a duchess nonethelesss

morena

2012-02-01T16:26:00.000-05:00

can`t elaborately post right now, as i am enjoying mexico. but here a song i have come to know and love.

the ugly vest

2012-01-19T22:47:00.003-05:00

for those of you requesting more clothing posts - well here you go.

im not sure what drew me to this hideous vest [but i love it...], maybe it's the stereotypical canadian lumberjack or bridgewater influence coming out in me. a frenchy's find. haven't been there in ages - forgot how much i loved it. but i figure, hey, if i don't use it ever again, at least its great for canadian summer camping!

BDG highrise jeans $70 , zara belt, bluenotes top $3, vest $4

a pintora

2012-01-19T00:22:00.001-05:00

i like to keep myself busy with little projects. and i like to paint. the front room of the house was dark and frankly, in need of a makeover. so the three came together and here i was, over the past few days, painting away - with the help of some lovely companions: isabel and peguin prison.

after some patching, some sanding, comes priming! starting to restore the beautiful radiator as well...i can finally breath again in here as well. so bright and airy!

on its way & dirty drawings...

themesong:

and the final product will be posted shortly...![its finished, i'm just a bit lazy to upload photos!]

los cojolites

2012-01-18T23:51:00.000-05:00

Los cojolites - a mexican collective of soneros studying and promoting their regional music of son jarocho

this song is simply delightful, from their first album 'el conejo' 2001:

viva mexico

2012-01-13T01:30:00.002-05:00

in light of my impending trip to mexico [less than two weeks], an array of things i am looking forward to.

i had decided to go to mexico many, many months ago to visit my dear friend aldo, and see a mexico different from my brief trip to cancun in 2007. But not until tonight - and after hours of sitting on google maps seeing what looked cool from satellite range - has the excitement and reality of it kicked in! this is the longest i've been sitting around in halifax [since september] and my itchy feet are rearing to go. viva mexico!

& a little musical accompaniment:

a cool mexican experimental-electronic-rock band - KINKY "masacre sonica"

1940's group trio los panchos "triunfamos"

los socios del ritmo: "hoja seca" [mexican baby makin music of the 70's one could only assume.]

train songs

2012-01-12T16:14:00.000-05:00

the original

forever a favourite and an amazing cover

on old shores

2012-01-10T23:24:00.001-05:00

a harbour seal's polished head
breaks the greasy, grey sea's surface
which laps at our feet
on these old shores.
a coast worn raw
by the weight of days
and there is a weight of days
between us, but, at the thought of you
my chest swells like this ebbing tide
and something in me stirs,
as strong as the bristly pines we see
and as timeless as the sad ghosts who walk between them.

-N. Tabone
Havre St. Pierre '08

FOR SALE

2012-01-09T01:16:00.001-05:00

hello my friends! two days of cleaning and two bags of consignment clothes later [plus one for salvation army] and I finally feel a lot less bogged down. i have a few new years resolutions and less clothing is one of them. i plan to move within the year and cutting down on my 'rags' will make my life much easier when the time comes.

i saved a few favourites for anyone who is interested. friends get first dibs over consignment stores any 'ol day.

***underneath is a list with prices. if you fancy any, let me know in comments or drop me an email [mariza_gaspar@hotmail.com]. bartering system accepted. : )

****Sorry about the wrinkles!

A - Turquoise fade scarf - FREE TO GOOD HOME!
B - Light purple [small red polkadots] empire waste dress [SIZE 6-8?]- 7
C - Woolen black and dark green lined cropped hunter jacket [SIZE 4]- 20
D - Stripe wrap around skirt [black market] [SIZE 2-8]- 7
E - Vintage rouched pale pink & flowers smock top [SIZE 4-6] - 25
F - Lambswool & acrylic striped cardigan [SIZE 4-8]- 10
G - Vintage flowered chiffon dress w clasp back [a beaut! always been a bit too big!][SIZE 6-8] - 35
H - High wasted periwinkle golf shorts [SIZE 4/5] - 7
I - Dark purple cotton sweater [SIZE 4] - 10
J - Vintage romper [SIZE 4/5]- 15
K - Italian silk scarf - 5
L - Black and white skirt [looks great on! breast area too big for me!]{SIZE 6] - 15
M - Feax leather spring bag with tassles - 20
N - Lovely girl office blue button up dress [Loved it, it was too big, bought it anyways, never can wear
it..:S] [Size 6-8] - 40
O - Chiffon flowered scarf - 15
P - Awesome plaid wool scaves - Free to good home!
Q - woven Aldo bag - 15
R - Silvia Novelli knit sweater - 12
S - Axel & Rose striped kitten heels [love em, never wear em]{size 7.5-8] - 15

