tx_FqA5hAFcYh6L4LHse4gUIyoMAG31LDU/s400/Screen-shot-2011-02-23-at-11.40.24.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581428553066884242" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 366px; height: 400px; " /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Image: </span><a href="http://www.sophyrobson.com/sophysblog/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6666CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Sophy Robson</span></span></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">Riffing on fashion's return to ladylike glamour, Robson created a perfectly manicure loval (long and oval) nail shape for Giles. This is an update on the squoval (short and oval) shape that has dominated recent seasons.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC33CC;">So...which of these trends do you like the most? Will you be trying any of them out? </span></span></div>CHECKS AND SPOTShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01153952577116492108noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-101684554413183302.post-9515563213938309152011-03-07T06:38:00.000+11:002011-03-07T06:38:20.369+11:00The Lady Collection<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLP6EZzKy3XLtr31xALYDsZsBjWlO9RheerqsACINd3xKJ8sTXriqMhydHJ8HeT-vQJfiSvpZhdo4timNjHBE8BBf6YZg6RRBNE986XlP6EBXEbGaerffjp8qWMC-nNcwD4tzz7Zra8Jw/s1600/image.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLP6EZzKy3XLtr31xALYDsZsBjWlO9RheerqsACINd3xKJ8sTXriqMhydHJ8HeT-vQJfiSvpZhdo4timNjHBE8BBf6YZg6RRBNE986XlP6EBXEbGaerffjp8qWMC-nNcwD4tzz7Zra8Jw/s400/image.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581052805472266226" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Image:</span></span><a href="http://www.refinery29.com/the-new-sherbet-colored-swatch-lady-collection-does-the-double-wrap"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6666CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> Refinery29</span></span></a><div><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">My sweet tooth is seriously out of control at the moment, and these sherbet-coloured watches are doing nothing to help! Available in 10 hues, Swatch's latest <a href="http://store.swatch.com/new-forher?utm_source=ICED&utm_medium=editorial&utm_campaign=ladycollection"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6666CC;">Lady Collection</span></a> features a long, slim silicone strap that wraps around the wrist twice. In fact, </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I haven't had a Swatch since the 80's but I think that's all about to change...</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">US$ 50, available </span></i><a href="http://store.swatch.com/new-forher?utm_source=ICED&utm_medium=editorial&utm_campaign=ladycollection"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6666CC;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">here</span></i></span></a><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">.</span></i></span></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Found <a href="http://www.refinery29.com/the-new-sherbet-colored-swatch-lady-collection-does-the-double-wrap"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6666CC;">via</span></a>.</span></i></span></div>CHECKS AND SPOTShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01153952577116492108noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-101684554413183302.post-34303101076346456822011-03-04T06:52:00.002+11:002011-03-04T12:14:04.261+11:00Five Alive Friday<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1zc6um6tgMhMO7OBzBHOLxz91EVez2-UO5OySdaZl5Wd6LRXZdld1EPQH99EX43ALKg2lhHU6UrIbeVKh7kuq-j8KQewAtBsC6InVlGUknPNj0hNCQ__4DUhhIR9cgtykzmMV8Jp8lYM/s1600/JMale_Staszek-Ros-1981-parann_overlay_liina%25E2%2580%25B9-640x439.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 274px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1zc6um6tgMhMO7OBzBHOLxz91EVez2-UO5OySdaZl5Wd6LRXZdld1EPQH99EX43ALKg2lhHU6UrIbeVKh7kuq-j8KQewAtBsC6InVlGUknPNj0hNCQ__4DUhhIR9cgtykzmMV8Jp8lYM/s400/JMale_Staszek-Ros-1981-parann_overlay_liina%25E2%2580%25B9-640x439.