what I wore - weekend

Spent the morning shopping in Paddington with my sister and mum - on the hunt for a wedding dress (for my gorgeous sister) and bridesmaid dresses (one for me, yay!)

♥ Mink Pink "The Illusionist" skirt

♥ Tee-shirt by Country Road

♥ French Connection bag

♥ Leather cuff from Ricochet (in Wellington, New Zealand)

Headed out for dinner this evening for a birthday party - many gin&tonics were consumed, the perfect tipple for a balmy evening.

♥ Tank dress from Paddington markets

♥ Heels by Tony Bianco

♥ Pearl, jade and gold necklace from Turkey (wedding gift)

cascading swirls of rainbow...

I wish I knew what caused the amazing rainbow-light effect in these photos! They just turned out that way, much to my delight.

♥ Dress by Country Road

♥ Forever New brooch

♥ Tony Bianco flats

in the summertime, when the weather is fine...

The weather seems to have suddenly turned to summer - clear blue skies and bright sunshine abound. Today I wore an SPF30 for the first time since last Christmas!

When it is so lovely and sunshine-y and warm, I love wearing pale colours, creams and white, accented with a bit of tan leather.

♥ Dress by Country Road

♥ Flats by Tony Bianco

♥ Belt by Witchery

♥ Sunglasses by Oroton

♥ Necklace by Tiffany&Co

by the hour - my day in pictures

I found this concept courtesy of Rebecca at The Clothes Horse (I believe it is originally from another blogger whose name escapes me right now). The idea is that you record an entire day in pictures, by taking a photo every hour. I absolutely love this idea, and thought I would give it a try.

So this is one picture from each hour of my Friday...

6:00am - Feeding the cats (even on my day off I can never sleep in!).

7:00am - Breakfast (blueberry muffin and coffee) at lee&me.

8:00am - Dentist appointment.

9:00am - Market day.

10:00am - Power is out, ringing the energy company.

11:00am - Watched a spider weaving its web.

12:00pm - Getting ready for a job interview.

2:00pm - Chilling out with coffee and the latest Russh magazine.

3:00pm - Cloud-gazing.

4:00pm - Apple snack.

5:00pm - Playing with Jasper.

6:00pm - Updating blog.

7:00pm - Salad to go with dinner.

8:00pm - Gorgeous sunset.

G'night! x

daydream in sepia...

♥ Vintage dress

♥ Flats by Tony Bianco

♥ Sunglasses by Oroton

secret flowers...

Is love a light for me? A steady light,

A lamp within whose pallid pool I dream

Over old love-books? Or is it a gleam,

A lantern coming towards me from afar

Down a dark mountain? Is my love a star?

Ah me!- so high above so coldly bright!

The fire dances. Is my love a fire

Leaping down the twilight muddy and bold?

Nay, I'd be frightened of him. I'm too cold

For quick and eager loving. There's a gold

Sheen on these flower petals as they fold

More truly mine, more like to my desire.

The flower petals fold. They are by the sun

Forgotten. In a shadowy wood they grow

Where the dark trees keep up a to-and-fro

Shadowy waving. Who will watch them shine

When I have dreamed my dream? Ah, darling mine,

Find them, gather them for me one by one.

~ Katherine Mansfield.

who let the cat out of the bag?

Little Jasper - my baby boy.

I have to cut the rope handles on any paper bags I give him to play with, because he gets them stuck round his neck - is this similar to putting a cork on a fork?

He is a purebred British Blue Shorthair. Special boy.