Wednesday, April 25, 2012

The Squid's Fist! SYP love.



Some Young Punks (http://someyoungpunks.com.au/) has been a firm favourite of ours for a while, we love the mash up awesomeness of all of their wines. It is fairly easy to tell a SYP by their labels, they are creative, quirky and sometimes retro. One of our favourites is the Squid's Fist, which is Sangiovese/Shiraz blend. When we heard about an opportunity to taste and talk with the winemakers themselves at a wine tasting recently, we jumped at the opportunity. They were lovely and so passionate about what they do. They had these posters instead of banners at their stand and they so very kindly gave one to us to keep, we figured we had to do it justice by having it framed and displaying it on our study wall at home!

Saturday, April 21, 2012

Foodie Saturday

This is actually a delayed post from a couple of weeks ago. A busy weekend indulging in some Brissie foodie delights and antiquing for good measure!




Love this shop at Paddington! 






Yum. Picked up our favourite yoghurt and some gourmet pies!


Our newly discovered favourite place. Variety of boutique beers is amazing.



Are you okay back there beer? Safety first.


Outfit details: Dress: Vintage fabric (op shopped) made into dress by dressmakers / white top: Cotton On from ages ago / Belt: Country Road / Boots: Shopbop / Bag: Vintage (garage sale) / Sunglasses: Ray Ban / Bracelets: vintage & Tiffany & Co.

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Midweek Treat

A midweek treat for the cooler months.. and medicine for my 'hump day' blues!
Boots: Nine West

Inspiration: 
These Giuseppe Zanotti booties worn by Anh from 9 to 5 chic
http://www.9to5chic.com/


Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Cottage Gardening

Recent gardening efforts! Looks like just mulch in the planter but we have planted climbing snow peas and eggplant and have a pot with two varieties of basil and a pot with various salad greens  :)





Planter box- curbside collected.. (yep. I'm that crazy fitting this into the back of our car. It involved a call to Mr B to assist with lifting!)
Pots- curbside collected
One of the best books I have been able to find on vegie patch-ing with step by steps.



Ultimate goal? Rip up all our pavers and replace them with something that looks like this! (pics from a community garden near us) We love the idea of not needing to go to the fruit & veg shop.. being able to just access our back garden for some of the essentials. 





Oh and a pic of our quirky new indoor plant in antique mop bucket! 

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Flutter about



I spotted this vintage dress in an op shop the other day and the print couldn't have been more me. I love the whimsical bird print and that it looks like it has been painted. With the high collar and sensible length I'm looking forward to wearing it pumped up with some high high heels and a waist belt :)

Saturday, March 24, 2012

Catching my breath + outfit post

Catching my breath after an epic week, entailing all of the following.. 

- Attendance at a party which turned out to be a surprise elvis wedding

- Some killer second hand shopping
- A spontaneous move to strip back, sand and varnish our kitchen floors (see you lino.. wasn't nice knowing you)
- Spending way too much time at bunnings (as a result of the above)
- Two work trips incorporating four plane trips in two days.

A few pics from the week.. and since it's been a while I have done an outfit post - figured it was long overdue. :-)

Loved watching the clouds from the plane


And relished the peace and quiet to read the latest Marie Claire


Anyone else ever noticed how cool the lights are at Bunnings? 


Dogs got in on the sanding *fun* and donned our knee pads as dog PPE


Some of my second hand shop buys

Vintage biscuit tin
 Vintage educational poster


Wicked awesome seed bags I can't wait to turn into cushions.


Picked up my all time favourite muesli at Sourced Grocer at Teneriffe. Farmer Jo I love you.


What I wore - Saturday breakfast




(Dress worn as top: Sass / Shorts: Twenty8Twelve by Sienna Miller / Bag: Vintage / Sandals: Witchery / Gold bracelets: Sportsgirl / Orange bracelet: from a small local boutique / Watch: Rumba from Shopbop / Sunglasses: Ray Ban)

It's nice to take a breather.


Saturday, March 3, 2012

Sunday Treats



Some muffins I made today.. an easy solution for desk-bound work lunches when paired with a little rocket!