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579938068288949730" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Image:</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"> </span><a href="http://www.jukkamale.com/category/own-projects/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6666CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Jukka Male</span></span></a></span></div></span><div><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Jeepers creepers! I'm happy to see the tail end of this week. And even happier to ride on through to 5 pm on these five links. Enjoy! </span></span><div><ol><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><a href="http://www.lettersofnote.com/2011/02/giant-zlig.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6666CC;">Read</span></a> Disney's 1976 rejection letter to Tim Burton. </span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">Auto tuned to the hilt, <a href="http://www.gossipcop.com/listen-kim-kardashian-song-jam-ryan-seacrest-audio/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6666CC;">Kim Kardashian's debut song</span></a> is as bad as you expect it to be! </span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><a href="http://www.howtobearetronaut.com/2011/02/young-barack-obama/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6666CC;">Check out</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"> a fascinating photographic series of a young Barack Obama.</span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;">Karen Walker's latest <a href="http://www.karenwalkereyewear.com/?utm_source=karenwalkercom&utm_medium=banner&utm_campaign=home-banner"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6666CC;">range of eyewear</span></a> gives me goosebumps it is so frickin' incredible. </span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><a href="http://www.medesignmag.com/graphics/2753/great-food-covers-by-coralie-bickford-smith-for-penguin/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6666CC;">Here's</span></a> a glimpse of Penguin's latest themed series that will be out in April. The cover designs are based on ceramic styles relating to the era of each book. </span></span></li></ol></div>CHECKS AND SPOTShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01153952577116492108noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-101684554413183302.post-75369427509369680922011-03-02T06:00:00.000+11:002011-03-02T06:00:03.648+11:00Finding Vivian Maier: Chicago Street Photography<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCZEJ91JopBe1mmHclHz-tyhvgEMULMeujtJ6w1m7T9z9cLpe5qATrJOU8o-op1LLCYFX-p_3NF5SGlCR0CpvHOeX0r0dimdWy_fGYO0HNZCycuDHtm_Kquf8P2TCMEGK-avVV1uwj94s/s1600/57-455.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 385px; height: 385px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCZEJ91JopBe1mmHclHz-tyhvgEMULMeujtJ6w1m7T9z9cLpe5qATrJOU8o-op1LLCYFX-p_3NF5SGlCR0CpvHOeX0r0dimdWy_fGYO0HNZCycuDHtm_Kquf8P2TCMEGK-avVV1uwj94s/s400/57-455.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578825141115000258" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCYBH3C1OhK2-Aaaj3AzJ7yxLVR4Y4wnq4Uf-5nlyzKHpQqiDNM_JenGNwSOwXTUZLqCi_BSr_ufTA4xhh4Mlx6YVWin8PNNISGdePZul5Olw9ex3ayi-cfh_FZ3BZSLvJHC_robuyjrI/s1600/3468.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 385px; height: 385px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCYBH3C1OhK2-Aaaj3AzJ7yxLVR4Y4wnq4Uf-5nlyzKHpQqiDNM_JenGNwSOwXTUZLqCi_BSr_ufTA4xhh4Mlx6YVWin8PNNISGdePZul5Olw9ex3ayi-cfh_FZ3BZSLvJHC_robuyjrI/s400/3468.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578825138865911730" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3vNks-P3B9mHjO_QgHBxYQdGHOLIXTu6gXiIRGLoi1dnhv6QlkzqBhG5SHLYBr_3tTR525Ajwa05_S05UQ5NuqlivyJg5WBjICfYqe5bwyPqTMrqHm1JQbC9p9vcNbNM9dDvHATq1Aq8/s1600/2226.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 385px; height: 385px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3vNks-P3B9mHjO_QgHBxYQdGHOLIXTu6gXiIRGLoi1dnhv6QlkzqBhG5SHLYBr_3tTR525Ajwa05_S05UQ5NuqlivyJg5WBjICfYqe5bwyPqTMrqHm1JQbC9p9vcNbNM9dDvHATq1Aq8/s400/2226.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578825135267540498" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitLFuZ2KXDNGoGIt7MlfwXS-AEDAURoBySv6WZaHT3-ZtB77HrhvMc6skMKu9lenRTjLGnGToIUD9wqRf8LEjRQOaLvPzqCF0rMK0AriQ53e2z_l8bGShX5sJhhq2BBnbjxaQMIMa3YQg/s1600/3383.