tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27088043665427530842024-03-14T13:32:53.993+08:00Live * Lush * LaughAimeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07064802727209885149noreply@blogger.comBlogger127125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2708804366542753084.post-35963899731460081482010-09-24T08:20:00.004+08:002010-09-24T08:39:13.570+08:00Ten out of ten<div style="text-align: left;">I am over the moon with my results for the second photography assignment of my course. I struggled over this one for a lot longer than I should have and in the end it turns out I should have just trusted my instincts and not tried to over think the lessons. Anyway, I feel so much more confident and excited to keep going with this new venture. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div>Part of the assignment was to submit a picture utilising some of the techniques we had learned, this was my submission…</div><div><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/TJvyABDdbuI/AAAAAAAABe8/WLorrgGNpZg/s400/Necklace+-+Ass2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520271850369543906" /><div><br /></div><div>So I also feel a little justified in my splurge on this fabulous jewellery from a truly talented <a href="http://www.ayalabar.com/V4/site/main.html">Ayala Bar</a>. I found her fabulous designs in a shop in The Rocks in Sydney called '<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Hathi</span>'. Absolutely stunning pieces, so beautiful that I was unable to stop at just this one, I chose another necklace and some earrings too. Naughty me!</div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2708804366542753084.post-28145776959272206122010-09-06T13:37:00.003+08:002010-09-06T14:13:51.313+08:00Latest BuysDo you remember I was harping on about wanting lots of lovely Iron furniture back around the time of my Birthday? (<a href="http://livelushlaugh.blogspot.com/2010/02/all-i-want-for-my-birthday-is-iron.html">here</a>) <div><br /></div><div>Well, we finally picked up some simply DIVINE pieces on the weekend. I am yet to take delivery of these lovelies, but here are some sneaky iPhone pics I took in store at the wonderful <a href="http://www.worldofempire.com/">Empire</a> shop in Mt <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Lawley</span>.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/TISAHHNRnHI/AAAAAAAABe0/ZyMhMXxUnVU/s1600/IMG_0002.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/TISAHHNRnHI/AAAAAAAABe0/ZyMhMXxUnVU/s400/IMG_0002.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513672703490497650" /></a>This fabulous old filing cabinet is huge and will be a delight to fill with all my little table items, candles, stationary, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">napery</span>, cutlery, photos… and so on… </div><div><br /></div><div>(<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Ooo</span>, how did i miss that fabulous Mirror in the above pic? <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Hmmm</span>…) </div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/TISAGq3lsVI/AAAAAAAABes/-laq999Vk0Y/s1600/IMG_0003.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/TISAGq3lsVI/AAAAAAAABes/-laq999Vk0Y/s400/IMG_0003.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513672695883346258" /></a> And then there is the long searched for 'perfect dining table'… </div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/TISAGOcvFdI/AAAAAAAABek/t2-eAVZwWXk/s1600/IMG_0004.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/TISAGOcvFdI/AAAAAAAABek/t2-eAVZwWXk/s400/IMG_0004.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513672688254522834" /></a><br /></div><div>I love how the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">cabriole</span> style of the leg bases completely transform this very industrial cold material into a rather classical looking design piece fit for even the most uppity of dinner parties. </div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/TISAFqyT7EI/AAAAAAAABec/W4Q3J8r72FQ/s1600/IMG_0005.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/TISAFqyT7EI/AAAAAAAABec/W4Q3J8r72FQ/s400/IMG_0005.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513672678681340994" /></a><br /></div><div>We actually went out looking for a house, but having failed in that search we settled for things to put in one! </div><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2708804366542753084.post-75414118463310527782010-09-01T09:24:00.005+08:002010-09-01T09:42:30.580+08:00A taste of home<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/TH2tid1dJKI/AAAAAAAABeM/KxUh_iU1tHk/s1600/wellington.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 344px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/TH2tid1dJKI/AAAAAAAABeM/KxUh_iU1tHk/s400/wellington.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511752326607348898" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: xx-small; color: rgb(58, 45, 25); line-height: 17px; ">illustration by <a href="http://www.juliarothman.com/">julia rothman</a></span><div><a href="http://www.juliarothman.com/" class="external" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none; "></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;color:#3A2D19;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px; font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></span>I was chuffed to discover <a href="http://www.designspongeonline.com/2010/08/wellington-new-zealand-guide.html">this</a> fabulous post about my home town on <a href="http://www.designspongeonline.com/">Design*Sponge</a>. <div><br /></div><div>Sarah Hopkins has made mention of some fantastic Wellington institutions, some of them my old favourites and some of them are new to me and I cannot wait to check out when I visit home again in January 2011. </div><div><br /></div><div>Thanks Sarah, and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">yay</span> for mentioning the lovely <a href="http://www.smallacorns.co.nz/">Small Acorns</a>, Amanda's store is truly gorgeous and a visit to Wellington isn't complete without picking up a little item of loveliness from there!</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.floriditas.co.nz/"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Floriditas</span></a> is a second *must visit* spot, my mouth is watering just thinking about it. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Mmmm</span>. </div><div><br /></div><div>If you are planning a trip to New Zealand, read Sarahs' <a href="http://www.designspongeonline.com/2010/08/wellington-new-zealand-guide.html">post</a> and whatever you do, don't skip a visit to this absolute gem of a city. </div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2708804366542753084.post-13652296726759768922010-08-29T10:40:00.005+08:002010-08-29T10:51:48.331+08:00I did it!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/THnKWYASiwI/AAAAAAAABeE/Q1Mn8WWMyTo/s1600/C2S4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/THnKWYASiwI/AAAAAAAABeE/Q1Mn8WWMyTo/s400/C2S4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510658104814111490" /></a>I am so unbelievably shocked and proud of myself, I never in a million years thought I would a) do anything like this and b) Do it as fast as I did… <div><br /></div><div>This morning I ran the City to Surf 4km run with the Mr Person and Master No. 2. My training consisted of three runs over the past couple of weeks on the gym treadmill, the best time I achieved on the treadmill was about 25 <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">mins</span>. Today I crossed the line at a fraction over 20 minutes. </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Yay</span> for me!</div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/THnKBlx9y_I/AAAAAAAABd0/nRMWUAYpa_g/s400/C2S2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510657747734875122" /><div><br /></div><div>Despite the fact I was sure I was having a heart attack at the finish line, I actually survived and I now feel fantastic for it. </div><div><br /></div>Mr Person did really well, a shade over 16 <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">mins</span>, so he too is quite happy. Master No.2 did an impressive 17<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">mins</span>, a great effort for a ten year old! <div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/THnKB58rJCI/AAAAAAAABd8/zW4wpj7n6Ms/s1600/C2S3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/THnKB58rJCI/AAAAAAAABd8/zW4wpj7n6Ms/s400/C2S3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510657753148498978" /></a>Right, we're off to the pub… </div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><u><br /></u></span></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2708804366542753084.post-58391471731103280882010-08-24T20:52:00.004+08:002010-08-24T21:10:11.976+08:00A Dating Agency for Socks<div style="text-align: left;">Do you have one in your home?