saturday morning post

A quick saturday post before I go out to the market [yayay!] If any of you are thinking of having children dont let them invite their friends over for sleepovers when they're old enough to have them. And if you do let them sleep over dont give them sugar, at all. And if you do give them sugar don't give them cellphones with which they can prank call their oldest sister at 2am. just a thought. These lyrics have been playing over and over in my head for the past week [im sure ive posted them before];

When the sun found the moon
She was drinking tea in a garden
Under the green umbrella trees
In the middle of summer

When the moon found the sun
He looked like he was barely hanging on
But her eyes saved his life
In the middle of summer

crumpet

Happy monday! I love hot days in summer [not because I particularly like the heat] because I love the hot summer nights where you can sit for hours on your balcony staring at the moon, pretending to be someone magical in some exciting novel containing ruby necklaces and white horses-moonlight can do extraordinary things.

A crumpet /ˈkrʌmpɨt/ is a savoury griddle cake made from flour and yeast.

Crumpets are generally eaten hot with butter, with or without a second (sweet or savoury) topping. Sometimes, second toppings are added such as honey, poached egg, jam, Marmite, salt, marmalade, peanut butter, cheese, golden syrup, hummus, lemon curd, maple syrup, and Nutella. The butter may be omitted, but a phrase very commonly associated with crumpets is "dripping with butter"

p.s.I am feeling much better [if you were wondering] I'm feeling good enough to have spent the larger part of my evening reading my philosophy textbook.

this week in pictures

its late at night. its so hot i can barely breathe and the music thats blasting from my ipod makes me want to get up and dance the salsa [i dont even know how to dance the salsa!] what better time to post my week in pictures? having G back with me has seen my daily tea intake increase quite drastically-

and it was back to school this week. this however has had little effect on my life, ive still been reading tolstoy 'till 2am and suntanning in the garden in the afternoons. [my mom has gone nuts for iced tea and makes 2 pitchers of it every day... no one drink it so i'm not sure where it goes...]


the days have mostly just been made up of lazy sunny daydreaming times [which is a welcome change from the hellish nightmare week that was the week before]
[listening to: 'wanted to write a love song' by the cat empire]

We got acquainted on a warm summer's night top floor of your apartment was where we started clicking for the first time. And our future it was so bright. I was there to be your melody and under the impression that you would be my harmony.

life is beautiful

its the most wonderful perfect day outside [and i'm going for a picnic with him!] its hard to believe its been a week since he got back to me-and a week since i started breathing again- a week since i began writing poetry again, a week since i re-discovered that i have the best friends and family in the whole world. a week since i realised that life is not as simple as it seems and that chocolate really does make you happy. its been a week since i discovered that not everyone can be trusted, and a week since i discovered that trust is the thing i value most in my relationships. [at the moment-and in most moments with him:]

not blogging about him

I've refrained from blogging because everything I want to say is about him-and that would be boring for you to read right?- (continues anyway) he left everything here, his car, his clothes, his guitar. Sometimes I forget that he's gone and come home thinking that he's waiting for me inside. Those are sad days. [When you spend everyday with someone, its hard to know how to function properly when they're gone.]

It's 3 days (i counted that on my fingers) 'till camp. I want to be excited about it but i'm too worried to look forward to a week away from home. I am, however, looking forward to seeing people I haven't seen in forever-people I love. Everything has been a bit mixed up lately, there have been too many strong emotions in my brain and now i think its a bit tired.

[today-one year]today is special because we've been going out for 10months. this is an achievement for me (everyday is an achievement for me)

2days ago I finished the inheritance series. I'm not sure if i can recommend it-some parts were good, but mostly it just reminded me of lord of the rings and how much better lord of the rings is. (can you wish some lovely weather on capetown?)

long overdue

The last time you heard from me I was a mere 19 years old, and now I would like to inform you that I am a mature adult. One who has had jelly for breakfast for the past week and still sleeps with her teddy bear [because mature adults are allowed to do that kind of thing] It is properly summer and I can honestly say that I dont know what I'm doing at the computer- I should be in the sun!

