The Anticipated Return of Winnie the Pooh

A.A Milne's son, Christopher Robin, with his teddy bear. He wrote it about his son- how sweet!

I wish my dad would do that for me :P

Some Mark Burgess illustrations for the new book

Over eighty years since Winnie-the-Pooh first delighted readers, David Benedictus takes us back to the Hundred Acre Wood for more adventures. Return to the Hundred Acre Wood allows readers to spend a few more treasured hours with the Best Bear in All the World. The authorized sequel to A. A. Milne's original Winnie-the-Pooh stories, by David Benedictus, Illustrated by Mark Burgess in the style of the original E. H. Shepard illustrations. The book seems to be a great likeness of the treasured tales by A.A. Milne, and i can't wait to get my hands on a copy. Winnie The Pooh was my sister's all time favorite, and so, being the oldest, the love of it has stayed with me instead of her (does that make sense?)

Here is a preview from the new book:

Eeyore, the grey donkey, was standing at the edge of the Hundred Acre Wood, staring at a patch of thistles. He had been saving them for a Rainy Day and was beginning to wonder whether it would ever rain again and whether, by the time it did, there would be any juice left in them, when Pooh and Piglet came by.

"Hallo, little Piglet," said Eeyore. "Hallo, Pooh. And what are you doing around here?"

"We came to see you, Eeyore," said Pooh.

"A quiet day, was it Pooh? An if-we-haven't-anything-better-to-do sort of day? How very thoughtful."

Piglet wondered how it was that every conversation with Eeyore seemed to go wrong.

"Time hanging heavy, was it, Piglet? And, Pooh, I would thank you not to stand on those thistles."

"Which ones would you like me to stand on?" asked Pooh.

"But, Eeyore," squeaked Piglet, "it's C-C-C-"

"Have you swallowed something, little Piglet? Not a thistle, I trust?"

"It's Christopher Robin," said Pooh. "He's coming back."

While Pooh was talking, Eeyore went rather still. Only his tail moved, brushing away an imaginary fly.

"Well," he said, rather huskily, then paused. "Well. Christopher Robin … That is to say … heretofore …" he blinked quickly several times. "Christopher Robin coming back. Well."

How adorable is it?? I cant wait to get it! Anyways, sweetnesses, i'm off to do a spot of shopping in a suburb called Leaderville (which, may i add, is the spot Beyonce did her shopping in when she was on tour the other week) so i have to go, but i look forward to posting again tomorrow, and, hopefully, reading my endless amounts of comments (hint hint :)

So, my lovelies,

Love and live light!
xxx

Velvet on a cold, stormy night....

A 1930's Velvet Gown

Turquoise velvet shoe

Velvet accessories

Does anybody apart from me find these pictures absolutely breathtaking? I love velvet: the feel, the shine, the dark, rich colours. some of those dresses are just amazing.

At the moment i really want a velvet blazer. that would be amazing. Probably in a dark purple *sigh*

Yesterday my mum and i found a beautiful antique velvet dress- it is floor length and has the top part (from the neckline to just under the boobs, and the sleeves) velvet, with gorgeous roping in the same colour. The sleeves are all droopy, and it really feels like a dress straight out of Romeo and Juliet or something. And to make it an even better buy, it was only $8. so exciting!

Sorry about the lack of posts- my laptop is broken, so i am having trouble doing anything at the moment. I just came back from melbourne, where i used to live, and i went over with my laptop, my camera, my ipod and my phone. I returned only with my ipod. I am going to DIE without my technology. My phone was stolen when i was shopping, my laptop broke and i forgot my camera. What to do, what to do.

Anyway i hope my lovelies are having a good time doing whatever it is they're doing, and now im off to write a draft of my next post so i wont be so boring all the time!

Love and live light!

x

Header Ideas...

hey guys
sorry im so unorganised- i satill havent done that post!

just wondering what i should make my header. My friend did these for me on some program that im too stupid to use (thanks darlin)
soo...the quetsion is: which one to use?
those are the ones she did the writing on, and the ones above them are ones that im thinking about.

What do you think looks and reads best??

