2009/05/19

Beautiful art....


Hi dear ladies!!!
I found this photos, they are from this summer, when I was in Turkey for my holiday.This is in one shop(very biiigg shop) where there were hand made crockery items( I think they are called like that on English:) People in the shop made them in front of us, I was amazed by their speed and style they were using, so WONDERFUL. I am in love with all of their work <3

(that's my friend on the photo:)

One closer look.....












I LOVE this.....














Hope you enjoy it,
kisses Sofi

In front of the Book Store. PoliXena


This is a photo of a tree near my house, I took it last saturday. It´s in front of my favourite books store so I see it very often.

I don´t know its name but it´s beautiful... and it is not alone, there are a lots of wonderful trees around here.

You know I was born in a volcanic, almost desertic island, so the first time I came to this one I was amazed by the beautiful flowers wich bloom everywhere due to the warm weather and the rain... And all year long because the winter is very soft.





Now that I have more free time and my life´s pace is softer I´m enjoying them again.

It´s stunning how the landscape changes depending on the isle you are. Each one has it owns climate...architecture, morphology and so on... some of them have precious beaches and others damp forest... so you can enjoy a great diversity just moving a bit. Have a nice rest, X. xx

My Sky Today by Gwyneth


We are having very unstable weather today. One minute hot and
sunny, the next minute it clouds over, pours rain, and gets cold!

Beware Copy Cat by jangold

A strange thing happened to me earlier. I had picked my Fav of the Day set off my group and went to PM the person who had won today and the set had been added to one of her collections. When I saw the collection front pic showing on the bottom of the set I was Fav of the Daying, it was one of mine !! There was very little difference in it. So I have asked her respectfully to remove the set. I am now suspicious of her other sets - she has low favs and one other set at least was very similar to mine. If you want to check her out it is JellybabyGirl and the set she copied is http://www.polyvore.com/new_shoes/set?id=5515421 (my set) and her's is http://www.polyvore.com/new_shoes/set?id=6416288 I am only telling you so to be aware and check your own sets, but also I had problems on Styleshake also where people would do this and because there was no date stamp on the models/sets (only an order to follow) it was very easy to copy someone and then start a major campaign against them claiming the person copied was the copycat and this happened to a number of us on Styleshake til we all left. Jan

What street??...from Ann

Maybe this is he reason why I like New York so much ;)) It almost physically hurt not to be there...I must be stupid ;)

Some pics of my trips :) (by Rosydy)

Hellooo girls :))) this is my fav pics of my trips ;))) photography is my hobby too :))) soo i made this pic in Monaco

This is one of my fav pics :))) this is in one palace in Vienna :)))

And this is one amazing bridge in Italy :)))Last year i was in Istanbul and wow i`m in love with thic city !!!!!!!!!!!! this is one palace near by Bosphorus :)) hope you `ll like this pics and soon i`ll publish more :)

The Dutch sky...from Ann

Because I like to show you the Dutch sky...how it looked just 30 min ago (its 20.15 pm here now) no clouds...just a tree...difficult to miss since I live opposite a park I'm surrounded by trees :)) Will post a pic of it later. 

My sky ( by Rosydy)

My sky this evening

Everyone else seems to have photos of flowers, so here are mine, from my garden (well, techinically the roots are in my neighbour's garden, but most of the plant is over our side of the fence!!)
I have absolutely no idea what they are :)
Anyone care to help me out?
Love, Em
XOXO

My sky today - Angel_Emz95


Yes, this actually is the sky... spot the cloud competition!! Haha...
Appearances are decieving though - a couple hours ago it was raining so hard I thought it would come through the roof!!!
I would love to see all your skies!
Love, Em
XOXO

Lanzarote....from Ann

I saw Polixena of Zena is from Lanzarote and I was there 2 years ago on a holiday. Took a lot of pics and this is one of them. I really loved the volcanic island and I love to go back there one day :)

Ann is saying: Hi girlsssss!

Hi girls...its me Ann / Tormented as my old self (without my men lol)

Nice to be here and I will tell you a bit about myself.

I live in the Netherlands or as I like to say in Holland, I have 2 great but naughty cats called Daantje and Gekkenhuis (Daantje is short from Danielle and Gekkenhuis means Lunatic ;) )

I work in a hospital as a medical secretary at the oral surgeon department...for 5 years now...its a nice job and I really like it.

