The Top Six....

I love to watch a good film - yes I still call them films! The weird - and occasionally stick my head in the oven frustrating thing - is we very rarely agree on TV or film - we actually have completely different taste.  He arrived home yesterday from his stint away working so I  thought seeing as I again have no control over the viewing in our house (at least till he is asleep!) here are my all time top six (yes six just to be different!)  films......


To Kill a Mockingbird - my all time favourite.  I saw it first in highschool after Sister Pat (yes I am a good Catholic schoolgirl!) had us read the novel of the same name by Harper Lee.  Gregory Peck as Atticus Finch stood for everything I ever wanted to be.  For me it was one of those life altering films that i could and have watched over and over again.


Reality Bites - I was in high school when this came out.  In the midst of the nineties where I was surrounded by the life and death of Kurt Cobain and the grunge music scene, being inspired by Kathleen Hanna and thinking that boys who had goatees and quoted dead philosophers  were it and a bit.  This movie was kinda Hollywood but kind cool.  Ethan Hawke, Janeane Garofolo, Winona Ryder...loved it.


Beuno Vista Social Club - This one is a doco that is about when Ry Cooder and a couple of other people went to Havana in Cuba.  They found and brought together some of the greatest musicians in Cuba, that had performed at the original Beuno Vista Social Club, and created an amazing story.  They got together and once again performed, released music and toured.  It is a really cool doco with a fantastic soundtrack.  A guy I used to work with recommended it too me - he used to smoke A LOT of weed - so for someone with relatively impaired judgement it was a good choice.


Vicky Cristina Barcelona - This is a Woody Allen film -although I am a massive Woody Allen fan - this seems to be one of the less neurotic ones.  My  friend told me to watch this.  One day we want to go to Mexico together - for the rumoured end of the world party in 2012.  She said I would love this film....all I have to say to you is Javier Bardem.....the man is a GOD!


The Constant Gardener - this is brilliant.  I am not actually a big fan of Ralph Fiennes but this is such a good movie I almost loved him.  Rachael Weisz is magnificent.  A story about love, betrayal, Africa and belief!

Almost Famous - I love seventies rock, I love Billy Crudup & Kate Hudson in fact I just love this entire movie.  Based on Cameron Crowe's experiences touring with great bands - this makes you want to be a groupie - or at least that's what it did to me!

What's yours? x

P.S. This is the best scene from Reality Bites x

Inspired Kate

Late last year I started a photography series I called 'Things I want my daughter to know'. So as you do I started another blog to be the home of my photography ideas. It is called Inspired Kate and I would love it if you popped in for a visit and let me know what you think x

New Year, new photos....

It's a new year and I am wee my pants excited about 2011 - so many ideas, my camera is back and the world is full of possiblities.  Here is a couple of my new photos until later.......x

Yes I am a ....resolution maker

I love making new years resolutions. I am such a geek, but there is something about January first that makes me feel indestructible , makes me feel like anything is possible and I can really rock the world. So here is my list for 2011...

(2010 was pretty much a shocker so we won't

talk about my list for that year)

1. Get organized with everything

2. Get my blog going so well I actually have some lovely sponsor and maybe a few more readers

3. Have my photography business up and running

4. Become A LOT greener at home ( not the color but enviro friendly)

5. Knit something other than a scarf

6. Sew something other than a pin cushion

7. Instead of talking about doing things and then talking myself out of it - do all those things!

(I'm hoping that this covers the usual suspects of - get healthier, exercise, etc.)

Thank you all for hanging out with me through 2010 and I can't wait to go through 2011 with all of you.

The Cottage

Kitchen from The Happy Home

Girls bedroom from here

Bathroom from A Cup Of Jo

In about four weeks we will be moving into a little cottage that needs a shitload possibly a bit of work.  So some of my blog for the next five years twelve months will probably be about our first renovation job.

My parents have bought it so we will be renting from them.  I am hoping we can make it beautiful enough that they leave it to me and not a cat home! (I'm kinda joking as I know they are reading this but only kinda.)



 

My Dad & Billy Thorpe

This is my Dad.

My Dad is one of two ( the other being the Mr) of the smartest men in the universe.  He has the capabilities to do anything and usually does. He also LOVES music.

My Dad is a little OCD when he likes something, he really likes it. Sometimes that makes him a little questionable (yes I am talking about Richard Clapton Dad!)

At the moment he loves the Billy Thorpe album Tangier ,

which luckily, I also love.

My parents gave me a great appreciation for Australian music and for that I will always be grateful.

The fact that Mum bought him this album so we don't have to listen to Richard Clapton and AC/DC for a little while , I will also be grateful xxx

Five photos, five facts

Five facts:

* I work better under pressure.

* I love to make and create things I just don't seem to have any  definable talent to do so.

* My least favourite household chore is hanging out washing

* I love vintage white dishes

* My favourite book and movie is To Kill a Mockingbird

This was the brainchild of Pip over at Meet me at Mike's ...wont you join us????