tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29772251195769191102024-02-19T23:48:45.020+08:00The Tales of Squirrel NutmegOne little squirrel crazy about living her dream and wearing her passion. Life is short - do what you love, and love what you wear.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2977225119576919110.post-84163717799655072872012-01-01T14:25:00.000+08:002012-01-01T14:25:47.619+08:00The gift of the new year<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Darling M,</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Once again, most sincere apologies are in order. My lack of correspondence over the past months sits somewhere between rude and negligent. I could once again beg off that life got in the way – but we know that is simply a paltry excuse. </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I have kissed 2011 goodbye, taken stock of the lessons I have the privilege of having been given over the last 12 challenging months, then indulged in a good healthy pat on the back for my achievements over the last year, and made a little oath to myself that 2012 will be the year of awesome. </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I must impress upon you that each new year is a gift - it is a rare chance for us to do an assessment of ourselves, our lives and activate highly effective changes for the better. It is a present of hope and optimism for a beautiful brighter future. It is a time for reawakening, a moment for the phoenix of our spirit to be reborn from the ashes of the previous year, as it draws to a close. I have never been this excited to start a new year. It is a brand spanking new opportunity to be a better version of myself.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I like the idea of committing to positive change, of signing up to those things we so affectionately call New Year’s Resolutions, so I am detailing them here to act as a binding agreement with myself. A little plan, if you like - a beacon in moments of dark challenge. So here they are, listed. </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I have absolute conviction that achieving anything less than the above is simply selling myself short. It is cheating myself and those around me who believe in my potential. </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Life is meant to be a journey. To stagnate is to desist growing, and simply exist. Everything in nature travels along a journey from birth to death. Think of people you know, who have stopped working on continual self-development. What happens to them? They become despondent. They start to blame everything and everyone else for their own laziness and unwillingness to change. No one can live your life for you. You must instigate the change and happiness you want in your life. Without growth and change, there is no life. There is no point. You may as well crawl into a hole and hibernate till it’s all over. What a pitiful waste of your one crack at the whip. </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">So as the new year blossoms into a wealth of potential, look over your shoulder at the path you have travelled so far – and start walking in the right direction to fulfilling your happiness, and becoming the most awesome version of you. Be kind to yourself and all those around you. Commit to being a better you. </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">... and always, keep squirrelling, <br /><br />Squirrel Nutmeg</span></span></div>
</span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2977225119576919110.post-60559835716168565182011-11-06T16:54:00.002+08:002011-11-06T17:55:09.872+08:00Create<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I am so sorry I have abandoned you for so long. I am going to plead not-entirely-to-blame due to having been consistently blighted with tenacious illness, and an ever-increasing imbalance in my eternal quest for a “work/life balance”. My friends claim I have gone rather M.I.A, and living with Bear doesn’t seem to aid opportunity for regular heart-to-heart communication either. It is all rather ho-hum and causing some serious reassessment of lifestyle (or lack thereof) and circumstances. My biggest downfall is that I am still keen on being Master of My Own Destiny (read: owning my own business), and so continue to plug along accompanied by a vague hope that I have made the right call (desperately hoping that I haven’t turned left, when the sign clearly said right). We all live and learn though, and such is the journey. </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">To aid in fixing these sad and sorry worn-out workaholic circumstances, I have hit upon a new love. Creative Outlet. It’s where it’s at. Being creative for the pure sake of being creative is soul-food – it is yoga for my spirit. Goodness me, it is why I started writing to you in the first place. I needed to stretch my metaphysical legs. As an extension of this, I have discovered I need more creative license in my life. This is where baking, cooking, designing and sewing comes in. Yep, that’s right, I am finding comfort in creative domesticity. Who would have thought that was possible of me.