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 385px; height: 385px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPr4W6jg_yvfrT6ZLyGhBkQxjGJsVMavrirxrTF9rLNNJAW65yqZsYVXW7E-GkNYyacFVg32IZ66QAbXMk9ZcGRu1yPu6DxqoBkZeVO0EavyBs6Yg8xfnQ21jYCJ4xNX6v6edrzxpkRNM/s400/56-588.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578824937536115890" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9C81XXrY-mo7lJPd1DZUQzM_uaWOGVw69Kvc9baoybIHZYpH8BtRePSNoRy-NE2qyoiwtwFSB4oR_cHa6m-Gj5osnIniDooTQdAaLDd-Qutw-Qmxu0eGAae62dX-bcU3OCEd9TYxZBJA/s1600/54-102.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 385px; height: 385px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9C81XXrY-mo7lJPd1DZUQzM_uaWOGVw69Kvc9baoybIHZYpH8BtRePSNoRy-NE2qyoiwtwFSB4oR_cHa6m-Gj5osnIniDooTQdAaLDd-Qutw-Qmxu0eGAae62dX-bcU3OCEd9TYxZBJA/s400/54-102.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578824934667089682" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2hs7WV8TOWE_5LzMc0io-VjcTU53L2b7jype9nIlKArkWBanM6JaEPfPnftEq76FOluCxv9sqHuegKfishF3ISr_w3-_E476Zj0BYCKix6774Mmxa7vv1XgkLhNjMYcwZAjS_Z1wLHqI/s1600/54-51.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 385px; height: 385px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2hs7WV8TOWE_5LzMc0io-VjcTU53L2b7jype9nIlKArkWBanM6JaEPfPnftEq76FOluCxv9sqHuegKfishF3ISr_w3-_E476Zj0BYCKix6774Mmxa7vv1XgkLhNjMYcwZAjS_Z1wLHqI/s400/54-51.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578824935717753282" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Images:</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span><a href="http://vivianmaier.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6666CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Vivian Maier</span></span></a></span></div></span><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Riddle me this. Have you heard the tale of <a href="http://vivianmaier.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6666CC;">Vivian Maier</span></a>? </span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">From the 1950's to the 90's, this</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> New York-born, French-raised nanny, snapped around 100,000 (no, that's not a typo!) shots on the streets of Chicago and the Big Apple. In 2007, real estate agent, John Maloof, purchased boxes of Maier's undeveloped film from a repossessed storage locker</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">. As Maloof developed the images, he discovered not only an incredibly prolific photographer but one who captured candid, emotional and arresting snapshots. And the saddest part of this tale? Unfortunately,</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> Maeir's remarkable work was never exhibited during her lifetime. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Maeir's work gives a whole new meaning to 'street photography', don't you think?</span></span></div></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></div></div>CHECKS AND SPOTShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01153952577116492108noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-101684554413183302.post-89938013965383974852011-03-01T06:00:00.001+11:002011-03-01T06:00:00.351+11:00Signs of Affection<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWO__0Nexql1emg5AKdXDUrHbLTLI-CfS3S1y4L9zQUdlBOU7geI0eY_JHbHN1llmMIF6jQTICpyLbqWB4CVu543HUHY6QYHqNZmNV_6Fge34wJYyPmXge_c2Oc5xibuI2vk0kppvGj-4/s1600/2new.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 308px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWO__0Nexql1emg5AKdXDUrHbLTLI-CfS3S1y4L9zQUdlBOU7geI0eY_JHbHN1llmMIF6jQTICpyLbqWB4CVu543HUHY6QYHqNZmNV_6Fge34wJYyPmXge_c2Oc5xibuI2vk0kppvGj-4/s400/2new.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573738199022166434" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhguI20HPKdzPmzCQRf_Tdqm_UR0EJ_Ny5eqtVw2QEpenhtCJdgNCv7M8OUC7hmQvSZLPb47UKIYMbaUF-9gG9Nh3QMjceQOuF5T3feS3qCJeY6GnpQZambvuSGUFw-895Y9ZGVn5IgMEA/s1600/signs3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 