
Sponsored post We were latecomers to the Mad Men party. Our first introduction to the hit-series which gives you a fly-on-the-wall look at the 1960s advertising industry in New York was just a couple of years ago. It was a dreary weekend winter so we decided to hire the first season on DVD. That was…
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I’m lying in the hammock that last weekend my husband remembered we owned and promptly strung up between an ageing grevillea tree and a post that holds up the front part of our patio. The kids are waiting to capture my fall – and that of the tree and/or house – on video. They are…
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Oh hello, I almost got through the week without dishing up an outfit post, didn’t I? To be honest, I’ve been all outfitted-out and have been paying homage to my inner dag this week, embracing leggings and tunic dresses while getting back into my normal writing/kid taxi-ing routine. But yesterday, I had to frock up….
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Apologies for my tardiness in bringing you this week’s Nina* update. It will be worth it. Promise See, I was a bit taken by all three of her outfits. Four if you count the one where she slips under the covers of her and Patrick’s Nancybird quilt. Five if you count the one where she is…
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Sponsored post You know that feeling when you meet someone creative? Someone who might channel their creativity one way but show it in so many other ways? That’s how I feel about jewellery designer Renee Blackwell. I’ve known Renee for many years now, initially through seeing her designs for sale at the famous Eumundi Markets…
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