</span></span> </div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">At first it started with dinners and cupcakes. The cupcakes were lovingly nicknamed the Booby cupcakes due to strawberry pink icing and a red raspberry on top. A huge hit at both Bear’s and our housemates workplaces, and yet they refused to tell their colleagues the real name of the treats. I moved on to Thai Beef Salad. Then, just last night, in an attempt to self-soothe the worries away, I made a very simple, rather rocking pasta done with vegetables, peanut oil, chilli, chives and parmesan. My tummy needed the hug and I was too worn out to feel the carbohydrate-guilt. In fact, I wanted seconds. I patted my stomach and felt unbelievably proud of myself.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">In a bid to really gallop this Creative Outlet thing home, I have started sewing. Not any sewing mind you – By Hand. How 1950’s of me? No, more like how pragmatic given it was all I could do to unearth a needle, thread and fabric that didn’t cost the earth that I could experiment on. My current project should by all rights be called a toile (given I used pen rather than chalk with dubious results) but I intend on wearing it, so it is currently called dress-in-the-making, perfect-candidate-for-stain-remover.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Latent design skills assisted greatly in this project too – though I should probably accredit this to my voracious consumption of images on the net – it isn’t hard for the brain to create something out of all the pretty white noise jammed in there. </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I made a trip out to that Nirvana of Creativity – Spotlight – the other day with my baby sister. I entered with the mantra “I don’t know how to sew, therefore no fabric shall be purchased”. Needless to say, once I saw the bolts and bolts and reams and reams of pretty promise and gorgeous potential – well I couldn’t help but believe that the dressmaking genius flowing through both my grandmothers’ familial lines perhaps lies somewhere dormant in me too. Goodness me, I hope it does, otherwise it will be a very sad and sorry lesson in staying true to well-meaning mantras. </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Below, I have included pictures of the lovely fabric I purchased. Being that we have just stepped into sunny spring, and look forward to a blazing bright Summer of beaches and pools and succulent drinks – water and fluid was a clear inspiration as you will see. I plan on creating dresses and tops in loose liquid shapes to compliment the prints. I am adoring the fishtail hems being played out in design at the moment, and this fits wonderfully with my theme of liquid and summer. Also, this shape will perfectly compliment my undying desire for heavy wedges that wouldn’t look out of place in an orthopedic ward. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Today, too, I rediscovered my devotion to that most beautiful of the 1920’s film starlets, Clara Bow. I think her lovely makeup – all dark soulful doe eyes and love heart mouth would complement the entire look perfectly. </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Anyway, behold and enjoy! It was a challenge photographing fabric with my very lack lustre photography skills. Hopefully, the images go some way to doing the prints a sort of half-justice.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">So there you have it. This has turned into a seriously long letter, but perhaps it goes some way to making up for my prolonged absence. </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Take care my love, and keep squirrelling!</span></span></div>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2977225119576919110.post-10690744038387578682011-10-12T23:19:00.000+08:002011-10-12T23:20:09.904+08:00After the fall<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">What is it about the post-apocalyptic world that fascinates human kind? Is it wondering what comes after the destruction of the very fabric that binds us as a global society? Would social mores uphold? Anarchy ravage the streets? Without the persistent sprawl, would the world slowly transform into a verdant megalithic garden? Wild and untamable and no friend to the species, who through greed and blind self-entitlement set out to bleed the very life from the planet for their own furtherment. Perhaps we won’t see the return of any of our conjured vengeful gods. There is every possibility that we will end our own diseased crawl across the earth with the very things that crowned our kind among animals. </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I love watching post-apocalyptic movies. I love that post-modern, tribal yet futuristic take on costuming. Practicality meets individuality – forging an identity for self against a backdrop of crumbling ideals and metropolises. Think Mad Max’s leather jacket, Waterworld’s world worn blanket-stitching and braids, Planet Terror’s machine gun replacement for an unfortunate amputation. All very cool, yet perennial.