Let me quote Douglas Adams:

“The following morning the weather was so foul it hardly deserved the name, and Dirk decided to call it Stanley instead.  Stanley wasn’t a good downpour.  Nothing wrong with a good downpour for clearing the air.  Stanley was the sort of thing you needed a good downpour to clear the air of.  Stanley was muggy, close, ( Read more... )

when the weather is brilliant, unsurprisingly, I want to spend time outside. When I spend time outside I often end up on the main shopping street of Vienna, Mariahilferstraße, because it's right around the corner from where I live. Then I sit in a café reading and when I've had enough, I end up shopping and spending lots of money on things I had no ( Read more... )

my thoughts the other day: "i just need to get toilet paper and a bit of food, it'll fit into my bag ( Read more... )

I went to my favourite shop in Vienna recently. I think it's what you call a hardware store. I'm not entirely sure because there are so few of these places left. It is not part of a chain. It's just a store selling small goods you need in the kitchen or in the garden. Pots, pans, glasses and mugs, sieves, knives, kettles, heart shaped baking forms ( Read more... )

My friend P. took me along shopping today.

I set out wanting to buy a box in which to keep my earrings and hair pins and stuff (all part of my seven year master plan to look more girly (only people who read Go Fug Yourself will get that ;))

I came home with a big bag of crap stuff I don't know how I could ever live without but, of course, no box for ( Read more... )

home cooked chicken soup delivered by my oldest friend R. and life is ok again :-) We also opened a bottel of red wine and chatted until 2 am. I slept in, woke up feeling so much better and went for a stroll through the flea market on Naschmarkt.

Reading about everyone's knitting has made me want to get my needles out again, but I need some decent ( Read more... )

My last 7 days were crazily busy. I only worked three of those days, but I was busy the rest of the time as well ;-)

Tuesday: English Meetup (Amberkatze took ( photos) )

also known as retail therapy is high up on my agenda at the moment. Since my holiday has started, I have bought

• a new black scarf (old one's tatty)
• lavender-bergamotte scented candles
• nude flip flops
• nail varnish for my freshly pedicured toes
• lush hand cream and shower bar (divine!)

As promised here is the information on bookshopping in Dublin for
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I went a little wild at the discount bookstore and bargain bins last Saturday. Here's a list of my purchases ( Read more... )