270px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhguI20HPKdzPmzCQRf_Tdqm_UR0EJ_Ny5eqtVw2QEpenhtCJdgNCv7M8OUC7hmQvSZLPb47UKIYMbaUF-9gG9Nh3QMjceQOuF5T3feS3qCJeY6GnpQZambvuSGUFw-895Y9ZGVn5IgMEA/s400/signs3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573737744655106866" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqcW5nd9ORaZalTVW9e7moLUegQSXd8oZzxRtbPM28-tgGcvz8zuNyLSjRYynD7nxz6jK7riTZq2ThizskM3RGCylwZ8d1cCChLRAcrYyqUMObXfctsRjMrsnGjtO1N6ns5kaiqjRxPyI/s1600/signs1-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqcW5nd9ORaZalTVW9e7moLUegQSXd8oZzxRtbPM28-tgGcvz8zuNyLSjRYynD7nxz6jK7riTZq2ThizskM3RGCylwZ8d1cCChLRAcrYyqUMObXfctsRjMrsnGjtO1N6ns5kaiqjRxPyI/s400/signs1-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573737738707991058" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Images:</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"> </span><a href="http://blog.paul-price.net/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6666CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Paul Price</span></span></a></span></div></span><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">There's nothing like an unexpected compliment to put a pep in your step! And someone who is handing out their fair share of the good stuff is <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6666CC;"><a href="http://blog.paul-price.net/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6666CC;">Paul Price</span></a>.</span> Hailing from Leeds, Price's <i>Signs of Affection</i> is a self-initiated public intervention - so if you're lucky to be in the 'hood keep an eye out for his random act of sweet sentiments!</span></div></span></span></div>CHECKS AND SPOTShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01153952577116492108noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-101684554413183302.post-14464364385261291232011-02-28T14:10:00.000+11:002011-02-28T14:10:06.800+11:00Three of the Best: Oscars Red Carpet<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I just had a gander at the Oscars and picked these three stunners out from the pack:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Cate Blanchett </span></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNgbDDC2QAgfNfu6iNnekr0dTdJR4iSJRypxUXvOlDa32cWhz6Dov_d2d8R0KZFm2rcAOLZSB5YSSxSkZmOBcCCv6HQfdMU7Wk3J7HOmoxLzwZfSaT2XJH4qBKgj8hDsHfwV0cKBj_Fsc/s400/27_oscarsredcarpet_20_cateblanchett.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578564292857438690" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small; ">Image: </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small; "><a href="ttp://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2011/02/see_all_the_red-carpet_looks_f_2.html#photo=1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6666CC;">NY Mag</span></a></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6666CC;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); ">'Our' Cate knocked it out of the park! For me, she was the easily the best-on-ground in an avant-garde Givenchy dress. Leaving all the risky business to her frock, Cate chose understated hair and makeup which only added to this slice of perfection.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><b>Celine Dion</b></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZD05rkvOfvRt34xqYJ9SOGgbmGUotM4K4UMSRdfUltyj2NNTqRgW-RhxDl4LzrHujhbw_hO4TwWGKA6lIhexbWU5mlNuqoyNFg1Z1gARnZnqy0Ya6fc0zDia92_lUKtFf7YdQZYfqzGw/s1600/27_oscarsredcarpet_44_celinedion.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZD05rkvOfvRt34xqYJ9SOGgbmGUotM4K4UMSRdfUltyj2NNTqRgW-RhxDl4LzrHujhbw_hO4TwWGKA6lIhexbWU5mlNuqoyNFg1Z1gARnZnqy0Ya6fc0zDia92_lUKtFf7YdQZYfqzGw/s400/27_oscarsredcarpet_44_celinedion.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578564293527919282" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small; ">Image: </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small; "><a href="ttp://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2011/02/see_all_the_red-carpet_looks_f_2.html#photo=1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6666CC;">NY Mag</span></a></span></span></div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6666CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small; "><a href="ttp://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2011/02/see_all_the_red-carpet_looks_f_2.html#photo=1"></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I thought it was worth mentioning Celine Dion. The sleek simplicity of her</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> Armani Privé dress was a welcome breather from the sea of volume and embellishment. Oh, that