I have lots of hobbies: I like to read, take pictures, music (Pearl Jam), MOVIES! (my collection is about 775 movies and growing) Love to watch Formula One racing since 1988, love to go to concerts and festivals...and I adore New York :))))

You all probably think I'm very addicted to Mr Depp because on Polyvore it certainly looks that way ;) but in real life I like Mr. Reeves a bit more (don't ask me why but I just do for many years now)...on Poly in my sets and stories I like him too of course.  

So in short....this is me...and again...Nice to be here and I'm hoping to have a great time here with you girls :)




Large flowers - from jangold


In the continuing weather in the centre/northern part of the UK I've been forced to post outdoor pics from other places. I loved the 'large' flower that Gwyn posted, therefore, I wanted to share these two pictures with you. I took these in Mauritius and are from the famous Pamplemousses Garden there. The one on the left is from the lotus pond and the one on the right is from the more famous giant water lily pond. The pictures do not do these justice and many of these lilies are up to 2 feet in diameter. If you want to see more pics from the garden please check out: http://www.travelmauritius.info/pamplemousses_garden.html Jan

2009/05/18

Favorite Summer Bag --- MingMing

Hi. It's MingMing, writing from my office.
It's nice weather today and I just want to get out of the office!!

I wanted to show one of my favoite bag:)

During the summer I always choose a bascket bag to have.
This bag has fringes, a gold brand logo on the bottom.....
When I saw it, I fell in love the bag!

What is your favorite summer bag!? :)

Spoil Yourself Monday - Strawberries! Gwyneth


My sweet girl, Rosa, reminded me that it is Spoil Yourself Monday! Time to get yourself a little treat, girls!

Rosa sent me this photo of strawberries...which I LOVE...so I think I am going to get some for my Monday treat!

What's your treat for the day, ladies??
Hugs & Love, Gwyn

Everyday objects. PoliXena



This is a photo of my kitchen´s cupboard. I started to collect hearts long time ago because I wanted to learn to love and appreciate my life as it was and I thought they could be a wonderful reminder.

And it works, my friends... as time goes by I have started to love more (and more) my dayly life and enjoy the everyday pleasures. No doubt, little things make life great ;)

I wonder what do you collect (and why). Good night, sleep well! Xena xxxx

Mountain view....


Hiiii, it's Sofi
I am little late with this photo, I took it this weekend, I was on the mountain that is approximately 45minutes away from my home, that is a pond lake there :)) Enjoy the view and have a great week :-***

Everyday Objects - Angel_Emz95

Hello my dears, it's Em writing... I wanted to show you my dreamcatcher. I found it a couple days ago at the back of my cupboard, and I remember having it before but for the life of me I can't remember where I got it from!! Anyway I've hung it above my bed... I don't normally get bad dreams but better safe than sorry :)
Does anyone else have one of these?
Love, Emma XOXOXO
(P.S. The label doesn't quite make sense - I think "in" should read "and".)

Starless Artemis: Hello everyone!!

How are you all? I'm Tes, writing from San Francisco, California. It's foggy now, though the weekend was warm and sunny. I live a 5 minute walk from the sea and a 20 minute bike ride from a forest. Thus, I really love the outdoors (but not when its cloudy and cold). I love to take photographs, paint, and cook. However, I haven't done much of the first two lately. These days, I'm keeping busy as volunteer at a research lab, tutor everyday and teach.

This weekend, I went to Chinatown and Japantown. Chinatown is a very busy place; everytime I go I remember spending a lot of my childhood there. My grandmother took me up and down all the streets when I was in elementary school. At Japantown, they make one my favorite crepe: it has green tea gelato, matcha sauce and red bean paste. Here's take a bite!

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this is in half moon bay, california, known for its beautiful beaches!


went hiking in liverpool, california a few weeks ago.
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my boyfriend and i- we've veen together for over 2 years. we were friends from high school.
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well that's all folks! i hope you all have a good day! it's a pleasure knowing more about all of you! ciao! ^_^

Precious Gifts - Gwyneth


Here is a beautiful flower from the tree peony that was a gift from my friend Anne. The little glass pieces are from my husband's brother. He digs for old bottles and antique bits at building sites and often gives me treasures. The bracelets are mine from flea market finds!

Have a great day everyone! Happy Monday!
Love, Gwyn

some travel photo shoot --- MingMing



Hello Ladies!! :)
This is MingMing writing.
Hope you all are doing great.


Swine flu is increasing so rapidly in Japan.
I saw a lot of people wear masks when they are in a office and on a train.
( Today I was wearing it too for just in case.)
The masks are all sold out in drugstores!!
It's so crazy!! I hope I don't get the flu.



