Snowy day

It was snow in Vancouver today.
I just rolled up my favourite blanket a few days ago, but I opened it again.

My balcony plants were covered up by snow.

If will be sunny tomorrow, I'll take snow photos, if it will be rain or snow, maybe I'll read a book.

"Through away your book" changed..

Once a week, I'm trying to do not look at my computer whole day, the day I call "Forget about the Internet, go out into the streets"day.

I often stack in front of computer, internet is interesting and handy, an irresistible world, but am trying to leave from it as well as I can. It is difficult to me, even only once a week.

The day's title(?) is inspired by a book called "Through away your books, rally on the streets" by Shuji Terayama.

The book was written in 60's, about his thought for young men's lifestyle.

I guess it is in the other words, " Learn about things not only from reading your books, also you should see different world, find out your own way"

He made a movie with same title in 70's, it is slightly different from the book, is artistic, thought of punkish film.

Anyways, today was supposed to be "no online day", but I woke up late and outside is rain as Vancouver's winter weather, still am stacking on the computer..

#The images from the movie

After witches, monsters..

After my halloween reading..

Went for a haunted houses watching .

Preparing dinner..

Bloody fingernail.

Made a "Witchy Salad" Eye balls and fingers on the baby spinach.

The eye ball idea is from Michael Smith's recipe on Food network,

I putted centre eye balls on them.

Coffee,book and..

If I want to get new inspirations, usually go to book stores or go for a walk.

I went to downtown, had some coffee and fig+blackberry tart at Vancouver art gallery cafe.

After the coffee, first I went a second hand bookstore and found Araki Nobuyoshi's book called sentimental journey .

I was planning to go for a walk around more before I found the book but changed my mind, just went straight to home because I wanted to read it a.s.a.p.

The book is about his life story until he lost his wife.

Lost and fond at a park

Me and my boyfriend are playing frisbee when we have time every week, we often go to a park.

One day at a park, I found a lady bug picture book!

It looks cute and I left it at the same place - the kid who is the owner might be upset about lost it.

Hope she or he got back it.

Main street,small walk

Today's lunch was Ramen at "Menya", after the lunch, we went for a walk on Broadway to Main street.

I found "war bowl" modern artistic bowl, and an interesting book,"Yarn bombing" is about guerrilla chic street craft(?).

at Dandelion Emporium,

They have some Muji stuff, bought a"Muji"Umbrella.

http://dandelionemporium.blogspot.com/

Also, we went to Mr.Lee's.

They treat us with free coffee and donuts!

I bought a vintage scarf (the photo).The polkadot remind me Japanese tea pot(as know as the pattern..).

http://mrleesgeneralstore.blogspot.com/2010/02/depression-day-free-coffee-donuts.html

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Happy Sunday

A Japanese second hand book store, I often go there to sip Japanese feeling from the books.

Today I bought bunch of books at the store and was reading at home, in one of the magazine, I found a hat with familiar look.
I was thinking "Well, it is very similar look hat as I made, but why??" and I couldn't believe the hat is mine.
Actually it was my hat, there is my name and the store name I 've sold to.

I didn't know the hat was in the magazine(it is published in 2008) and coincidentally I found it - such a happy thing happened!