and the fact she had twins just four months and looks so damn svelte! </span></span></span><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><b>Mila Kunis</b></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:130%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAxWVCzRZtwmyZzUJ5mAOr-R81soZLj88wnG0LAJOcLZBy0xIv7y4pDSF1kec4VAsOKcqpfhHuJKNGNxLGNXH4NkXbf0-1AVgpfmC_oOa5nKhsTJ28zpvtlrKI-1myrHHQestZNTTM1nw/s400/27_oscarsredcarpet_8_milakunis2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578569309038676626" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 400px; " /></span></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Image: </span><a href="ttp://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2011/02/see_all_the_red-carpet_looks_f_2.html#photo=1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6666CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">NY Mag</span></span></a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Mila Kunis' Elis Saab dress is a flawless fusion of the expected and unexpected. While the style is pure Hollywood, it's the colour and delicate lace panelling that was a little left-of-centre. A1!</span></span></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i>Who did you love or loathe? You can check out all of red carpet looks over <a href="http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2011/02/see_all_the_red-carpet_looks_f_2.html#photo=1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6666CC;">here</span></a>. </i></span></span></div>CHECKS AND SPOTShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01153952577116492108noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-101684554413183302.post-23670292465113983572011-02-28T06:38:00.001+11:002011-02-28T06:40:02.394+11:00We Heart Books<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFbOrGKWdvkVSJZ3245m362zFGS3I0VHlCOMEF9wAr3zyV-tux6DF7uOQswWyAKZ9OGvQeg7E9U20wTDVfm3JMlVp_dPVxYXdCScD9GaoSqjpMmQk7s71a63T9ZKuLRClyXl2BkOxoJGM/s1600/WHB.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFbOrGKWdvkVSJZ3245m362zFGS3I0VHlCOMEF9wAr3zyV-tux6DF7uOQswWyAKZ9OGvQeg7E9U20wTDVfm3JMlVp_dPVxYXdCScD9GaoSqjpMmQk7s71a63T9ZKuLRClyXl2BkOxoJGM/s400/WHB.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578451826066098994" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9oRH6Ryg-iEoLCNdcVn7XJ-mDTWozQqyM4f4aZwtNg1TA6PRYzriviu_MC55uaRetjMXfmtXOpOXosPIqpFHsH3LEhfeSSQThyzPQRexSSUM38862UfauLPCKv4YBoHKd2-DYZhahQBM/s1600/product_thumb-1.php.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 370px; height: 380px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9oRH6Ryg-iEoLCNdcVn7XJ-mDTWozQqyM4f4aZwtNg1TA6PRYzriviu_MC55uaRetjMXfmtXOpOXosPIqpFHsH3LEhfeSSQThyzPQRexSSUM38862UfauLPCKv4YBoHKd2-DYZhahQBM/s400/product_thumb-1.php.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578451453571097410" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Brown paper packages tied up with string, these are a few of my favourite things...</span></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-size:small;">The only problem is, this isn't actually mine! It's a present I bought for a friend's little boy.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I was so excited when I found <a href="http://weheartbooks.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=334"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6666CC;">this Charley Harper Memory Game</span></a>, but when it arrived in the mail from <a href="http://weheartbooks.com/store/index.php"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6666CC;">We Heart Books</span></a>, I was....well, rapt! Wrapped with such love, it's clear that whatever We Heart Books do, they do it with heart.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I'll be back We Heart Books - if only to get my own brown paper package tied up with string! </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">PS: Check out We Heart Book's idea for<a href="http://weheartbooks.com/2010/01/27/a-charley-heart/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6666CC;"> Charley Harper wall wart</span></a> using this set of memory cards. </span></span></div>CHECKS AND SPOTShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01153952577116492108noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-101684554413183302.post-76140545050346224432011-02-25T06:00:00.001+11:002011-02-26T14:43:37.663+11:00Five Alive Friday<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvJVEGlU_11-Mej-icTxKiZgOsJaqfx9EPeJR6q1O2G0Hi_5jYWPgSEsvd1DiB2c7fERLNU8Z_PiaUyMf5sK_r2Cqg_8bdScNRgpLely-QZzEQfULQMJCfMkIQCGXXq0KovOV1aNk7cHM/s1600/ship-flatweb-854x1024.