A Cuppa Tea

With these winter months coming up fast I thought I would dedicate the post to my favourite hot drink which I like to warm me up after being stuck outside in the cold! I myself am much more of a tea drinker then a coffee drinker, although I wouldn't pass up a good cup of joe if it was offered. I think theirs something wonderful about a nice warm (or cold) cup of tea which just soothes the mind, body, and soul. I don't go a day without a cup of tea, I always have one with my lunch. Sure I get ridiculed for drinking tea in the middle of the day with a ham sandwich and fruit. But that's okay, I like my tea to much to give it up just because some people think its odd. The health benefits of drinking tea is enormous, people having been drinking different forms of it for centuries. It was easy to make, find some berries and herbs and boil some hot water and their you go; a nice drink of something hot. I love how I associate drinking tea with reading a good book curled up under the blankets, watching television before bed with my auntie and uncle cup in hand, drinking over a hot piping cup chatting with friends, and the social aspect of it during the Victorian era (and now days too). I love my tea so much that I had my auntie send me a box of Marks and Spencer's Gold for my birthday, since we had run out a few months prior and I was dissolute with out my M&S tea! Give me a mug of tea and some scones with jam and clotted cream and then I am in heaven! So what are you a coffee or tea girl?

Jem

Pastels

Shoes! Glorious shoes! They are from the Marie

Antoinette film. I want them so bad. I think

they might be some of the most beautiful pastel coloured

heels I have ever seen!

A scene from the film A Little Princess, this is one of my favourite's

in the movie. It looks so beautiful and peaceful. I love the dresses

which they are wearing, I wish people still wore outfits like this.

People were so much better dressed during 1900's! Now if you excuse

me I'm going to watch A Little Princess.

Jem

A Little Princess

What girl doesn't want to be a princess?

The beautiful Gemma Ward, in Vogue (I think?),

she looks like a fairytale princess with that stunning tiara.



This is so sweet and innocent looking, it was in


Lula magazine, she really does make me feel as though


she is a little princess in training.

Lily Cole looks like a princess in Vogue Nippon, one who

looks as though she's been dreaming the day away.

"I am a princess. All girls are. Even if they live in tiny old attics. Even if they dress in rags, even if they aren't pretty, or smart, or young. They're still princesses. All of us."

~ A Little Princess~

A Little Princess is one of my favourite films, and this is one of my favourite quotes of all time. I like to think of it whenever I need a reminder that I'm a princess. Not literally of course, but even if I don't have a title or a land, I can still be a princess! You might think I'm crazy but being real princess is about your attitude and actions. Princess Diana really was a princess, she had a title but she also was kind genuine person. Its all about your character. All girls a princesses, just like Sara Crew say's in the movie.

Jem

We'll Always Have Paris

Sorry the picture is sideways, I couldn't rotate

it on my computer. But anyways, I hardly think I need

to tell you what building this is, its one of

the most famous in the world!

Paris, France


The sidewalk street vendor of Paris. They were selling lots
of old music sheets and postcards. I thought it looked

cool and vintage.


Whenever I think of Paris, France I am reminded of my short little trip to the city three summers ago. It was everything suspected it would be like and more! My auntie and uncle kept our visit to Paris a secret from me until a day before we were set to leave, they wanted it to be a surprise! Boy, was I surprised! I was visiting them in England for a few weeks and they wanted to make it extra special so they planned a weekend in Paris. The reason why I've been thinking of the beautiful city is because a friend of mine recently got married and for her honeymoon they went to Paris for two weeks. I was talking to her about her trip and she said that they had the grandest time in the city. Which made me think I better get myself to Paris as soon as possible in order to be reminded why it is one of my favourite cities in the world. But alas, that is impossible since I am stuck here doing homework for classes for Tuesday! So for now, I will just look at my pictures from that fabulous trip and be reminded of all the grand adventures I've had and will someday have!

Jem

P.S. I opened up a fortune cookie today and it read "You are a traveler at heart. There will be many journeys." How perfect is that? It totally describes how I see myself, I always have and always will be a traveler. I could spend every day in a new place exploring the area. So when I am older and have professional job, I always say it has to be one where I can travel a lot.

On Your Mark....

Mark Fast Spring 2010

I will admit, I hadn't herd of Mark Fast until I saw an article on Allure.com about his runway show. He created quite a commotion with putting three "plus size" models in his runway show. These models are sizes 10 and 12's, they are normal sizes for real women but their practically considered huge in the modeling industry. This upsets me since I'm not what you call skinny, I'm normal sized. I love my curves because their real and they give me substance. So to see Mark Fast put some "plus size" models into his show was quite wonderful. It gives me hope that someday all designers will use women who have body proportions which are more realistic of their buyers. Mark's collection was really interesting, he created "bondage" dresses, but put a spin on it. I think my favourite one is the photograph above of the "plus size" model.

Jem

Crayon Boxes

Somehow this quote makes total sense to me, even if it is an odd way of saying that you want to find someone who isn't so narrow minded and willing to be different. Its things like this which remind me why John Mayer is one of my favourite singers and songwriters because not everyone is going to get it, it takes a special few who do. Like John, I rather fancy myself to be a 64 colour crayon box, I don't think I could be an 8 colour type, I'm to crazy! haha... I am totally excited for the release of Johns new single and then album which is dropping soon, I will be buying both the day they are released!
Jem

Beauty Is In The Eye Of The Beholder

Listen to Franz Kafa's suggestion so you don't

grow old! It's deffently a true statement,

I hope to be forever young, even if I don't

look it!

I am going to make a wish jar, and put all of my
hopes and dreams in it, and then display it prominately
in my room. I think it is a sweet idea.
this picture can be found on ampersandrea.tumblr.com

Henna is so beautiful, it is an art of its own! I've always
thought it would be fun to have henna done on my hands and

feet, just so I might admire its beauty. I think it is such a

wonderful tradition in the Indian culture, it

brings women together, doing something which

has been passed down from generation to generation.

Now that is beautiful!


Why is it that I always want to share with you all my faveorite inspirational pictures and quotes? I can't help it! I love surfing the web looking for news things to interest me. I think I might be addicted! Help! Enjoy the beautiful images anyways, even if I have gone batty with uploading pictures. So this post is dedicated to all which is beautiful in the world.

Jem