</div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/THPA4Y41SjI/AAAAAAAABdc/8OtxdTbBRa4/s400/sock+dating1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508958844190280242" /></div><div>My dressing table stool is the venue where all hip single socks mingle these days, it used to be that the telephone table in the living room was the hot spot in town, but now that place is just <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">sooo</span> 2009. Recently, any sock who is any sock heads to the dressing table stool in the hope of meeting their true 'Sole Mate'. </div><div><br /></div><div>How these couples end up apart in the first place is a mystery, it just seems that a whole lot of agitation occurs in the old Fisher & <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Paykel</span> and one ends up running out on the other or worse, getting mixed up with someone <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">else's</span> partner.</div><div><br /></div><div>As they say though, absence makes the heart grow fonder, and usually, after a bit of time to think and a few rejections from other seemingly <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">like minded</span> but not quite compatible partners, these lone fellows end up finding their way back to their perfect match. </div><div><br /></div><div>Today, at the Sock Dating Agency, we witnessed such a reunion take place… Oh how we wept with joy….</div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/THPA5IxnpRI/AAAAAAAABdk/z9GC8axJH_U/s1600/sock+dating2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/THPA5IxnpRI/AAAAAAAABdk/z9GC8axJH_U/s400/sock+dating2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508958857044927762" /></a><div><br /></div><div>Here's to all you lucky socks out there who remain happily paired up. x</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2708804366542753084.post-25475230774525935052010-08-23T21:36:00.005+08:002010-08-23T21:52:12.086+08:00Spring has sprung in Perth!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/THJ7_7kRV5I/AAAAAAAABdU/_1pFrXbQHr4/s1600/SpringBulbs13.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/THJ7_7kRV5I/AAAAAAAABdU/_1pFrXbQHr4/s400/SpringBulbs13.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508601632479336338" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/THJ7_Rx2xMI/AAAAAAAABdM/D5mjYrnpspY/s1600/SpringBulbs12.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/THJ7_Rx2xMI/AAAAAAAABdM/D5mjYrnpspY/s400/SpringBulbs12.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508601621262025922" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/THJ54NXnF3I/AAAAAAAABcM/NiXAkiHIhK4/s1600/SpringBulbs04.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/THJ54NXnF3I/AAAAAAAABcM/NiXAkiHIhK4/s400/SpringBulbs04.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508599300795864946" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/THJ53YlcaRI/AAAAAAAABcE/j88tFDZj-IY/s1600/SpringBulbs03.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/THJ53YlcaRI/AAAAAAAABcE/j88tFDZj-IY/s400/SpringBulbs03.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508599286626806034" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/THJ52gpxd4I/AAAAAAAABb8/JoGMA1KrTps/s1600/SpringBulbs02.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/THJ52gpxd4I/AAAAAAAABb8/JoGMA1KrTps/s400/SpringBulbs02.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508599271612577666" /></a><br /><div>And look what else has started to pop up in my garden…</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/THJ52POwlWI/AAAAAAAABb0/suUPhBT3bwg/s1600/SpringBulbs01.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/THJ52POwlWI/AAAAAAAABb0/suUPhBT3bwg/s400/SpringBulbs01.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508599266935870818" /></a>Yep, for the first time in my life, I made some bulbs turn into pretty flowers!</div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/THJ7-t9JuBI/AAAAAAAABdE/HuJCHF-7rEA/s1600/SpringBulbs11.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/THJ7-t9JuBI/AAAAAAAABdE/HuJCHF-7rEA/s400/SpringBulbs11.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508601611645728786" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/THJ6t1imKpI/AAAAAAAABc8/pJxUeLQr6fo/s1600/SpringBulbs10.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/THJ6t1imKpI/AAAAAAAABc8/pJxUeLQr6fo/s400/SpringBulbs10.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508600222112426642" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/THJ6tInlfqI/AAAAAAAABc0/VL6HfrBhfBo/s1600/SpringBulbs09.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/THJ6tInlfqI/AAAAAAAABc0/VL6HfrBhfBo/s400/SpringBulbs09.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508600210053758626" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/THJ6siGsjHI/AAAAAAAABcs/sfJDFzA_Fsw/s1600/SpringBulbs08.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/THJ6siGsjHI/AAAAAAAABcs/sfJDFzA_Fsw/s400/SpringBulbs08.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508600199715261554" /></a><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/THJ6siGsjHI/AAAAAAAABcs/sfJDFzA_Fsw/s1600/SpringBulbs08.jpg"></a><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/THJ6siGsjHI/AAAAAAAABcs/sfJDFzA_Fsw/s1600/SpringBulbs08.jpg"></a><div style="text-align: left;">I cannot wait to see what more lovely blooms will start to appear. </div></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Happy early spring everyone! x</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Images by Aimee </span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2708804366542753084.post-73787865108237321492010-08-16T12:27:00.003+08:002010-08-16T14:52:09.106+08:00I'm Baaaaack!<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>I have been somewhat distracted since our holiday to Bali last month and have some serious <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Blogland</span> catching up to do! <div><br /></div><div>Reason for the distraction? I am now Engaged! <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Yay</span>!</div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/TGjfZifpVdI/AAAAAAAABbs/DDMEqfWQPnM/s400/praire-ring-bearer-pillow.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505896174309692882" /></div><div>Mr Person popped the big Q on our first night in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Ubud</span>, all very spontaneous, a surprise to both of us really, but it was the perfect moment and we are both over the moon.</div><div><br /></div><div>So now there is a wedding to plan and many wedding blogs to visit! But I will try to keep up with the posts too. x</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Image via </span><a href="http://www.oncewed.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Once Wed</span></a></div><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2708804366542753084.post-84736992470345172422010-07-21T08:57:00.002+08:002010-07-21T09:00:45.690+08:00A funny thing happened on the way to Bali this morning....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/TEZGR2HlbYI/AAAAAAAABbk/4jxk1vI5F6A/s1600/Angel_Eau_De_Parfum_Natural_Spray_50ml_1_7oz_22267.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 350px; height: 350px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/TEZGR2HlbYI/AAAAAAAABbk/4jxk1vI5F6A/s400/Angel_Eau_De_Parfum_Natural_Spray_50ml_1_7oz_22267.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496157667651317122" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family:'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">A woman at the duty free shop just explained to me the concept of spraying perfume onto cards and how it is best not to spray on a card that has previously been sprayed with another fragrance. OMG. Do I look like I have special needs or something?</span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2708804366542753084.post-62951757655541516982010-06-23T06:25:00.006+08:002010-06-24T20:55:56.076+08:00The Great SouthwestWhat a fabulous weekend away we had. In addition to the sheer enjoyment of spending time in the company of great friends, it was also the places we visited, the food we ate and the wine we drank that made the weekend as superb as it was, in that beautiful part of the world that is the Southwest of WA.