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Say hello to Hiro! Some of you might be aware that a few months ago I lost my beloved cat Smokey after 10 happy years and  6 harrowing months of battling with kidney failure. Since then, as the grief of losing such a deeply loved family member has ebbed away a little day by day I've had the urge for another feline companion. Initially I pushed those thoughts away, there's no way I could replace Smokey, but then those thoughts started ambushing me at the strangest of times to the point where I've even dreamt about cats. I've always been a cat lover, even from a very young age and I just can't imagine life without a feline friend around. Last week after some wrestling with my conscience and a few tears over Smokey I decided that we were ready to welcome a new friend home, and planned to start looking to adopt once I'd finished with some renovating I'm doing. Fate however tends not to go along with logical plans and as it...

Image via Iconic Photos It's Friday. It's a long weekend in the UK and even longer for me as I have an extra day. The sun is most definitely shining. Something extremely exciting will be happening later today... I'm referring to it as operation K and that's all I'll say for now! Happy weekend!

images via Per Gunnarsson Mismatched tea light holders and baby's breath,  pastel glassware and ice cream dishes, beautiful pink blooms, letters on shelves.  

via therese sennerholt

I couldn't help but take a few snaps of this beautiful collection of Wedgwood tea sets I spied recently whilst trailing around a department store in search of some non hideous curtains for my living room. All of the patterns and styles have been revived from vintage pieces held in the Wedgwood and Coalport archives, and are beautifully packaged in embossed teal and gold gift boxes. The top two images are from the polka dot tea story  collection, and second two from the Harlequin collection.

lonely city olden days skyscrapers Wild hodge podge ice cream coloured cities, and pastel vignettes of shops and streets by London based illustrator Janice Long, who also writes a blog called drawing in the back room  to journal her progress with drawings. There's all sorts of joy on paper available to buy at Janice's etsy shop  (my favourite is Lonely City). cakes at thirty three shops and balconies

Billie Holiday by Warpaint , such a lovely dreamy quality to this song, perfect for a lazy warm Sunday evening.