At Alfies

Finally made it down to Alfies Antique Market on Wednesday. I've been wanting to go there since forever but I just never got round to it. It certainly was the treasure trove I thought it was, but unless you're made of money there was nothing to buy. It where you go to shop if you're Noel Gallagher or Kate Moss. I also wanted to take more pictures but was told off numerous times... Still, it was fun to wander around dreaming! 

Happy Friday peeps!

Sneaky sneaky

My favourite way of taking pictures is when you spot something and you have to be super-quick to capture it. The will-I-get-the-camera-out-in-time, will-it-be-in-focus and will-they-see-me-moment where luck is crucial. These are three of my favourites where speed was of the essence. They're pretty old too, I shot these back in the day when my Lomo was my camera of choice in the mid-Nineties. I must get some new batteries for it, I'm so up for the challenge of that crazy little camera again.

The End

Most people watch and enjoy the actual film (I do too of course), but I'm always anticipating the end, hoping there'll be a nice "The End" frame. I love the surprise and how varied they can be and I think it might be the only thing I collect. This website is a real treat for nerds like me, it has both the title and the end frames. There are so many good ones!

Also, thanks to Marion's post on L'inventaire de l'esthétique (which is one of my favourite blogs these days), this book is on it's way over here. Can't wait!

Make believe

How was your weekend? Mine was nice and relaxed; an impromptu lunch date, a tiny bit of retail therapy, cup cakes, the weekend papers, another Hitchcock DVD and the early return of a travelling hubby. Me and the nephew also saw a giant dog panting away in the driver's seat of a badly parked van in town. Me thinks maybe he parked it himself?

Spotted

I wish I could think of a funny caption to go with this picture but I can't; so I'll just say Happy Friday friends, hope you have a good one!

Everyday patterns

The hoover lead, a pot I cooked some rice in, our mattress and the corridor. I love everyday surprises.

A beautiful blog:

Dinge Die Ich Mag

I wish I understood German...

Beautiful laundrette

On our way home from dinner the other night we passed by the local laundrette just as the sun was setting. My heart sang as I saw the forgotten pair of specs taped up in the window like that; someone somewhere must be missing their rose-tinted glasses :)

Outtakes X

Voici some outtakes from our France-trip a month ago, it feels so much longer ago...

Hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Ozu interiors

Please excuse the poor quality of these pics, I've just realised I should have done screengrabs instead, but nevermind. It's all about the colours anyway. Aren't they just amazing? I'm a huge fan of Yasujiro Ozu's films, especially the ones he shot in colour. These are from Floating Weeds and I love how Ozu will leave incidental interior shots in, just as a beautiful vignette. I also feel if I was to redecorate I should be a bit more bold with my colour choices.

Two Japan themed blogs I've been enjoying recently:

Ii-ne-kore

Hello Sandwich

Reasons to be cheerful

I really love our mailbox at the moment, such nice things are arriving through it... I saw the Keel's Simple Diary over on Cecilie's blog Bakerby and bought one straight away. It immediately put a smile on my face as I was told why I had chosen the brown cover. I also joined Lovefilm last week and got two dvds through this morning; a Cary Grant movie and an Ozu film I've been wanting to see for years. Woohoo!

His & his to be

We like plush toys in this house and it's been a while since we got some new ones. The hubby went for Pistol Pedro for himself and I got a cute little bear from Micoucou for our soon-to-arrive little fellow (although I can't say that three months feel like soon...). I thought it would look so cute in the corner of his cot.

Mindscapes

Can you believe it... I actually managed to go out on Friday evening, meeting up with friends to see the Walking in my mind exhibition at the Hayward. But alas, it was yet again another disappointing viewing. It used to be that there were always two or three good big exhibitions on in London every month, now you're lucky if there are that many in a year. Is it that I'm getting jaded as I get older? I hope not. Anyway, it was nice to get out of the house so I shan't complain.

And yes. I'm joining in on the bigger picture trend sweeping through blogland. It had to be done :)