good friends

2011-12-30T23:40:00.000-05:00

a couple of months ago
my friend moe
gave me a rubber tree,
and after a week i started to neglect it,
but those plants
they don't
require much attention.
you can forget about them.
they're like a good friend; you can
not pay them much attention,
but when you see them again,
they'll still be green
like you
never left.
- duzheknew

the simple beautiful lyrics of halifax' own - DUZHEKNEW

cleansing

2011-12-27T19:49:00.003-05:00

cleansing for the new year, of some material items.

i will post them here for anyone who wishes to purchase some and give others a good new home. PLEASE STAY TUNED!!!


image by Kyle Green

a glam rock christmas

2011-12-24T23:41:00.000-05:00

merry christmas to all and to all a goodnight!

...and to me christmas just woudln't be complete without a little glam rock and choirs.

probably my all time favourite contemporary christmas song.

badass.

2011-12-19T23:43:00.000-05:00

ahh. a forever favourite since highschool. the subways, check them out. and i want that god damn jacket! [or outfit! i'd take that too!]

papa shirt

2011-12-17T03:20:00.000-05:00

the more scarves/layers the merrier! these boots are quickly becoming my favourite.. along with this woolen nautica oversized men's shirt stolen from the pops - it's so comfy and warm! it also acts as my new jacket heh!

BDG jeans, nautica mens wool shirt, oversized old navy shirt, everly print jacket

2011-12-15T00:38:00.000-05:00

love this guy

blindness

2011-12-15T00:14:00.001-05:00

ack, i have been incredibly busy lately and thus, severely lacking in the posts department. also lacking in my posts about recent good reads! so, here is one to satisfy your written word woos.

it took me quite a while to read but blindness by jose saramago was no easy read. the run on sentences of a peculiar style which is unique to saramago are at times hard to follow if you are not 100% dedicated to the words at hand - i find myself quite often daydreaming while reading and have to reread entire pages sometimes!

however, the subject matter and the plot help to keep one interested. for those of you who don't know blindness is the story about a pandemic of well, blindness that sweeps the nation? [one is never really sure after reading the book.] the tale of how it all begins and how the characters cope with it. a story that makes you appreciate your sight, and makes you think about certain things in a whole new way.
note: 'If you can see, look. If you can look, observe.'

there were numerous times throughout this novel where i had to physically stop to appreciate the beauty of the words saramago put down.

'I shall clean whatever is still dirty, and now to work, let's go, we are the only woman in the world with two eyes and six hands. Perhaps in the building opposite, behind those closed windows some blind people, men, women, roused by the noise of the constant beating of the rain, with their head pressed against the cold window-panes covering with their breath on the glass the dullness of the night, remember the time when, like now, they last saw the rain falling from the sky. They cannot imagine that there are moreover three naked women out there, as naked as when they came into the world, they seem to be mad, they must be bad, people in their right mind do not start washing on a balcony exposed to the view of the neighborhood, even less looking like that, what does it matter that we are all blind, these are things one must not do, my god, how the rain is pouring down on them, how it trickles between their breasts, how it lingers and disappears into the darkness of the pubis, how it finally drenches and flows over the thighs, perhaps we have judged them wrongly, or perhaps we are unable to see this the most beautiful and glorious thing that has happened in the history of the city, a sheet of foam flows from the floor of the balcony, if only i could go with it, falling interminably, clean, purified, naked. Only god see us, said the wife of the first blind man, who despite disappointments and setbacks, clings to the belief that god is not blind, to which the doctor's wife replies, Not even he, the sky is clouded over.'