Okay anyway, I just thought it's nice to share my some photos again:)
Those photos are a part of fun 1 day trip. It really was 24 hours trip:D
We left home at 4:00am and we went back at 4:00am next morning.
Me and my friends planed the trip just because we wanted to eat "Udon"(It's Japanese style noodles).

This is exactly what we wanted! It's simple taste but it was really good:)

Maybe it looks strange for you haha:D I understand that Japanese have very different food habit than other countries.

Hope you enjoy this:)

Still raining but some flowers - jangold

It's still raining up here in the Midlands of the UK and very grey. However, I did manage to get outside for a moment and snap this picture of these beautiful bluebells. In fact I didn't know we had any of these and went to see another plant - so this was a lovely surprise. I hope the sun comes out soon and Spring/Summer hits us between the eyes ! Hugs Jan

Light breakfast - Monypussy


Good morning Girls!!!
Do you want to have breakfast with me this morning? We have orange-juice, cherries and the cake that my mom did yesterday. Hope you like it!
Have a nice day!!!

2009/05/17

A little bit of gardening




It is azalea time in the Pacific Northwest... this plant is in our front yard.  And then on our front porch are the tomato plants that are getting ready to be planted.  It has been several years since we have planted tomatoes so hopefully the summer will cooperate and we will have a bountiful harvest!  Take care and God Bless you!!Suzanne4

Be thankful for the light that shines upon us - jangold

All around is precious - PPB -
Play with http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4z_9_gAl3Y
All around is precious - PPB - by jangold on Polyvore.com

kisses :) ( By Rosydy )


how`re u my dearest friends :)))
i send u many many kisses :)

My Sky - Gwyn



This is the sky from my driveway. I must admit to "cheating" a bit on this one because I took the photo a few days ago. HOWEVER...the sky looks much like this again today, so no use wasting time taking another one! :)

Happy Times To All Of Us!
Love, Gwyn

Cris´ sky

Following Emma´s idea....
It´s a sunny day!!!!
I wish a great Sunday for you my dear friends!
Many many kisses, love you all!! : )

What are you doing? - Angel_Emz95


In answer to Monika's question... I am eating a chocolate brownie that I just made :)
I didn't leave them in the oven quite long enough, so they are very soft and fall apart easily... but they still taste absolutely gorgeous!!!
And I'm getting crumbs all over the keyboard!

What are you doing?

Love, Em
XOXO

The sky today - Angel_Emz95

It's beginning to look a little more cheerful :)

"It won’t rain forever,
And the clouds aren’t going to stay
Hold on to a stronger faith,
Remember…

Behind the clouds
The sun continues to shine"

What's the sky like where you are?

Love, Emma
XOXOXO

My designs - Angel_Emz95

My dearest Jan, I'm eternally endebted to you for telling me about http://www.styleshake.com/ - it is so awesome!!
There are some restrictions with the designing, but the really cool thing is that you can buy your - and others - designs once you've designed them!
Of course, right now my pitiful funds don't stretch as far as a £50- or £60-something dress, but I live in hope of purchasing some of my creations one day...

Here are my favourites of the dresses I've created.









I think maybe the gold one with black is my overall favourite... what do you think?
Love, Em
XOXO

Angels and Demons

Hi, girls,
I've just came back from the cinema - my dad and I were watching a film "Angels and Demons". I truly recommend to watch it as it's so interesting and good. I loved the book and the film hasn't disappointed me. I loved to see amazing places of Rome and Vatican, so you should, too!
Kisses,
Monika

New Cat in the Corner - jangold

My hubby's cutting back of the brambles and branches is paying off. Yesterday I noticed a 'new kitty on the block' that I've never seen before and especially not on our Summer house shed. I don't know if it's a he or a she - but whatever that cat certainly spotted me !! Let's get the camera poised for the next little kitty Hugs Jan

One of my hobbies. PoliXena




Guess what?... I love making all sort of traditional collages. Cut and paste has been one of my favorite pastime since I was a little girl. No matter what others hobbies I can start (I´m always trying new thing, most of then related to art or craft) I always come back to my collages: I look for my scissors (I have lots of them), my glue (exactly the same) and I´m ready to pass a few hours in paradise. I´ve changed my style through the years, now my collages are more intimate but they always have help me to connect con my inner self and find peace.

Next time I will post some of them. Happy Sunday, dear friends. Much Love X. xx