Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Oh, I do like to be beside the seaside!

Hello! My name is Becka, and I will also be guest posting here while the lovely Tina is taking her much deserved break! I am really excited to be a part of such a beautiful and inspiring blog, and to meet all you, dear readers!

A little about me...I am originally from New Zealand, and after a stint in London, I am now living in Vancouver, B.C. with my husband, two cats and lots of art supplies. I split my time between working as a doula and running a little store online with my husband called Bliss In A Teacup. I write a blog of the same name, where I chat about yummy baked goods, thrifting finds, yarn, feminism and the like!

Right, the seaside. It is rather hot here in the Pacific North West at the moment, and I find myself dreaming daily of a trip to the seaside to cool off. Here are some of my favourite shots from a new favourite Flickr pool, Vintage Seaside to swoon over until my next day at the beach!


I love that even in era's where photography was often a traditionally somber affair, there is something about candid seaside snaps that have an inherent exuberance and excitement. So lovely!

Photos via hastingsgraham, lovedaylemon, lance & cromwell, ozfan22 & ioffas

12 comments:

Anonymous said...

Wow, this was such a cute little post! Love the title, glad to have you with the bunch of guest bloggers.
xoxo,
Micaela

Kalee said...

Fabulous photographs! Good luck with the guest blogging, you are off to a great start!

Maggie May said...

love the black and white beach photos....so completely charming.

Brian Miller said...

nice. interesting all the different voices/perspectives of the guest bloggers.

Anonymous said...

These are great finds, thank you for sharing.

Teri said...

Absolutely charming vintage photos! Wonderful, thank you for lovely post!

La Belle Lumière said...

Great vintage photos! I just returned from a weekend at the beach, but these make me want to go back!

Ali said...

So nice to (sort of) meet you, Becka! I love this Flickr pool - thank you for sharing!

And how did you know Ms. Monroe is my favorite? :)

Simply Mel {Reverie} said...

Another delightful guest blogger...How does the sweet English Muse do it?

Lovely photos and I adore the name of your blog!

becka said...

Thanks lovelies!

Kristy said...

Do I ever love the vintage pics and the bathing suits!

Julia said...

this post is truly delightful!