relax

aps xx

in loving memory of marion

She often had a necklace of pearls on and loved to smell good and look good.



Almost every week she went to the hair salon to get her hair plaited. Just before she passed she had her hair up in two little pigtails tied with ribbons. It was the sweetest thing to see and brought tears to my eyes.



She loved her television and scandal and gossip. Her favourite TV adventure was, of course, Coronation Street. It kept her giggling and reminded her of her home in England.



This is not her but I know she and Grandpa loved tennis. They played at their tennis club until quite old. If I was addicted to tennis a big part of that would be bcause of the cute uniforms in white and how great they look with tanned legs and arms.



Grandma was English and I think always had a connection with it. She was always on the phone or writing letters to family in friends there. I liked to write letters to Grandma while being in Dunedin. It's so charming.



She had a dedication to ribbons. They were always the final touch to her look.



I am not sure if she adored lemonade or fizzy drinks but their fridge always was stock full of drinks. Such a treat.

 

Their house was always neat and quiet and their garden filled with hydrangeas. Peaceful and quaint.  

 

Marion loved, loved her food. And she loved her family.

Rest in Peace my darling Grandma.
xx
Lou

pretending to be in a tom ford advert

Step 1) Grab any sunglasses (vintage is best and interestingly shaped)
Step 2) Put up exposure on flash
Step 3) Be teenagery
Step 4) Sexual innuendo it
Step 5) Caught in the moment

That's all there is to it. It helps if you have an exam soon and are procrastinating. It also helps that your mum is disappointed in you for not watching the Rugby World Cup final and therefore to retaliate you become over productive.

xx
Lou

loulou dreaming of orlando

Two things I did today:
1) Wore cat ears
2) Dreamt of being Orlando the cat.

xx
Lou

summer simplicity

Love these creations from Penny Sage, a new auckland-based label. Simple cuts, yet so attentive to the female body with her flirty detail in her designs. I love the colours. I want the one-shouldered silk dress.

aps xx

a chemical mix during the exam blitz

 Lolita and Miranda July and Tavi and a photo from Lula.
Pleasant pleasant afternoons.
xx
Lou

silky touch

Bored? Weave silk with your mouse weeeeeeeeeee

aps xx

girls

 

Kelly Thompson is one of my favourite (and local NZ) illustrators.

aps xx

gallery openings and trips to the capital

After a fairly up and down experience in Wellington I am back at my hostel in Otago studying for exams. It's fairly stressful but nothing that should induce a heart attack. What was I doing in Wellington a week before exams you ask? The sickness of a family member and my mum's exhibition on at the Adam Art Gallery which had a wonderful turn out. It was an odd mix. We did check out some wonderful restaurants however, the first pictured at the top is a new Mexican place in Mirimar and it was totally packed. The other great food places were dotted around Wellington and the piece de resistance had to be The Ambeli which is just around the corner from the Embassy theatre. I must continue the study but will chat soon. So much to do, so little time.
xx
Lou

monday

xx aps

modernity

"An ongoing research on behaviours and modes of existence that characterise public space and the organic and improvised systems of play.

Orderly Conduct aims to unveil emerging interactions and negotiations with the built environment that are no longer visible or registered due to their over-exposure."

From Bahbak Hashemi-Nezhad


aps xx