birthday dinner and picnic photos



meal at drenans. complete with surprise birthday cake.



presents for breakfast.



picnic at crawfordsburn country park.






potted plants.

i have a love for plants and flowers. it started when i worked in a flower shop for a couple of years. its hard when limited to an apartment to cultivate this love though. so im slowly filling it with potted plants.

these are my latest :





the second is a succulent. i love succulents. they're so hardy and will withstand some neglect, including lack of water and sunlight. these are good traits.

: : paint job : :

painted one of the lounge walls blue.







i love it. makes such a difference.

new york waterfalls...

i cant wait to see these on my trip to nyc this august:





four temporary waterfalls are being installed and will be up from mid-july to mid-october. designed by Olafur Eliasson, i'll be able to take a boat tour of them. how cool !?

impending ikea trip

its a bad thing when having only visited ikea two days ago, im planning what i'd like to pick up on my next trip...

'slatthult' is a set of stickers that are vintage-style frames, for putting wherever you like ! i'm planning on jazzing up my wall-light switches.




KARDEMUMMA plant pots are simple and stylish, and can be used for so many different things:



the fabric in ikea is incredible value, and i plan to make some cushion covers with patterns such as these: