Did you know we spend on average 25 years of our lives sleeping? I am guessing I would probably spend a lot more as I am a 9 hour or else kinda girl nowadays, courtesy of no thyroid and a dodgy immune system. Which makes me wonder why it took us over 5 years to […]
Vintage Garage is located in Smith Street…the double shop front is a little deceptive as this place is much bigger then you expect….and it’s jam packed full of treasures! There are over 30 different traders under this boutique vintage market roof, and each one is unique, featuring their own style! We actually discovered it by […]
UPDATE 12th Oct 2014: Minette’s Vintage has now moved…next door! Click here to read about the new premises! Our latest Melbourne discovery is a shop that we have driven past quite a few times, and I am sorry to say, never noticed….Minette’s Vintage. And I am so glad that we have now found it…although I […]
UPDATE 20/12/2015 – As this post is very popular again this year, I checked with Ikea (Australia) to see if they still had this wall Christmas tree or something similar. Sadly, they don’t which is such a shame. Hopefully, they will consider returning it to their range in the future! I wanted to find something […]
Did you know that the Christmas wreath has many meanings? For example, the circular shape represents eternity, with no beginning or end. In religious meaning, the wreath represents Jesus’s thorny crown and the berries represent his blood. A more modern meaning is that a decorative Christmas wreath on your door means “welcome” and the acknowledgment […]
Just about everyone now owns a coffee maker of some sort…well, we are now the proud owners of the “Rolls Royce” of tea makers…a Breville Tea Maker! This is not your average kettle…this one does everything but serve and bring it to you! After our Tea Class last week, the way we normally served our […]
So my Christmas decorating continues… Spot Two…the bench under the TV! I wanted a balanced look so decided to go for two small trees to sit either side. Found exactly what I wanted at Bed, Bath N’ Table and got two of these… The base of each tree is wrapped in hessian.. I felt like […]
So its started…I have gone against tradition and have begun to decorate for Christmas…before December starts! I am doing it methodically this year…choosing the spots where I want to put something, and then finding that perfect item to go in each place! As I said in a previous post, “less is more”…and no tinsel allowed! […]