Chilli or no?

Who here eats chilli? Personally, I don't mind a bit of heat, but I mean the kind of heat that warms your mouth and then leaves you with nothing more than a slight humming reminder of what was there before.

NOT the kind of heat that smacks you upside the face then chases the saliva around your mouth, over your tongue and all the way down your throat so that breathing becomes a difficulty, liquid starts dripping from all orephesus and you inhale - not for breath, but to temporarily alleviate the painful burn of the exhale on your lips.

This is what my man, Zaz likes to experience. And here is a photo of the chilli mixture he makes (pre-blending) which he eats by the tablespoon.





This is a large blender.
He is loopy if you ask me, but that's why I love him!

Foods, moods and dudes.

What is the function
of tipping and dunking;
the peak of the rupture
alone at a luncheon.

The windows to inside
blow out without warning,
then deflate with pins, my excuse now just boring.

I don't know the reason
my world keeps on crashing;
re-booting then memory
kicks into action.

Then sorry and dumbfounded,
tail between legs,
I throw myself back
and I start then to beg,

With "I'm sorry"s and "honestly,
I have no idea,
why laughing and joking
has turned into tears."

The crazy has got me
- re-opened the door -
to the nonsense of downing them;
2 and soon 4.

He stays like my rock
only quivering once,
understandably so,
as I total the fronts.

The best of the best,
he is here with me now.
Ever smiling, my buddy
Beans, peanuts, and mo'.

TILES, my loves.

Tiles make me happy.
Ceramic tiles especially.


The imperfect edges, combined with bold colours, and earthy textural variations makes my fingertips sing. I feel myself light up when I walk into a tile showroom, eager to jump right in and touch everything!


Here are some snaps of some beauties I found today. More to come in a later post, I'm sure.



Are these scales not AH-MAZING?! I'd use them the other way up like a mermaid's tail.


Little penny-sized rounds with metal edging.

Available in great colours. Interesting Shape..

Amazing colour range available in these hexagonal beauties.

These geometric tiles piece together like a puzzle, creating amazing shapes and designs.

Gorgeous imperfect square mosaic.

When laid, these look b.e.a.utiful!

Nice shape!

I am in LOVE with these micro-mosaics. Teeny little squares. Heaps of colours. YUMMMM!

Very textural. Nice effect.

Ciao for now x

As one

Our hearts beat in sync
while you lay naked on the mattress.
We lie and we think
about the stories of hours past.

Your fingers touch my hair
along the gap between my ear and neck.
I inhale and stare;
harmonic gentle creature.

You reach for the phone;
Existence defined by whens and whos.
When we are all alone
the pressure tends to stop.

I want this..

This was a husband's gift to his wife on her birthday, and then he gave her the actual camera!

Greatness.

via designformankind

beautiful flowers and yum.

Some yummy images for you to pour over.. I'm loving dreamy bunches of flowers at the moment. And succulents! Bought some of those purple cabbage-looking things a couple of days ago. Looking beautiful in my antique watering can of a vase!

And a pic of my anniversary rose...

© piasala

©piasala

I also decided that my balcony was in desperate need of a makeover. And seeing as yesterday was Garage Sale HEAVEN in my lovely suburb of Bondi, I thought it would be the perfect day for it. I jumped on my bicycle and, lo and behold, the first one I came across was run by a lovely man selling all kinds of potted beauties!

Here's what I came home with...

© piasala

© piasala

Next garage sale I found had the perfect little bench to complete my balcony makeover!

Now I can't wait for the actual balcony itself to be redone!

Here is some indoor garden inspiration...

All images that are not mine are care of lalalovelythings and apartmenttherapy.

i LOVE things that are loved.

Sensual Concepts. A shop in Sydney's Redfern. A treasure trove of pre-loved items. Along with some gorgeous flowers.. I DO love a colourful floral arrangement!

This store is housed in a 1850s Georgian house, and is jam-packed full of aged bits and pieces to make your mouth water.

Here are some photos I scanned from an old Vogue Living.

First up is owner, Mr Ken Wallis himself. Then there are some interior shots of the store.

Enjoy.

Going through my folders of collected images and inspiration on my laptop this morning..

How boldly amazing is this rug!

I love the geometric-ness, and the colours also.

Wonder

Freestylin. No edits. This was free flowing verse. Hope you like...




Over and ending,
the spoons won't stop bending.
Flying then solid;
deep, yet suspending.

Heavy and weighted;
joyous and faint
in through the glass,
sedated with hatred.

When is it right
to be see-through and light,
if the focus of this
is to put up a fight?

The endless contorting of
tubes and soft tissue
make feeling and fearing
much more than an issue.

I wonder of meaning
and letting the leaning
on one or another
become less demeaning.

Uphold; or be held.
Unfold; or repel.
Allow them all in,
or linger in hell.

Say yes to the whispers,
and nod to the folks
who were once never with me
and now never joke
about playing and winning
and rocking the boat.

Where do they go
when the sand and rocks drop?
When the memories tumble
and tears fall on top.

Hoping is nonsense.
Living is not.
But when that all ends,
the fruit start to rot.

some words and direction

After scouring the web for a while this morning, in a rather manic way, blog-hopping, I realised that I was so overwhelmed by the amount of beautiful images of homes and rooms and fabrics and flowers (etc....).

So I have consequently decided to post here daily (or as daily as I can manage) with at least one image and explanation that grabbed at my strings and swayed me from that day.

Can't start that now, cos I'm at work, but once I'm home for sure.