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Without books the development of civilization would have been impossible. They are the engines of change, windows on the world, ''Lighthouses'' as the poet said ''erected in the sea of time.'' They are companions, teachers, magicians, bankers of the treasures of the mind, Books are humanity in print.

- Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860)

( films and literature in two thousand and ten )

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I did quite a bit of cooking over the holidays!

My favourite recipe was definitely the Cookies and Cream Cupcakes from Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World:


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The best of a book [or film] is not the thought which it contains, but the thought which it suggests; just as the charm of music dwells not in the tones but in the echoes of our hearts. - Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809-1894)

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Did some baking today, yum! I was pretty happy with how everything turned out, especially because I was trying some new recipes =)

Firstly PB & J Pie! PB & J is one of my favourite things, so I was so excited when I discovered it in pie form! You can find the recipe here! The pie crust comes from this recipe though I am going to search for another ( Read more... )

I finally finished my 50s inspired cherry dress! It took a while because I ended up having to hand dye the fabric myself, all the fabric stores had cherries on anything else but yellow, so I bought cherries on white and used a hot water dye. Hot water dying 3m of fabric turned out to be a bit of a work out, because the fabric ends up weighing ( Read more... )

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I made a pokemon themed cross stitch for my friend's birthday, we're 18 but she still loves to play it! haha

teaser:


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I found this fantastic little eco-friendly jewelry business a little while back called Figs and Ginger. Right now they are doing a really fantastic promotion to encourage everyone to plat a tree, and I thought I'd give it a little plug here :)

You can watch this video on www.livejournal.com

Earth Day Giveaway from Figs & Ginger! from Figs & Ginger on Vimeo.

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