Archive for May, 2010

This, my friends is real.

This man crossed the English Channel sitting in an arm chair attatched to enormous helium balloons! how awesome?  Its like a real life UP! FLIP guys, I want to be him!

Apparently getting down was quite tricky and he actually had to pop balloons to descend lower and lower and you can’t plan where exactly you’ll land but i think its quite sweet that he landed in a French Cabbage patch! heehee.

You can read more about this amazing guy here!

This was another pretty Parkhurst treat from my lunchtime adventure yesterday! I didn’t buy anything but it was PRETTY. VINTAGE. COLOUR overload! A very nice shop to visit but don’t expect ‘deer hunter’ prices

by the way, its called ‘The treasure trove’ ..

I have one more Parkhurst treat for you. but you’ll have to wait til 2moro. x

What a mother-flipping beautiful day it is in Johannesburg! wow. I decided to go have a little photo adventure during my lunch break and stumbled upon the Vitamin Water Pop up Shop in Parkhurst It made me flipping happy and you get free stuff and free fun! (sorry this is a bit of a photo heavy post)

awesome

Check out their cool Doktor & Misses pots!

Even their bathrooms are AWESOME. it matched my sunnies.

mmmmm…. colour

fancy some table tennis? or sun tanning in the suburbs?

wherever you are you must visit this place. Free wifi, free wii, table tennis, fridges and fridges full of vitamin water.. haha. I think this might be my new lunch time destination. Go there ..  put up your feet and let me know what you thought!

Personally I loved all the little details, super inspiring and the vitamin water is not that bad either i keed. its delicious..

x

ps. Its on the Cnr 4th avenue & 9th street Parkhurst

check them out on facebook and twitter too for updates about parties etc

It was my grandfathers funeral on Saturday. He died at the age of 90! which I think is a pretty amazing achievement! This is a nice old photo my mom found of him to put on the program. Such a handsome young soldier, I really like this photo. I will miss you twopa’s. x

This is one of him with my twomum’s (grandmother). How pretty?

“leather for the recalcitrant youth”

hehe. This was a little discovery from an ad in Frankie Magazine. stunning shoes. that is all to be said. oh and beautiful look book pics.

and lastly the merchandise – I want them. in brown. mm

Find the horse here

These are my new favorite Lundun sunglasses (from The Street is greenside).. and the sun is shining bright so i’m just going to wear them all the time!

ps. I’m officially an intern at network bbdo. for the 3 full weeks! whoop.. 

This sweet little skirt cost me R5. Literally I chose between a coke and an amazing little vintage skirt, that must’ve been somebody’s tennis or netball skirt once. heeehee. I like it. and I also like my lace ups also a sweet deal from mr P. My belt is also vintage, used to belong to my gran. xx

I literally just got my British Visa from the FedEx man so I can finally officially say I am leaving for the UK in 23 days!

I’m going for a whole 6 weeks.. with hopefully a week in France or Spain (it has not been decided yet and I haven’t got my Schengen Visa yet – eek!). This is my first trip to London and I am so excited I could skip rope for an hour.

I am so looking forward to all the fashion, and the museums, and the art galleries.. eek. So prepare for my blog to turn into a travel journal

For anyone who’s been there or lived there or lives there what are your must-see places.. secret places, commercial places, touristy places?? I need all the advice I can get!

x

ps. you may be wondering about the hello John part of my title.. heeeee. the truth is I have a ticket to see John Mayer Live in Manchester the day I arrive in the UK! ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!

I don’t mind winter fruit at all

hee. and a leetle sneak peak of my new kitchen. Dylan has refused to let me take too many photos cause its not finished yet but FLIP.. I can’t wait to show you!

I bought such a funny book yesterday. Its called Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters. I first saw a book of its kind in LoveBooks called ‘Pride and Prejudice and Zombies’ so when i saw the first one on sale I had to get it. The authors take Austens classics and make them a little more interesting to read by introducing zombies and sea monsters.

“It quickly became obvious that Jane (Austen) had laid down the blueprint for a zombie novel,” author Seth Grahame-Smith told Australia’s Herald Sun. ”Why else in the original should a regiment arrive on Lizzie Bennet’s doorstep when they should have been off fighting Napoleon? It was to protect the family from an invasion of brain-eaters, obviously.” heeee.

This may sound like sacrilege but I think its going to make for pretty interesting read!