Historial fact of the day

"Elijah McCoy, son of former slaves who had escaped to Canada, studied mechanical engineering
in Scotland. After the Civil War, he moved to the United States and worked for the Michigan
Central Railroad. Because the railroad company could not imagine an African American engineer,
he was hired to run the boiler and lubricate moving parts of the train.
In 1872 Elijah patented his first invention, a self-regulating lubricator.
His device was so successful that buyers of steam engines would ask if the lubrication systems were the "Real McCoy"."

... hence the phrase.

Alane Jordan Starko

I think this is what we shall do...

As unfortunately it seems so damn expensive to buy a house now a days, I thought this article about a lady, Sandra Foster was completely inspiring. With little money and living in a trailer, she made a beautiful, tiny house in the middle of a forest in New York. Converting an old hunting cabin with only $3000.

Truly showing you can make any house, no matter how small, a home. So cute!

(for the full article, www.nytimes.com)

"And above all,
watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you
because the greatest secrets
are always hidden in the most unlikely places.
Those who don't believe in magic will never find it."

Roald Dahl (all time favourite)

Edinburgh 2009/10
<3

silent and still

Bruce Mozertom (first underwater photography)

Chanel are suggesting it is now ok for me to dress up like Chewbacca / a Polar bear this winter - yey!

This super cute banner outside our local college is created by The Hidden Dingbat Collective which consists of my wonderful boyfriend Phil Howell and his business partner Lauren Baker. This is a big step into the freelance world of graphic design for them and I'm so proud :)