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Domestic minutae - Christmas prep, garden, books
trial Christmas setting... need to find some water glasses that work It's pre Christmas craziness here. I've been flat out working to get things I need done before the final Christmas shutdown of the...
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Mrs Delany and her extrodinary life
I thought, that as I have scant chance of writing blog posts of any merit over the next few weeks, that I'd instead repost a couple of my favourite blog posts from many years past. Long term blog...
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Well Loved
I'm feeling a little nostalgic as my youngest, the subject of this blog post that I'm reposting below, finishes his first year of school. He is now 6, but his teddy bear has still not been relegated...
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Cosmetic makeovers in a house - a quick before and after
I think the one thing that I really love about design is the problem solving aspect. Whether it be large or small, there is nothing more satisfying them finding a solution to a problem that is both...
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A trip to Cambodia
Ta Prohm temple, Siem Reap Our long summer holidays are about to finish here in South Australia with the children back to school this week, and earlier this month we took a family holiday to Cambodia....
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Cheers!
Peas and Carrots hand embroidered cocktail napkins After all the pre Christmas, post Christmas and general celebrate-we're-on-Summer-holiday drinks I've been knocking back over the past month and a...
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Oversize
I was idly clicking through the "Just In" section of Matches Fashion, when I noticed a peculiar trend was starting to emerge.via I think we can blame it on Iris Apfel. Iris loves an oversized...
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Summer: Doing, Wearing, Cooking, Reading
Gratuitous garden photos Technically, it's now Autumn. But we have had several weeks of 30C plus days, and warm nights, and I always think the silliness that is deciding on a season based on a...
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Garage & Studio - progress and design notes
Blowing the cobwebs off the blog to finally post about the new garage that is currently under construction in the back garden, the final part of our house renovation. In some ways I've dragged my feet...
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The simple life
Summer dressing can be tricky. You want to be cool, so this means nothing clingy, but equally you don't always want to look like you're about to go poolside - you want to dress appropriately for city...
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Autumn: Doing, Wearing, Reading, Cooking
side garden As it's now officially Winter (with the temperatures suddenly switched to match - we've had night time temperatures of 2C which is very cold for Adelaide this week), I thought I was...
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Size Matters - design in the kitchen
It's been a long time between kitchen posts on this blog. Having finished my own kitchen back during the renovations a couple of years ago, I haven't felt the need to blog about them again. But...
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The Cult of D.Porthault
I was recently reading a column by Bernard Salt, Australian demographer and pop culture column writer, about some surprising results from the most recent Australian Census last year. In in, he noted...
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The fine art of packing
outside the Goyard Store in Paris I have been meaning to write a packing- for- travel blog post for a very long time. Every year in January, and then again around July, my Instagram feed is full of...
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Spring - doing, wearing, reading, eating
Breaking the blogging fast to do an update on Spring. I have completely skipped Winter - life has been very busy and I feel like I spend a lot of time drafting on my computer, so the last thing I want...
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Renovating a Heritage House - where to start
I recently posted some images on Instagram of a new project that I've started working on of a very run down Victorian era sandstone inner city cottage here in Adelaide. There was a lot of interest in...
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Year of the Dog
Well I finally have time to sit and write a post after a busy Christmas and Summer Holiday... and then back to school chaos. We spent some time on Kangaroo Island over January, which is our favourite...
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Bits and Pieces - China, Wallpaper, Books, Fashion
I thought I'd do a little round up of things I've found that are interesting or that I like at the moment, it's been a while between these sorts of posts, and I always find them fun. via Veranda...
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An enduring influence on Design - David Hicks
via David Hicks, English designer of note, has had an enduring influence on modern design, up there with Nancy Lancaster and John Fowler of Colefax and Fowler in popularising a style that has continued...
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A robber baron's Italian Villa in Perth - Villa Beckwith
Porte-Cochere entry from the street, with mature trees and marble and stone inlaid path and entry I've been cleaning up my studio, and flicking through my old files of tear sheets, most from the 90's...
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Being a self described Style Expert
If you ever want to cause a little social anxiety amongst your friends, I've found a great way to do it is to put up an Instagram post of a table setting, with little other detail on it. The text...
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The Luxury life and the Luxury house
I think the most hackneyed and bandied about word in Interiors, Fashion, and lifestyle in general is Luxury.via Everyone, it seems, wants a luxury bespoke life, however there are very few in the world...
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Things I'm liking at the moment: Podcasts, Interiors, Wardrobe, Books, Food,...
It's been a while between blog posts. Life is busy, and the year has ticked over. I thought I'd just share a few random bits and pieces from the past 6 months, and things that I'm thinking about at the...
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Like to Hate
viaEverything I have loved for a long time, I have slowly started to .... not like quite so much, and it's all thanks to social media.I seem to have a problem whereby if I see something too many times,...
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What I'm doing: reading, eating, watching, listening and... my new house!
Autumn leaves on a Crimson Glory vine Well, it's been a long time. I have so much I've wanted to write about, that I barely know where to start, but thought, in light of the Corona virus worldwide...
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