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 334px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvJVEGlU_11-Mej-icTxKiZgOsJaqfx9EPeJR6q1O2G0Hi_5jYWPgSEsvd1DiB2c7fERLNU8Z_PiaUyMf5sK_r2Cqg_8bdScNRgpLely-QZzEQfULQMJCfMkIQCGXXq0KovOV1aNk7cHM/s400/ship-flatweb-854x1024.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577173285704174466" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Image: </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 204); font-size:x-small;"><a href="http://shawna-x.tumblr.com/">Shawna-x</a></span></div></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Here's a dose of Five Alive Friday especially designed to make you happy and get you closer to the weekend. Enjoy! </span></span></div><ol><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Welcome back, </span></span><a href="http://soundcloud.com/aih/contact-high/s-iq0i9"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6666CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Architecture in Helsinki</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">. I've missed you. Can't wait for the rest of your new album.</span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Love </span><a href="http://www.chipchop.com.au/products/THIS-YACHT-%252d-Cropped-Tee.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6666CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">this tee</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> from Chip Chop's latest range, </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Blame it on Rio</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">. But, I'd wear it with pants!</span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Live vicariously through </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Vogue</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> Japan's insanely cool Editor at Large, Anna Dello Russo, in this fab </span><a href="http://blog.toryburch.com/2011/02/day-in-the-life-anna-dello-russo/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6666CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Day in the Life feature</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">. </span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Check in with street artist, Banksy, and take a squiz at his </span><a href="http://www.banksy.co.uk/outdoors/outusa/horizontal_1.htm"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6666CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">latest work in LA</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">.</span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">With the Oscars only a few days away, I thought you might like this fascinating look at the </span><a href="http://kottke.org/11/02/movie-sounds-guy"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6666CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">dude who makes sound effects</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> for films.</span></span></li></ol>CHECKS AND SPOTShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01153952577116492108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-101684554413183302.post-59903016813225421262011-02-24T07:00:00.001+11:002011-02-24T07:04:32.952+11:00A Lost Wallet and Moment In Time<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgDmfYJP0-RceBid7pIFh242gRIaYUAiGAtak3fg-BPkEIv5XicBfiCSjZCuLjuHgJ3poH5jAtjimAZ-C9Laab20wY_2J2uh9vBR_h5rdBjRAgr6tYK2YsgnHvCbw9OaXT7K9X6vHWFBU/s1600/00CityRoom-Resta001.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJm4h043e-wft9LnVTcr_0fuRF7WilO2gdsHwcyMdOSjrIifUeqsJspI-hZZpc8zRrIM_LB6T_QMCJuxz9b8WNmo7StUljXo7IRHYSEjittGwGxsfavK0HvYxp0ma8egPiRSYUrakXiD8/s400/00CityRoom-Resta003.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576976677276716802" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhElhUsj_P6tO83Apn_oeeYwXGtGYmc7cntjrFyF4UZqhY6E3-Kuv9OI8b-Xh0m1Nl9yyGoSd4oEB1j_roSuhyphenhyphendKSj3YNZE3j9YhNSLgs8CVPLPTjUfP4J5p9KAU5854gMOWKX8z9WhvAI/s1600/00CityRoom-Resta004.