<div><br /></div><div>We stayed at the lovely Bunker Bay Resort, which was as wonderful as it was the last time we stayed, sensational service, beautiful rooms and lovely food.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>An evening in Dunsborough on Friday, included a few rounds of pool at </div><div>the towns' tavern (less desirable than most places in the area but serves a fun purpose and makes for some entertaining people watching!) </div><div><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/TCNSMd1OJiI/AAAAAAAABa0/5-KVSCam5C0/s400/doonsooth22.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486319145187157538" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/TCNSNR2I-qI/AAAAAAAABa8/G_GsdsMz_0Q/s400/doonsooth21.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486319159149656738" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>This was followed by a couple of drinks at the 'Wall to wall' bar (not it's correct name of which I actually have no idea, but a moniker that was given to it on a boys weekend, due to the number of attractive females drinking there.) We then went on to one of our favourite spots, <a href="http://www.caveshousehotel.com.au/">Caves House</a> in Yallingup. I first visited Caves House a number of years ago, when I was still living in Sydney, to attend my cousins' wedding reception which was held there. The entire place has been renovated since then and looks fabulous. The pub is cosy and serves fabulous food which is great when it's a bit cooler and it has a huge decked outdoor area which makes for a fabulous afternoon session spot in the warmer months. The restaurant serves top notch food and wine at not too ridiculous prices. We had a lovely meal there before heading back to the room for a wee kip before watching the England match in the early hours. I wont say any more on that topic though. </div><div><br /></div><div>Saturday was without question the highlight of the weekend, with a lovely champagne breakfast under our belts we were picked up by Lovely Len the Limo driver at 10am and we headed of on our tour. First stop was Happs, Lynn was our hostess and she greeted us wearing a purple bra (over the top of her t shirt) for the Breast Cancer charity day that had been on the day before but that she decided to extend in order to milk her busiest trading day of the week. We donated to the cause then got down to our cause du jour, sampling wine. </div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/TCNS9ZuqUtI/AAAAAAAABbc/PCNk36BEL4c/s1600/doonsooth11.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/TCNS9ZuqUtI/AAAAAAAABbc/PCNk36BEL4c/s400/doonsooth11.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486319985899492050" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/TCNSOnpcEoI/AAAAAAAABbE/GRibLUeH5fE/s1600/doonsooth14.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/TCNSOnpcEoI/AAAAAAAABbE/GRibLUeH5fE/s400/doonsooth14.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486319182181831298" /></a><div><br /></div><div>Good wine was tasted, bottles were bought and we were off to the next spot. We opened a 'traveller' for enjoying in the limo between wineries and things started getting merry. </div><div><br /></div><div>We visited, tasted and purchased at <a href="http://www.windance.com.au/">Windance</a> and <a href="http://www.pierro.com.au/pages.asp?code=10">Pierro</a> (BEST!) before heading to <a href="http://www.brooklandvalley.com.au/pages/age_verification.jsp">Brookland</a> Valley where we were booked for lunch in their 'Flutes' restaurant. After a superb long lunch we were reminded by Len that we were running out of time, so we threw some more money at him and he took us to out last 'must-visit' spot of the day, <a href="http://www.gralyn.com.au/pages.asp?code=5">Gralyn Estate</a>. They have some amazing wines, we love their Reds and have a number of them already, mostly due to the fact that they have a good knack for calling the Boy Person on an evening when he's had a few wines already and therefore feeling a little 'richer' than normal, and selling him cases of wine that have three figure per bottle price tags. We stocked up on a few of their whites and their simply AMAZING Artisan fortified wine which is pure liquid GOLD. </div><div><br /></div><div>This is probably a pretty accurate depiction of what i was seeing through the lens at this stage of the day… </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/TCNS8YkFY9I/AAAAAAAABbM/8xgm4VBFynA/s1600/doonsooth13.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/TCNS8YkFY9I/AAAAAAAABbM/8xgm4VBFynA/s400/doonsooth13.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486319968406823890" /></a><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The four of us discussed tipping Lovely Len the Limo driver but we forgot to discuss who was going to do the deed. So at the end of the day when I handed him a three figure amount of cash and he nearly started crying with happiness, I had no idea that our friends had already done the same. Len is officially the best paid Limo driver in WA. Bless him though, he was really great. </div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/TCNS83UiDnI/AAAAAAAABbU/VEepe-x4VzM/s1600/doonsooth12.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/TCNS83UiDnI/AAAAAAAABbU/VEepe-x4VzM/s400/doonsooth12.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486319976663092850" /></a><div><br /></div><div>The Australia/Ghana game was on that night so after a fantastic meal at the resort restaurant, we headed back to the villa to watch.</div><div><br /></div><div>A sleep in on Sunday was followed by a visit to the <a href="http://www.oliveoilsoapfactory.com.au/">Olive Oil Soap Factory</a>, which makes and sells the most beautiful oils, pestos, olives, sauces and so on. They do soap as well obviously, but it was mostly all about the food for us! We had an awful scare though, we managed to fill a basket with quite a few items, not really checking prices because, well, its Olive oil isn't it, how pricey can it be? We knew it was not going to be a particularly cheap visit, however, we were not quite prepared for what happened when we went to pay. </div><div><br /></div><div>The woman was very grateful to the Boy Person (BP) for helping to re-fill the empty oil tasting bowls with bread earlier (she apparently mistook, greed and impatience with helpfulness) so she said she would apply a 10% discount to the total sale. "ooh lovely" we thought. She said, "so thats a discount of…. $48". </div><div><br /></div><div>I came over all light headed...</div><div><br /></div><div>I felt BP's eyes boring into my skull...</div><div><br /></div><div>I felt the heat rise in my face and a trembling began…</div><div><br /></div><div>Trying to lighten the atmosphere, I quipped "Ooo gosh.. how did I manage that?!" [insert nervous giggle here]</div><div><br /></div><div>Our friends looked on with a combination of horror, amazement and mostly, amusement. </div><div><br /></div><div>Then the woman said, "oh, hang on…" </div><div><br /></div><div>And I SWEAR that at that very moment, the sun shone in through the window a little brighter. </div><div><br /></div><div>She had entered a qty of 25 on a couple of the items, instead of 1. Understandable mistake (?!). </div><div><br /></div><div>Oh how we laughed. Once we had recovered. </div><div><br /></div><div>We lunched at the <a href="http://www.duckstein.com.au/">Duckstein</a> brewery and had one last tasting at <a href="http://www.saracenestates.com.au/Home.aspx">Saracen</a> before heading back home.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/TCNSLTEEY9I/AAAAAAAABas/Ufi73WV4N-I/s1600/doonsooth31.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/TCNSLTEEY9I/AAAAAAAABas/Ufi73WV4N-I/s400/doonsooth31.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486319125116773330" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/TCNSKMgYehI/AAAAAAAABak/tI7gpQiFiVk/s1600/doonsooth32.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/TCNSKMgYehI/AAAAAAAABak/tI7gpQiFiVk/s400/doonsooth32.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486319106176612882" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>When home, I counted the bottles as I put them away in the 'cellar'. 52. We had bought 52 bottles of wine. In ONE day. Oops. </div><div><br /></div><div>Now thats what I call a 'Lush' weekend :)</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Images by Aimee and Friends</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2708804366542753084.post-79626687223318175942010-06-16T20:27:00.008+08:002010-06-16T21:27:38.143+08:00Mini Break!On Friday, the Boy Person and I are heading off on a 'mini break' with two great friends for a weekend of fun, food, far-too-much-wine and football.