</span></span> </div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I have found this a very inspiring place to start for Summer this year. Shredded and very loose layers on top, tight jeans zipped and holed, dresses languid and resigned, bags boxy and practical in shades worn proudly as spoils of hunting. Shoes – where to start. They have to be tough, feminine and up for anything. Something that says I mean business and I’ll show you without a second thought. There are two options – black or bright. Either take you far. </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The post-apocalyptic world is a fitting inspiration for summer in Australia. When the temperatures start to climb, and everything appears arid and resigned – the imagination easily takes that next step to a post-apocalyptic landscape where humans eek out an existence from the wastage of ghost towns and wilderness. Below, I have created little vistas showcasing the latest offerings by Asos and Solestruck, that could easily translate into this kind of dressing. Also, I have included the latest from the Cambridge Satchel Company. I think even Wall-e could use one of these to carry about his fossicked treasures and curiosities. </span></span> </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The latest from Asos. Perfect for manouvering through<br />
an earthquake-divided landscape</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The latest from Solestruck. Useful for exploring dilapidated, <br />
overgrown buildings, and daydreaming the extravagent <br />
events this place would have played host to, in times of yore.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Jeffrey Campbell Clinics. I have a pair winging their way to me, <br />
as I couldn't resist. I plan on wearing them most of the summer with <br />
loose, light, handkerchief-hem dresses. The perfect summer shoe, <br />
and a symphonic harmony of textures and materials.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The latest from the Cambridge Satchel Co. I have stubbornly <br />
decided that their Batchel would be the absolutely perfect<br />
travel handbag. Lovely and structured, yet big enough to <br />
accomodate all the necessities - magazines, novels, Nintendo DSI, <br />
drink bottle, moisturiser, eyedrops, medicine and of course <br />
<a href="http://thetalesofsquirrelnutmeg.blogspot.com/2011/09/once-were-children.html">Charlie the tiger</a>. It would be a practical purchase!</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The backdrops are from Google - I'm not that talented! I know that isn't proper referencing but just this once it will have to do. I hope you find inspiration in the images above, and add a little contemplation to your summer outfits too. There is so much to be found everywhere you look.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Take care dear, and keep squirrelling!<br /><br />Squirrel Nutmeg</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2977225119576919110.post-90614780213592682192011-09-29T17:53:00.000+08:002011-09-29T17:53:28.076+08:00It’s all good in the hood<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I am talking about Spirithoods - a fantastic company based in L.A that designs and creates animal fashion accessories in the form of hoods. These fabulous hoods are made of environmentally-kind faux fur – have snuggly mittens with adorable paw prints and come in all types of animal great and small with lovely furry ears and pattern to match. BUT the part that I love the most is that the company donates a portion of their proceeds to animal charities around the world, who work tirelessly to protect, conserve and build the numbers of these endangered species. If the hoods don’t give you a lovely snuggly feeling – this fact in itself is sure to imbue a sense of the warm fuzzies. </span></span> </div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">These hoods should come with a guarantee / warning / promise / disclaimer that when worn, the creators take no responsibility for adventures, friendships, sweet happenstance and true serendipitous moments the wearer will experience due to consumption. They are like a magnet for good karma. What better gift than making people smile with your fashion choices! Not to mention, making them happy by cooing over you and petting you like you’re the bestest cutest little creature there is (if I was a guy, I would be bottling this chick-magnet-stuff).</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I am very lucky in that I have two. My first one was a wolf<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>– proven to be a good investment on my part. The second is a snow leopard. Last year, around Chrismas, Spirithoods had a fabulous sale. I was excitedly telling Bear when he said “maaaybe you should wait for Father Christmas” to which I replied, with a cheeky grin “well, could you please tell Father Christmas that I would like a snow leopard”. Bear must have a good rapport with old Santa Claus, because I woke up to a beautiful snuggly Snow Leopard hood on Christmas morning, and I couldn’t have been more delighted.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">My belief is that, like shoes, one can never have enough Spirithoods. Given that my daytime job is being the White Rabbit, I am hoping another design of the same name is released in the future. I will definitely hop on it (ok, that was dreadful – even for me). As a side note – given that I work in and am fascinated by these things – Spirithoods runs a very effective and respectable social media campaign. There are many businesses that could learn a thing or two about marketing in the current environment by watching their practices. So modern, so contemporary – and with a big heart to match – what more could you want from a brand!