____

it was also made into a hollywood blockbuster but i promised myself to read it before seeing it - so that is my next step!

action.reaction

2011-12-10T15:16:00.000-05:00

just a great tune by the choir of young believers.

comrags

2011-12-05T23:04:00.001-05:00

another item that had previously been made fun of has found a spot in my heart. a vintage comrags wrap skirt - my mother's first 'designer' purchase back in the early 80's - snagged for my own closet. it's a heavy beautifully woven cotton - the perfect winter skirt! paired with a leather biker jacket and chunky black scarf for outdoor travels!

comrags is all about "wearable" , tailored designer fashion... and as fun as it is to look through ridiculous, crazy or wymsical fashion collections.. sometimes it's nice to see one where i'm like, "hey, i'd wear that.' ah, and they're 100% canadian to boot!

so: from their new AW'11 collection..a few of my favourites [humphrey vest is fav!]

the budding creative writer

2011-12-02T13:36:00.000-05:00

a story, from the five-year-old me.

once there was one dofen that lived in the orte oshen way dep in. she was spec. she was lonly so one day she wet ot to fid a hasbend. she fod one so they got mered. they had a baby. they tok very good ker of there baby dofene. one day it was the babys birthday. the baby had a big big birthday kak. they sag happy birthday to you happy birthday to you happy birthday der baby happy birthday to you. the end.

translation:

once there was one dolphin that live in the arctic ocean way deep in. she was special. she was lonely so one day she went out to find a husband. she found one so they got married. they had a baby. they took very good care of their baby dolphin. one day it was the baby's birthday. the baby had a big big birthday cake. they sang happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday dear baby, happy birthday to you. the end.

what a lovely story!

nighttimeplaylist

2011-12-01T23:49:00.003-05:00

a NIGHT TIME playlist
composed of 6 dreamy tunes

1.ricky eat acid - strawberries
2.koushik - coolin'
3.blood orange - bad girls
4.purity rings - lofticries
5. brightblack morning light - come another rain down
6.tycho - a walk

fleet fox cover

2011-12-01T00:07:00.000-05:00

my love for fleetfoxes will only continue to grow. and now, maybe a new found love for oh land. this must be shared!

WANTS

2011-11-28T14:43:00.001-05:00

~~JACKET.WANTS...~~

damask snow leopard jacket - $295

i want her entire outfit [comfy! ^_^ ] - pixiemart $211

faux fur coat - pixiemart $239

Carin Wester parka - $499

~~&.EVERY.SINGLE.ONE.OUT.O'.MY.PRICERANGE...~~

2011-11-27T00:21:00.002-05:00

just some random drawings

sad stories

2011-11-17T19:27:00.000-05:00

wanna hear something sad i do

sometimes after work i just walk down to a canteen near my house alone

have a beer alone

then walk back home, make a stop at a late night taco stand

then sleep,

alone

-anonymous

secret weapon

2011-11-16T23:25:00.004-05:00

SECRET WEAPON by COUSINS

bdg jeans, GAP pin striped ruffle shirt & felt bag, stradivarius leather vest, valuevillage chapeau, locale boots

o galo de barcelos

2011-11-10T16:26:00.000-05:00

new portuguese influenced art. galo de barcelos. watercolour, acrylic, japanese ink. approx. 9x13's

$30 a print / request price for frame included.

details:

the nana jacket

2011-11-10T16:07:00.000-05:00

i always loved this jacket, but never got around to stealing it from my nana while i lived there in highschool. thankfully, i didn't have to because she offered it to me the other day after knowing i had my eye on it. this jacket's been around since god knows when, 70s? and came with a hideous orange pin stripped skirt. i ditched the skirt, and kept the kinda 80s grunge military style coat.
___

support your local mi'kmaq craftsman! with an abundance of authentic aboriginal art and jewelry in North America, no need to buy chintzy crap from china.

i want to ride my bicycle

2011-11-06T22:32:00.000-05:00

2011-11-05T15:00:00.001-04:00

beau chapeau

2011-11-04T13:27:00.001-04:00

if you keep your stuff around long enough you are bound to love it once more! a hat that for many years was the laughing stock of the family, has been rediscovered by yours truly, and i am in love! gap straw bowler hat circa 1993. actually an interesting topic; i will actually do another post sometime with old items that have been 'rediscovered'!

grey cotton tee - gap, black petticoat - aa, silver heart neclace - gift from portugal, & although not much of a brightly coloured nail polish kind of girl.. this neon orange milano nail lacquer from lawtons goes on quite thin, and is matte! how cool!