<div><br /></div><div>A few hours south of Perth is the fabulous <a href="http://www.margaretriver.com/">Margaret River</a> region famous for its fabulous wineries, scenery, wineries, surf beaches, wineries, chocolate factory, oh and it has great wineries. </div><div><br /></div><div>The <a href="http://www.mirvachotels.com/quay-west-resort-bunker-bay">Bunker Bay <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Resor</span></a>t will be our base for the weekend, a place the two of us stayed a couple of years ago and loved. This time we are sharing a two bedroom villa with our friends.</div><div><br /></div><div>It is just a short stroll from the villas down to the beach...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/TBjGlVDU03I/AAAAAAAABaM/fP0W0b3fV18/s1600/qwrbb4.001.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 178px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/TBjGlVDU03I/AAAAAAAABaM/fP0W0b3fV18/s400/qwrbb4.001.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483350890932130674" /></a>The heated pool looks fantastic but I'm not sure we'll be braving it at this time of year...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/TBjFIo1fF8I/AAAAAAAABaE/wxQm3KYcEzg/s1600/pool.deck.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 178px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/TBjFIo1fF8I/AAAAAAAABaE/wxQm3KYcEzg/s400/pool.deck.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483349298514958274" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/TBjFIBFnMjI/AAAAAAAABZ8/5lO8J7_rqjM/s1600/central.facilities.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 178px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/TBjFIBFnMjI/AAAAAAAABZ8/5lO8J7_rqjM/s400/central.facilities.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483349287845179954" /></a>Last time our villa had a private garden, I wonder if we'll be on the resorts' lake this time…<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/TBjFHlL3OVI/AAAAAAAABZ0/9IAssaib_fA/s1600/qwrbb3.001.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 178px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/TBjFHlL3OVI/AAAAAAAABZ0/9IAssaib_fA/s400/qwrbb3.001.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483349280355203410" /></a>The rooms are comfortable and stylish with HUGE bathrooms...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/TBjFHQo1h_I/AAAAAAAABZs/cBt316ovuL0/s1600/qwrbb_bathroom.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 178px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/TBjFHQo1h_I/AAAAAAAABZs/cBt316ovuL0/s400/qwrbb_bathroom.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483349274839582706" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/TBjFHPZbmxI/AAAAAAAABZk/QHE3bnibsc8/s1600/qwrbb_two.bedroom.villa.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 178px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/TBjFHPZbmxI/AAAAAAAABZk/QHE3bnibsc8/s400/qwrbb_two.bedroom.villa.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483349274506533650" /></a></div><br />On Saturday we have a 5 hour tour of the wineries booked in, and this is to be our transport…<div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/TBjGlp4v86I/AAAAAAAABaU/xL_JLx038NQ/s1600/Fairlane-pt345-exterior.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/TBjGlp4v86I/AAAAAAAABaU/xL_JLx038NQ/s400/Fairlane-pt345-exterior.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483350896524915618" /></a><div>We're stopping for lunch at the famous Flutes restaurant at the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Brookland</span> Valley winery where we will line our tummies with gastronomic delights to soak up the mornings tastings and prepare for the afternoons'. </div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/TBjKPkuI6FI/AAAAAAAABac/yHPjoh6f7Ug/s1600/Flutes-Right-Bank.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 350px; height: 167px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/TBjKPkuI6FI/AAAAAAAABac/yHPjoh6f7Ug/s400/Flutes-Right-Bank.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483354915227625554" /></a><div>There is of course the World Cup to consider, so we will be having to huddle around the villa TV (which looks worryingly small in the pics) at some horrible hour of the morning on both Saturday and Sunday to ensure we catch the England and Australian match's. </div><div><br /></div><div>I had to call ahead before booking the accommodation (conditions imposed by the Boy Person) to specifically ask for confirmation that all four Fox sports channels were available in the villas. Thankfully I spoke to a sports fan who understood the importance of such a query and was happy to check and double check before confirming that we would indeed have access to all of the requested channels. Well thank heavens for that :) </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I hope you too have something nice to look forward to this weekend x</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Images from: </span><a href="http://www.mirvachotels.com/quay-west-resort-bunker-bay"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Bunker Bay Resort</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">, </span><a href="http://www.flutes.com.au/dining.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Flutes</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"> and </span><a href="http://www.southwestlimo.com.au/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">South West Limousines</span></a></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2708804366542753084.post-89799712539728717822010-06-12T14:02:00.008+08:002010-06-12T19:14:35.948+08:00I'm Floored…<div style="text-align: left;">I am having a serious case of the 'It's nooooot FAAAAAAAIR!''s, complete with stamping feet and spouting tears.</div><div>I stupidly thought i'd see what lovely new things were to be found over at <a href="http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/index.jsp">Anthropologie</a> and found some divine rugs, the most divine of all being this one…</div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">The '<a href="http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/catalog/productdetail.jsp?id=76003&navAction=jump&parentid=QUICKSHOP">Festival Rug'</a> in blue. </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/TBMoEelPlTI/AAAAAAAABYs/2tMNkrRnOag/s1600/festivalrug.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/TBMoEelPlTI/AAAAAAAABYs/2tMNkrRnOag/s400/festivalrug.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481769228833887538" /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">A rug is a household item that seems to be impossible to find (a decent version of that is) over this side of the world for under $3k, but that I so desperately need (tr. want).</div><div><br /></div><div>It seems that although the delightful peeps at Anthro. will ship 'some' items to Australia, sadly, they can't ship this one. Boo.</div><div><br /></div><div>They have lots of other gorgeous ones in addition to the one above, including different colour ways of the same pattern. </div><div><br /></div><div>Some more that tickle my fancy are…</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The '<a href="http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/catalog/productdetail.jsp?id=983024&navAction=jump&parentid=QUICKSHOP">Conure</a>'...</div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/TBMrbCq5ilI/AAAAAAAABY0/Y3R3TBMsBxA/s400/conure.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481772915013290578" /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/TBMrnE0y27I/AAAAAAAABZc/p4R13JTnzI4/s1600/conure-display.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/TBMrnE0y27I/AAAAAAAABZc/p4R13JTnzI4/s400/conure-display.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481773121750096818" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The '<a href="http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/catalog/productdetail.jsp?id=980013&navAction=jump&parentid=QUICKSHOP">Vernal Cusp</a>'...</div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/TBMrcFPQLHI/AAAAAAAABZM/OF9XLBvmYLw/s400/vernal-cusp.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481772932882508914" /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/TBMrcul-_sI/AAAAAAAABZU/ZzeKvR1kgu0/s1600/vernal-onwall.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/TBMrcul-_sI/AAAAAAAABZU/ZzeKvR1kgu0/s400/vernal-onwall.