Papillionaire Bikes

A recent discovery was Papillionaire bikes. I love their vintage styling and colours and the  fact that they are not designed with lycra wearers in mind. In Queensland we don't seem to have the varied bike stores (or vintage style biking culture) that Sydney & Melbourne do. I have been to a number of cycle shops and can't shake the feeling that those working there are confused by my interest in town/urban vintage style bikes... how is it that someone is not interested in the 'lycra & latte' bike culture? Ahem. I'm sure it didn't help that I was test riding said bikes in a 60s mini dress and then on a separate occasion in short shorts. Ha. Anyway, there were a few options around and of course other options by way of shipping a bike I liked to the Sunshine State. But I have to say as an aside from the appearance of these bikes, I love the idea of supporting such a forward thinking and developing Australian based business and after test riding, they are seriously smart and easy to ride. I have a couple of vintage style bikes which I have featured in an earlier post, one an op shop find and another a roadside find. Let's just say they are 'spirited' at the best of times! I thought it was time I upgraded to something a bit more reliable so I recently purchased the Mixte in Cream. 

Now to consider cycling outfits to deter the Queensland heat.. I have been loving this blog and this quite appropriate post!
http://lovelybike.blogspot.com.au/2010/07/cycling-in-heatwave-making-friends-with.html

Bicycle images courtesy of www.papillionaire.com.au
'Keep Calm' image courtesy of the 'KeepCalmShop' on Etsy

New Year - Fresh Start & Inspiration

Swimwear Purchases

Bikinis: Insight & 2Chillies

A couple of recent swimwear purchases.. I plan to spend as much time as possible in the water this summer, I'm a beach baby from way back ;-)

Weekend Outfit & Birthday Pressie

Weekend Outfit (Breakfast & running around!):

Dress/Shirt - Op Shop / Belt- Country Road / Stockings - Ambra / Boots - Midas / Necklace & Ring - Karen Walker / Watch - RumbaTime from Shopbop / Bag - See by Chloe / Nail Colour - OPI French Quarter for your Thoughts

My ring in the pic above was a recent birthday present - Karen Walker Filigree Band Ring.. So very spoilt! 

Loving this

Seeing Kimbra live at the Tivoli on 15 May. Can't wait! 

Hood and Boots

Red t: Country Road / Leather panel knit: Country Road / Hooded jacket: Witchery / Skirt: French Connection / Necklace: Vintage / Bag: See by Chloe / Boots: Midas / Watch: RumbaTime from Shopbop

Torrential rain and quite cool here today but it didn't dampen our spirit to go out for our usual Saturday coffee (today at Brother Espresso at Bulimba) and a walk around some local boutiques. Quite the chain store mascot for my favourite chains today I realised ha ;-) I think I underestimated just how useful this hooded jacket would be, particularly in the rain! Later picked up some ingredients for the above slow roasted greek lamb recipe (Real Living magazine past issue), (30mins food prep / FIVE hours roasting.. wowsas) for a perfect night in snuggled under a blanket!  

You may also notice the wild growth in our planter box... 

Looking forward to snow peas galore! By the way, we are definitely not expert gardeners by any means and they popped up in a week - clearly would be a good beginners project if you are looking at starting a vegie patch yourself! 

Hope you've had a lovely Saturday!

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!