Hope in High Heels

Magical

I can't help but type this with a small smile on my face and a feeling of calm and relaxation. One look at the photos and I'm back in Tulum (Mexico) in a heartbeat… I can hear the sound of the...

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Hope in High Heels

To catch you up...

... We've been busy. very. We're currently spending a lot of time outside New York. My work is taking me to Florida every week and lovely husband C. has been busy flying all over. Every second...

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Brooklyn with besties

I love seeing the City through other people's eyes. Especially when those people are the gorgeous M. and her equally gorgeous husband A. Back in Melbourne, we spent more nights than I can count...

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Two years

I feel like I've been in NYC forever and like I only arrived yesterday all at the same time. The City has a way of doing that to you - simultaneously making you feel like a seasoned New Yorker as...

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Melbourne in the US...?

Being in San Francisco felt just like coming home. Clear blue skies and sunshine, smiling, friendly people, delicious coffee from the markets and walks along the Bay. It was like our Melbourne...

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Napa Valley

Every time I remember our Napa Valley trip two weeks ago, I smile. The days were so sunny and warm we could relax by the pool. As the cool evening air descended, the hot tub would beckon, and we'd...

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Costa Rica

Where to start…? I loved the big skies, amazing sunsets, vibrantly colored birds, rolling green hills, clouds rising at night, humidity in the rainforest... ... Sleeping in the hammock on the...

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Learning to fly

2012 is the year I learned to let go. To trust myself a little more. To laugh louder. Love harder. Breathe deeper. Strive higher. Smile more. Go with my instinct. To take risks. Know someone would...

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It's been a while

Does anyone else feel like they blinked in October and all of a sudden it was nearly the end of December? Honestly, I'm not sure quite how this year managed to fly by so quickly. It's been full of...

Dec 21, 2012 Like

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I have found the perfect place in the world to relax. Four days of sleeping, reading, talking and reconnecting. Tranquil, beautiful and peaceful. It was hard to come back... We considered our lives...

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I'm not scared of the dark, but…

… I admit, it was a little scary walking around the West Village when all the lights were off. Scenes from "I am Legend" ran repeatedly through my mind, particularly as I stood at our front door,...

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When Sandy came to town

The worst of the storm passed us by on Monday evening. The winds raged, our building shook and the rain splattered against our windows in staccato bursts. In the silence between wind gusts, we...

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The Falls

The sheer power of Niagara Falls is incredible. Admiring its majesty from the Canadian side in no way prepares you for the sensation of standing almost under the waterfall on the New York side. The...

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The C word

It's the phone call you dread ever getting and hope never happens to you. The world seems to stop still for a moment, while you struggle to comprehend what you're hearing. Your sobs kick in and...

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California Dreaming

Life moves in a slower rhythm in California. All the better to pause and feel the sun on your skin, the breeze on your upturned face and taste the salty tang of the ocean on your lips. The sunset...

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A tiny taste of Toronto

Toronto feels a little like my beloved Melbourne (without the good coffee). It's most well known for its foodie scene, the shopping in Yorkville and cool night-time bars and clubs. We spent last...

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Weekends in NYC

Ground Support (top and bottom), Bubby's Tribeca (all other photos)Long, lazy brunches, leisurely afternoon naps, an afternoon spent wandering the cobblestoned streets of Soho, indulging in...

Sep 18, 2012 Like 1 person likes this

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Montauk

A bright sundress, sandy feet, salty hair, and golden skin are the standard dress code for Montauk. That, and the desire to relax and have fun are all you need if you're ever heading to that part...

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{End of} summer days

I think this is the longest I've been away from here since I started blogging. I've been busy discovering mid-week life in NYC… dinners in tiny, out of the way restaurants, evening manis and pedis...

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Winter days

I haven't seen the winter in Perth for a long time. I'd forgotten the crisp mornings where dew adorns trees like jewels, spectacular golden pink sunrises, the surprise of seeing a rainbow over the...

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LA in a day

Everything and everyone in LA is sun kissed, healthy, tanned and glowing. The sun shines so brightly the sky looks a washed out blue, the water sparkles silver and the palm trees are a black...

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Whirlwind

It has been a crazy, amazing couple of weeks - or months - if I really stop to think about it. I celebrated my birthday at the top of the Hancock Tower in Chicago with friends and some fabulous...

Aug 2, 2012 Like 1 person likes this

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Chicago, a summer city

Chicago is glorious in the summer time - the water turns a special shade of blue as if in competition with the sky and the shores of Lake Michigan are perfect for relaxing. The city is lovely to...

Jul 24, 2012 Like 1 person likes this

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NOLA in colour

As much as photographing it in black and white seemed essential to convey the graciousness of the homes in the Garden District, NOLA is a city of vibrant colour. The French Quarter is redolent with...

Jul 16, 2012 Like 1 person likes this

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View from the top

Our rooftop is one of my favourite places in the summer. We’ve spent so many evenings up there over the last couple of months with our friends and next door neighbours, enjoying the balmy night...

Jul 9, 2012 Like 1 person likes this

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Love

It happened today for me, and yesterday for them. After a lazy Sunday lunch, he took her back to the first house they had lived in together, then the park they had walked through on their first...

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NOLA in B&W

New Orleans has a somewhat turbulent past; control of the city passed from the French, to the Spanish and back to the French before being sold to the United States for the grand sum of $15m in...

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Hats On

"...A hat is to be stylish in, to glow underto flirt beneath, to make all others seem jealous over...... A piece of magic is a hat"- Martha SliterStepping into Goorin Brothers in Nashville is like...

Jun 18, 2012 Like 1 person likes this

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Country escape

We had a perfect relaxing afternoon in Basking Ridge, New Jersey with some friends on Saturday. The sun was out, the breeze was warm and the company was wonderful. It was lovely to spend a few...

Jun 11, 2012 Like 1 person likes this

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Hope in High Heels

Magical

To catch you up...

Brooklyn with besties

Two years

Melbourne in the US...?

Napa Valley

Costa Rica

Learning to fly

It's been a while

Relaxing

I'm not scared of the dark, but…

When Sandy came to town

The Falls

The C word

California Dreaming

A tiny taste of Toronto

Weekends in NYC

Montauk

{End of} summer days

Winter days

LA in a day

Whirlwind

Chicago, a summer city

NOLA in colour

View from the top

Love

NOLA in B&W

Hats On

Country escape

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