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481772943983705794" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The '<a href="http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/catalog/productdetail.jsp?id=980012&navAction=jump&parentid=QUICKSHOP">Gloria's Garden</a>'….</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/TBMrb3PmwYI/AAAAAAAABZE/SIug_e0nUmw/s1600/glorias-garden.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/TBMrb3PmwYI/AAAAAAAABZE/SIug_e0nUmw/s400/glorias-garden.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481772929125892482" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">and the '<a href="http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/catalog/productdetail.jsp?subCategoryId=HOME-NEW-RUGS&id=083013&catId=HOME-NEW&pushId=HOME-NEW&popId=HOME&sortProperties=&navCount=60&navAction=top&fromCategoryPage=true&selectedProductSize=&selectedProductSize1=&color=095&colorName=MULTI&isProduct=true&isBigImage=&templateType=">From the Grey</a>' rug...</div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/TBMrbuZpAjI/AAAAAAAABY8/x3rwWR7uCho/s1600/from-the-grey-rug.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/TBMrbuZpAjI/AAAAAAAABY8/x3rwWR7uCho/s400/from-the-grey-rug.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481772926752064050" /></a><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Images all via '</span><a href="http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/index.jsp"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Anthroplogie</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">'</span></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2708804366542753084.post-30302156269867678842010-06-11T16:20:00.005+08:002010-06-11T16:46:06.343+08:00FIFA FeverOur house is about to become a Football (yes, that's '<b>Football</b>' not 'Soccer') mad zone for the next few weeks, the Boy Person is at this minute, out stocking up on beer and homemade Pizza ingredients whilst texting me every few minutes to tell me how excited he is that this momentous occasion is finally upon us.<div><br /></div><div>The FIFA 2010 World Cup opening ceremony is on the box tonight, and we will be, sat as a family of four, firmly on the couch, all together (whether we are 'all' interested or not…), for the entire duration. </div><div><br /></div><div>Then, by the sounds of it, my house will become some sort of doss-house to many English expats who are temporarily leaving their wives and girlfriends while all this hoopla is going on to become creatures of the night, gathered nervously around our television, or pacing up and down the living room, or hiding in the guest bathroom only to peek out every now and then to see if it is still as bad or as close as it was last time they peeked.<br /><div><br /></div><div>I shall be tip toeing around quietly while all this is going on, waving a wee NZ flag, well, for a little while anyway until the not so unpredictable happens at which point I shall swap it for a wee St Georges flag to show support for the Boy Person (and all of our temporary lodgers) in this ever so stressful time. </div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/TBH0a47dGxI/AAAAAAAABYc/RC9Injv9YE8/s400/NZAwayTeam.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481430964282137362" /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/TBH0bTY2BbI/AAAAAAAABYk/_fpZ86KP_Ck/s1600/UKAway.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/TBH0bTY2BbI/AAAAAAAABYk/_fpZ86KP_Ck/s400/UKAway.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481430971384726962" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>Let the games begin!</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Images: NZ & England Official World Cup 'Away' Shirts.</span></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2708804366542753084.post-30393704932411881072010-06-11T08:43:00.003+08:002010-06-11T09:03:21.833+08:00Busy Busy and Bargains Aplenty<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/TBGH0zQ4rxI/AAAAAAAABYU/W2I0l7eb-gk/s1600/DSC_0071.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/TBGH0zQ4rxI/AAAAAAAABYU/W2I0l7eb-gk/s400/DSC_0071.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481311562670583570" /></a>I have been too busy for blogging lately, which is sad as I should find time for it, however there has been so much going on at the moment with my first Photography Assignment (9/10!), completing a course on share trading on the ASX and the ker-AZY sales on in Perth at the moment. <div>We have been making the most of the huge discounts at David Jones and stocking up on a multitude of quality household items. I am very fond of my new Jamie Oliver saucepan set ($500 off), Le Creuset grill pan and French Oven (half price!), new additions to my Wusthof knife collection (30% off), and the only thing that has managed to distract the Boy Person from the upcoming world cup madness… his new Jura coffee machine (which had an amazing $1600 off!) from which I am enjoying a delish flat white at this very moment. </div><div><br /></div><div>So I hope to settle back into normality next week, and get some time to browse blogland a bit, I do miss it so. </div><div><br /></div><div>Have a fabulous weekend people! x</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Image: By Aimee for Live Lush & Laugh</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2708804366542753084.post-63731282940497596312010-05-26T18:17:00.007+08:002010-05-26T18:47:58.951+08:00A Sweet SurpriseI was in the Newsagents today on the look out for magazines and I happened upon the most delightful little recipe book….<div><br /><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 380px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/S_z5gveB8TI/AAAAAAAABXM/V5HGmCKUPKs/s400/Last+Import+-+2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475525587869233458" /></div><div><br /></div><div>From the <a href="http://www.frankie.com.au/">Frankie</a> team comes this absolutely divine wee book full of, well, Sweet Treats! With young children in the house twice a week I felt I was well and truly justified in purchasing this little delight, and making some of the super yummy things inside. </div><br /><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/S_z5hChxKhI/AAAAAAAABXU/YKHdUAzw-_s/s400/Last+Import+-+3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475525592985184786" /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/S_z5iDUH7II/AAAAAAAABXk/KZ6r4mO-CeA/s1600/Last+Import+-+5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/S_z5iDUH7II/AAAAAAAABXk/KZ6r4mO-CeA/s400/Last+Import+-+5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475525610376260738" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/S_z5hpnBcII/AAAAAAAABXc/XFsAZV_VBdE/s400/Last+Import+-+4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475525603476205698" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/S_z7q8c8t-I/AAAAAAAABYM/FZX4vxrRryE/s1600/sweets2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/S_z7q8c8t-I/AAAAAAAABYM/FZX4vxrRryE/s400/sweets2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475527962176305122" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/S_z7qRWr6EI/AAAAAAAABYE/cHQEXcGe8Lw/s1600/sweets1.jpg"></a><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/S_z7qRWr6EI/AAAAAAAABYE/cHQEXcGe8Lw/s1600/sweets1.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/S_z7qRWr6EI/AAAAAAAABYE/cHQEXcGe8Lw/s400/sweets1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5475527950607312962" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><br /></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">It is jam (excuse the sugary pun) packed with very naughty but nice things, so if you or any of your nearest and dearest have a sweet tooth, then I definitely recommend this fab book.</span><br /></span><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2708804366542753084.post-41765253625590663772010-05-22T09:28:00.005+08:002010-05-22T14:45:25.565+08:00Ikea MakeoverAfter somewhat of a disaster with an attempted repainting of a replica Queen Anne dressing table (paint stripper + apparently plastic moulded drawer fronts = disaster), I had to find a replacement immediately, because <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">that's</span> just how I roll (impatiently that is).<div><br /></div><div>So a quick perusal of the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Ikea</span> website at lunchtime yesterday, a stroke of creative genius, a trip to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Ikea</span>, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Bunnings</span> then home later, meant that by late afternoon I had gone from seeing this online:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/S_cz6Uyb15I/AAAAAAAABWk/QH8fCgwwPp4/s1600/ikeadesk.