Pink Patent Mary Janes

A friend and I went to a new café the other day. It was fine, but it just lacked a bit of oomph. It was only recently opened, and they...

Ah, I'm feeling lazy and nostalgic this week, so the meal plan shall reflect that. Last week's meal from my vintage cookbook was...

And they did! Check out G, the birthday girl, in all her double denim, crimped haired glory. I went with early Madonna - many layers of...

Beside myself with excitement as it's my friend's 40th birthday party - 80s Blue Light Disco themed. See those eyes? That's...

Look what I saw in Coles the other day. Peonies! They were fabulous - but $30 a bunch which is $5 over my max limit for a bunch of flow...

Am in the midst of an hysteria attack as I've just found out that Laduree are opening this year in Sydney. Yes, the ultimate in pas...

How amazeballs is this bench made out of books? It's in Tokyo and I'm pretty sure I'd squeal if I saw it in person. What an ...

Life's back to normal this week. I'm off the crutches and we'll get into the swing of normal meals again. Monday: my daught...

Don't you just love the weekend? Even more so, don't you just love weekends where the weather is so utterly sublime? The sky at t...

Mother's Day roses still kicking on. Pink, white and green - oh my. It's a glorious friday here today, blue skies, crisp temper...

Hi, welcome to my house. Those of you in Newy might have seen it in last weekend's Weekender magazine, but, for those who didn't,...

My husband and daughter know that to make me happy when it comes to gifts, go with a big stack of books. And look, books about France - q...

Hey, you know how last week's meal-plan was all easy, peasy lemon squeezey? Well, this week's going to be even more so. Se...

Today is one of my favourite days of the year. A time to sit back and be spoiled. Aaaaah. Hope there's pressies, and breaky and b...

Would you LOOK at this image - so many of my favourite things. Single blooms in wee little containers, blue milk glass, tulips, glorious,...

Why yes.

Quite possibly the only thing I love more than a shiny, sequinned silver frock is a cape - so, hold the presses what do we have here? Lan...

Some weeks meal planning comes easily. Meals flow readily from my mind and everything's smooth. Not today. Today things aren'...

All it takes is one busy week, and a couple of rainy days, and I start to feel defeated by Mount Washmore.  It's only 10.30 and I...

I have a newfound love for carnations. I bought these the other day and they're just so pretty! And the scent! Oh my. As my first job...