June favourites

This month I was made to add another number to my age, another candle to my cake; I am now 6.63324958071²

I love June – not because of birthdays but because of all the light and colour and flowers! Plus the strawberries, asparagus, peonies and ice cream. It’s all so good.

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Sometime I think I should get a pet – I quite like the idea of a dog. In my head he’s a wire fox terrier called Nigel and would probably look like this most of the time. He’d bring me my slippers/tv-remote/chocolate hob-nobs on demand, take himself for walks and only ever do pooh’s in the toilet like a human (and flush). I have a suspicion though that this isn’t how dogs work (which is why I don’t have one).

With that in mind I loved this article (from the brilliant luv and hat blog – you really must check it out) it sums up dogs very well  I especially like the line Owning a dog is like being followed around all day by a Womble who constantly wants your autograph. Which is pushing me ever-closer to Battersea Dogs’ Home as I was nuts about Wombles as a kid.

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If you’re in the UK (woo, UK!) check out the BBC iPlayer and point your peepers at Imagine… which this week was all about the wonderful Vivian Maier.

The programme made me feel a little sad actually – she seemed so lonely and unengaged with society. The people who own the now dispersed collection (auctioned off by the suitcase full from a storage unit that she could no longer afford) seem a little bewildered and blinded by their sheer monitory value and whilst individual photos speak for themselves and are always a pleasure to see, it would be wonderful to see a knowledgeable curator with access to the whole collection being able to show her work.

Did you watch it yourself? What did you think?

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When it comes to creating prints for my little shop I normally have an idea and then find a font to fit, however sometimes I get font-lust (it’s a real thing) I discover a typeface that I have to have, simply for the sheer beauty of it, and becomes the inspirations itself. Such a font is ‘Trend’ by Latinotype – and get this, not only is it beautiful but it’s in the SALE! Kerching!

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I really want someone I know to get married soon because I want them to live happily ever after so I can buy a little hatlet from hellostrumpet on etsy…

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Do you have curly hair? If so this is for you – in fact straighties should check this out too and they might get an idea of our pain! 31 Problems Only People With Curly Hair Will Understand

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This month I’ve been loving The Body Shop – they have a limited edition body butter and scrub in Brazil Nut flavour which is a-may-ZING! It smells like those caramelised toasted nuts that you get at Christmas markets – I’ve managed to stop myself eating it so far but I’m not sure how much longer I’ll be able to resist. (If you’re quick there’s 40% off at the moment too).

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So, there we go then, that was June – full of solstices and super-moons, barbeques under tarpaulins and cuppas in scorchingly sunny garden. Personally I’m hoping for a lot more in the way of summer weather and a lot less in the way of freezing winds and drizzle. I am ever the optimist.

How has June treated you?