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/S_cz6Uyb15I/AAAAAAAABWk/QH8fCgwwPp4/s400/ikeadesk.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473900949197805458" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><br /></span></span></a></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">To creating this:</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman', serif;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/S_d6n0SXtVI/AAAAAAAABXE/CnJx1RAxglw/s1600/Dressingtable4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/S_d6n0SXtVI/AAAAAAAABXE/CnJx1RAxglw/s400/Dressingtable4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473978696561309010" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/S_d6nRb-cLI/AAAAAAAABW8/cd-2PAEGYZM/s1600/Dressingtable3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/S_d6nRb-cLI/AAAAAAAABW8/cd-2PAEGYZM/s400/Dressingtable3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473978687206355122" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/S_d6m_CEpGI/AAAAAAAABW0/YIgNNk9Fl14/s1600/Dressingtable2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/S_d6m_CEpGI/AAAAAAAABW0/YIgNNk9Fl14/s400/Dressingtable2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473978682265871458" /></a>Check out the handy hair dryer compartment!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/S_d6mG-1ZVI/AAAAAAAABWs/SnO9Ix-LJ8w/s1600/Dressingtable1.jpg"></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/S_d6mG-1ZVI/AAAAAAAABWs/SnO9Ix-LJ8w/s1600/Dressingtable1.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 252px; " src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/S_d6mG-1ZVI/AAAAAAAABWs/SnO9Ix-LJ8w/s400/Dressingtable1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473978667219903826" /><br /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">The little stool was part of the Queen Anne set,, a lick of pain and a lovely new fabric makes it a great match if I do say so myself. </span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Photos: Aimee for Live Lush and Laugh</span></i><br /></span></span><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2708804366542753084.post-29484155094610508702010-05-20T12:19:00.008+08:002010-05-20T12:45:59.687+08:00Back to School<div style="text-align: left;">I am a student once again.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div>So first things first, I need a yellow headband and Blair <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Waldorfs</span>' stylist. </div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 280px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/S_S47b8T4fI/AAAAAAAABV8/gtsswhNppe8/s400/Blair-Waldorf-College-Fashion.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473202778414506482" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Actually, might as well throw in my very own <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Dorota</span> too… She can bring me coffee when <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">I'm</span> buried in the books.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/S_S7ycX0K9I/AAAAAAAABWc/nCKAgaRqa2U/s400/dorota.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473205922445929426" /></div></div><div>Some fun and fancy <a href="http://www.kikki-k.com/"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Kikki</span>-K</a> stationary…</div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 378px; height: 395px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/S_S5LOOyN1I/AAAAAAAABWE/i5AhNjdttro/s400/leather_NB_A5_yellow_jpg_408x395_q85.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473203049611802450" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 158px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/S_S5XkMn5aI/AAAAAAAABWM/Qw77Tx_KMMw/s400/pens_pencils_hero_long_display.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473203261666747810" /><div style="text-align: center;"></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">And as I am doing a Diploma in Photography, my nice shiny new Nikon D90 will come in terribly handy I'm sure!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/S_S5xI9G9jI/AAAAAAAABWU/qoUwSy0fBrU/s1600/nikond90.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/S_S5xI9G9jI/AAAAAAAABWU/qoUwSy0fBrU/s400/nikond90.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473203701030516274" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">It's a bit scary but I am so excited about the course. A 24 week (approx) programme is supposed to turn me from novice to professional freelance photographer, with support and guidance from a pro that has been a success in the industry since before I was born. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">My first assignment already has me completely terrified, but I will do it and I will learn, and in no time at all I will be taking fabulous shots and hopefully getting paid for it! (she says optimistically… lets hope that lasts!)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Wish me luck! x</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2708804366542753084.post-7575191773731184292010-05-17T21:49:00.005+08:002010-05-17T22:14:51.518+08:00Cane, Bamboo, Chinese Chippendales, Oh My!<div>I have developed a bit of a 'thing' for cane and bamboo painted furniture. I know its everywhere and not a new or original thing, but I really do fancy it. And I want some. Unfortunately the only remotely decent stuff I ever fond on <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">ebay</span> is 'pick up only' from the Eastern States. Boo. </div><div><br /></div><div>Some lovely examples that I have found in my <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">bloggy</span> travels… </div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/S_FJsrqefJI/AAAAAAAABU8/Ir0gZCvjQIk/s1600/desiretoinspire.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 325px; height: 399px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/S_FJsrqefJI/AAAAAAAABU8/Ir0gZCvjQIk/s400/desiretoinspire.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472236054215818386" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/S_FJtOwNT3I/AAAAAAAABVE/ZFwyeNcJ6TY/s1600/desiretoinspire2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/S_FJtOwNT3I/AAAAAAAABVE/ZFwyeNcJ6TY/s400/desiretoinspire2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472236063635099506" /></a>The above were both found at <a href="http://www.desiretoinspire.net/">Desire To Inspire</a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 296px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/S_FJsMuO4OI/AAAAAAAABUs/WozxOP2j4io/s400/absbeautthings.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472236045910073570" /><div><div style="text-align: center;">That fab bed head is a clever creation of the talented Anna at <a href="http://absolutelybeautifulthings.blogspot.com/">Absolutely Beautiful Things</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 331px; height: 326px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/S_FJ-s7tPuI/AAAAAAAABV0/cJUK_8mapvM/s400/viabijoukaleidoscopedotblogspot.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472236363794169570" /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Mirror picture found at <a href="http://bijoukaleidoscope.blogspot.com/">Bijou Kaleidoscope</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 399px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/S_FJ-WDfZQI/AAAAAAAABVs/HsENecb2z-Q/s400/via+theregencyfurnituredotcomPair-of-Campaign-Etageres-Facon-Faux-Bamboo-Seller-Sabina-Danenberg-Antiques.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472236357652800770" /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Via <a href="http://theregencyfurniture.com/">Regency Furniture</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I would be very excited to find something lovely like this…. </div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 290px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/S_FJsZ3EiHI/AAAAAAAABU0/LhdFFhpIFAc/s400/antiques-atlasdotcom.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472236049436805234" /><div style="text-align: center;">…And I think i would paint it a lovely bright turquoise.</div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/S_FJ97K-i_I/AAAAAAAABVk/vJTMNqe_yqA/s1600/thelovelist.png"></a><div><br /></div><div>I'm sure it would come as no surprise following my above declaration, that I am also extremely partial to the lushness that is the Chinese Chippendale Chair… Swoon….