by amy lloyd
There’s something about this quote that resonates with me. Something to mull over for a bit. Hope your week’s ‘salt’ comes from the sea!
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8 years ago, the then-boyfriend (now husband) and I went on a trip to Canada for a friend’s wedding. We took the opportunity to tour bits of Canada. We landed at Vancouver and a spent about half a day on Victoria Island. Amongst the sites we visited, we stopped over at Butchart Gardens for a sensory overload.
The flowers were gorgeous. The landscaping was amazing and the blooms, beautiful. It was as if each flower was trying to outdo the next in putting its best petals forward. The bees were really in for a treat, hovering from one bud to the next. It was almost like a slice of heaven. Well, if you aren’t sensitive to pollen I guess.
Quite obviously, our fingers went into overdrive. You’d be hard pressed not to. And pretty much every bloom looks gorgeous.
Enjoy! Perhaps, some day, we’d be back. (Looking through these pictures, I wonder about the insane one-uppance for more megapixels. These were all taken with a 3.2 and they look great even in print. Ok, granted, you’d need them megapix if you are printing hugeass images!)
If you ever have the opportunity to be in the area, do grab the chance to go!
The weather in Singapore has gone somewhat topsy turvy. Heavy rains leading to floods, and a sad fatality. Rain evokes so many different emotions. Some of them, extreme. It can be hauntingly beautiful though. And take on whatever mood you are feeling.
Always remember though… there is sunshine after the rain. And a beautiful rainbow to boot.
❤ via photobity
❤ cindy
![The frolic [Explore #1!]](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3261/3119404195_3592cb4511.jpg)
❤ rain / rainbow by aron mifsud bonnici
❤ hien
I do think that the organisers of the Great Singapore Sale would love to make this their poster after the some netters have cheekily coined the sale, the Great Singapore Sail. 
This friday I’m loving …
- that it is friday, can you smell the weekend?!
- that K’s fever has finally broke and I’m no longer hugging a hot water bottle (or what feels like one)
- the long weekend (school’s out on Monday!)
- all the gorgeous Swarovski bling I looted last couple of weeks
- that Canada Post is back in business!
So, erhmm, hang in there whilst I work to get new designs up, the table tidied and your emails answered.
❤ national geographic via sunsurfer; Dhigu Resorts, Maldives
So the school holidays have just ended. But did you go anywhere? We didn’t. Not out of the country anyway. Not complaining, just stating a fact. Like how gorgeous these images of infinity pools are. They are rather inviting aren’t they?
Caution: huge amounts of wanderlust ahead.
❤ casa kimball, dominican republic
❤ conrad maldives via quinn & co & forbes
❤ Dugong Beach Lodge, Mozambique via confetti mag
❤ Kandalama hotel, Sri Lanka by adam brill
❤ Divi Little Bay Beach Resort, St. Maarten by erik ogan
❤ cocobay by bubbapictures
*le sigh*
“May you always walk in sunshine. May you never want for more. May Irish angels rest their wings right beside your door.”
~ Irish blessing
Little things that make me happy. It is another crazy week over here. School has reopened for Jayden but it doesn’t quite mean that there is more me-time with my beads. Kath is down with fever (yes, again) so responses are a tad slow. I try and get some time to work late at night but with the unending night wakings, even I got to call it a night early. Well, early enough.
This week, I’m looking for the cheery sunshine to keep things going. And this amazing photo by Three Nails Photography, seen via Style Me Pretty captures it beautifully.
It caught the very essence of what I hoped to achieve with these sunshine inspired sparkles.
dance on the golden rays of sunbeams
Feeling better already? Need I say more? These are fresh and golden, yet have a dreamy romantic appeal that makes them suitable for weddings and special occasions, as well as when you need a little zest in your attire. A lovely collection if I may so myself. And one, in which I’ve kept more than a couple for my own accessories stash.
May the sun always shine wherever you go!
by Ez Pudewa
Food for thought… The year’s slipping by. We are almost into the second half of the year right now. So what have you done so far in 2011?
❤ saipua
I stumbled upon a post by Saipua of the hellebore flower and was captivated. I trawled the net for images of the beautiful flower, and fell more enchanted with it. Then midway, I realised, it was also known as Christmas Rose. And, I had featured it last year. Still doesn’t take away from its beauty.
Enjoy a revisit to this flower. With an all new selection of images.
❤ xray-ism
❤ hallie
Happy floral Monday!
❤ zu
To our friends in Canada, sorry but mail is gonna be mega delayed. I guess you’d already know that Canada Post is indefinitely closed. For shoppers intending to surprise friends in Canada, well, erhmm, you’d have to go the expensive shipping route (via Fedex, UPS, DHL) or wait it out. Apparently talks have broken down between Canada Post and the workers. And we are all just hanging in there. The post office has shut and the mailboxes have been sealed. So no international mail agency is accepting mail to Canada right now.
Still, take time to smell the roses. Mail isn’t what it used to be. How often since you last received a handwritten note? How beautiful the cursive lettering? And how charming to know that someone took the time to source paper, sit him/herself down to write and post it off? Bills and official letter notwithstanding, therein lies the charm of mail.
❤ kristi
❤ cindy k
❤ via studio meez
ps : I’d be out today, spending some time to catch the tailend of the holiday programs. I’d pop in to answer emails on the go but I won’t be making any extra mailruns. Hopefully with school restarting on Monday, life will be back to normal. Whatever normal is!
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Hello, I'm Ruth, and this is my lil corner of whimsical fun. Choc-ful of dreamy romantic delights, it's my escapade from the daily grind.
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