aquatic love

2011-11-03T00:42:00.004-04:00

making a quick note to welcome a few new additions to the fam!

meet: tupac, biggie, mj, and the extremely elegant ernest [unintentionally named, but it stuck.]

before heading out of province for school, i pawned my fish tank off on two dear friends. after two years i am now back in halifax and i have to say, it is so nice to have the tank back at my side! it is sitting in the corner of my bedroom on an old white trunk and is really quite soothing to fall asleep to. and in fact, maybe a little too mesmerizing at times.

currently, the count is at 6 fishies and it is quickly going up! oh, the lucky devils, they even have a medieval castle to camp out in.

i guess my love for fishes doesn't stop there. i accidentally found myself with a collection of fish necklaces one day.

top left: hand carved wood fish from tobago keys
top right: japanese/chinese? fish pendant
bottom left: hand carved from nut shell, from grenada
bottom right: gift, silver fish pendant from portugal

although my fish jewelry collection is quite sufficient, there is always room for more!

i really love this origami fish necklace from origami bijou.

this abalone and sterling silver fish from yukonron in etsy is quite fantastic as well!

niftythrifty

2011-10-29T11:36:00.005-04:00

like many, i am a proud supporter of utilizing second hand clothing shops - usually original pieces, for quite cheap. you may even score on something big, like my joe sanchez boots. anyways, this outfit is entirely thrifted in two days of vv boutique shopping. the entire outfit is well under $50.

homburg felt hat..................................................................4.99
my favourite boots: joe sanchez cowboy boots.............9.99
velvet blazer..........................................................................6.99
grey vest.................................................................................4.99
jacob flower skirt.................................................................7.99
leather/metal belt [tunisia]...............................................1.00__
= $36

2011-10-25T00:26:00.000-04:00

l'aiglon purse -tunisa thrifting. jacket,jeans,brazilian leather sandals - vvboutique

2011-10-24T13:14:00.000-04:00

a good jam from ontario,canada

comfort me

2011-10-19T23:53:00.004-04:00

taking a moment to once again celebrate the audible art that is the music created by canadian singer-songwriter leslie feist.

if you havn't listened to her new album "metals", then i strongly suggest you take the time to do so. [ along with any other albums you're deprived little ears have not heard! ]

a clip:
How Come You Never Go There by Feist

polkadots

2011-10-13T01:29:00.000-04:00

80s leather belt-mama's, polka pants & chiffon top - 50c a piece tunisian thrifting, brazilian leather sandals-vvboutique $5

love lost and found

2011-10-06T01:46:00.004-04:00

love letters lost then delivered decades later, and the amazing stories to accompany them.

- not love, but lost and found; incredible!

2011-10-05T02:17:00.003-04:00

wool·gath·er·ing

noun \-ˌga-th(ə-)riŋ, -ˌge-th(ə-)riŋ\

Definition of WOOLGATHERING

: indulgence in idle daydreaming

woolgathering II

2011-10-05T02:16:00.000-04:00

woolgathering

2011-10-05T01:49:00.000-04:00


inbar spector, ss12

too excited

2011-10-04T00:49:00.000-04:00

i am. TOO. excited. seeing these guys on oct 16 in detroit. Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

dressing for two

2011-10-02T19:53:00.001-04:00

one of my all-time favourite shirts found while plucking away at v.v. - happened to be maternity wear. woops! no wonder it's so comfy...

a video to accompany this delicious fabric...

awesome

2011-09-27T22:53:00.002-04:00

double rainbow all the way across the sky

2011-09-27T01:15:00.000-04:00

haha. this still makes me laugh. and smile, at the thought of how awesome and excitable humans can be.

but i am TOTALLY with him on the whole double rainbow thing.

2011-09-23T12:25:00.002-04:00

bloodhouse

2011-09-23T11:02:00.003-04:00

so you say you wanna rock? well this is the music to do it to.

Bloodhouse by Bloodhouse

the blues

2011-09-21T00:04:00.002-04:00

the light

2011-09-20T23:40:00.002-04:00

the amethysts

2011-09-19T19:27:00.002-04:00

Adam & The Amethysts - Prophecy from Adam Waito on Vimeo.

b&w

2011-09-19T00:19:00.000-04:00

happiness is yellow

2011-09-18T01:24:00.001-04:00


a few things i want, a few things that make me happy, and memories of bird watching with gramps.

