#26: (Not really) Champagne
‘The four most over-rated things in life are champagne, lobster, anal sex, and picnics.’ – Christopher Hitchens I don’t think I’ve ever disagreed with a single statement quite so strongly and completely!
Author: theotherlivvy
#25: Padlock
‘My body is a cage that keeps me From dancing with the one I love But my mind holds the key’ – Arcade Fire
#24: Almost glamorous
‘I don’t mind being burdened with being glamorous and sexual. Beauty and femininity are ageless and can’t be contrived, and glamour, although the manufacturers won’t like this, cannot be manufactured. Not real glamour; it’s based on femininity.’ – Marilyn Monroe
#23: Poached egg
‘I tell you, the good old egg is the foundation of daily life.’ – P.G. Wodehouse, Love Among the Chickens I promised that I wasn’t going to post lots of food photos with this project, but I am just so proud of this poached egg!
#22: Top hat
‘Hats are about emotion. It is all about how it makes you feel. I like hats that make the heart beat faster.’ – Philip Treacy
#21: Contrails
‘Flying might not be all plain sailing, but the fun of it is worth the price.’ – Amelia Earhart, The Fun of It
#20: Meringue
‘Meringue, my lord?’ – Mel Giedroyc, The Great British Bake Off
#19: Flowers
‘If your blooming sometimes so astonishes us, happy rose, it’s that, petal against petal, you rest within yourself, inside. Fully awake, your petals, whose surroundings sleep, though numberless, meet this silent heart’s tendernesses which end in these urgent lips.’ – From Roses, Rainer Maria Rilke
#18: Albert Bridge
‘The darker the night, the brighter the stars’ – Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime and Punishment
#17: Fish
‘I am a nice shark, not a mindless eating machine. If I am to change this image, I must first change myself. Fish are friends, not food.’ – Bruce, Finding Nemo – Exmouth Market, London