Weekend Wishes

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Another week passes by...just where has the year gone? I feel like I have blinked and missed it!

Here's to a relaxing weekend for all! Guess I should do some unpacking too...

Something's gotta give- Hamptons Chic

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Two of my all time favourite movies also feature my all time favourite set designs that interior designer James Radin as had input with -"The Holiday" (cosy cottage charm) previously posted about here and here and "Somethings gotta give" (fabulous Hampton's chic styling).

Besides the fact that I simply adore Dianne Keaton (cue totally hysterical over the top dramatic crying whilst furiously typing a screenplay) and most movies she has been in, the movie is totally hilarious and Jack Nicholson - AKA Harry- is a riot (awkward).

But, back to the decor...

I sooo love the neutral colour palette-the whites, creams, taupes and blue accents...right up my alley as other colour favourites come and go but white and blue have always been my constant- they just look so fresh together.

Love the deck chairs with blue and white striped cushions, the blue and white striped rugs in the lounge and that stunning hutch displaying the various plates in the dining room- heaven!

If only I had a house with the architecture to match the Somethings gotta give Hampton's house- oh how my life would be complete.

Discovered- The joy of coffee!

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For all of my adult life I have been hearing of the joy of coffee- but i just didn't get it. I hated the smell- especially the smell on a persons breath, the taste and any coffee flavoured food or dessert- mocha included.

I always wanted to say "lets do coffee".

"Lets meet for tea" just doesn't have the same ring to it. Coffee seems so grown up and I wondered if I was destined to never know the joy of a good coffee and the caffeine hit and addiction to follow.

Well folks, I am pleased to say that that time has finally come!

During our busy moving period I had a cappuccino to try to boost my energy- "just ignore the taste and drink it!" my sister would say- "you'll get used to it!" a few sugar laden cappuccino's later and I am hooked. Cappuccinos are my new fave and I wonder how I have never drank them before? AND I still have to sample the world of flavoured coffee- Caramel macchiato's I am told are divine.

Welcome to adulthood!

Now if only I could talk the man of the house into purchasing a cappuccino machine...

Back to work!

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Today was my first day back to work at my new/old workplace. Before I was a WAHM, I was a director at a childcare centre and now I have returned to my centre in the same role. I have always loved working with children and seem to have much more patience with other peoples kids then my own???

The only thing is now I need to get used to actually getting myself and the kiddies dressed and ready in the morning- no more luxury of lounging in my pajamas all day like I could when I worked form home!

Addison's Party

Finally some (not so good) photos of Addison's 1st birthday party.

Due to her birthday falling in the midst of all the moving chaos I tried to stick to cost effective, fast and easy decorations. A lot of paper doilies, Martha pom poms, and items made from my existing craft collection.

It was held at our local park and we even had a visit from a random "cowboy" passing by offering pony rides for the children!

You gotta love a tutu! This was made with binding on the edges and a shirred waistband.

Fabulously cheap and effective decorations.

Made with blue paper bags, paper doilies (for the girls) and white thank you's on pink card.

Fabric corsage made from the V & Co tutorial.
See that patchwork rug Addison is sitting on? I started that 2 years ago and still have not finished it- all it needs is the binding!!!

The party was held at the local park by the lake and wild (but very tame) geese are constantly wandering around waiting to be fed which the kids of course loved!

Little girls + bubbles = too cute
A battery powered bubble machine makes for easy entertaining!

Don't look too close at the icing- no piping bag, warm weather and a bumpy car ride didn't leave it in the best shape...

Very bad photo taken at home. I made this from squares of scrap booking paper (great use of my large collection that I buy and never seem to use!) in various shades of pink patterns, paper doilies separating the words and threaded with thick jute twine.

Another terrible photo taken at home- they looked a lot cuter in real life. Made form paper doilies, A photo of Addison on one side and a number 1 on the reverse with a straw taped inside. I had these standing in sand filled milo tins that were covered in brown paper with a wide pink bow wrapped around them.

Home Sweet Home

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Well after a drama ridden, ridiculously long settlement that was meant to be 3 months but turned into 5 months, we are finally in our new home!

Granted there is still a garage full of "stuff" at my mothers house and more bits and pieces at my sisters house, but most of the essentials are unpacked and the Internet is finally functioning! I don't know how we lived without it- I have been dying and have a lot of catching up to do in the blog-o-sphere!

Now to tackle the decor of our new house...let the indecision begin!

Moving Update...

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Well, settlement has been pushed back until Wednesday so all going to plan we will have the keys by Wednesday afternoon and our furniture will be delivered Thursday morning.

That means I have 3 days with NOTHING to do! No work (I finished my current job last week-more on that later), no cleaning or packing, nothing to do... Happy Happy Joy Joy!

Tick Tock

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Confession...I have a bit if a thing for clocks.

I have a collection of vintage wall clocks, large clocks, small clocks, table clocks, cuckoo clocks blah blah blah and yes, most of them have never seen the light of day- I buy them and store them for "later".

I just found this one on etsy that I like for Addison's room in the new house.

What do you think?

We're outta here! (nearly)

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Well, the vans all packed (of course it didn't all fit so we have to do some trips ourselves) and then all that's left to do is clean...dang.
Cleaning is bad enough let alone cleaning every square inch of an empty house. This calls for red bulls and loud 80's music, stat!

Some prettiness amongst all the insanity that is moving house...

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Some random pretty pink things to take my mind off the bushfires in the hills near our house, missing mortgage documents holding up settlement booking and a messy, unorganised house showered with an embarrassingly large amount of ugly brown packing boxes...

Eek, the truck is coming tomorrow to pick up our life's belongings and hopefully lovingly watch them until we move into the new house on Tuesday...hi ho, hi ho, it's off to work we go!

What happended to Spring?

The forever divine Grace Kelly

We have had some crazy warm weather here over the last few days.

Today it is hotter yet again! It feels like we have skipped spring and moved straight into summer...if only I were on holidays lounging at the beach, sipping cocktails and enjoying a good book rather then working at home surrounded by ugly packing boxes- blah!



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Weekend Wishes

Appreciate the beautiful things in your life this weekend.



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Flagrante Delicia...yum...

Baileys’ tartelettes

chocolate mousse

Wine and Oil Sablee

Hojarasca con Manjar

mother's day macaroons

I just love this blog filled to the brim with scrumptious sweets and treats all photographed so beautifully. It is such a stylish site and not to mention the author, Leonor de Sousa Bastos, is simply stunning!

I so need to get my baking mojo back. I used to fancy myself as quite the baker but lately because I have been sooo busy I have been baking less and less. This is how bad it is, last time I went to bake scones ( I know- so easy and basic- who stuffs scones up?) they turned out like rock cakes on the outside and raw in the middle! How embarrassment...

I think I will try and get back in to the swing of things once we are in our new house with some goodies from Flagrante Delicia...hmm...what to try first?

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