All Things Pretty & Weird

When was the last time milk arrived in glass bottles?

I usually don't purchase organic things because of the hefty price but this one I could not resist because it was too cute...and I'm a sucker for pretty packaging so I had to buy it. The milk tasted like milk, a bit watery but then all skim milk are not creamy (Except for Zymil). This bottle is now serving as a water container ^^ So nothing is put to waste.

We were over the moon 1.5 months ago to discover a nest with 2 eggs in our backyard. I would go visit the mama bird daily...watch her while she nests her eggs and coo away. Daddy bird was also present but he perches away on a tree nearby.... I managed to take a picture of the two birds (pigeons...i think) up on our chimney roof. You'd have to look closely for the second bird.

But.....tragedy occured.....Evil possums came at night and ATE the eggs.... I HATE POSSUMS

Pretty cherry blossom trees

Taken while we were on our way to Falls Creek for a ski getaway weekend.

It was the end of winter... but there was still some snow

Whilst we are on the theme of pretty flowers..

Chrysanthenum flowers in a teapot....floating away...like little fairies

(occasionally u'll find little black insects)....eeww

And now for the UGLY post...

Guess what this is?

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Its an EGG VOLCANO!!!!!!!!!!!!

Weird things in my Garden


What in the WORLD??? This birdy commited suicide in my fishpond. I hope it didn't traumatise/poison my fishies. Hmmm maybe it was trying to eat the fish and the fishies attacked it!!!!



A bird decided to build a nest on my electricity meter.....it tried to build one on top of my main door before this!



How can such an ugly thing turn into a butterfly? I found this THING in my backyard...squirming around.... Don't worry I didn't kill it....I swept it up and dumped it into my green bin

Tea places....

I have a thing for Tea Shops...Just walking into a tea shop and smelling that wonderful aroma is heavenly....

My favourite tea places...to buy tea leaves are:

1) Mariage Freres (BEST TEA SHOP IN THE WORLD!!!!!!!!)
Sorry we can't get it in Australia...But u can shop online...but the freight cost is too much...maybe next time when I'm in Paris again I'll buy more for my girls...(i think there's a franchise in Japan....hmmm that would be much much closer)

2) l'epicier (QV)
Nice Japanese tea...but i think the packaging is nicer..hhahaa...most of the Japanese products are packaged very well..I'm a sucker for pretty things..(can't find a nice photo of that place...but u can google it)

3) Tea Leaves (Sassafras)

Haven't been up to Sassafras since 2006 April...and I absolutely adore that Tea Leaves shop...was tempted to buy some more French Earl Grey but guess what? I didn't.....No more unnecessary spending!!!!! There's a whole bag of Mariage Freres French Blue Earl Grey sitting in the pantry.

What In The World????

Introducing THE BOYFRIEND-ARM PILLOW.....


(image from Kameo Corp website)

Japs seriously are weird designers. This is actually pretty freaky. Why would anyone want to sleep on a pillow that has ONE torso, and ONE arm wrapped around you? It might actually give me nightmares instead of making me feel safe.

Apparently this pillow has been selling really well since its debut in 2004. They even sell it on American websites etc etc. I guess I can't really say its a bad thing before actually trying it out. Maybe I should buy one for the sake of investigation? ^^

nygirlofmydreams.com

He found her!..

Okie.....need to go back to my books...

I needed something else to do besides reading.....

Will be blogging actively after I finish exams.....

I still haven't bought the Lifetime of Secrets book....

Can't believe Borders doesn't have it....

I think Readings has it...

Got a Secret?


(all images from http://www.postsecret.blogspot.com/)

I saw an article on the last page of a magazine today...and it was about this website called postsecret.blogspot.com and I think I know what I'll buy the next time I pass by a bookstore....the book A lifetime of secrets compiled Frank Warren written by everyday people....

PostSecret is an ongoing community art project in which people mail their secrets anonymously on one side of a homemade postcard. Here are few featured on the website. Frank puts up a new postcard every Sunday......

Wanna fess up? ..... Mail yout postcard to:

PostSecret

13345 Copper Ridge Road,

Germantown, Maryland,

USA, 20874-3454

or simply hit up the website for more details.

I might mail one....... just for the fun of it....