<br /><br /><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Below, I have put together a little collection of moments made even better with the addition of my Spirithoods.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I am laughing at the spectacle. Me on a motorbike?<br />In a pair of furry ears? </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On Rottnest Island (off Perth) feeding a Qokka.<br />Qokkas are like very poddy, very small wallabies. <br />They are cheeky, cute and I don't think you're supposed to feed them...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Exploring an old ship at the Whaling Station in Albany, <br />Western Australia. A very interesting place to visit. Being on the <br />freezing Southern coast, the snuggly leopard really came into its own.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Again in Albany. The coast is astounding around there.<br />Note the paws - and the guy reaching into my head.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Natural Bridge in Albany. The sea pushes under and up. <br />Hence the guard rail. Really wouldn't want to fall in <br />and get my leopard wet!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cue David Attenborough voice. Leopard in her natural environment<br />Bremer Bay, W.A. Yes, we do have the best beaches up and down the <br />coast of Western Australia.</td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><br />I hope you enjoy, and consider one day joining the tribe of this fantastically creative company and lovebrand. <br /><br />Squirrel Nutmeg</span></span> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2977225119576919110.post-71276253011099435842011-09-18T14:31:00.001+08:002011-09-18T14:31:55.059+08:00Pretty Ponies<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Inspiration can come for the most unexpected of places. </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Lately, I have been hooked on certain ideas. As mentioned in a previous post, I have an enduring fascination with Spring. I also adore Rococo styling and My Little Ponies. </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Due to a passion for anything pretty and ornate, it follows that I would adore anything even slightly Rococo. Thinking about it, it is likely that this adoration began during infancy, when was borne a most ardent fascination and adoration of My Little Ponies. This happened when I was gifted my first little pony – Lickety Split, who came on many adventures with me and stood patiently through many hours of dressing, hairstyling and general playing.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">These candy-coloured ponies are most certainly ambassadors of the Rococco – pretty pastels tempered with coloured neutrals. Their innocent expressions, overriding feminine design and sweet auras would leave them very much at home in the apartments of Marie Antoinette – that most vocal supporter of this particular school of style. <br /></span></span> </div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">As an extension of this, I love the pale (and dark) hoof-life shoes we have been seeing on the catwalk over the past few years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Flattering to the legs and overall shape of any girl, these shoes are especially eye-catching with a silky coiffured mane swishing about and a pretty whinnying laugh. What kind of prince charming could resist such a potent and disarming combination – and who doesn’t want to look as pretty as a My Little Pony! I was spoilt this last birthday when Bear gave me pretty lilac Jeffrey Campbell Litas. They are, in a word, fantastical and neatly meld together my love of the Rococo and pretty pones. I most certainly high pony step in them, and turn heads wherever I go.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">As I explore my love of anything pretty, fine tuning what it is that really makes me pop, the childhood adoration of My Little Ponies has returned stronger than ever. I find their colours are a great source of sartorial inspiration – and their eye-makeup! What prettier than big eyes enhanced with a decent lick of black eyeliner and generous helpings of mascara. </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Being the impatient person that I am, when I rediscovered this ardor, rather than patiently wait till such time I could search for all my childhood pony friends, I went hunting on ebay for vintage ponies with great success. Now, I have Bowtie and Curly Locks keeping watch over my desk. They definitely elicit smiles, even on the most arduous of days. I do intend on reuniting with my childhood ponies, and then I will have a veritable herd of candy coloured equines inhabiting my desk space, much to the mirth of any who enter the rabbit burrow.