</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/S_FJ97K-i_I/AAAAAAAABVk/vJTMNqe_yqA/s1600/thelovelist.png" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px; " src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/S_FJ97K-i_I/AAAAAAAABVk/vJTMNqe_yqA/s400/thelovelist.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472236350436445170" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/S_FJ9UfPOlI/AAAAAAAABVc/mzEsk7X6agU/s1600/thediningroomchairsdotcomChinese-Chippendale-Chair.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 313px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/S_FJ9UfPOlI/AAAAAAAABVc/mzEsk7X6agU/s400/thediningroomchairsdotcomChinese-Chippendale-Chair.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472236340052441682" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/S_FJ81Ej1kI/AAAAAAAABVU/YLTo7fCRfc8/s1600/Elle+Decor2-Chinese-Chippendale.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 306px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/S_FJ81Ej1kI/AAAAAAAABVU/YLTo7fCRfc8/s400/Elle+Decor2-Chinese-Chippendale.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472236331619046978" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/S_FJtd3tMiI/AAAAAAAABVM/uThcgOiePn8/s1600/Elle+Decor-Chinese-Chippendale.jpg"><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/S_FJtd3tMiI/AAAAAAAABVM/uThcgOiePn8/s400/Elle+Decor-Chinese-Chippendale.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472236067693081122" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Chippendale images: </span><a href="http://thelovelist.net/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">The Love List</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">, </span><a href="http://thediningroomchairs.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">The Dining Room Chairs</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">, Elle Decor</span><br /><br /></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2708804366542753084.post-8843638884868016262010-05-15T09:37:00.003+08:002010-05-15T09:41:01.662+08:00Good Morning!<div style="text-align: left;">When you wake up and look outside the bedroom windows to be greeted with this image, you just know its going to be a good day. Thank you Perth, you do a great Autumn!</div><div><br /></div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/S-37XJegPeI/AAAAAAAABUc/ZZFISgT0P9k/s400/morning1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471305497424444898" /></div><div>Happy Weekend!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2708804366542753084.post-17608112987927890472010-05-14T10:39:00.002+08:002010-05-14T10:40:46.877+08:00Fridays Fancy<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/S-y4EM6Ox-I/AAAAAAAABUU/HzoxuHOD95s/s1600/jude_law_gallery_11.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 297px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/S-y4EM6Ox-I/AAAAAAAABUU/HzoxuHOD95s/s400/jude_law_gallery_11.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470950029672761314" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/S-y4D7nnO_I/AAAAAAAABUM/fqOAClu9Cv4/s1600/jude-law-20050208-23973.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 270px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/S-y4D7nnO_I/AAAAAAAABUM/fqOAClu9Cv4/s400/jude-law-20050208-23973.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470950025031269362" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/S-y4DndwAAI/AAAAAAAABUE/yiyViWH5jiI/s1600/judelaw.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 321px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/S-y4DndwAAI/AAAAAAAABUE/yiyViWH5jiI/s400/judelaw.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470950019621191682" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/S-y4DNLsFvI/AAAAAAAABT8/SPQKQtlSNkI/s1600/jude-law.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 283px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/S-y4DNLsFvI/AAAAAAAABT8/SPQKQtlSNkI/s400/jude-law.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470950012566116082" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2708804366542753084.post-13628236253492321442010-05-12T13:49:00.005+08:002010-05-12T14:13:22.791+08:00Away We GoThanks to an icky dose of the dreaded lurgy, I am at home on the couch, under a duvet, box of aloe <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">vera</span> tissues and a pot of French Earl Gray at my side and I just watched the most fabulous film. If you have not seen director <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005222/">Sam <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Mendes</span></a>' (of American Beauty fame) new movie '<a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1176740/">Away We Go</a>', then I thoroughly recommend it. <div><br /></div><div>A young (well I say 'young' because they are my age :)) couple are expecting their first baby and find themselves on an adventure to find a home for their little family. With a few friends and relatives that they feel could have potential as local companionship dotted about the U.S. they go about visiting them all hoping to find the perfect place to put down roots. </div><div><br /></div><div>There are some great characters along the way, in fact I think it was worth seeing solely for the superb performance of Maggie <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Gyllenhaal</span>, her delightfully <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">nutso</span> character is just genius. </div><div><br /></div><div>I will watch this one again and again. Definitely one for putting a big smile on your face.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/S-pGg9JLv3I/AAAAAAAABTc/JA_Uc5lDET8/s1600/away-we-go-poster.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 259px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/S-pGg9JLv3I/AAAAAAAABTc/JA_Uc5lDET8/s400/away-we-go-poster.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470262229377728370" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/S-pGf477EUI/AAAAAAAABTU/2kO_O0PUlHc/s1600/away-we-go.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/S-pGf477EUI/AAAAAAAABTU/2kO_O0PUlHc/s400/away-we-go.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470262211068498242" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/S-pGfkIt-VI/AAAAAAAABTM/0l_GPmw1z4I/s1600/away-we-go-%247043109%24300.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/S-pGfkIt-VI/AAAAAAAABTM/0l_GPmw1z4I/s400/away-we-go-%247043109%24300.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470262205485021522" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/S-pG018BfhI/AAAAAAAABTk/neH-p8jc12w/s1600/away-we-go_l.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/S-pG018BfhI/AAAAAAAABTk/neH-p8jc12w/s400/away-we-go_l.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470262571040865810" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2708804366542753084.post-4374314821600220362010-05-11T13:17:00.005+08:002010-05-12T09:42:12.900+08:00I Won! I Won!Massive thanks to Karen at <a href="http://blueberry-park.blogspot.com/">Blueberry Park</a>! I am so pleased to have won your lovely prize of a <a href="http://www.saintsandpinners.co.uk/">Saints and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Pinners</span></a> voucher. So many lovely fabrics, it will be great fun choosing what to get!<div><br />So far I am quite keen on these lovelies…</div><div><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 220px; height: 220px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/S-jqxxWZh4I/AAAAAAAABTE/gEuOVMTxONk/s400/AB50Teal_1_1269706130_132.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469879888223242114" /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/S-jqxpGT3sI/AAAAAAAABS8/3OwdSCd-6-g/s1600/TW32Pink1267289643_220.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 220px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/S-jqxpGT3sI/AAAAAAAABS8/3OwdSCd-6-g/s400/TW32Pink1267289643_220.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469879886008278722" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/S-jqxRQNZ2I/AAAAAAAABS0/4uYf3yckPn8/s1600/AH21Dusk1253039802_691.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 220px; height: 220px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/S-jqxRQNZ2I/AAAAAAAABS0/4uYf3yckPn8/s400/AH21Dusk1253039802_691.