Black

I lived the dream this weekend as I was reunited with my best friends Tessa and Rosa who both go to uni in Bristol. Tessa has somehow acquired the best wardrobe ever (its expanded about three times over since the last time I visited), and is the best person to stay with because she lets you borrow anything. So exciting. And look at Rosa's eyelashes! They are one of the wonders of the world, surely.

Props

Last week I hitched along with Lula to a prop warehouse somewhere about 40minutes away from Withington, where she needed to get some pieces for her up and coming play this weekend. It was the ultimate hoarders dream and Hannah, Daisy and I were in heaven as we sifted through everything. We were all very annoyed that none of us bought our cameras with us, but spent the whole time looking through the cameras on our phones. It was also quite sad that we couldn't buy anything, so many great collectables.

Prints II

I love a good print. Here is Lula's cowboy/girl shirt and silk shorts printed with postage stamps I saw a couple of weeks ago in town. I want both.

Monday

I've recently subscribed to the Magnum Photography website, which gives you the option of being sent a 'photo of the week.' I forgot about that till last night when I got the email, and it made my evening. The picture by David Alan Harvey, shows a workhorse being kept over night on a family's porch in Trinidad. The horse reminded me of a photograph by one of my favourite photographers Josef Koudelka, who has is famous for taking pictures of gypsies in Eastern Europe. Another equestrian related thought was my trip Bradford a couple of months ago, where I visited the National Museum of Media. It has an enourmous archive of photographs, and the current photography exhibition 'From Back Home' was brilliant. It showcased two Swedish photographers, and this photograph by Anders Petersen was particularly romantic and nostalgic. And then - not horse but I suppose mammal related - I thought of this book of paintings I have of bulls. Quite random - I bought it in a charity shop in Shepherd's Bush years ago. I really love it - the paintings remind me of my uncle who is a farmer, and was once in a punk band with his friends called 'Mad Cow'.

Images: David Alan Harvey, Koudelka, Petersen, Bull painting book.

Portraits

I am trying to draft a chapter for my dissertation on unposed portrait photography. Suddenly noticing all the portraits around me at home, with fresh eyes. I got distracted and took photos of some of them at home in London. Didn't realise how many faces adorn our walls.

Tessa

Its almost her birthday, gonna have to start looking for presents. Got this horse shirt for Tessa for Christmas, boy I was smug when I found it.

Charming

I went to Edinburgh recently and two things stood out - that Harvey Nichols like stationary (see dress and tree made out of pegs/pencils), and the oval tray of gold charm bracelets in a pawn shop window. Sometimes find pawn shops a bit sad, as I always invent heartbreaking stories for why people's engagement rings are sparkling at me from the shop window. Charm bracelets are particularly personal I think, as they take so long to fill up. I have a silver one, that has mostly been contributed to by my Cornish Grandma, with charms such as a pasty and tin mine. (One other thing that stood out - Men in Kilts. No thanks.)

Tom's Got a Grill

Tom's pretty badass with his toothware, but god I wish his grill had diamonte skulls on.

Homebody

Hannah went to Brighton and came back with this.

SILAS YOU ARE THE BEST

Great shirt Silas

Eager Eyes

What a great suprise in a library book the other day

In a Hurry

I met Hannah for lunch and she made my day. She had got her days mixed up and had left the house in under ten minutes, thinking she was late for a seminar, which resulted in this modern Dickensian look - trainer sock and buckle shoes. Hoping she does it on purpose now, it made me laugh. A lot.