[o]pinion

2011-09-16T23:15:00.002-04:00

just home from atlantic film fest and im dumbfounded by one of the shorts this year.

pinion by asuka sylvie

a 12 minute australian costume drama of simple perfection.

Pinion - Trailer from Asuka Sylvie on Vimeo.

another beautiful entry was Trotteur of Arnaud Brisebois & Francis Leclerc, based on quebecois folklore. the visuals [and audio come to think of it...] were absolutely stunning.

2011-09-16T02:00:00.003-04:00

WE'RE RUNNING OUT OF TIME SO HAVE SOME WINE AND BE PROUD OF WHO YOU ARE!
-lykke li

pony

2011-09-15T10:36:00.000-04:00

the lights are turning on

2011-09-15T10:29:00.000-04:00

never stop thinking. never stop creating.

dream cottage

2011-09-13T23:59:00.002-04:00

a small hunting cabin converted to victorian style house [cottage]. perhaps impractical but with implicit beauty! will someone please build me a duplicate!

parlovr

2011-09-13T23:44:00.002-04:00

witnessed this live at the OUMF fest in montreal this weekend. this magical foursome who create just as magical 'sloppy pop' music, pronounce their name as "parlour".

what a great band, a great song, and, a great video! please host my birthday party next year parlovr?

the roses

2011-08-28T20:52:00.000-04:00

kinda gives me chills

musical mashup

2011-08-28T13:41:00.000-04:00

A few momentary favourites from around the world:

Bougere - Plaster [Montreal]
Quim manuel o espirito santo - Eme Lelu [Angola]
Compassion - Magenta Skycode [Finland]
Deixa Eu Dizer -Marcello D2 & Claudia [Brazil]
Dance Rock - Bunny Wailer [Jamaica]

chill out

2011-08-23T01:12:00.000-04:00

wow slacking! life has been busy after leaving malta and coming home to surprisingly sunny nova scotia! i was only here for a month working my butt off before i took off to germany and switz to visit my best girl mate isabel. i just arrived home from a bit of an extended vacation...i will get back on blogging. especially because i've been meaning to document some lovely tracks.

and here is one of them!

vortex to another land

2011-06-30T16:23:00.000-04:00

this is just so cool/beautiful/scary. i wish i was there to see it.

bunnies, bows & blossoms

2011-06-23T19:27:00.004-04:00

a new favourite tee of mine. im not usually a tee shirt person, but i really couldn't help it when i saw this bunny wearing spectacles water colour print - she had to be mine! really one of the cutest [but not overly?] things ive seen for a long time!
found this bow necklace in valletta and the two make a wonderful pair. :)

a cute little song & vid: tiptoe through the tulips [1929 original]

colourblock

2011-06-19T20:33:00.001-04:00

i needed some hanging around beach clothes. shorts are from zara SS10. picked up this blue side tie scoop neck shirt and it is quickly becoming a favourite. only 14 euros from new look - i know what you're thinking, however it's actually made very well, and it's super comfy too!

theme song & my second favourite of new order: blue monday

sunrise swimming

2011-06-17T12:09:00.005-04:00

i had such an amazing night that i feel the need to write about it so i can look back and remember it again and again and again. it was the wrap party for art show [when in rome] and there was a gathering with the 16 international artists and their friends and supporters on the island. the night started off as any other night with drinks [and some dancing!] at a bar [coach & horses], then at another. we started talking about night swims and decided hey, why not. warm maltese summer nights allow for midnight swims whenever one feels the need.

we headed to the shore in the dead of night. stripped. jumped. swam. floated while gazing at the stars.

we all clambered out in an assortment of soggy undergarments and laid our wet bodies on the rocks.

but the night was still young and we decided to head now to a danceclub for the final hours of the night. wet hair became dry hair as we danced the night away to horrible cheesy pop music. as the dance floor cleared and the sky became lighter it was our cue for another swim. a sunrise swim.

