Monthly Archives: January 2011

the BESTEST chocolate chip cookies (ever)

Posted on January 28, 2011 by

we have tried many a chocolate chip cookie in our lives and we have yet to find a better recipe than this one. make these cookies, share them, and prepare to be showered in love and affection. (and don’t forget … Continue reading →

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every day we be hustlin’, too

Posted on January 27, 2011 by

every day of 2011, that is, thanks to the truly fantastic kiwi diary which includes this too-cute illustration by wellington artist isel greta jane. and because we can’t say it better ourselves, we’ll leave the spiel to the kiwi diary‘s clever … Continue reading →

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oscar et katrina

Posted on January 26, 2011 by

it’s no surprise that the beautiful katrina is a friend of ours: she loves two of our favourite things, oscar wilde and paris, as much as we do! while she was in paris recently she took her copy of oscar’s … Continue reading →

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wouldyousitnexttousonthebus?

Posted on January 19, 2011 by

this video, ‘my first crush’, by illustrator Julia Pott is too sweet. enjoy! XX

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the day we played fortune-tellers

Posted on January 18, 2011 by

for a while now, we’ve nurtured a dream of being a fortune-teller in a purple tent with jangling bracelets, a gold-capped tooth, and a faraway look in our eyes. so, since we’ve already got a circus tent at the little … Continue reading →

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our new year confirmations

Posted on January 14, 2011 by

this is what we feel like at the start of a new year the start of a new year is naturally a time of reflection and anticipation: we take a bit of a look at the year gone by (2010, … Continue reading →

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lessons from a bird-girl

Posted on January 11, 2011 by

kimberley reviews eep! by joke van leeuwen eep! is the story of a mysterious bird-girl called beedy (because she can’t say ‘birdy’) who touches on but ultimately doesn’t stay in the lives of four other characters. it was originally written … Continue reading →

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blondie bliss

Posted on January 6, 2011 by

we’re total dark chocolate fiends, so it took quite a lot of willpower to branch out and try a blondie instead of a brownie. (yep, you guessed it: a blondie as in a white chocolate brownie.) and, let us tell … Continue reading →

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