And again, it's August!

Not a windy day like last year but sunny, fresh and full of the promise of summer. I walked under a long, shady stand of Moreton Bay Figs at lunchtime, enjoying the cool shade, while yesterday I was looking for as much sun as possible.

Here are some images I took last year in New York on a day that felt very similar to today ...

Wish I was there right now!

It must be August

Someone today remarked that a friend born in August was given the middle name Gail ... made me smile .. perhaps they spelt it Gale, or even Gael ... but a whimsical nod to the windy month of August.
Here are some Etsy treasures that are all about the wind ....


{lovely illustration from a cute little shop called Matilou from Lyon}


{just how it is now, in Sydney, from here - how about that, another one from France}


{lovely clutch, palm trees buffeted by the wind, from here}

750 words poetry

Is it me or is this one of those crazy online moments that appear spontaneously, full of meaning and intent where none was intended. These were my most frequently used words in my writing tonight on 750 words:

again
bit blogs 
feel first get here
just keep like looking
me 
my nearly nice night
nose not now 
still tired tonight up


Not so sure of the meaning or intent (that sounded like a good way to describe a random collection of words drawn from my prose) - not sure what 'my nearly nice night nose not now' is but it is pleasingly alliterative!
As it's now a quarter past midnight, the last bit is spot on - 'still tired tonight up'

Hmm, will keep checking this little phenomenon over the next wee while!!

Found :: little houses

It's been a while since I dropped in a few nice finds. It's late, I'm nearly asleep but I can't resist sharing these  ...


Victorian house card

Victorian house tea towel - my fave kitchen tea towels right now are always red + white

Victorian house storage

And these little treasures

Windowsill neighbours

November X

Vintage Fabric Applique House Pillow

I'm a 750 page turkey!

3 In A Row

08-10-2010

Actually I'm now 4 in a row, so what will I be tomorrow?

But wait, there's more on writing

Try this :

http://750words.com/

It's fun. I wrote 750 words in 15 minutes - and it kind of made sense too!

The creator, Buster, charts your progress, gives you little prizes, incentives and all sorts of amazing stats!

Found (yet again) via Pip over at Meet Me At Mikes! Thanks Pip, I'm gonna love this one!

Ways with writing

Just found a small glittering seam of writing about writing ... about using your time better, about being creative generally ... yes, I know, I can make much from the sage advice offered up here ..

 Companionable sunbakers by the sea in Monterey

So, here are some Unmissable articles on writing

Monterey feline

And I found something called Uncopyright - I like his reasoning ... and here is some of his uncopyrighted work :::
focus : a simplicity manifesto in an age of distraction - there are some great ideas here, good ways to reconsider your connectedness to things online, etc (but now that I am about to get a kindle ....! although it should swing me back towards reading, so good thing, no?)

 Out the front door of our New York hotel

Turn the internet off - one of many from someone who writes a blog called RowdyKittens (liking the name.)

Seen on a New York street corner ...

7 tips to kick the cubicle habit - is a picture of moi forming here???

Locals in Central Park

How to get your writing groove on - writing, editing and focus. Yes.

Hard working New York equine

We're back to the first site :::
Have you thought about a tiny house - thanks again to Pip from Meet me at mikes - many times she inspires me to think outside the box.

A sweet, goofy gull, beside the sea in Monterey