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469879879607347042" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2708804366542753084.post-7990265740085337442010-05-10T11:03:00.002+08:002010-05-10T11:13:27.693+08:00Snail Mail Joy<div>It is so rare these days to receive proper hand written or hand typed letters, nicely folded and sealed in a real paper envelope with a stamp and everything! What a treat to get this little lovely in the post box, in between all the usual bills and boring <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">paraphernalia</span> that gets shoved down our throats these days. </div><div><br /></div><div>I will admit that email serves a wonderful purpose, and I love that Mum and I can just shoot off some instant news without having to make a trip to the Post Office. But once and a while… for a nice change, it is lovely to get one of these….</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/S-d3zzXuHWI/AAAAAAAABSs/sjG7IHe_RE0/s1600/DSC_0001.JPG"></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/S-d3zzXuHWI/AAAAAAAABSs/sjG7IHe_RE0/s1600/DSC_0001.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/S-d3zzXuHWI/AAAAAAAABSs/sjG7IHe_RE0/s400/DSC_0001.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469472004311489890" /></a>As Mum has recently procured a fab new old <a href="http://jansfancythat.blogspot.com/2010/04/good-companion.html">Imperial typewriter</a>, she typed up a wee note to accompany some lovely family photos. </div><div><br /></div><div>Thanks Mum! I will send something back very soon… x</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2708804366542753084.post-51779543257814763652010-05-06T22:06:00.007+08:002010-05-07T11:18:32.604+08:00Fridays FancyFF has been <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">awol</span></span> for a couple of weeks, I have just been too busy and having too much fun "working from home" that my <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">bloggy</span></span> duties have fallen short. <div>Something I have been enjoying <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">immensely</span> this past couple of weeks is the return of Ashes to Ashes on BBC. So in honour of the great man himself (whom I have an immense crush on even though I know its wrong)…</div><div><br /></div><div>All hail, The Gene Genie…<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/S-OCz6a0DhI/AAAAAAAABSU/fyyRQgnWxLk/s1600/article-1022932-016BFD1700000578-571_468x641.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 292px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/S-OCz6a0DhI/AAAAAAAABSU/fyyRQgnWxLk/s400/article-1022932-016BFD1700000578-571_468x641.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468358200924573202" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/S-OCzrDysAI/AAAAAAAABSM/t02Sr6sIXow/s1600/Gene-Hunt-frown-1--431x300.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 278px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/S-OCzrDysAI/AAAAAAAABSM/t02Sr6sIXow/s400/Gene-Hunt-frown-1--431x300.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468358196801482754" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/S-OCzF2CGUI/AAAAAAAABSE/uK5qHAhYUg8/s1600/SNF1677ZX_419792a.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 280px; height: 390px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/S-OCzF2CGUI/AAAAAAAABSE/uK5qHAhYUg8/s400/SNF1677ZX_419792a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468358186811660610" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/S-OCyrhM1UI/AAAAAAAABR8/cskVpa2kEW4/s1600/gene-hunt.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 317px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/S-OCyrhM1UI/AAAAAAAABR8/cskVpa2kEW4/s400/gene-hunt.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468358179744961858" /></a> <!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoBodyText"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Here are a few classic ‘Gene-isms’…</span></span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">DCI</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> Gene Hunt:</span></span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">“He’s got fingers in more pies than a leper on a cookery course.”</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoBodyText"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">“She’s as nervous as a very small nun at a penguin shoot.”</span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">“Blimey, if that skirt was hitched any higher I could see what you had for breakfast.”</span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#7C6643;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">“And another thing. I intend to drink the equivalent of the North Sea in whisky tonight so raid your piggy banks.”</span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#7C6643;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">“Special Branch are as nervous as a virgin in a brothel.”</span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#7C6643;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">“Ray if you come in here again dressed like a math’s teacher I will paint your balls the color of hazelnuts and inform a pack of squirrels that winter’s coming.”</span></span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-Trebuchet MS"; mso-ansi-language:EN-AUfont-family:";font-size:12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <!--EndFragment--> </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2708804366542753084.post-3081890929972765932010-05-06T17:29:00.003+08:002010-05-06T17:54:03.671+08:00If only...<div style="text-align: left;">... the kitchen sink always looked this appealing!</div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/S-KRhiThVQI/AAAAAAAABR0/WTSOqhtP8NM/s400/freshblooms1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468092902911595778" /></div><div>Just sitting here at the kitchen bench, wine in hand (the one that's not typing of course) deciding where in my home these lush blooms should be displayed. </div><div><br /></div><div>Don't you just love those days when things like where you should put your flowers are the toughest decision you have to make? I sure do! </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2708804366542753084.post-62251168693547725302010-04-28T11:35:00.005+08:002010-04-28T17:04:08.349+08:00I've been tagged<div style="text-align: left;">Jan over at <a href="http://jansfancythat.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;">Fancy That</span></a> tagged me to play along with a wee game, all I have to do is re-post the 6th photo I ever posted here on Live Lush & Laugh. Well thats easy enough! And here it is:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/S9etRPIwprI/AAAAAAAABRk/Eq8dnhw98pI/s400/Prettiness.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465027184470042290" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">I fell for this wee oil painting in a great second hand store here in Perth called <a href="http://www.turnstylecollectables.com.au/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF6666;">Turnstyle Collectables</span></a>, it is packed with amazing items and inspired my current interest in finding old but beautiful treasures at estate auctions, fairs, antique stores and online. This little painting is now part of a cluster wall with a few other friends that I have collected along the way….</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6z2aukXh1b4/S9f5AINFgbI/AAAAAAAABRs/hG_7lU62IU0/s400/cluster1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465110453435072946" /><div style="text-align: left;">To the lovely bloggers listed below, if any of you would like to play along then just re-post your 6th photo ever posted and take a wee trip down memory lane. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Tag! You're it:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#00CCCC;"><a href="http://brownbutton.blogspot.com/">Brown Button</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#00CCCC;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#00CCCC;"><a href="http://the-lark.blogspot.com/">The Lark</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#00CCCC;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#00CCCC;"><a href="http://brightbazaar.blogspot.com/">Bright Bazaar</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#00CCCC;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#00CCCC;"><a href="http://rosylittlethings.typepad.com/posie_gets_cozy/">Posy Gets Cozy</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#00CCCC;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#00CCCC;"><a href="http://blueberry-park.blogspot.com/">Blueberry Park</a></span></div><div> </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0