The global reaction to the passing of Steve Jobs is overwhelming and countless words have been written, and will be written, in an attempt to acknowledge his legacy. This morning I received these words from my good friend in Vancouver: Steve Jobs was an absolute visionary… A determined man who found himself in the right [...]
Our weekly hug across 8,000 kilometers. Two girlfriends, once inseparable, now living two very different lives – one in Vancouver & one in the mountains of Portugal. This is 8000clicks between two chicks. esquerda (left) is ~t~ in portugal | direita (right) is ~d~ in vancouver .tNb
The day started the same as most, I opened my eyes and saw the Cabril valley shrouded in a beautiful fog. But the minute I saw Penfold stumble into the bedroom I knew something was wrong. This was going to be a very different day. 08:00 ~ I scramble for necessities and we head to [...]
Autumn has arrived – huzzah! I’m usually still plodding around in my flip flops this time of year but the mercury ain’t rising so I’ve been wearing socks all week. What better way to celebrate warm hands and feet than with a SALE! Everything in my store is 15% off this week including custom order [...]
A few hundred plums and a week without an Internet connection … what’s a girl stuck in the hills of Portugal to do? There’s an early hint of fall in the air and the stores are full of temptingly new notebooks and pens. The grape leaves that frame our balcony are turning red and I’ve started [...]
This is 8000 clicks between 2 chicks. esquerda (left) is ~t~ in portugal | direita (right) is ~d~ in vancouver .tNb
Thankfully it’s been a cool summer so I’ve had a chance to work on some new patterns for the Autumn/Winter 2011 Collection. The branches of our trees are hanging heavy with a bounty of fruit and I can’t help but feel inspired by the colours of the upcoming harvest. The freezer is filled with peaches, my [...]
… is making us ignorant.” This is 8000 clicks between 2 chicks. esquerda (left) is ~t~ in portugal | direita (right) is ~d~ in vancouver .tNb PS: Muito obrigada to Daddy Papersurfer, Lo,TG, Alice, Elisabete, daisyfae and djbeat for their risky comments on Een Paar Dagen.
Just as temperatures started to rise in Cabril I jumped on a train, plane and automobile and headed north to spend a few days in the Netherlands with my oldest friend and her family. I wasn’t sure what to expect from the trip but I didn’t expect to find a whole new perspective. And contrary [...]
I went to bed a few days ago thinking of all my friends back home in Vancouver watching the Stanley Cup play-offs and cursing the time zones. Instead I woke up to this, the most embarrassing riot to appear on this list. I was instantly appalled. It spread through social media like wildfire. As I listened to [...]