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I couldn’t resist a little photography session the other afternoon, with the lovely Spring sunshine pouring through the window and across the floorboards. The scene was set for a showcase of the latest additions to my pony family, and of course I couldn’t help but pop in the Litas. The diorama wasn’t Rococo enough for me, so I added in a delicate teapot spoon for good measure. You can never have enough Rococo. <br /></span></span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Hope you enjoyed lovely - why don't you try adding a little Rococo to your style - you might be pleasantly surprised!<br /><br />S. Nutmeg</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2977225119576919110.post-86654507769755875482011-09-12T17:08:00.000+08:002011-09-12T17:09:01.979+08:00Nature's child<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Spring has well and truly sprung, the days suddenly filled with yawning azure sky, and a sun so warm your skin feels alive with the season change. </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Winter was spent inside, industriously submerged in technology and career pursuits. Every day now, the warmth and new joy beckons just outside the window. Thoughts of mile long beaches, sun shining through trees and daydreams of laying in the grass, making pretty pictures in the clouds interrupts industrious labour. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">As I develop a stronger dependence on technology, and all the convenience and possibility it brings, I find myself moving my living back outside to reconnect with my innate, natural self. Long afternoons spent picnicking under sighing trees, climbing out of bed and into bathers to rush into winter-cold waves. All these things conspire to calm my being, and bloom my creativity. <br /></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">As an adjunct to this love of the natural, the idea of the supernatural nature-dwelling creature fascinates me. Something conjured from human imagination, from a love (and perhaps fear) of nature – from which we as humans have separated ourselves most pointedly. It is this enchantment that lead to me exploring the notion of the forest nymph within - frolicking, child-like, pure nature appreciation. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I explored this in a modern context – what would it look like if you found a modern forest nymph? What would she be wearing? How would be carry herself? Bear and I had a lot of fun. It was the most perfect day since summer, and we lapped up the warmth, the forest and the wide, sparkling river. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><br />I hope you too are enjoying the sunning warmth sweetest.<br /><br />Squirrel Nutmeg</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2977225119576919110.post-3709935284563076052011-09-06T17:43:00.000+08:002011-09-06T17:44:54.059+08:00This little light of mine<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">From time to time, people will see it as their right to get out the candle snuffer and have a right go at suffocating your light. It is at this point you must shine your brightest. How punishing for those weak, negative souls to see you lit up and brilliant! They say the greatest revenge is just to live your life. Do this with a set of fiery fireworks I say. </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">As the poet Dylan Thomas so wisely said, “Do not go gentle into that good night/…Rage, rage against the dying of the light.” In this context, I encourage to use your spirit, your right to the good fight to light up your soul and let your true colours shine through, in the face of enemies and adversity. Then those whose souls are sullied with self-hatred, greed, jealousy, anger and insecurity cannot feed on the misery they so desperately seek to vindicate their own sense of self-loathing and self-entitlement.<br /></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">To remind myself of this conviction I have in always letting my light shine, I always dress to please myself. Sometimes, that means flamboyantly. Sometimes, that means I am a little over-dressed. Sometimes, that means I look very much like a baby giraffe negotiating cobbles as I refuse to give up my passion for shoes that are neither practical (nor, some would say, appropriate) for any given occasion. I am unbelievably lucky to have a partner who appreciates my wacky taste and this need to express myself. Bear is incredibly encouraging and supportive of the 6 inch heel addiction, and all my insane combinations of clothing. </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I am the luckiest girl alive, and no amount candle snuffing is going to make me forget that. <br /><br />When on our trip, I really pushed myself and my sense of fashion. It was fun, challenging and has opened me up to a whole new arena of mixing and matching - I am excited to explore this idea and take it even further! Below, I include photos of my foray into this exciting new dimension of dressing!</span></span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2977225119576919110.post-59355243296390735022011-09-02T17:00:00.000+08:002011-09-02T19:18:05.972+08:00Once were children<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Do you ever look out the window, on a normal workaday and think what you would be doing on a day like this back when you were young, and the world was simple? Remember laying in the grass, imagining pictures into the clouds. Remember when nighttime was exciting, staying up late something to be savoured like each precious chocolate. A time when the imagination was a toy, a friend for adventures.