I love receiving handmade items at christmas, so I always want to recreate that magic for my friends, some creative endeavours admittedly have been more successful than others. My christmas cookies last year; big hit, but the hand sewn items I lovingly made had a certain, e-hem, ‘rustic charm’. I have a sneaky suspicion they… Read More
A day out antiquing is always magical, but being surrounded by beautiful countryside and little villages really just takes it next level! The Southern Highlands, about 1.5 hours south of Sydney are simply superb, we stopped in at Bowral and through to the little hamlet of Berrima for a day of treasure hunting. The first… Read More
Last Sunday the little country town of Dayboro held its annual Antiques and Collectables fair, so Joel and I convoyed with the family for a great day out; mum and my sister Francesca are never ones to shy away from an opportunity to add to their vast collections of knick-knacks. It was a glorious crisp… Read More
Often I find myself wonderlusting over the historic places and stories from Britain, across Europe and the Americas. I love old architecture and looking into the everyday lives of people from years gone by. So I have had to remind myself to look for the beauty and history here in Australia… Read More
Which damn eggs? One Woman, one hundred choices in the egg aisle I really quite fancy the idea of having hens. I have romantic images of nipping out into the garden lavishing kitchen scraps on my clucking companions, before collecting their eggs and watching them spend the day tottering about the garden making me… Read More