the water was milky orange and there was a lone fishing boat silhouette on the horizon. still early enough that the hussle and bussle of the maltese bay was not yet. it was one of the most serene and wonderful moments i've experience here in malta. and the perfect way to end one's long night out. i wished i had a camera, but deep down i am glad i didn't as it would have taken away from absorbing everything around me.

though, i have found a photo of the maltese bay which is quite similar to what i was experiencing.

i love this island.

a bit of musical accompaniment or what would have been a good theme song for my night. breathing out - kurt vile, of philadelphia

the blue door

2011-06-16T15:27:00.003-04:00

making use of the beautiful outdoor space.
hand made jasper conran chiffon tunic, zara leather gladiator sandal

you wish

2011-06-15T13:32:00.001-04:00

such a great jam, just to kick back and relax to. quite needed after my last two days of work. every. single. muscle. is hurting. if i drank beer, this would be one song i would pour one out to.

not a huge electronic or experimental lover, but mixed with vibes of hiphop and soul, nightmares on wax, from ibiza, is one musical endeavor that i could totally come to know and love.

100 [lovely] things

2011-06-12T15:49:00.085-04:00

at last. i have created my 100 things collage for my 100th post...only 12 posts later. they are a random collection of things i have found on the internet but all have some special meaning or represent me in someway. think of it also as one of those idea flow charts, or a brain map. i have always loved creating these sorts of collages but this is by far the biggest. so here it is: a giant jigsaw of my brain - thoughts memories and feelings. [photo has been altered to fit blogger -__-]

3 sunny glasses hanging on a line

2011-06-07T15:09:00.002-04:00

blessed to be out of canada for all its rainy weather this spring, im now trying to soak up as much of this maltese sun as possible. but with the blistering sun and amount of glare off the limestone buildings, having a pair of good sunglasses [or two..or three!] is a must.

i went with a few friends to gozo for easter weekend. on the small island, in the city of victoria, there is a pharmacy with a very heterogenous mixture of trinkets not normally associated with pharmacies. however they are also known for their good selection in new and vintage brand name sunglasses - with extremely reasonable prices!

when i visited i couldn't help myself and ended up getting three pairs. i picked up a great pair of vintage caravan style ray bans, another in some sort of signet style and rubbed bronze framed united colors of benetton ones.

here they are, hanging in the sunny courtyard.

and a really elegant ant that found its way into the bedroom for good measure.

"old school" lovin'

2011-06-03T18:56:00.001-04:00

with one of the most beautiful male singing voices i can think of, lucas santtana of brazil, will always have a special place in my heart. from the album eletro ben dodo (2000), mensagens de amor is probably one of my top 20 all time favourite songs. ever! it frequently was my goodnight lullaby played to me so lovingly by none other than my now seemingly retro 1gb original nano ipod. i suppose this post is turning out to be a bit of a shoutout to forever favourites, to oldies but goodies.. lucas santtana and 1st generation nanos.

the video i've chosen is of a seemingly aspiring photographer testing out his new nikon d90, so hey, why not give him a bit of space on dntl. there are also some extremely beautiful shots in the video for your eyes to feast upon.

revamped

2011-06-01T09:58:00.004-04:00

finally taking the time to post a substantial update on this blog has encouraged me to revamp the website. a rejuvenation that was long over due. the website has a much softer feeling and natural colour pallet which i feel is much more inline with that i originally envisioned for this blog. so, for those of you who still meander back onto this blog from time to time i hope you enjoy the new Duchess Nonetheless as much as i do.

realizing yesterday i've had the blog for over a year now, i'm happy it got the face-lift it deserved. it's so nice when you feel good about something, or like the way something turned out because it promotes you to do more and further it somehow. for example i've one million blog posts jumping around inside my brain now. i'm motivated all over again!

however, to post one million at this time would be quite difficult. so here is one. another kind of 'revampment'.

i felt like doing some arts and crafts the other night. once in a while i feel the strong need to draw, or paint or create something, anything. i remembered there were what seemed like hundreds of old, used and unused, postcards and cards in the desk in the old lija house. i wanted to do something with them and these are some of the results.

trouser socks & tree trunks

2011-05-31T11:30:00.001-04:00

ow i've been slacking terribly with this blog! on the bright side, my photography blog is thriving, with sometimes as many as two posts a day! but i miss being able to post about whatever i feel at the time! so, i'm going to try and get back into it, with a few posts a week, at least.

we shall start the day up with a few photos of a lovely picnic-ey day in the old royal hunting grounds on malta. they are extremely beautiful grounds, one of the only places on malta where i have actually seen what most canadians would consider "trees". throughout the grounds there are old ruins and forgotten orchards. [i think i had posted some of the photos of the ruins from last summer in the same gardens somewhere.. i'll have to find them & link them!]

and to carry on with the sun, gardens and forest theme, here's one of my all time favourite videos.

