© Kara Rosenlund   Growing up my childhood best friend and I would spent many a hot Queensland afternoon running through her backyard sprinklers in our togs, sucking on funny face ice blocks and having cartwheel competitions on the lawn; good old fashion fun. One of our favourite things to do was to […]

© Kara Rosenlund I bought these pretty hydrangeas Saturday morning at our local produce markets. A girlfriend and I headed in bright and early for a delightful morning of gourmet hunting and gathering. I absolutely adore hydrangeas, I know I say that about a lot of things here, however these bulging beauties are high up […]

Happy Sunday! Hope your Sunday is full of yummy delights as mine has been so far. Timothy O and I popped into our favourite Italian patisserie Dolci Sapori at Clayfield for an expresso this morning. We decided to treat ourselves with a traditional summer Sicilian breakfast – ‘gelato e brioche’ as it was so hot. […]

I wasn’t going to post about this, however I have found myself pondering this over the last couple of days. Last week, much to our surprise Timothy O received a very handsome kraft box in the post from Australian skincare extraordinaires Aesop, of whom we adore and support. Inside was a generous selection of Aesop […]

© Martha Stewart   © Martha Stewart   Unknown Source     Atomic Topless Cast Guard Sconce   Classic Adirondack Good friend of ours have asked me to help out with their recently purchased house here in Ascot. One aspect that I’m very excited about is their separate pool pavilion. I love an out building […]

For Christmas just gone I received the wonderful cookbook and memoir ‘SO French‘ by acclaimed restaurateur Dany Chouet and Trish Hobbs from my thoughtful parents. I absolutely adore french cuisine and this particular book hit the spot for me. Apart from sharing over 60 recipes the book details Dany Chouet’s French beginnings, her arrival in […]

The time has finally come for this girl to become a Kitchen Goddess. Yes I’m talking about bringing home a Kitchenaid Stand Mixer. It is an object I have been lusting after for many a moon, however I could never fully commit to a colour….. until now! I’ll keep you updated on the pursuit. vR […]

White is often dubbed the ‘safe option’ when it comes to decorating which really surprises me, as she can often be one cranky stubborn mule to work with! What is often over looked is actually how complicated white is to get right. A tip is to know your whites and to know which white is […]

… fancy seeing you around these parts…. Yes; I admit it…. I have been a naughty blogger, an absent blogger, a guilty blogger … I committed the Number One Blogger Sin… I stepped away from the computer; I thought it was only going to be for a day or two, however it turned into a […]

I couldn’t say it more perfectly myself Abigail. Abigail Ahern is the force behind leading London home store Atelier Abigail Ahern. Pay a visit and rummage around her online store! vR x

© 100 Layer Cake I love to entertain, so I am always daydreaming and indulging in the idea of who I would invite to my ‘Impossible Dinner Party’. The guest list is still very much a ‘work in progress, however here are a couple of guests who remain solid on the list. Jamie Oliver – […]