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhElhUsj_P6tO83Apn_oeeYwXGtGYmc7cntjrFyF4UZqhY6E3-Kuv9OI8b-Xh0m1Nl9yyGoSd4oEB1j_roSuhyphenhyphendKSj3YNZE3j9YhNSLgs8CVPLPTjUfP4J5p9KAU5854gMOWKX8z9WhvAI/s400/00CityRoom-Resta004.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576976678644803362" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirzFm3HtFqodLZSZQxf27d1eKfdmQIRbSemFfdV2DsAPwE0skSKfc1cnWPjit1z45jSbqkBXx9N55hlaDllWRtcZemARzuEyKM_Mo5Ln5p2VMXW7X1ifG8OdEANzMbxALw2lUg4MaFais/s1600/00CityRoom-Resta005.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMDvklrO-ptD9IWgMAEms0iPlNkVKjvHbNajZLZ3kx3pL6JBGZ3O-06oW91L1cXgsGOumWaDZrEvWQDdgFG9Dy2yioBACvDv2fPssatpwoXcR0VFhrPEfPHfNsWNnE8G7ZNg01FQMaNKw/s400/00CityRoom-Resta008.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576976666832767682" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Images:</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"> </span><a href="http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/02/20/a-wallet-lost-40-years-ago-now-is-found/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6666CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">The New York Times</span></span></a></span></div></span><div><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Here's a sweet tale that warmed my heart... </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Rudolph R. Rester <a href="http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/02/20/a-wallet-lost-40-years-ago-now-is-found/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6666CC;">recently received his lost wallet</span></a> - some 40 years after he left it in a jacket in a coat closet at the </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">New York Times</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> HQ where he worked. When he came back to collect his jacket at lunchtime his wallet was gone. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Fast forward four decades and Jose Cisneros, a security guard who now works in the same building, came across the wallet when he was investigating a void behind an unused window. It seems the thief had stashed the wallet there after making off with Rudolph's cash.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">After searching high and low for the wallet's owner, the </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">New York Times</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> found Rudolph and returned his lost property. While the money was long gone, it still contained a glimpse into Rudolph's past - a snap of his wife posing in a 'real jaguar' stole, an Amex card so old is wasn't green, the only photo he had of his father who has passed away and even a clipping of Edward Kennedy's eulogy for his brother Robert Kennedy.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><a href="http://video.nytimes.com/video/2011/02/20/nyregion/1248069585335/resta.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6666CC;">Here's</span></a> a touching video of Rudolph's reunion with his wallet. Watch as he is taken back to a long-gone moment by the contents of his wallet. </span></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Have you ever lost something and thought it was gone forever only to have it return? Is there something you've lost that you wish would come back?</span></i></div></span></span></div>CHECKS AND SPOTShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01153952577116492108noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-101684554413183302.post-64662345531750134512011-02-23T07:05:00.002+11:002011-02-26T14:44:27.150+11:00Back to the Future with Irina Wernig<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtO8TkqryqQP717Uy2vPtnCOcXJbikFB5eIa3_xXODF_JEqAai-_9HUziHaZY4HwnYxHvPg6z1Ew91ea5uY_tkxbkJHQxrCG4lZpaAbYANGcGW76-U812kdqUGRuibI41VW-bK91aY8fA/s1600/20_negra-web.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 257px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtO8TkqryqQP717Uy2vPtnCOcXJbikFB5eIa3_xXODF_JEqAai-_9HUziHaZY4HwnYxHvPg6z1Ew91ea5uY_tkxbkJHQxrCG4lZpaAbYANGcGW76-U812kdqUGRuibI41VW-bK91aY8fA/s400/20_negra-web.