Happy Christmas

My work today

Kindle Cover

My work generously gave everyone a Kindle for Christmas this year. Over the

weekend, I made myself a little cover and bought some books so I'm ready

for the travels over the Christmas break.

LA

Erik and I had a whirlwind trip to LA where we stayed in a b&b near Venice beach.

It was nice to get a weekend of sunshine, blue skies and warm sunsets. Apart from

spending quality time in traffic and at a storage unit, we wondered the around the

area and ate at some of Erik's old favourites; the highlight being the orange peel

soy chicken.

Venice Beach

Draw a Vermeer with just one line

You may have already come across this Faber Castell ad. It's genius! How does he do it?

Faber Castell from eric yeo on Vimeo.

Bits of my weekend

Pictures from my weekend;

- The foyer of the centre of arts Vancouver

- Feist performing on the top of piano

- Workshops from Parker street studio and the Mergatroid studio that was open as a part of the Eastside Culture Crawl.

Feist

Feist from Black Cab Sessions on Vimeo.

I went and saw Feist play at the Centre for performing arts in Vancouver with my beau and loved it. If you have a chance to see her on this tour, I highly recommend it. It was mainly her new album but I was glad to hear one of my favourites, 'My Moon my Man'.

We also had a treat of hearing her back up singers, Mountain Men, do a sweet piece called "How'm I Doin".

Remake: Portrait of Frida Kahlo

You may have already seen these already but they're apart of Remake project over at booooooom.

It was difficult to pick one to post as they're all amazing, but these ones made me smile.

1.“Portrait of Frida Kahlo” remake by Ariel Levin

2. “Portrait of Frida Kahlo” remake by Danilo Ursini

3. “Portrait of Frida Kahlo” by Nickolas Muray

Seen on Booooooom.

Draw by Night

I went to a great event last week called Draw by Night. Large sheets of paper are rolled out over the tables and everyone comes along and draws. The theme for this party was the winter commuter and the photo below shows my seat and the rugged up moustache man I drew.

Check out more photos from the night here.

A sunny day in Vancouver

A beautiful clear winters day in downtown Vancouver.

A warm peppermint chocolate, a stroll along the water and I'm happy.

Goodbye

And thank you.

I'll be missing you

It's been a while since last wrote and things have changed. It's been a chaotic last few months of packing and goodbyes but we are now in Vancouver. Adelaide will always be dear to me and my friends and family always close. During the last 5 years, I have been extremely fortunate to have some wonderful people enter my life and for that I'm grateful. You all have a place in my heart.

To my little flat, that gave me room to grow and change over the years, I will miss you. You were too hot in summer and too cold in winter, but you kept me safe. So long to the pistachio walls, inconvenient light switches, inconsistent water temperature, cracks, school house windows and lopsided mantle. You will be missed.

Paris

Paris (2 days):

- Drawing oceanic masks at the musee du quai Branly

- My cute little hotel room with a view over Saint Germain

- Eating a chocolate croissant by the river Seine

- The louvre (I can know tick that off my list)

London: East end

London

London (10 days):

- Seeing Emma and being treated to a breakfast at Shoreditch house

- Seeing Sarah and Rob in their cute flat

- Having brunch with Sarah and Fabian

- Walking from Tower Bridge along the South bank.

- Visiting the Tate Modern.

- Columbia Road Flower Markets

- Ordering room service and having a bath in my hotel room. What a treat.

- Watching Harry Potter and the Dealthy Hollows Part 2.