I adore taking photos of sunrises and sunsets, and I have been lucky enough to witness some amazing ones during my life. The beauty of them always catch me unprepared…seemingly without any warning, the sky suddenly looks like Mother Nature has lit a match and set the clouds alight. And I don’t think anything can […]
What I am Loving – Just Bee Design
By Sarah in Fashion, General Tags: handmade, Just Bee Design, Port Douglas, screen printed
While we were holidaying in Port Douglas, we visited the local market which is held every Sunday. While wandering the stalls, a bag caught my eye and we discovered Just Bee Designs. We got talking to Nickabee, who alongside her husband, creates the gorgeous artwork and hand printed textiles in their studio in Cairns. The […]
Zeiss Ikon Contina 1A – First Film
By Sarah in Photography, Vintage Tags: 35mm film, classic camera, film photography, vintage camera, Zeiss Ikon, Zeiss Ikon Contina 1a
Recently, my father in law kindly gave me his old cameras, one of which is a Zeiss Ikon Contina 1a…bought on the ship that he and my mother in law emigrated on back in 1957…. This particular model was made in Germany between 1954 and 1958 and is a solid, well made point and shoot […]
Say Hello to Ello – The Creators Network
By Sarah in App Review, General, Photography 1 Comment Tags: Ello, photography, social media
I have used social media for years…first it was Facebook, then I moved onto my current obsession of Instagram. But as I have been getting more into my photography…both film and digital…I was wanting something that was less commercial…less in your face…less sneakily snoopy. And I have found it! Say hello to Ello… Ello […]
What I Wore Roundup – Edition 49
By Sarah in Fashion, Op Shopping, Vintage, What I Wore Tags: oot, op shop fashion, vintage fashion, What I wore
Welcome to What I Wore – Edition 49…only a few more and I will have been featuring my outfits for a year! I am having a bit of an “I don’t know what to wear” patch…which is crazy since I have a wardrobe bulging with outfits. But I seem to have lost my fashion mojo […]
A Very Blogging Thank You!
By Sarah in Blogging Tags: blogger, blogging, daily blogger, thank you
A few days ago, I wrote a post about how I have hit a brick wall in terms of my blogging. I had found that ideas for topics were not flowing as they once were, and as I am a daily blogger, the thought of having nothing to write was somewhat upsetting. However, many of […]
New in Melbourne – Tea Connoisseur
By Sarah in Melbourne, Tea Tags: Melbourne, tea, Tea Connoisseur, tea house, tea leaves
Melbourne is blessed with some lovely tea houses…and by tea houses, I don’t mean of the High Tea sort…I am talking real tea, made properly! And I can report that there is now a new addition…Tea Connoisseur which is located in High Street, Armadale. In an area filled with cafes with coffee on their minds, […]
Bumpers By the Bay – May 2016
By Sarah in Melbourne, Vintage 1 Comment Tags: Bumpers by the Bay, car show, Melbourne, Sea Shepherd, vintage cars
In case you didn’t know, today is National Motoring Heritage Day…so what better way to mark the occasion then to go to a car show. Hosted by the FX FJ Holden Club and held at Seaworks, Bumpers by the Bay was open to all makes and models of chrome bumper vehicles. Plus, the event assisted […]