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576605488336921346" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1oe8tfQWNWlJ1TE57sEb0bZdLzOUyQXqzvG2ZhbWRBt0ONUt6YsR2e7sDBO4TaAIyVmOZi7X9wlRTZWn0pqat48e87IgGEFPk1pGXDr1wuN6zRTKw3NAJhAG4ZAreEshHAHeapH2fnTs/s1600/20_pancho-web.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 139px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg55etg7c-QikwO5Rq-t-3t2TYBHkXavszxkCDVcWaX-yDE451iOwhiFXXcTGXMzE4QKbhlC2TDETzIjxHU_5gdsCvSncEwLNc7hWsm6sjkodLeyF7IAxY5m93rLd7MGnuT8aU3wwG98sg/s400/20_benn-web.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576604937139878466" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Photographer, </span><a href="http://irinawerning.com/back-to-the-fut/back-to-the-future/irinawerning.com"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6666CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Irina Werning</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> asked people to go </span><a href="http://irinawerning.com/back-to-the-fut/back-to-the-future/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6666CC;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Back to the Future</span></i></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> and recreate their childhood photos. Paying obsessive attention to the tiniest of details, Werning's images are both surreal and uncanny. They also prove that as time goes by, we all change, but we don't <i>really</i> change all that much.</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Found </span></i><a href="http://www.theinspiration.com/2011/02/irina-irving-back-to-the-future/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6666CC;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">via</span></i></span></a><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">. </span></i></span></div>CHECKS AND SPOTShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01153952577116492108noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-101684554413183302.post-47356864345299301692011-02-22T12:18:00.004+11:002011-02-22T12:25:49.309+11:00Megan Park's Maximalist Winter Collection<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZZvISrYjF6rqd0AOEzI8TqHGxviUg2hLC9dTkgnnHUQpGXgfga0nFi8CS4SrU3Hn-pKAhooVVU5Yyrxmf62uCAdCvbtAwyibG0MOlh0XiAM42YDks2T_grq3wvwOdYA9qrtVR1vagwCY/s1600/1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZZvISrYjF6rqd0AOEzI8TqHGxviUg2hLC9dTkgnnHUQpGXgfga0nFi8CS4SrU3Hn-pKAhooVVU5Yyrxmf62uCAdCvbtAwyibG0MOlh0XiAM42YDks2T_grq3wvwOdYA9qrtVR1vagwCY/s400/1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576318297603078770" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiY2hj-f4gGTnmnrDM0GOKq7OYWnSO49DjqapMwstU9_WTnsfUHFgj0Xw3cvirMAs8TwrFrduvyhz9YzDk9_kk2ebs5ogx7YM9DwU5bnnIFMVL6Tko4YkHFtUcd8ADGmp-KzjTvFp5B04/s1600/13.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiY2hj-f4gGTnmnrDM0GOKq7OYWnSO49DjqapMwstU9_WTnsfUHFgj0Xw3cvirMAs8TwrFrduvyhz9YzDk9_kk2ebs5ogx7YM9DwU5bnnIFMVL6Tko4YkHFtUcd8ADGmp-KzjTvFp5B04/s400/13.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576318287722024466" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOl1giFXAT9Xfv0r3gOXgtcS9E4mKA9h4MEZ-d9TdUoe9qZIH46rQh1ZBWZoQPkORSWex7va2tnx0vHO98_weqvO3DdL4AB8FiB9tSWmtlQc_f_dhP8_H5Gtxtf2pbeNX-FWcbYaJKM_Y/s1600/4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 276px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOl1giFXAT9Xfv0r3gOXgtcS9E4mKA9h4MEZ-d9TdUoe9qZIH46rQh1ZBWZoQPkORSWex7va2tnx0vHO98_weqvO3DdL4AB8FiB9tSWmtlQc_f_dhP8_H5Gtxtf2pbeNX-FWcbYaJKM_Y/s400/4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576317699608746850" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Inspired by the modern bohemian, <a href="http://www.meganpark.co.uk/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6666CC;">Megan Park</span></a> injects an eclectic mix of prints and textures into the coming cooler months.</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">For more Megan Park goodness, check out my latest article on <a href="http://www.broadsheet.com.au/melbourne/fashion/article/megan-parks-maximalist-winter-collection"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#6666CC;"><i>Broadsheet</i></span></a>.<br /></span></span><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>CHECKS AND SPOTShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01153952577116492108noreply@blogger.com2