Which picture and which font?
Would love to have your opinions

love and live light!

x

Fantasy Garden

i love these pics... thought i'd share them :)

will do my first post of clothes tomorrow or the day after. I have some great ones, and i cant wait to see your ideas and what you think!

talk soon love you all

x

Long time no see!

Hello all. Sorry about the long absence- i have eally been very busy.

So first thing is first- i need to do a bit of a brain dump about school (a brain dump is my loverly mum's terms for just writing everything you have in your mind).

It was my birthday on Thursday, and that was the day when i felt that i was really beginning to fit in. I had only been at the school for 4 weeks, and yet when i got on the bus there was a girl with a large box of chocolates (favorites) for me. then, when i got to school, all my friends were waiting near the bus terminal, with presents, all wrapped up, in their hands. I managed to gather another ox of favorites, and box of roses (chocolates), a box of lindt chocolates, a perfume, a bracelet and $20. All this meant so incredibly much to me, just because it was a sort of sign that they liked me, and that i was fitting in alright.

While im on the topic- i got lots for my birthday- ill post some pics later. But i did buy a pair of gorgeous, retro doc martens from the op shop- $20!! I had been searching forever, and then these babies found me and we're inseparable!

So i think i am finally fitting in, even though i am am a year older. Cant remember whether i have

said anything about it, but i had to be a year older here because in Wa children finish school when they're 17, but in melbourne they finish when they're 18. so i was in year 9 in melbourne, but now again in Perth, because otherwise i would be getting ready for my exams in ears 11 and 12, and i have done the preparation that the people here my age would have. (i'm not sure if any of that made any sense...)

On a completely different note, i have had an idea, provoked by a comment The Glamourous Housewife left me a while back, and that was that i have some absolutely gorgeous clothes that i just don't know how to wear. So my idea was to post photos of clothes liek that, and get people to leave comments with ideas. many people i know love that sort of thing, and hopefully i can get some great help from you guys! So look out for my next post- i can't wait!

Until then, look after yourselves!

Love and live light!

Kat

Dont worry- im not dead

hello my lovelies...
sorry about the long absence. have started at my new school and, as you can imagine, it is taking up my whole life. I promise to write soon about how it is going and everything, but i have loads of homework and dont have much time, but thought i should write something to prevent me being thought of as dead.
Also i am very excited about my birthday- only 3 sleeps away!! yay!
Okay so i promise to write soon, and post some photos of the wedding i went to recently- i wore the most georgous dress....and my boots (my grandmothers boots actually)...
Hope to hear from you all soon xx

Secrets, Jeans and Mary Janes

Hello all- I hope your having a wonderful day.

Well last night went to my cousin's house to sleep over; they were having a "Welcome back to Perth" sort of celebration. I made the best chocolate cake ever- really rich and dark, with really nice chocolate icing. And we went for a swim in our local lap pool just before, which was annoying seeing as it is winter, but i need to make sure i am keeping up my fitness. I haven't swum in over a week- that must be some sort of record for me! (i swim 5 days a week, soon to be 8)

I am still searching for my perfect Bettina Liano jeans, and i also want more shoes. Goodness, i love shoes. My mum is being very strict , saying "they can't be more than 2 cm high...", but i will get around her eventually. I cant wait till i can wear sky high heels. *sigh*








They dont look very nice in the pictures, but they are a very slimming colour and flattering cut. So yeah, these are them; the Bettina Liano Ace jeans. I have found around 4 second hand pairs in op-shops, all under $20, but they are NEVER my size! It is so annoying! And the kind of shoes that I want are Mary Janes. I love mary janes- they are clean cut and really pretty. Or boots. I like boots.

Now i want to share a secret. I have never told a soul- its too embarrasing. I have a major aspiration. I have a dream of what i want to be when i grow up. Those that know me would probably laugh (and will probably laugh) if they read or knew this, but here it is: I would love to be a model. There, i said it. I think it would be the best job there is- wearing beautiful clothes, meeting beautiful people, I think i would enjoy it immensly. But there is know way i could ever be one. But there is my secret, and i am glad i have finally said it to someone (or the world...)

I hope everyone had a fantastic weekend. In Perth, Australia, it rained all night and all day. I hope other places are getting better weather!

For now, until tommorrow (when i look back over this post and read over what i have written and probably die of emmbarrasment...)
Love and live light!
xxx