I have just made a paper envelope while watching this how to video, my pen friend will be receiving like it in the mail.
I heard this song for the first time today. Thank you for recommending, Rachel. It is beautiful, almost hauntingly. I want to see the movie now.
Perhaps you have heard of the earthquake here in New Zealand? We read in the paper today of a man who with superhuman strength helped save lives just after the quake struck. It is a miracle how he lifted those huge bricks. Our prayers are with them all.
I came across this blog today while looking for stationary ideas. Have a look if you like vintage and crafts. (I'm sure it's not just me, has the fashion gone vintage?)
I have just this moment got an idea for my next blog post from this blog.
And to finish off here is True Feminity one of the very first blogs I ever followed.
Not quite, this lovely girl is my latest follower. Thank you! :D
Several blogs I follow regularly post interesting links to whatever has interested them specially that week or so. Those are some of my favorite blog posts, so I decided to do the same here on my blog. Hopefully this will make me blog more. It is discouraging when you don't have many followers to read posts but they say views increase if you keep you blog active. I guess that is true.
I'll begin with some of my favorite blogs which I follow:
This blog is very interesting, full of photos of vintage clothes and very inspiring. I spent hours looking through all her posts when I first found this blog: Vixen Vintage
If you like Jane Austen and want to here about current Austen news this will interest you as it does me. Jane Austen Today
I love books, and have recently become more interested in illustrations of children's stories since reading about Beatrix Potter: Books
The Seamstress from Texas has recently attended a retro country dance. (looks like so much fun!!)
Recently I have become interested in making paper books. My and my mun have been having allot of fun and we want to make our own paper too. One Sheet Book and Squash Book are You Tube vidios of how to make paper books.
It was very fun creating new books. I think I will make some more sometime, maybe a different kind. They are called star books or squash books.
At the same time we heard about the new earthquake in Christchurch down in the South Island.
I am watching the news (which has been on all day) on the TV with family now. We are praying for those poor people who have to cope again with disaster, and worse this time.
I is really interesting and detailed telling of her many years of studying nature...
especially fungi which she drew and painted with perfect accuracy.
She wrote a paper on her theory of fungi reproduction but it was not accepted by botanical scientists as she was an amateur and a woman. Her theory was proven correct many years afterward.
One thing that has helped to mark her in my mind is her diary which she wrote in her own secret code. It took fifteen years after her death in 1943 to decipher. I want to read it as soon as I can find a copy.
But Beatrix Potter, whose real first name was Helen, is best remembered for her tales of animals. Peter Rabbit especially.
There is something special inspiring and intriguing about Miss Potter...