</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I think it is my connection to my childhood that fans the flames of attraction to the Japanese Harajuku style genre. The bright colours, incorporation of animal elements and joyful revelling in the possibility of pushing fashion to its boundaries – wearing those very high heels with a ratty old <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>sweater round the corner for errands because “I want to”, clashing prints, clashing styles, clashing the acceptable with the very challenging. Why not? Why not challenge the accepted and the norm? It is this spirit alive and burning in Harajuku that I find entirely enthralling. How exciting to be empowered with a “devil may care” attitude towards that which others deem appropriate. How fabulous to throw caution to the wind and maybe even win a few smiles for your bravery along the way!</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">While in Kuala Lumpur, I was seized with such a mood, and piled on old and new for a photographic flight of fancy. Enjoy, and hopefully I raise a few little smiles along the way …</span></span> </div>
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Vest & top - iSocks, Times Square, KL. Shorts - Living Doll. <br />
Tiger (Charlie) - Fantasea Theme Park, Kamala, Phuket</td></tr>
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He was a cuddles lifesaver when I was struck with <br />
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and told me how he no longer had stripes. I said that <br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Kermit hails from the Philippines and brings a mind-blowingly fresh perspective on avant-garde design. His aesthetic is faultless. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Of course, his full-bodied education at the University of The Philippines Diliman (College of Fine Arts), Fashion Institute of the Philippines (Fashion Design) and School of Fashion and the Arts (Fashion Marketing) would make for a great foundation upon which to build the tendrils of artistic genius.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Kermit’s latest collection, FW 2011, is heart-breakingly awesome, with its surreal biological and terrestrial references. Heeless boots rise archly from the floor, while dresses executed in slinky nude and black, are electrified by panels of blood orange and pastel pink. The heels of pumps and booties are reimagined, with grinning skulls and life-like hearts carved into them.</span></span> </div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I proudly announced to the boy last night that if I were ever to get married, I would be the bride who wore Kermit Tesoro. It must be said, I was poring over his FW 2010 collection at this point, absorbing every perfect white detail. </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I am so utterly desperate for a pair of Kermit’s fantastical shoes. Alas! It must be an unrequited love as mundane requirements such as bills take precedence. Oh well, a girl can dream.</span></span> <br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">But OH! How my life would be complete if my tootsies were blessed with the heavenly creations of Mr Tesoro! I suppose worship and pure adoration of unbelieveable shoes wouldn’t cut it as a reason for bank heist in a court of law….or would it?</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><br /><br />Here, I provide for your viewing indulgence, a veritable feast of avant-garde shoe design...all images credit to <a href="http://www.kermittesoro.com/">http://www.kermittesoro.com/</a> </span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><br /><br />So there you go my lovely, pure artistic talent so beautiful, so perfect in its execution. I can not wait to see what Kermit does next!<br /><br />Sweet shoe filled dreams, <br /><br />Squirrel Nutmeg</span></span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2977225119576919110.post-28345261487881937852011-08-28T09:19:00.000+08:002011-08-28T09:19:13.405+08:00An Ode to Bunnies Everywhere<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I couldn't resist a cheesy smile to finish. The lovely warm light was a pleasure to work in, and made me feel a little 70's style "Almost Famous"</span>. <span style="font-family: Calibri;"> <br /><br />Till next time, remember to maintain the squirelly joy in all you do! <br /><br />Nutmeg</span></div>
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</span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2977225119576919110.post-63738928161732082762011-08-23T08:10:00.000+08:002011-08-23T08:10:18.578+08:00Sick with renewed travel lust<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">
