m y . c u p . o f . t e a

After nearly a week of non-stop rain, I am officially over it. Everyone in my household is going stir crazy having been indoors for too long. We'll be climbing the walls by the end of the week.

I got an amazing retro Malvern Star bike for Christmas! It's such a gem and I'm so happy that I finally have a set of wheels, and a pretty set at that. I will definitely have to invest in a good bike lock. It's called 'La Belle' and I haven't been able to take it out for a proper spin due to the rain.

To top off my rain-induced melancholic/unbalanced state, I burnt the only remaining food left in my cupboard after work this evening. They were leftover dinner rolls from Christmas Eve that I found in the freezer . After scouring the cupboards for around 10 mins they were the only skerrick of sustenance I could find. So when I eventually found them I almost wanted to air high-five myself. Needless to say that when I pulled them out of the oven and they were highly carcinogenic, I was less than impressed.
I was sidetracked by Ali Mitton's site and the beautiful photographs she takes. I know I've harped on about photographers way too much so I'm not going to ramble on about how wonderful her pictures are. You can just see for yourself.

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s a r a h . t r y . a g a i n

I've always thought that new years resolutions were cheesy, useless and usually associated with cigarette smokers trying to quit or people wanting to shed those Christmas kilo's... or in some cases both. I've never really been the type to sit down and come up with a solid resolution and nor would I be the type to see it through. Every year, for the benefit of those declaring their resolutions at the stroke of midnight, I would invariably mumble something like 'drink more water', 'be more organised' or worse still  'use less smiley faces in text messages'. NYE fail. 

So it comes as quite a surprise that I should find myself seriously considering a resolution for 2011. I'd like to thank/blame Abby Powell (from Abby Try Again) and her obsession with photography and film cameras for inspiring my resolution. Abby is a self taught photographer and sells her prints for next to nothing. I've posted a few of my favourites but you definitely must check out her website. She may just have that perfect Christmas present or who knows...she may inspire you to get creative and DIY your own Christmas prints.

Next year I promise to actually use my collection of film cameras and photograph my life. And hey you know what? I might even print and hang them. Well, maybe that's a resolution for 2012.

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h o m e w a r d . b o u n d .

After a whirlwind weekend trip back home I am now safely back in cruisy little Byron Bay. The primary purpose of the trip was to attend my cousin's wedding which took place in Mosman, Sydney. It really was a lovely wedding not to mention that my cousin Becca looked incredibly beautiful. I'll definitely dedicate a post to the wedding at some stage this week. I took over 100 photos so culling them may be quite tricky.

So, in a nutshell these are the things I have learned over the past few days:

1. We often take our friends and family for granted. Having not seen mine in almost 5 months it was so amazing to have them around me again. I didn't get to see everyone though, so I apologise if you were one of those people! I just physically could not stretch myself any more than I already did.

2. Even though there have been many occasions where I have been homesick during the 5 months, I was somewhat relieved to head back home to Byron...even if it was to torrential rain.

3. Karma actually does exist.

4. Boy and Bear do the best cover of Fall At Your Feet by Crowded House.

5. Weddings cost a lot of money.

6. My mother wants me to elope. Refer to above.

7. Home really is, where your heart is.

Anyway just thought I would share a few pictures that made me go "ha ha", "awww" or "ooooooh" I particularly enjoyed the first photo. I hope you do too!


sarah
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