www.redbubble.net My special memory of today is the way the ‘YES’ vote result was broken to me. Just as an aside and for the record, this will be officially known from now on as my ‘YES’ bag and ‘YES’ dress because it was what I was dressed in and carrying on the day the news…

Today’s post is a follow up to something I wrote last year comparing a few of my favourite totes. The star of today’s review is a neoprene tote from Bondi brand Chuchka’s current collection.  There was a bit of interest about a review / comparison to The Other Brand (that I shall name later) on Instagram…

The year was 1992 (!!) and as with any bygone decade, the hair looks of the moment have aged rather badly in the decades that have passed since. via Google Images The reason the hairstyles of 1992 loom so large in my mind is because hair wasn’t as tightly governed by my school’s uniform policy…

There are those moments in life that are completely unexpected in a good way. They manage to be both perfect and memorable in their unscripted nature.  They also take you out of yourself and your internal dialogue for just long enough to give you a change of perspective or a much-needed pause in the chaotic…

We’re one week down already on the Preschooler Lunch Box Trail and I’m calling it early.  I’m also calling it a huge success.  Preschooler SSG excitedly showed me an empty lunch box every afternoon at pick up and he’s become very conscious of making sure the lunch I pack contains each of the five food…

This week’s love is a simple one.  A tried and true cake recipe.  Celia from ‘Fig Jam and Lime Cordial’ created this recipe for a Tinned Fruit Teacake a few years ago and it’s become my favourite cake to bring to morning teas or to whip up at short notice. The secret ingredient is almond meal…

The jacaranda trees in my neighbourhood were vibrant in their defiance of the bleak weather we had over the weekend.  Nothing, not even the kind of rain that finds every possible leak in the roof was going to stop them putting on their annual show of purple blossoms. I took this photo on the way…

Scenes and thoughts from the week…. Did you know that a macchiato is the one coffee order that’s most open to barista interpretation?  I asked for a long macchiato topped up with cold milk at my favourite cafe at work and ended up leaving with two shots of espresso.  I then slunk into the work kitchen…

Indulge me.  It’s Friday and I’m working this weekend. So it’s the little things that are keeping me going at the moment.  Plans for quick cafe breakfasts on the way to work Saturday and Sunday.  A mental workshop of a weekend of preppy casual outfits to wear to work (the cooler change will mean that…

This might come as a surprise to you but I’ve never really seen myself as a day spa kind of girl.  A quick going over under the shower with a tub of body scrub, a pumice stone over my heels and a razor where needed before hopping out for a layer of sorbolene and Bob’s…