ella fitzgerald

* with my knee pretty much recovered from my bike smash, i hit the gym today and sweated it out on the treadmill, while reading elle magazine. normally exercise and fashion inspiration are both really effective in lifting my moods, but lately i've been so glum and melancholy that neither one worked!
i met jerry afterwards at 'euphorium' bakery, a gorgeous little cafe positioned on the corner of our local street market, so you can watch the people browsing all the street stalls at the same time as drinking your latte and enjoying the jazzy blues they always play in the cafe. ella fitzgerald's voice always makes me dreamy and nostalgic. i would have loved to have lived back in her day. maybe i did in my last life and that's why i love her so much :o)
when i was 17 i had a photography exhibition in a private little art gallery and for the opening party i put ella on repeat. there was such a wonderful mood at that party, everyone there got pissed and i sold loads of photos..
remembering how happy that exhibition made me, i decided that the key to getting over these sads is to do something creative. my mum always told me that and its true. making something; art, cooking, sewing, whatever, always makes you feel good. i need a new project...