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Nonna By Nature part I.
For some inexplicable reason, I have had a life long phobia of white cotton gloves. As a child, I remember seeing regal elderly women walking to the shops with white cotton gloves, neck scarves, large sunglasses and wide brimmed hats. Somehow the effect scared me. I don’t know if it was the occasional glimpse of…
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If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck and quacks like a duck…. The Ducks Nuts.
I was at work this morning when my mobile rang and it was R. He never calls, so I got panicky, fearful of some major disaster or bad news. It turned out that R had finally decided to see his GP about a series of minor health problems that have been bugging him for months. …
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Sydney Shop Girl does not endorse Valentine’s Day.
And what a surprise that is, dear readers. Depsite all the posts on shopping, clothes and coupledom – Sydney Shop Girl does not endorse or observe Valentine’s Day. Thankfully, neither does R. We established pretty early on in the piece that we would never do flowers, stuffed toys, cards, chocolate, fancy dinners or go anywhere…
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Team Australia, Winter Olympics 2010.
image courtesy of www.desretnews.com I love watching the Olympic opening ceremonies. It’s the scale, the colour, watching the countries in the athletes’ parade. The ceremonies all have a uniform feel, I guess because they are all performances geared for large crowds in large arenas. I had a catch in my throat when Australia entered…
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Chinese New Year 2010 Part 1. Reflections.
Ahh, much better. Having shared my views on Valentine’s Day with the bogosphere, my mind is clear and my heart is open. Gong Xi Fa Cai!! Happy Chinese New Year!! Here’s to a day of family (reunion dinners or phonecalls or skype as the case may be), red, ang paos, food and rest. …
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Chinese New Year 2010 Part 2. What a couple of ‘orphans’ got up to in Sydney’s Chinatown.
What I wore: jeans – paige premium denim, Kate Moss T – topshop, red bag – chanel, I actually wore silver birkis instead of the flats. Today I explored the Chinese New Year markets at Belmore Park in the city. I think we were spoiled last weekend at Bankstown because I wasn’t that excited…
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Chinese New Year 2010 Part 3. In which the ‘orphans’ cave and go out for Chinese on V Day!!
Around 5pm tonight, after I finished my laps at the pool, I made a decision. We would go out for dinner after all. Our local Chinese restaurant, for a 2 person reunion dinner. R and I were both craving noodles, tofu and all those other dishes I can’t cook. So I wore – maxi…
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The green orange.
Did you know that valencia oranges go a little green as their protection against the sun? Might be a bit redundant in Sydney at the moment. I found out from the grocers that deliver our weekly fruit and veg. I was a bit sceptical but the orange at the front of this photo was so…
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Getting crafty on a wet Saturday morning and paying homage to the Shopaholic.
There’s something about a wet weekend morning that makes staying in a really good proposition. Miraculously though, it was a clear morning so R and I hit the road for some hill running. I think that was the only fine break of the day. Then there were the usual household chores to be done. We…
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Casual Friday. What I wore, What I did, What I ate.
It’s Friday, it’s casual, it’s time to be a little different. In this neither food nor fashion blog, I’ve embarked on a fashion post. Yee ha, I hear you say. I can’t lie, it’s not directional/vintage from a Parisian flea market/inspired by those Olsen twins/the Sartorialist but gee it was comfy. Blouse – CR,…