High Societea at Werribee Mansion

If you were in Melbourne yesterday you will know what a glorious day it turned into. If you weren’t, I took some pictures for you at Societea, a high tea afternoon for bloggers… Continue reading

R.I.P Suki

Goodbye my Little Cat. I wish you hadn’t had to go. ?/?/1992 – 11/11/2012.

Zoo-lander: the teaser

I’m not going to tell you what this is a teaser for because that would ruin the surprise, wouldn’t it? But you can possibly guess a little bit from the title… anyway, even… Continue reading

Home Crafts: DIY ’70s style

As you might have noticed, I haven’t managed any DIY projects lately. That doesn’t mean I haven’t been thinking about them though! I don’t usually attempt interior DIYs but this book I found… Continue reading

The Panda Made Me Do It

Why am I wearing this cap again? Simple. The panda made me do it. And as if you can refuse a panda!  WWF Australia kindly sent me this T-shirt after I fundraised for… Continue reading

Kaviar for the hair

How’s your festive season schedule looking? I know, it’s still nearly two months until Christmas, but it never hurts to be prepared (not that I usually am…) with some inspiration! I found this… Continue reading

Canterbury tales – discovering Maling Road #2

You may have wondered while reading my first post about Maling Road whether we stopped for any sustenance during our day of discovery. Truth be told, most of the day was taken up… Continue reading

Canterbury tales – discovering Maling Road #1

One of the things I love about Melbourne is discovering neighbourhoods I never knew about – and it’s all the more fun when you’ve got some great bloggers along for company. Last Saturday… Continue reading

A present to you from Tokyo, via Tibet & Tohoku

As most of you lovely regular readers would know, fair trade and other social enterprises really float my boat. So I was thrilled to be able to visit the Shokay showroom while I… Continue reading

Flea market round-up from Tokyo

I’m now in an airport lounge in Cairns, in transit from Tokyo to Melbourne, so I decided to show you part of the reason why my luggage weighs 18 kilos. These are all… Continue reading