Crisp mornings

I can't even begin to tell you how beautiful the weather is in Brisbane just now.  Just enough bite in the air to sit on the verandah with a cup of spiced chai tea and a blanket on my lap.  Bliss in a cup!

Are you a summer or winter person?  Myself, I love a balance.  I don't like to sweat.  I like to be able to wear a cardi without feeling too hot.  Got to love Brisbane winters.

Image via Country Living

For the Little Miss Perfect in all of us

I love navy and pink as a colour combination.  Always have, always will.  So I when I stumbled across this sweeter than sweet preppy style setting, my heart skipped a beat.  

I'd love to adapt this and use as a base for my birthday party.  Oh, I'm not planning on having one, but just in case I do, this will be my inspiration!

What are your favourite colour combinations?

Image via Style Guide

Afternoon tea anyone?

Image via Conde Nast Online

One of my dreams

I've just finished reading Shannon Fricke's latest post about her 40th birthday holiday in Paris.  It sounds magical.  I really do hope to be able to do this one day with my girlfriends.  You can read all about it here. Be prepared for some drool.

Image via Shannon Fricke

Does it get much better than this?

50 acres of Tecolote Giant Ranunculus!  Gee, I could seriously get lost in those.  Read more about it here.

Photos from the wonderful One More Moore

Lest We Forget

"They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old;
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them."

Photo courtesy of my talented friend Kathryn

Thank you and goodnight ......

..... well, good weekend away.
Thanks for the lovely, sweet comments this week. All very much appreciated. My week has ended much better than it started, much to my relief.
Olivia, William and I spent three nights with my Dad earlier on this week. He is lucky enough to live at the gorgeous Moffat Beach on the Sunshine Coast.
My dear Dad is battling cancer and it was a delight to be able to spend quality time with him and see my children interact with him.
Here are a few photos of our time together.





Hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

xx

Tough days

I've had a trying day.  Lots of tears, all from me.  Without going into details, this quote below made me cry as soon as I read it. 

"Your toddler will do what they need to do, and not necessarily what you say. If you're patient, then they will be patient. If you speak gently, then they will be gentle. Whatever you want them to be, you have to start becoming."

Found via Stephmodo.  Quote by Helen Hunt.

I'm so excited.....

and I just can't hide it. I'm about to lose control and I think I like it, oh yeah!!!

Ok, sorry I got a bit carried away, but I'm super excited to share with you this original painting I purchased from Black & Spiro last Friday. The colours will work perfectly in our home, only problem is, where to hang it?  It would look perfect in so many rooms.

Once it's home and hung I'll post more photos of where we decided to make it's home.

Wonder filled weekend

Wishing you all a fab weekend and thank you for stopping by this week, it was lovely having you around! 

x

Thank you Sabinche for the gorgeous photo