My backyard at the moment. Thought I’d let you see! I wanted to create this peaceful, romantic haven under the blooming apple trees in the backyard where I could dawdle on with my own business in blissfull ignorance of the world (no-one in our house can be bothered to enter the backyard). You see the book? It’s leatherbound with blank pages, which I intend to fill with written treasures I find as my life goes on. When it’s old and I am too, I shall pass it on to my children as a keepsake. Or bury it under a tree as Phuc so vigorously suggested. I have to admit, it’s a very romantic idea!

I originally wanted a handmade, ancient-looking, leatherbound journal, like the ones I found on etsy:

But Bao talked me out of it due to the not very wallet-friendly prices… I’ll have to get my hands on one of those handmade ones someday; someday when I’m not in the middle of my own financial crisis!

Or perhaps I will make my own.

Listening: Secret Garden – Thank you (with Peter Jöback)
Reading: Feast of Fools (The Morganville Vampires Book Four) by Rachel Caine (Am. fantasy)
Watching: Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood s01e08

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