You can now find me over here, at http://www.thevelvetcouture.com. I've moved the posts I mostly couldn't live without and look forward to a new era of laughing, scheming, knitting and musing.
I'd love for you to join me!
Saturday, January 31, 2015
Monday, June 9, 2014
Monday, January 13, 2014
Thursday, January 2, 2014
Wednesday, January 1, 2014
Happy new year!
There's something magical about the early morning quiet of a new year.
In that stillness—found after the party revellers have gone to bed, just as the birds are stirring and before the sun is filled with heat—the new day brings with it fresh hope and promise for the year ahead. For me, it's the perfect time to remember what's important and to set my intentions and goals for the year ahead.
This year I'm going back to the little things. All those little things that bring so much joy and make life what it is. I have a feeling this year is going to be big and I don't want to miss out on all the wonderful moments that make it so.
Happy new year!
In that stillness—found after the party revellers have gone to bed, just as the birds are stirring and before the sun is filled with heat—the new day brings with it fresh hope and promise for the year ahead. For me, it's the perfect time to remember what's important and to set my intentions and goals for the year ahead.
This year I'm going back to the little things. All those little things that bring so much joy and make life what it is. I have a feeling this year is going to be big and I don't want to miss out on all the wonderful moments that make it so.
Happy new year!
Tuesday, December 31, 2013
Tuesday, December 17, 2013
Sunday, December 8, 2013
10 things to do before Christmas
Christmas Tree Day in my house is aways 1 December. I love it. To me it signifies the start of the joyous Christmas season, and also the start of the seemingly endless to-do lists that dominate the countdown to Christmas day. Here is my top 10 things to tick off this year:
- Be kind
- Go nuts buying toys for nieces and nephews
- Watch nothing but Christmas themed movies
- Eat fruitcake
- Compile a Christmas carol mega-mix playlist
- Send Christmas cards
- Catch up with friends
- Wrap presents while watching the carols on the television
- Make trifle
- Wake up thankful Christmas morning and enjoy a day of laughter and joy.
Saturday, December 7, 2013
Friday, November 8, 2013
Tuesday, July 2, 2013
Thursday, June 27, 2013
Friday, June 21, 2013
Thursday, June 13, 2013
Berber spices
It doesn't look like much. But this is the secret 'Berber' spice recipe my friend Michelle made for me not long before she tragically passed away, only three years ago.
It's delicious and I save using it for special dinners of chicken in the tajine, each time thinking of her and remembering a time we shared – and missing her terribly.
I'm sad that we won't share anymore stories; her view of the world was colourful and special.
See also, Michelle.
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
A birthday shawl
A birthday shawl for Grandma Lily's 99th birthday.
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| Pattern source: The Lonely Tree Shawl – Soft Sweater Knits & Fibres http://softsweaterfibres.blogspot.com.au |
Monday, April 1, 2013
Sunday, March 31, 2013
La Chaîne Simpson
Mum and I finally made it to the Toulouse-Lautrec exhibition
at the National Gallery of Australia this weekend.
He was such an interesting man and artist. Of course famous
for his colourful posters of the Moulin Rouge, his work had me captivated as it
told the story of a theatrical, elegant and bohemian life for people in Paris
in the late 1890s.
One of my favourite pieces is the advertising poster, La Chaîne
Simpson (1896). Looks great on my wall too! (Well, a copy of it)
Thursday, January 10, 2013
Being authentic
“Why is free will wasted on a creature who has infinite choices but pretends there are only one or two?”
Novel—A Fraction of the Whole, Steve Toltz
Tuesday, January 1, 2013
A new year
Isn't it great facing the first day of new year; being washed clean of everything that didn't come to fruition exactly how you thought it might and looking at nothing but 365 days of new promises and hope.
I try not to make 'new year resolutions', but I'm always tempted. This year feels like not only the start of a new year, but the start of a new era... Meaning that the past few years have been a fabulous and glamourous blur of weddings, engagements, new babies, parties and holidays. I now own more cocktail dresses than workwear, more party shoes than office heals and more clutches then I really know what to do with! Need an emergency outfit to attend a last minute party? Come on over, I'm your girl!
So I plan to start the new year quietly, tending the garden, taking long scenic nature walks, sitting by the lake with Mr Couture and a good book, feeling the sunshine, smelling the flowers, noticing the little things that glide by and loving the simple things in life.
Happy new year!
I try not to make 'new year resolutions', but I'm always tempted. This year feels like not only the start of a new year, but the start of a new era... Meaning that the past few years have been a fabulous and glamourous blur of weddings, engagements, new babies, parties and holidays. I now own more cocktail dresses than workwear, more party shoes than office heals and more clutches then I really know what to do with! Need an emergency outfit to attend a last minute party? Come on over, I'm your girl!
So I plan to start the new year quietly, tending the garden, taking long scenic nature walks, sitting by the lake with Mr Couture and a good book, feeling the sunshine, smelling the flowers, noticing the little things that glide by and loving the simple things in life.
Happy new year!
Monday, December 24, 2012
Carols by the Christmas tree
Clockwise from left: 1. Santa; 2. Musical tree; 3. Disco bauble;
4. Football at Christmas time; 5. Macaroni angel.
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