Mocking Bird l Vancouver Film Photographer » Pia Jane Bijkerk http://www.mocking-bird.org/blog Vancouver Photography blog Fri, 27 Aug 2010 14:00:03 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Drawing Closer http://www.mocking-bird.org/blog/2009/09/12/drawing-closer/ http://www.mocking-bird.org/blog/2009/09/12/drawing-closer/#comments Sat, 12 Sep 2009 00:12:13 +0000 Amanda http://www.mocking-bird.org/blog/?p=529
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  • And Back Again
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    Image by Pia Jane Bijkerk

    Life is still crazy around here for me as I embark on my last week in Sydney before we jetset away to Vancouver. My posts have been sporadic, but I can’t wait to settle in a new city to have time to blog all about my new adventures. We have been doing the ‘last’s of everything, including catching up with friends, reminiscing about past times and trying to see all those places we love just one last time.

    I broke the news to my students this week too and it didn’t go down very well. There have been tears, lots of questions and promises of Canadian gifts for them. I never imagined my leaving would create such strong reactions.

    We are off for our last wander through the city today to soak up the glorious 30 degree weather- probably my last for a very long time!

    Link Love for the week:

    Pia’s Polaroids are magnificent.

    Susannah’s thoughts on her Unravelling Course: I am signed up for the next one and SO excited!

    Are you enjoying Beatle Week?

    Sketch design site- how pretty is it? Via Tracey.

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    • ]]>     A HUNT FOR PRETTINESS WAS ON TODAY….a quest to find pages of pretty dripping with Parisian-ness. I made my way to the best book store in the world, Sydney’s Kinokuniya to find the fabulously inspiring superstar Pia’s, Paris Made by Hand book. I was determined to find it, had searched the website to know exactly in which section to find it (travel? photography? shopping? crafts?). Travel, of course!

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    I was absolutely bursting to get my hands on a copy and couldn’t wait to open the pages. I can’t say enough about the author. I only discovered Pia’s blog last year, but in that short time, I have come to adore her work, her passion for life and her photography. There is a reason her blog is read by thousands. The fact that she is a Sydney girl makes me feel a little bit more love for Pia too.

    Pia’s book is about all the beautiful places you can buy gorgeous hand made items in Paris, or as the French say, fait main. As you know, I am a little bit of a Parisian obsessive, so this book is right up my alley. Having seen the cover many times online, I couldn’t wait for it to jump out at me from the shelves. I bounced in the glass doors, scanned my eyes over every New Release stand hoping to get a glimpse of that cute little kitty, but alas, she was nowhere to be seen.

    I checked both the travel guides and travel literature sections, nothing! I saw books about how French women stay the opposite of fat, books about Paris’ cafe culture, books about shopping the high end fashion stores, even books about flea markets, but no French kitty!

    After making my way to the information counter, I was told that the one copy they had had been sold that morning! ARGH!

    I will find you kitty, no matter what it takes!

    The day wasn’t a complete loss however as I accidently discovered a new store called Via Alley in The Galleries Victoria. Japanese camera heaven!

    Photograph by Pia Jane Bijkerk

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