Sigur Rós - Gobbledigook from Sigur Rós on Vimeo.

gangster tripping

2011-02-27T14:47:00.000-05:00

a great vid/song mix..

i wanna be her

2011-02-14T22:46:00.001-05:00

gosh i love peaches sometimes. peaches - boys wanna be her. to me there is nothing cooler than a girl who completely rocks out.

and the boys

2011-02-09T11:19:00.005-05:00

great song. great vid. and the boys by angus and julia stone.

at a point of love, a slice of poetry

2011-01-30T23:18:00.000-05:00

these beautifully crafted necklaces from comfort station in london hold pages of laser cut antique poetry books, the metal that hangs around them is engraved with the longitute and latitude of a town called love, in the bahamas.. how utterly romantic!

the shop also has a variety of other delicate and intricate jewelry using interesting snippets of things including barometers, hourglasses, and tiny globes.

senegal fast food

2011-01-30T23:04:00.000-05:00

i've really always loved a huge selection of african music,from french, spanish, portuguese or creole influenced.. but recently re-discovered amadou and mariam of mali.

although their newer albums are absolutely lovely, i love the traditional influenced older albums. this one is one of my favourites, and it's just so much fun!

a love story

2011-01-27T00:12:00.000-05:00

it has been a while.. i need to get back into the swing of posting on both blogs.
recently got netflix, there is a surprising selection of really great movies anything from anime to bollywood , to silver screen classics and indie movies. tons ive never heard of before.
anyways i recently watched a great movie called wristcutters: a love story, a satirical or dry humoured love story about two people who meet in the after life. the place is no different than the real life they escaped, infact its a bit worse. it's bland, no smiling is possible, however, interesting small miracles do occur. the movie also stars one of my favourite actresses shannyn sossamon.
a great movie, with an interesting soundtrack and odd selection in cast but they seem to mesh together perfectly.
if you want a quietly hilarious and quirky movie to watch, one that you're able to read into, or choose not to at all..then i highly suggest you watch this movie.

pop up and say hello!

2010-12-17T21:39:00.002-05:00

when i was a child i was forever making strange pop-up card creations! i was an arts-n-crafts kind of kid, who grew into an arts-n-crafts kind of gal perfecting my pop-up card creating abilities!

i found this photo of a pop up card i did for little percy. (he's the one manning the ship!)

100!

2010-12-07T11:53:00.000-05:00

100th post anniversary! 100 posts about things i love...100 things to forget, but have the ability to look back on entirely thanks to this blog!

I had been planning to create an intricate post for this milestone in blogging, posting 100 things that I enjoy but finding the time has been very hard to do so. (notice the complete lack of posting). It's just too darn time consuming so I shall leave that post for a later date! Instead, I shall give you, and myself some congratulatory balloons! yay!

the lancers

2010-11-16T23:39:00.000-05:00

a few of the loyalist lancer boys. sports profile on rakeem reynolds, and the others, just for fun!

it's never too late

2010-11-16T21:59:00.006-05:00

with daniel rossen around, it's never too late for cliche teenage lovesongs! so, as many of you may, or may not, know about me by now, one of my favourite (if not my favourite) musical act is a wonderous band by the name of grizzly bear. like many other bands, grizzly bear's front man daniel rossen has his own solo act - but with the usual grizzly bear musical flare. i was listening to some online radio when i found myself singing along with this particular song. when i went back to check what it was, i realized i have never actaully listened to this song before. so why was i able to sing along?

premonitions of cheesy pop songs and a quick lyric check led me straight to the tween pop sensation (atleast at the time) jojo, and a typically heartbreak stricken and mundane song titled "too little too late".

as for why rossen decided to cover jojo, i havn't the slightest idea, but i am sure as hell glad he did.

umbrellas. love.

