slow readers

It's been a while since I wrote about The Slow Readers Book Club (see Diana's post for a better explanation), but we're back and we have a new book on our reading list: The Cry of the Go-Away Bird by Andrea Eames. Bloggers may be aware that Andrea is *the* awesome Andrea from a cat of impossible colour, and I for one have been wanting to read her book even before it was finished! I just ordered it this weekend, and can't wait for it to arrive.

You can purchase the book here.

Anyone is welcomed to join the Slow Readers Book Club. We have a new facebook page (we moved away from our old forum), a twitter account, and you can also sign up to our newsletter (which is handy if you're not a facebooker or twitterer!).

read, watch

I went to the library today to picked up a reserved book (Finny, which is the current book for the Slow Readers book club), and somehow I ended up with more books and a stack of DVDs too. I got 2 Days in Paris, The Cat's Meow, and Fame (1980). Then when I stopped by Borders, I couldn't resist getting the latest Lula magazine (it was the only one left and was reduced to $14.95... It's usually double that price!). Ah, so much to read and watch, getting anything else done is going to be tricky this week!

What about you? What books or mags have you been reading? Any good movies/DVDs you can recommend too?

2011 diaries

A tad early perhaps, but I've been wanting to get a really nice diary/planner for 2011. Some twitter friends recommended Kikki K, and after checking out their selection in the Kikki K website and in store today, I'm definitely lusting over their diaries! The only problem is: which one!?? Right now I'm leaning towards the "cute" one (really, that's what they call this range, I'm not trying to be descriptive) - which is the first photo in this post- because it comes with fun stickers (!) and an address book.

Can anyone recommend any other stylish 2011 diaries? I'm thinking about the Frankie one too. I've been looking around Etsy a bit but haven't found much, which may be a good thing because I'd probably have a hard time deciding which one to buy anyway.

light reading

dress - Duchess, cardi - Sportsgirl, belt - thrifted, tights - a clearance outlet
fabric hair clip - made by me (so proud, I had to take a close up shot... haha!), but with much guidance and help from my friend Jennifer.
book - The Best of David Hamilton

Sorry for my sudden absence for the past few days, but didn't the guest bloggers do an AMAZING job? So much so that I hope you're not too disappointed to have me back already! ;)

If you're wondering what book I'm holding, it's the David Hamilton book I blogged about before. SO gorgeous, I still can't get enough of it. Speaking of books, if you're a member of the Slow Readers book club like me, you may have noticed that the new book has just been announced (yay!). This time, it's Richard Brautigan's "The Abortion", and I've been able to get it from my library already (which only seems right after finding out that the story is set in a public library). I'm still half way through, but so far it's been quirky, funny, and pleasantly easy to read, so I imagine it won't take me much longer to finish. That's saying something for me, someone who has started reading way too many books that she never actually finished *sigh* the shame..

P.S. I'm sponsoring a giveaway over at Yes and Yes! Go there to win my Dahliaville buttons and pocket mirror!

david hamilton

I was so happy to discover this beautiful 1976 David Hamilton photography book at an op shop (Savers) yesterday. There was no price sticker, so the lady said I could have it for $2.99. Score!

I first knew of David Hamilton's work through Thrift Candy. His photography style has a gorgeous feminine and delicate quality. It's almost surprising to know that such work was done decades ago, as it's the type of dreamy photography that seems very popular today. I instantly thought that they looked very Lula-esque. The muted colours, soft hazy focus, dreamy stillness, graceful movements, beautiful ballerinas, long flowy dresses, flowered floppy hats, ... there is much to love!

Here are some of the amazing photos included in the book. It was terribly hard to narrow it down to a mere few, so unlike my usual posts (who cares about consistency?), this will have to be a bit more image-heavy. Hope you don't mind!