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someone special i said eddy stopped our hearts from breaking too far when we lost someone special.this is him.

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9 months of eddy

9 months of eddy

and months pass just like that.

it’s hard to believe we found out about eddy so long ago. and harder to believe the time he’s been here. and hard to believe how much life has changed. and hard to believe how much it hasn’t. they say life will never be the same. and it won’t. and it isn’t. but it is almost too. there’s still me and john and hank. us. but with a boy. a bonus boy. who comes along…

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new year same us. plus one

“last year it was one thing not using this space, this year it’s another thing.  i’m here now. full of baby….” aug 2017. (more…)

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mala carne

OUR NEIGHBOURHOOD IS THE BEST. This week we welcome  M A L A  C A R N E  , a vegan cafe opening TOMORROW just up the road from us, in Mount Florida, a little ‘burb in Glasgows Southside. WE CANNA WAIT. Claire (great name) has been running Mala Carne as a supper club style pop up since last Summer, hosting dinners at various venues in Glasgow – and has made a right good name for herself serving up…

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ODE / our daily edit

ODE / our daily edit

NEW FAVOURITE SHOP. NEW FAVOURITE SHOP. o u r  d a i l y  e d i t . this store in brighton is a fucking dream. i could spend all the monies in here on every perfectly curated piece that sits dreamily alongside each other in perfect cohabitation. a place to discover brands you maybe haven’t heard of before. and definitely get inspired to shop less to shop better. they say  “Stocking the latest…

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henrietta harris

H E N R I E T T A  H A R R I S is an auckland based artist with a real way with faces. distorted + obscured portraits + misplaced faceless personalities. i love this series especially – ‘fixed it’ i am completely taken with being able to still somehow see the faces beyond those heavy brushed pastel strokes. it’s a #youmoveme for sure. see all of her work h e r e .

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slow down studio

S L O W D O W N  S T U D I O limited runs of 100% cotton woven blankets created in collaboration with handpicked artists and illustrators from around the world. the aim is to celebrate individuality + artistry by making small batches of super functional, versatile yet beautiful + unique pieces available to us  A L L  by the generous means of FREE WORLDWIDE SHIPPING. unreal. so good. let’s all buy…

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stoned immaculate

if i could be a fashion brand and when i say be i mean live in the lookbooks and perfectly embody ‘the girl’ the founder imagines when designing her lines – it would be S T O N E D  I M M A C U L A T E. created in LA and both a selection of found vintage and it’s own original label, the collections are a perfect curation of retro inspired t-shirts, fine knit jumpers in mustard and stripes,…

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new home | #thehugehallwaylife

we have a huge hallway. it’s long. and one sided. all the rooms on the left. big long wall on the right. a bare grubby stretch of nothing wall with holes. cue hashtag thehugehallwaylife. right now the proverbial spare room of the home –  the only space in our one bedroom tenement flat for the things you don’t really want in your main-room rooms. the broken sofa you keep for the day you own a…

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agnes martin

AGNES MARTIN minimal / abstract / expressive. lines + grids in subtle washed out colours + tones. an artist with a real compelling story you can read about in this article.

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ohhhhh canadaaaaa ahhh

we’re just back from holiday with muggy heads tired bodies tequila soaked livers and a shit ton of ideas + inspiration. i’ve not felt so motivated to make change + do the dreams (whatever we decide they are) since my hashtag 2016 phase. + before that, amsterdam (the barshopbistropubconceptstore city of beer fogged dreams). when this jet lag is over. .  there will be no stopping. but for now i’m…

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wythe bea

W Y T H E  B E A  /  collection one , 2017 british fashion design duo keeping things perfect + simple with a website that gives nothing away. and the imagery is everything … happened upon in volume 3 of benji knewman / life that you can read. thank you B.

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robert montgomery

R O B E R T   M O N T G O M E R Y #youmoveme see more of this mans incredible powerful + moving light poems + billboards here. a scottish artist + poet who’s work first stirred me after seeing this article on he + the power of public poetry.

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cristina coral

C R I S T I N A   C O R A L  >  inside/outside those colours… see more of her work here.

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caves collect

on the W E A R wish list  //  C A V E S  C O L L E C T   everything i like about fashion is this brand. dungaree style throw ons braces buttons and shirts. + simple quality leather goods. easy wearing versatile pieces designed and handcrafted with sustainability + quality at the heart. Caves Collect believe in producing quality products which are built to last.  Subscribing to a slow…

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these days | 2

these days | 2

BERTA BERNAD x PALOMA WOOL these days .. my life looks this picture series less well dressed. right now and most days i’m leaning sitting stretching staring mulling days away while i preparingly ponder the future. in between bursts of crazy coffee + my life is my oyster fuelled proactivity. and watching sons of anarchy… so i finally decided to come back here.  it’s been months. july is flying and…

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birkenstocks.

ITS ALMOST TIME. it may have been snowing the other day .. but the sun is coming out in albeit tiny waves and so easy spring summer dressing time is coming up and I AM READY. my wardrobe doesn’t vary much by season. much like my home style doesn’t vary much by room. but come less-chilly season – sandals are for er’day so i do like the warmer-even-slightly weather for this reason if not all the…

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