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October 27th, 2009
fishing weights + guide to melbourne neighborhoods

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this weekend i tested out a new productivity technique in hopes that it would help me manage my book and website work without losing my entire mind. and thankfully, it’s been working and last night i actually found myself with a few extra minutes to flip through catalogs. i was leafing through restoration hardware’s catalog and my jaw dropped when i hit these beautiful fishing weights. i remember seeing these in a friend’s house overseas years ago and couldn’t for the life of me figure out what they were. now that i know, i’m on the hunt for more affordable versions online. until then, you can check these out online right here. they would make for such fun door stops…

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over at the d*s guest blog, lucy is giving us an insider’s guide to a great melbourne neighborhood (yarraville) via artist jane reiseger. click here to check out the full post!

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6 comments
Shanna said:
October 27th, 2009 - 8:32 am

I love these weights! Don’t you think it would be a great way to quietly showcase a meaningful date in your home? A birthday, or anniversary. So sweet!

Sophie @ Century Finds said:
October 27th, 2009 - 12:48 pm

The fishing weights had my jaw dropping too!

I almost moved to Melbourne once. I still sometimes wonder what my life would be if I had :-)

Autumn said:
October 27th, 2009 - 1:12 pm

Please let us know when you find those door stoppers. What a great idea!

Heather in MTL said:
October 27th, 2009 - 8:30 pm

Are you sure you saw fishing weights when you were overseas? Until I started scanning the text, I was wondering why I was seeing Kettlebell weights on D*S that looked remarkably like the ones I’ve seen at various gyms. Try checking a fitness supply for a cheaper alternative… yes, there are plenty with logos, but some are nice plain metal ones similar to this…. and to get the texture/patina, you could always leave them outside for a while…

the ones I’m thinking of would look something like the ones in the picture on this site: http://workoutiq.com/blog/2008/06/22/kettlebell-size-for-bebinners/

(no affiliation, yadda yadda yadda)

ashima said:
October 28th, 2009 - 1:43 pm

Thanks for the Pomodoro link. I’m giving it a try. Seems to make a whole lot of sense.

Cassandra said:
October 28th, 2009 - 2:39 pm

We have a few found fishing weights (found here on the beaches of RI) but they don’t look anything like that. They’re small and made of lead with the number “3″ on them. But they are really neat. We keep a look out for them when we hunt for sea glass.

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