Because I have a life now, I can spend this week on the beach with my beloved, read (all the books that I said I would read this year and haven't), draw!, suntan, and eat. This pretty much sums up my next 6 weeks.
"Ah! There is nothing like staying at home, for real comfort" -Jane Austen

a thought for the day (because you haven't had to listen to me ramble on about princesses in a while)

peace out

she always wears yellow

The heat today is suffocating, and a thick haze of summer has descended on the city. its making me feel lethargic [and due to the rubgy this morning i wish that i could be doing nothing in the sunshine]

listening to: the cd my lovely boyfriend gave me yesterday
"Because when she acts like herself
I swear that she outshines everyone else
But shes been feeling alone
And nobody's fine on their own
Don't you know

And shes been wearing gray
Without a thought of change
And I've been desperately
Trying to make her see
That even when it rains
The sun is still ablaze
And right now in the dark
She is my shining star"

lovely

[dear followers who have stuck around even though ive faded so often these past few days]

the weather is in its transition stage where its not entirely sure if it should be summer or autumn- the best season of the year- which provides a problem for dressing. but, that said, the past week has had some pretty amazing evenings. and nights. [i shouldknow, the earliest bedtime ive had this week was 1am]

in addition to late nights and early mornings my life has been filled with picnics, sunsets, letters, long conversations and longer goodbyes, tea, avenues at night, surprises, happy noises, new smells, pretty smells,

stars, chocolate eggs, hot chocolate, a failed probation day, things that have worked out in the end, awkward silences, happy sliences, pizza, sand in everything, admiration, dusk [and a general euphoric feeling]

i also pretty much owned valentines day when i made 2batches of red velvet cupcakes. without sounding too arrogant. theyre pretty much the best cupcakes ive ever tasted.

[a thought for the week]

yay* evening market time with C. come to me you amazing chocolate crepes.

tuesdays child is full of grace

goodmorning children. If you were born on a tuesday then you supposedly have grace. I was born on a monday, which obviously makes me an exception to this little poem/rhyme thing.
[the biggest cupcake picture i could find. it looks amazing but there is no way ill be baking today- im still trying to finish my christmas biscuits]

it was happy and sunny when i woke up, and it still is, but now the wind is blowing so hard i can't go outside for fear of being blown over.

Im re-reading Harry Potter. War&Peace was a bit too heavy for me while suntanning. ilove Harry Potter, id forgotten just how much i enjoyed reading them.
[a pretty serious craving for this at the moment]

Always be a poet, even in prose. -Charles Baudelaire

gold dust

today, i am wearing my princess dress. [C thankyou for fixing it] it's goldsilk and goes all the way to the floor and it's one of those things that makes me feel pretty when i dont really look it.
it is a golden day. the sunshine is golden, my dress is golden, my nailpolish is golden and hopefully by this evening my legs will be golden too*

lastnight i slept under the stars, and i watched the sun rise thismorning. amazingly, wonderfully, beautiful.

ah. hot days make me feel sleepy. maybe ill go sleep in the sun. have a happy day*
[and if youre reading this: i own scrabble]

ghosts can't cry

[how cute is this picture?]

happy monday. happy cupcake monday. yes im a slacker i know, and im sorry.
[listening to jax panik. on repeat.]


today was the most amazing day we've had in a while. and i am now thoroughly sick of the sun* I need to be distracted. so i dont over-think things and so i can forget about this feeling in my stomach. the best distraction today has been Henry James's a portrait of a lady- im almost done* and i can be distracted tonight because we're having a themed family dinner :) [yes my family is that cute]

and C* happy happy birthday. i hope you had a wonderful day filled with sunshine and wishes.

iloveyou

[pix. please come home]

no i have not fallen off the face of the earth

a short post to tell you that i am, in fact, alive and that my summer-which is not even half way yet- has been amazingly wonderful. filled with roadtrips and sunshine, singing to songs we dont know the words to, camping, 2nd hand clothes stores, challenges, salticrax, laughter, deep moments, love, new places, late night whisperings, getting lost, finding our way,

weddings, rain, happiness, relying on people, panic, driving, sugar to keep us awake, marshmallows and chocolate, secrets, sleeping in petrol stations, showering in basins,

early morning coke binges, toerings, camp, sadness, love, butterflies, heat, clouds, sickness, vanilla, bestfriends, worry, phonecalls, tans, new sandals, new friends, kisses, dancing, marcels and milkshakes, photos, love, God, singing and family.

[and ofcourse christmas baking*]

3 days to go x

summersummersummer

this summer i will:
1. beach it [because i live right next to muzinberg]

2. actually get in the water

3. read my ever-growing pile of books
4. wear [the breakfast at tiffanys] lipstick constantly

5. eat food. all the time

6. wear my high-heels [i never wear heels in summer]

7. buy more high-heels

8. write [i havent written in almost a year]
9. stay up till sun rise

10. bake cakes [using my beautiful new cake book]

dear summer '10, i wish you marshmallows and sunshine and happiness