As you all know, I am loving my vintage fashion at the moment…I also need guidance as my style qualifications are not quite up to scratch! So I have been waiting with anticipation for this fashion guide to be released, and I finally got my hands on a copy just before Christmas. Style is Eternal […]
When I got offered the opportunity by one of my favourite online stores, Rushfaster, to check out a Ethnotek Backpack, I jumped at the chance….I am forever trying to carry too much, so a backpack is the perfect solution! And this is a backpack with a difference…Ethnotek makes backpacks…and bags…featuring ethically sourced handmade textiles. Every […]
I was happily wandering around a bookshop that we discovered recently, when this book caught my eye…well actually it was two things about it that made me investigate further…the title “Retro Melbourne” and the wonderful retro photograph on the cover! As you all know, I love photography, and I also love seeing images from past […]
I am going to start this review by saying I am not a fan of the horror genre…either in book form or on the screen…fictional crime is more my style! However, this “fear meets furniture” book caught my attention, and as we are getting close to Halloween, I decided to give it a read….it was […]
The rumours are true…the iconic detective, Hercule Poirot, has been brought back to life! For the first time, the family of Poirot’s creator, Agatha Christie, have given their approval for a new novel to be written, and it is being hailed as the “literary event of the year”! British writer, Sophie Hannah, is the one […]
I picked this book up when I was at the NGV, visiting an exhibition….and yes, it was the title that caught my eye! I have to say I like a title that gets straight to the point….and this one does, albeit a rather long one…”Read this if you Want to take Great Photographs”! OK…I will! […]
I had heard about the release of this book, and although I wasn’t entirely sure what it was all about, the title intrigued me enough to grab a copy! And a sunny Sunday saw me settled outside with a cup of tea, ready to find out more about Dress, Memory. What I discovered was a […]
Technology fascinates me…and I love gadgets that come along with it! Ipads, iphones, tablets, phablets and so on have become such a part of life, which means we can now have instant access to the web. I am a child of the 70s so was just finishing school as computers became more available….I remember our […]