The haul! Though I wasn’t originally planning on getting a 3DS for a while, Shaun and I were lucky enough to receive one from my mom last week as an early Easter present! Thanks, Mom! It’s that lovely blue color, and came with Nintendogs + Cats Toy Poodle and Super Monkey Ball 3D. Now I’ll … Read more3DS Impressions
Hello hello! My severe lack of updates recently can be attributed to my trip last week to Melbourne with my husband… So hopefully I can get back into a more regular pattern soon! I’ll start with a few pictures I took: Two views of the iconic Flinder’s Station Babushkas everywhere! Southern Cross station Melbourne … Read moreMelbourne Trip and Visiting Art of Disney Fairy Tales at ACMI
Shouldn’t a weekend review come sooner than Thursday? Somehow I managed to put off this post until now, but perhaps in the future I should make more of an effort to post about my weekend at the beginning of the week! Oh well. I hope you all are looking forward to this weekend and the … Read moreWeekend in Review–Exploring Japanese Fantasy Literature at UQ
Happy Friday! Or… Thursday evening, to most of my readers on the other side of the world… Don’t worry, it’s almost Friday! I can’t believe my last update was about something I found at a vintage shop and I’m already back, less than a week later, with some more goodies. I guess someone’s on a … Read moreVintage Find: Children’s Treasury of Lit + Chinese Peanut Cookies!
Hello hello! Since I’m a big fan of second-hand and vintage bargain shopping, I’d like to feature some of the things I find from time to time. Shaun and I recently discovered that one of the neighboring suburbs, Paddington, is quite the treasure-trove when it comes to vintage shops (we counted at least 4 just … Read moreVintage Find: 60’s Japanese Scarf
Hello hello! What did you all do last weekend? I’ll tell you what Shaun and I did… We played Dead Space 2! Well, Shaun played and I watched (and didn’t watch, when it was particularly scary). I managed to snag a copy brand-new for only $40 on Amazon! Shaun played the first one back when … Read moreThoughts on Dead Space 2
If you had come to me a year ago and said, “In one year’s time, you will be an embroiderer,” I probably would’ve replied, “Pssh, naw, not me.” Oh, how minds change! Not only do I cross-stitch, but I embroider now, too! I’ve always been one for cute handmade things, and I’ve been knitting on … Read moreAdventures in Embroidery