2010-11-13T21:14:00.002-05:00

for yena

hot monkey, hot ass.

2010-11-12T18:13:00.003-05:00

is this too trashy to be up on here? i hope not. haha, atleast the band has a great name!

un peu d'art

2010-11-12T14:51:00.004-05:00

i have random bits of my art lying around everywhere. time to archive + display. chinese ink on wallpaper

stars in her eyes

2010-11-09T22:33:00.006-05:00

so, my navy blue and gray tie-dye leggings kind of inspired me tonight while plugging away in the lonely school computer lab. expect a series.

actually, it kind of reminds me of this as well.

listen:

long live great-grandfathers!

2010-11-08T02:32:00.001-05:00

my great grandfather: johnny cree, 97.

river blues

2010-11-04T19:13:00.001-04:00

montreal waters

2010-11-03T02:07:00.000-04:00

bridge over montreal waters. a beautiful hazy but sunny day.

yum, brownies!

2010-11-02T18:48:00.007-04:00

my great grandfather is organizing his house and we're going through everything. Now, for you to understand, this man is 97 years old. so that is basically 97 years worth of junk collected. now add on two wives, and you've got a buttload more! but although most may be junk, there are so many hidden treasures! i could also sit for hours in that house, going through things.. including 2 garbage bags full of old photographs. There are so many beautiful photos of unidentified people and places, lost and forgotten. some of the more beautiful ones I plan to take home and scan so they can be given a home, on the internet! and so they can bring joy to others once again.

speaking of bringing joy to others once again, i have collected a few fantastic items from the house.

one being a darling 1950's Kodak Brownie; an old 8mm video-camera complete with a little leather case. it is still in working condition and kodak still produces 8mm film that you can order online. when i get some time (moreso spare change) i plan to buy some and test this lil guy out!

but if that never happens, at least watch this beautiful music video made with old super 8mm footage found from a nikon camera that washed up on shore. perfect footage for the lovely song by the DBags.

hit the high road

2010-10-28T14:31:00.004-04:00

a new photo website

2010-10-27T17:51:00.003-04:00

just like i said, when i had more time to plan and got more serious about the upkeep of a blog, i would dedicate a blog solely to my photography.

all or most of the posts will be posted on duchess' website as well, but are much better viewed in the other blog. the blog is clean and simple, for better photo viewing. so if you only want to keep up with some of the photos i take, that's probably the best place to do so!

the new blog is:

http://marizagaspar.blogspot.com/

enjoy. :)

lady walk

2010-10-27T17:49:00.001-04:00

some found objects/moments from my rainy walk with lady

unicorns?

2010-10-27T15:47:00.003-04:00

im not going to question it.

but what i will question is why a newswire is reporting on such things? shouldn't this be left to the junkie magazines?

what is it coming to when a publication starts giving out unicorn facts and tips?

anyways, here is the article from Social Media Release from a few weeks ago, it will either give you a good laugh, or make you extremely hopeful:

http://smr.newswire.ca/en/ontario-science-centre/rumoured-unicorn-sighting-reported-in-don-valley

crispy new freestyle

2010-10-26T20:12:00.003-04:00

for robbie. and doug.

have a field day

2010-10-22T16:51:00.008-04:00

there is nothing that i love more than a beautiful grassy field on a crisp fall day

sense of belonging

2010-10-19T00:00:00.007-04:00

my sense of belonging project: people who wear glasses.

this is part of an ongoing project. if you would like to volunteer or know anyone that would, please feel free to contact me!

christmas in october!

2010-10-18T23:01:00.004-04:00

we had to do a photo illustration for class. i love christmas, and shopping, so i naturally chose christmas shopping. it really put me in the xmas spirit running around to stores buying christmasy things yesterday, it also made me a bit angry that i was even able to find THIS MUCH christmas stuff in the middle of october!

kowboyz & indians

2010-10-14T18:33:00.002-04:00

this is the way to do psychedelic / hiphop right.

foal in love

2010-10-12T18:56:00.001-04:00

foals > amazing.

jammin' & ting

2010-10-01T22:17:00.000-04:00

paint me pretty

2010-09-27T00:06:00.002-04:00

rodarte spring 2010