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Toffee Cider at The Pigeonhole (Duxton Hill)

My second time at the Pigeon Hole and it won’t be my last. Loved the gracious welcome we get here and the delicious toffee cider. It’s a haven when it’s packed to the gills everywhere else. Felt so at ease … Continue reading

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An Utterly Charming Experience at Littered with Books (Duxton Hill)

I had been meaning to visit Littered with Books for the longest time, but I just never got around to it. I am so glad that I finally did. It’s a little bookstore located on Duxton Road, and places like … Continue reading

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Carpenters: It’s Christmas Time

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Exploring Club Street and Ann Siang Hill

When you think Singapore you don’t normally imagine quiet, calm or serene. That’s why I love to seek these places out. Places like Club Street and Ann Siang Hill. You don’t need to spend a cent. Just walk the streets … Continue reading

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Thankful for Every Blog Comment

Your blog comments are like sweet little notes that I treasure.  Over the past year the blog has been adorned with over 3000. I am just so thankful. Comments take time out of a busy day and that’s why they … Continue reading

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The Loveliest Idea I’ve Seen in a Long While

Take a peek at what blogger and former graphic designer, Radostina, at 79 Ideas has created.  I marvel at her sense of colour and asthetics.  I just wish I could be even a fraction as creative or discerning.  Just glancing … Continue reading

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Lovely Ideas on Mocha

Love how this eco friendly blue porcelain cup looks like a paper cup. So pretty. I absolutely adore this cute red memo holder as well. And a bookrest lamp so the spine of your book is preserved when you don’t … Continue reading

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Quotes that Speak to My Heart: Inspiration for a Happy Life

The first quote by Leonardo Da Vinci is startling and true. {Image: Mazefall} This second one I needed, to quell that negative voice in my head, and naysayers. {Image: From Up North} And finally to halt the self-induced guilt trips. … Continue reading

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I Learnt Something on Goop

Gwyneth Paltrow gets quite a bit of flak for her newsletter and website Goop being too pretentious and in Singapore terms ‘atas’. She always seems so perfect too and able to do anything, which of course is infuriating for lesser … Continue reading

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Tiny Vices by Mary Karaplis

I think Vancouver’s Mary Karaplis is an amazing artist. This particular illustration applies to me so much, it’s not even funny. I find it impossible not to dwell on the past though. This is another amazing one – I love … Continue reading

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Sweet Dreams Baby

This is the sweetest idea I’ve come across in a long time. The purest thing ever is a sleeping baby.  Adele the mum just added a fun dimension to it.  as she tries to capture the innocence of her baby … Continue reading

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Which Sheep Does Your Sweater Come From?

30 year old, Dutch designer, Christien Meindertsma, started a trend of knitting with giant knitting needles and producing lovely things like rugs and poufs. {Image: Paper and Stitch} Her beautiful rugs are knitted from sheep wool. She is unique as … Continue reading

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How To Decorate A Room With Pink Walls

{Google Image} I absolutely adore the shade of blue those two armchairs come in. I also like how blue and yellow work so well in a pink room. It sort of prevents the room from becoming sickly sweet which can … Continue reading

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