my kitchen aids – styled by stef There is an onslaught of fancy (exorbitantly expensive) kitchen gadgets on the market and almost every cookbook I pick up requires at least one of them. Do [...]
Living a less-distracted life : spend 15 minutes a day completing a chore (particularly one I’ve been putting off). I’m revisiting a New Year’s resolution/good intention here. [...]
chunky knits and a handful of crunch from a neighbour’s garden / table vignette including blushing bride, eucalyptus and sweet pea, a scalloped candle holder found at Bayside Vintage and [...]
“Home is not simply a mark upon a map, anymore than a river’s just water. It is the place at the centre of the compass from which every arrow radiates and where the heart is fixed. [...]
a wishing well in our neighbour’s garden / tree dahlias with their delicate, slightly shaggy mauve petals that fall almost as soon as they bloom For the next few months I’ll [...]
Thank you for all your beautiful and honest comments on my last post. It was such a pleasure to read through your stories and learn a little bit more about you and your ‘home’. Whilst [...]
Poet on our local beach in her sweet arti pants / aztec storm scarf in ocean hues c/o scout & catalogue We live near the ocean and its palette of sea spray, salt and sand. This is, and always [...]
A while ago I read an article about a couple who had just renovated their little cottage. “We lived in it for three years before we even drew up any plans,” they said. “We [...]
straw, leather, string, linen, petal, leaf, stalk and wax If I lift my gaze from the floor I am met with simple vignettes in summery hues. My eyes rest here for a while before they return to [...]
wabi-sabi: the Japanese aesthetic that embraces the flawed, incomplete and ephemeral. Underplayed beauty is so appealing, is it not? The delicacy of a pot amongst wilting vines, the deep green [...]
In the past few months I’ve been taking a few steps to change the way we eat. Necessary steps for health and well being. When Daniel and I first moved out together we lived in a tiny fibro [...]
It’s comforting to know that I’m not the only one completely baffled by the rising cost of living. Reading through your comments (thank you all so much!) it became apparent that the [...]
