A couple of weeks back, one of my very clever craft-y friends planned a little surprise "crafternoon" baby shower for our girlfriend who is due to give birth to her baby girl any day now! Thi...
This last weekend was our Labour Day long weekend, so today feels like a Monday (when its actually a Tuesday), which is always kinda nice. Its my birthday tomorrow, which was the perfect excuse to ge...
"The cure for anything is salt water. Sweat, tears, or the sea."-- Isak Dinesen.These beautiful photos found here.PS. Happiest Friday x
Im currently--WATCHING: Yes, Im extremely late to the party, but weve just started watching season one of Mad Men. The sexism/amount of smoking totally caught me off guard at first... but I LOVE it! ...
Lately, my love affair for vintage (and vintage-style) dresses has been rekindled in a major way. MAJOR. So if I was the kind of girl that had moolah to spend on designer clothing, pretty sure I woul...
Just a few snaps from our Easter Sunday last weekend with friends. We never really made that big a deal out of Easter when I was younger so it was fun to spend the day with our friends and their kidd...
Some beautiful things:a warm, pink sunset illuminating a window in a dark room; bunches of soft, fluffy, white clouds; the glow of the sun setting and the traffic lights on the drive home after a lon...
Just a random bunch of happy snaps.Aside from the fact that everyone in the northern hemisphere is getting excited for spring and summer time, it definitely does feel like autumn is just creeping its...
One last little part to our overseas trip :)Due to the fact that we flew over to the Philippines on staff flights (discounted fares; but you only get on the plane if theres spare seats) and the usual...
So, finally-- this is the last part of the photos from our Philippines trip. Better late than never, right? ;)After New Years (and one horrible bus trip, 2 boat trips, and one drive in a van-- to get...
I was doing a little blog reading this morning whilst eating my breakfast, and I came across this absolutely beautiful quote which I HAD to share. Now, I am a huge fan of a good inspirational quote, ...
Photos 1 + 3: at the coast over the weekendPhoto 2: this morning, when I woke up.Soft light streaming in through the window always reminds me of that famous line from Romeo + Juliet: peaceful, so sti...
(Some of my favourite instagrams lately)I know theres been a few tumbleweeds blowing through here lately; thats what (another) change of routine will do to ya. I cant wait until Ive got some regular ...
I go through phases with music-- usually Ill listen to the same few artists/songs over and over again for a while. One of my current faves is the controversial Lana Del Rey and, real or fake, I kinda...
HAPPY FRIDAY! I realised the other day I hadnt done an instagram post in AGES, so I thought Id do a little collage this time, seeing I had about a bazillion to share.Do you have any fun weekend plans...
Is this the cutest little mug youve ever seen? At that time of the morning when youre just not quite awake yet and wishing you were still in bed, I think his little panda face would make you smile. Y...
The day after Christmas, we went with a whole bunch of Patricks family to Boracay for a couple of days. If youre not used to it, travelling anywhere by road in the Philippines is pretty much a nightm...
I saw these song lyrics the other day during my internet trawling and thought they were perfect for today (something I think we forget sometimes!).I hope youre having a happy little day of love-- I k...
Happy birthday, my love!The last few years with you have been the happiest Ive ever been-- you let me be myself and you make me feel 100 percent safe and secure and I will never stop being thankful f...
Have you jumped on The Hunger Games bandwagon yet? I read the book (plus the two sequel books, Catching Fire and Mockingjay) while we were on holidays, and I couldnt devour them quickly enough! I was...
We spent most of our time in the Philippines staying with Patricks family in Bacolod City. Without having instagram/bloglovin/facebook/t witter to amuse me (no internet at home), it was refreshing to ...
I just realised this morning that its the last day of January-- WHOA...um, when did that happen? So I thought it was time to get off my butt and pay my poor, neglected blog some love!I promised to sh...
Happy New Year, fellow bloggies! We finally got back home from our trip to the Philippines last Sunday-- it felt like we were gone for so long! Ive spent the last few days wading through piles of was...
I meant to do a little "bon voyage!" post over the weekend-- but arghhh this last week has been so very busy! As I mentioned, I had quite a few last-minute things to tidy up and Christmas din...
The countdown is one until we leave for our trip-- this time next week, well be in Sydney, boarding our flight! It still doesnt actually feel like were going anywhere because theres still a lot to do...
Due to the fact that Im still permanent-job hunting, the last few weeks I have been doing a bit of freelance from home. It has been such an awkward time of year to be looking for a new job-- what wit...
“The art of being happy lies in the power of extracting happiness from common things.”-- Henry Ward BeecherHope you have the happiest weekend! x
My Lola and Lolo (grandparents)-- thank-you to my cousin for the photo :) A little while ago, I mentioned that Patrick and I were planning a trip to Thailand just after New Years for a holiday away. ...
Love this gorgeous little quote-- wise words indeedy!(If this beautiful scripty typography makes your heart beat faster just like mine, you can check out more here).
Dont get me wrong-- I am by no means a morning person. Just ask anyone how long it takes to get me moving when I really dont want to-- ha! But since summer has arrived and the days have gotten longer...
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