<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">To my dearest darling M, </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I so very much enjoyed mine and Bear’s trip to Phuket and Kuala Lumpur. Phuket is a beautiful corner of the world, perfect for lolling on the beach, engaging a love of retro holiday glamour and deliciously potent cocktails. The people are very sweet, and the food is manna from heaven. </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I have decided there is a real art to packing for a holiday. Every item that makes it into the sacred suitcase space must at first prove its worth by careful consideration - whether it be a multipurpose toiletry product or clothing item with a good few possible incarnations.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Of course, the part of the packing process that always causes me the most consternation is what shoes make the cut! The choices, some would argue, appear endless. There is just so much to take into consideration – what will we be doing during the day? What will we be doing during the night? Can I really avoid trekking at all possible cost, or is a little acquiescence required to ensure Bear is happy? Just how high can my heels be before I get told by him that “they are too ridiculous, and all heels should stay home in the interests of harm minimisation”. Personally, I’m always sure I can secret in at least a few pairs. Anyway, I maintain the fun of holidays is having the decadence of dressing up. It makes for prettier holiday snaps, and a sunnier disposition all round. </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I undid all my good packing intentions with a cargo-hold worth (almost) of shopping whilst we were there. It is just that for a fashion and shoe obsessed squirrel such as me the variation, quality and value available is beyond intoxicating! There is something very lovely and satisfying in finding so much that suits my rather, ahem, quirky and eccentric style. To be fair, Bear was encouraging me – yes, I didn’t see that coming either. Needless to say, I didn’t need a second prodding. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">promise</i> I will have photos for you soon.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Totally aside from the shopping is the joy of the cuisine! I am thinking that I am one very voluptuous squirrel coming home again. The food was the most eagerly anticipated aspect above all else. Well, well, I sure enjoyed that one to its full potential! I simply adore Thai, I can eat everything and anything on the menu without any of my usual allergy dietary restrictions. This is best enjoyed looking out over the ocean, drenched in sunlight. Oh my, can’t we go on our next holiday<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> already!</i></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Keep squirrelling my beloved, </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Finally as promised, my letter to you. I have taken that one big breath, and braved putting pen to paper, one word in front of the other.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">What to write about? Well, as always, the options are endless. These are after all my tales – shared with you in the strictest confidence. </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">While we are on the subject of sharing confidences, I did a bad thing. I broke my “no new shoes” policy in grand style. Let us all admit, it was always going to be tough keeping a bonafide shoe fiend on such a tight financial leash. I think I did rather well holding out for well … we’ll say 2 months to be kind to my self-respect.<br /><br /><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">To be fair though, I have been thinking about (obsessing over) this particular pair of booties (beauties?) for ages!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As luck would have it, I emailed Los Angeles and I got the LAST PAIR in the colour and size I so desperately sought. Well, I took this as an omen from the shoe gods – especially when said lovelies come with a very respectable discount. I had no choice, I was possessed by a fiending shoe demon! I mean, as you can see below, who wouldn’t? They are to die for. <br /></span></span> </span></span> </div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Fortunately, I have the Bear, who is responsible and logical in the face of my shoe hysteria and ensuing financial dementia. I'm sure I will be grateful to him later....</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">What if I displaced my personal responsibility in the matter with a little parental blame reappropriation? I am currently courting the idea that I am such a shoe fiend because from the time I could walk (and before!) I was always shod with such style and panache! Nothing quite like beautiful shoes to peak a child's undying love for footwear. A little ridiculous? I think not. As Marilyn Monroe said, "Give a woman good shoes and she can conquer the world."</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I am working hard in my little rabbit hole on conquering the world. Unfortunately, there are shoes to assist in the case of the wandering mind. I'm blaming the malaise of shoelusting. A little Jane Austen female incapability never hurt anyone …</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Keep squirelling my dear, </span></span></div>
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