Retro Treasures

I honestly believe I was born in the wrong era. I enjoy things that are from a time that I know very little about, things that went out of fashion before I was even thought of.

Things are not made they way they used to be. I would like to see a piece of furniture made 3 years ago last another 20 years. I have a Radiogram that is around 50 years old. I bet it has been passed through different hands and it is now mine. I have tea cups and wine glasses that I am sure are just as old.

I sit here and wonder if this doesn't apply to people as well. We are just not made the way we used to be!

These all belonged to other people. Someone's junk became my treasures.

Love Life Live!

Baby-Brownie - Kodak Brownie 8 - introduced 1951

Image Capturers

Pentax Spotmatic - Brought out around 1964 - This was a very special Gift.

This brings back memories

1960 Ecko Radiogram

Soulful Splendor - 19 June 2011

I write this in July. It is about 9 days short of a month later. Not sure where all the time has been. But this was a day that was all about me. It was father's day and I got to spend it treating myself to a day of good food, a good movie and some real random 2nd hand buys.

It has been so crazy busy at work that I jumped at the opportunity to just be. To be Candice and do what pleases me the most, mission around and spend money! The greatest highlight of my day was finding an old radio that reminded me of visits to the farm with my father. when I saw the radio, It was like looking back in time. Except this one in much better condition. It was day that reminded me why this place is so awesome. All the drama aside, we live in a crazy country, so diverse and interesting and do easy to pick up a bargain.

I could go on in detail, but I will let the images tell the story of the day!

I wish everyone a wonderful week end further. Love to everyone.

Breakfast at Doppio Zero - Rosebank

Rosebank Rooftop Market

Its amazing what you can pick up - check the cat

They are everywhere

Cheese Machine - huh?

Lunch at Vida - e Cafe 

Love has no face

Mini Humans and Ducks - 12 June 2011

Gosh, where do I begin. What an amazing week end. This time not so much through my looking glass! I took so few photo's this week end because I decided to interact without a camera in front of me. It was a week end of Mini Humans, soon to be Mini Humans, Get-together's and random meetings at parks. 

I never considered myself to be a "child person". For sure I have my own, and until him, I looked at small people and wondered why some people would actually pay to have them. Not like there is anything wrong with them, I just could not understand why people would willingly put up with poo, puke and tantrums, nevermind pay to put up with it. But I get it now. With all the Poo, Puke and Tantrums, there are smiles, sillyness and unconditional love that cannot be matched with anything - it is that unconditional. 

Tamara and some of her gifts for her Baby Girl on the way

Madison and her Balloons

I was privileged enough to watch 2 girls interact with one another yesterday. Very different to what I am used to. (I say this with the sounds of explosions coming from the lounge as Kelso makes one robot kill the other one.) Where was I? Oh Yes, Girls - Cat fight... love... cat fight... love... dolls... bags... cat fight... love.... Girls seem to have this love hate relationship with each other, I found that incredibly amusing because I never realized it started so early. Women love to hate each other. We are Best friends and worst enemies, often at the same time, all through life and can never get enough of the drama. I enjoyed them immensely, I got to nurse a sick doll back to health, wipe it's nose and build a puzzle out of piece of a broken polystyrene cup. And all this at a baby shower, hanging out with only women. It was bliss. Such a change from the normal routine.

Skye-Ann and her Doll - the one that was sick

Today I held someone else's baby, also out of my normal routine, but just couldn't resist (What is happening to me?) - Thanks Kate, for not freaking out when I held your 4 month old in the air just to get him to smile at me - hahaha. I forget that babies aren't as study as 3 year olds and you actually shouldn't toss them in the air. But what a delightful little guy. And his brother is such a darling. Kelso really enjoyed having someone to show off his skills to. His climbing skills, sword-fighting skills, his list is endless. And of course I would say that, my child the most talented genius!

William and Alex (in that order)

My Super Robot Love bug

The Love of My Life - Kelso Reese - Part 2 (And the lens)

Kelso is again blog worthy, as always, but I thought I should share the new shots of my blog worthy son taken with my new blog worthy 50mm lens. 

In Kelso’s life, every day there is something different and every day he is in character. He has been Sam Flynn from 'Tron' for the past few weeks and the soundtrack has worked its way into his playtime.  He has now even taken a liking to being photographed and everytime he hears the click sound, he runs to me, shouting, “Let me see”.  

Sometimes when I feel like I am being thrown a curve ball and of late, it seems to be one after the next, I am constantly finding myself searching for the reset button. And in all this madness, sadness and frustration, I take one look at a photo's I have of Kelso and know that home time always comes and my little Alien Robot will put a big smile on my face before the sun hides itself. And there I find my reset button. As someone once told me, the rest is just “white noise”. A statement I think I will carry around with me to remind myself of the important things that make my world an awesome place.

So here a few shots taken with my new lens and my new willing and most beautiful person to photograph. The images feature his disk, his helmet and his light-cycle!

Could not exclude the stokies. Favourite shoes ever ever.

There and back to see how far it is - 2 week ends in April

Our quarterly trips to Durban really are just there and back and if you ever wondered how far it is... It is far! Kelso visits his Gogo every 3 months and we take him down on Saturday, drive back the Sunday and it is then the same procedure the following week end. I always take photo's on the trip while George is driving, this time I had a turn, so not too many this time.

I learnt the true value of a Car DVD player. I am not sure why we put off getting one for so long. George and I had our turns, snuggled up in the back watching movies. It really is the way forward when traveling.

I don't have much to go on about this. The N3 to Durban and back is not really all the exciting and with the amount of mist, it was even less exciting. But here are a few snaps, the view in motion. (i have included some older ones too. )

An Older N3 Shot

Up The winding Hill

Citroen on the Move 

I made George Pull over and open the sun roof and wait!

What Parents do when kids go away!!

My Traveling stokies!!

Had some Lunch at Freshly Ground!